UK first grow, not sure if seeds dying off: @SnuffmeisterUK

[SnuffmeisterUK]

Ps, some very strong winds here last night, when I woke up my bigger little dutch had two snapped leaves, dark green and slain way before their time.. got them in a towel in an attempt to get some yellow going.

 

[deluxestogie]

any ideas what could be up

How do the two compare in the morning, just before the sun strikes them?

Bob

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

How do the two compare in the morning, just before the sun strikes them?

Bob

All my plants sag naturally in the sun yes, although the little dutch in question is sagged even in the shade and at night

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

@deluxestogie from my beginner knowledge, I don't see any nitrogen deficiency or any visual disease/difference in the leaf.

Perhaps natural selection? This one may not be destined to 'be'?

 

[deluxestogie]

Some possibilities:

• that specific location catches significant light or heat reflections, increasing its thermal stress
• the plant has a root pathogen
• the plant has some other pathogen
• the soil in that pot retains less water
• the stalk was injured by the wind

Try watering that one an extra time each day.

Bob

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

Some possibilities:

• that specific location catches significant light or heat reflections, increasing its thermal stress
• the plant has a root pathogen
• the plant has some other pathogen
• the soil in that pot retains less water
• the stalk was injured by the wind

Try watering that one an extra time each day.

Bob

I'll give it an extra drink, its rained here today and yesterday but the soil in that point isn't super drenched so could do with topping up

Theoretically, if the plant dies or never really perks up again, can it produce any use able leaf?

 

[deluxestogie]

if the plant dies or never really perks up again, can it produce any use able leaf?

You are hereby officially authorized to make that determination, and to report your results.

Bob

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

Some closer up pictures of the fella in question

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

You are hereby officially authorized to make that determination, and to report your results.

Bob

Challenge accepted!

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

@deluxestogie I thought my little dutch (the healthy one) was the only victim from the wind of the last few days,

A few of my burley and Virginia's have snapped 'middle' leaves that are Still attached to the plant somehow but have a clear break in their stem

Should I leave them? Stack em for a week and hang em?

 

[deluxestogie]

I usually do not remove snapped leaves that are still attached. Some times, they blow away, but usually they mature and cure along with the rest of the plant.

Bob

 

[Old Gasman]

I'd be tempted to leave them, I often have snapped leaves due to the wind but they appear to keep on growing just the same.

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

The two I already plucked off were literally hanging by a thread, so I think the wind would have taken them. Its fascinating that they can survive being snapped and still grow..

 

[MadFarmer]

Theoretically, if the plant dies or never really perks up again, can it produce any use able leaf?

I drowned 3/4 or more of my first grow, what wasn't containerized died for the most part. I had two or three stragglers either sucker or revive with enough time to be harvested. They weren't a full expression of their respective cultivars, they didn't have much flavor, but after curing and kilning them I was able to smoke them.

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

@MadFarmer good to know that you got something out of your flooded plants, they do seem a remarkably Hardy species of plant..

This is my poorly little dutch plant closer up, I spotted today it has a noticeably brown colour on its stalks.. none of my other plants have this brown appearance

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

Had a mild panic just now, its been heavily raining in London this week, humidity ranging between 80% and 55% , I checked the weather and was shocked to see a another full week of rain ahead,

I checked on my bottom leaves and mud leaves I've already got hanging in my shaded greenhouse and the leaves felt very damp indeed.. I panicked and brought them inside, the UK is due to get hot and dry again mid August. The brown leaves have been out there a week but my gut tells me in this rain mould may settle on them..

Indoors it is for another two weeks.

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

@MadFarmer @deluxestogie @Knucklehead do you think it's the right call considering the non stop rain on its way? I have the window above them so I can open it to bring in some outside moisture.

 

[deluxestogie]

Once a leaf has fully yellowed, you can allow it to dry completely. Green leaf will not mold.

Bob

 

[SnuffmeisterUK]

So @deluxestogie once leaf has totally yellowed, is dying indoors vs outdoors irrelevant?

 

[deluxestogie]

Without knowing the temperature and humidity trends of your "indoor" and your "outdoor", I can't answer your question. Dry seems unambiguous.

Bob