G'Day all, This is the first time i have done a journal on my plants while they are growing. If you have any comments please feel free to PM me or reply on this thread. Ok, My first plant is approximatly 4 weeks old it stands bout 7 inches tall an bout 7 inches wide i tip it nearly every morning as i cant let it grow to high and i am trying to train it to run along my garden through out the rest of the plants in there so day to day visitor's cant see it. My second plant which basically this journal would be covering sprouted yesterday. I didnt want to buy potting mix from the shops so i made up a compost bin few months back, have been adding all me veggie scraps, grass clippings palm fronds etc etc to it, everytime i add more grass clippings or garden waste ito the bin i add more top soil to it and heapa chook shit, chook shit being good soucre of Nitrogen, once it was all broken down and nice black nutrient soil left over i put some in a pot an planted a seed. That seed popped up yesterday, i had a look at it today and it was bout inch an half tall and its first set of pointed leaves have got a purple tinge to them, I got told by a mate today that it could be a case of too many nutrients in the soil??? or it could just be the strain of the plant??? havnt got any pics of it yet but will try to get some up tomorra if possible for all of ya to look at. My other plant that is bout 7 inches tall i Transplanted him into the same soil last week and also put him ontop of where i used to have a compost heap. she is growing nicely with fresh shoots just bout everyday. will take pics of both.

The fertilizer i am currently using till me plants start flowering is called "NITROSOL Rose Liquid Plant Food" it is 12.2% Nitrogen 4%Phospherus and 8.5%Potassium" i have found that to be a nice mix for the tropical climate i am in.

I told you all yesterday i will try get some photo's of me plants, They arnt real clear because they were taken off me mobile phone, my plant that was in my old compost heap got attacked by one of me chooks last night so it looks little worse for wear, there is a burn on one leaf but thats from my own fault concentrate fertilizer spilt on it, hope these pics can clear it up a bit for ya. I will be fertilizing me main plant again today, havnt watered it since saturday arvo last gave it fertilizer on thursday arvo. None of the pic's of the small one with the purple tinge in there leaves worked out so got 3 pics of other plant.

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congratulations on your first journal. wish you the best of luck. PEACE!

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Spreading Happiness One Bud at a Time

Thanks Allmeat, need as much luck as can get with these plants got here now, nuffin like the Duck Plants i had before cyclone Larry came through an wrecked me whole crop

I've got no idea what duck plants are.

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Duck Plants are a type of indica plant that looks very similair to the plant that pauliojr had under the thread "How to tell what kind of wee d you have". Except it doesnt have the 5 leaves on a stem it only has 3 and much wider, they are a really dark green in colour if average Joe blo walks down the street and see's it he would think its just a normal herb plant for your cooking.

G'Day am back for a bit, Just lettin all ya's know i didnt put any bought fertilizer round me plants today I had a bucket of chook shit that was soaking in water for the last fortnight, woulda been bout 25 litre bucket i put round the plant on top of my old compost heap. Chook and Sheep shit have a ton of nitrogen in them and will make the plants grow like wild bush fire if used correctley can also kill your plants if you use too much, have learnt that one the hard way on previous crop. On my next payday i am gonna buy some thrive or osmocate, one that is high in Phospherous so it will make me plants flower will keep feeding them that every 3rd night for bout month maybe 2 depening on what the weather is doing in this hot humid tropical climate. After that time is up i will buy some more fertilizer this time one with high potassium levels to force the plants to bud. Will feed them that every 3rd night aswell for 2 months or till plant is full mature which ever is first, in this climate think the 2 months would be first. After the 2 months will just let the plant get any excess nutrients out of the soil that is in it by only watering it with rain water every 3rd night prolly for bout 2 weeks maybe longerall depedning on how me plant is doing.

wat u gonna do about bugs etc. wish u all the luck in the world but this one could be tricky.

dude, duck plants sound awesome!

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