Crazy Fruits 14/15 grow

Letstrip

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When I say the smell is awesome im not joking ...I was saying in the thread a page or 2 back I can smell it sometimes from 10-15 metres away as if it was a plant in full flavour its that strong, makes me wonder what the whole backyard is gonna smell like in 2 months
Damn your house is gonna smell amazing once flowering starts ;-) Or now even haha
 

Letstrip

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sure was mate only run it on seeing one outdoor and one indoor grow journals on it..that was enough for me to give it a go both ways as well
Yea thats the only reason i got interested in it was because i saw a few people run it with good results
 

ruby fruit

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Screenshot_2014-12-23-14-35-11.png Screenshot_2014-12-23-14-35-27.png Ok guys small problem with the strawberry blue in the smart pot ....some leaf damage occurring around the midsection of the plant, kinda like when new leaves are forming a couple are stuck together when pulled apart looks like this photo.Its not affecting any of the top main branches I was thinking the nutrients I gave it were to strong even tho I built up to it slowly ?the other photo has a kinda lady bug on it but im leaving them as I counted 4 and if they eat mites they can stay :)
 

ruby fruit

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@Garden Boss im thinking it was just a dose of nutrients to strong with a few of the leaves stuck together ill go and check em shortly and post an update pic before I head of to the beach house for xmas :bigjoint:
 

TWS

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IMHO, that is a type of cucumber beetle. the Australian kind . not a lady bug

http://www.cucumberbeetles.com/


CUCUMBER BEETLES IN GARDENS
Cucumber beetles will appear in gardens once the weather warms. Adults don't die but overwinter so as soon as it starts to warm, they come out and can be seen. Adult cucumber beetles will need to feed so anything growing will be fed upon immediately. If you plan on starting a vegetable garden, it's a good idea to treat early cucumber beetle activity which in turn will minimize or even eliminate those that might forage on your crops later in the year. Though cucumber beetles prefer vine plants like cucumbers, squash and pumpkins, they'll eat what they can find early in the growing season. Feeding adults will chew holes through the leaves of new plant growth and they don't discriminate. Active adults will feed on most any garden variety plant they find and their damage can become substantial. More importantly, they are largely responsible for the spread of bacterial wilt. This fungus can be devastating to any garden so don't let cucumber beetle populations have free roam of your plants. Once they feed, males will seek females and mate. Female cucumber beetles will then lay eggs 8-25 days after mating. Females will deposit 225-800 in small egg clusters or singly into soil cracks at the base of cucurbit plants. Eggs hatch 5-8 days later and larvae emerge. These worm like grubs will spend the next 15 days feeding on roots and stems of fruit or anything else close by that is in contact with the soil. The pupal period is 6-7 days for them to molt. The time from egg to adult for the first generation of beetles requires about a month. Over the course of the summer, there could be 2-4 generations and most will take a month or longer to completely grow. After cucurbit plants mature and fall weather approaches, beetles will migrate to wooded landscapes, bushy areas, barns, sheds and houses to find adequate locations to hibernate. Some may overwinter a mile from their original hatching site. Next spring these hibernating adults will emerge as the weather warms and seek new plant growth to feed.
 
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