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Haslet Texas

first time grower here. I have a beautiful healthy plant growing. but its only in the 6-7ft range. the stump at the ground is the size of a cue ball. I'm not worried about winter because we have a very long growing season here in Texas. its still high 80s in November. I'm not in any competition or weigh in so I don't have a deadline. I'm just wondering if my plant is small for its age. one area I thing I may have screwed up on, is I planted 2 plants in the same mound about 18in apart and let them both get about 2ft long before I culled one. for a first Time grower the decision to kill one was tough so I took longer than I should have. could the battle for nutrients have stunted it in the beginning. I've been pouring the fertilizer to it on a pretty heavy rate but the growth seems slow. thoughts...

7/14/2017 10:08:39 PM

Dillonvale, Ohio

Lay off the fertilizer for now, too much will hurt the plant, possibly kill it. Water it and walk away for now. That is something I'm learning. How much sun is it getting and what temps do you have? Are the leaves wilting in the heat of the day?

7/14/2017 11:00:13 PM

JACKSON, WISCONSIN. ; )

I have a couple that were hard to grow so I walked away for a week and came back to some normal growth again I feel,sometime we mess with them to much and are better to do less which yields us more in the long run

7/15/2017 1:34:10 AM

Haslet Texas

I've been wondering about that! it has shown growth but very slow it seems. its getting 12+ hours oh pretty intense Texas heat 95-100 in the peak of the day. I am completely fine with the walk away method but I'm afraid with this high heat, that many days will be too long without water.

7/15/2017 10:27:17 AM

Dillonvale, Ohio

Keep watering! In the heat of the day, if your leaves are wilting, spray the plant with water. Ideally, a timer and sprinkler set to go of for 5 minutes every hour during the hottest parts of the day

7/15/2017 4:13:56 PM

Arizona

I would go for a light shade before mid day overhead water. Sunburn. The plant wilts some until it can set good roots. You may want to plan your season to have a bigger root base before the 100s. Just what we are working with in the southwest. Finding what works for your area is half the battle.

7/16/2017 11:52:08 AM