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Monday, August 03, 2009
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pumpkinJesus
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The bottom of New Jersey
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I've been wanting to post an update for a few days but the site has been mostly out of commission. There is some good news and bad news - as always! The fruit on the Hester plant has stopped growing and is getting soft, so Thelma is going to turn to mush. I have noticed for about a week that the growing tips on this plant are turning pale and are forming sort of a "rosette" appearance - leaf nodes closer together than normal and the growing tip stunted. It must be a deficiency, but I'm not sure what yet. Levels of everything I've tested for should be high, could be a micronutrient - possibly Boron? As an experiment, I dissolved a little Borax into their fertilizer this morning being very careful not to overdo it. Too much Boron can be toxic just like Magnesium. I think I may have to send some leaves in for analysis this year.
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