what does it take to get a plant that big? start early, types of fertilizer, soil, location and light?
start early,,i start my plants so they can be transplanted outside on the first full moon after the shortest day of the year(22 june ).
soil.well my soil has a ph of 8.5 so slightly alkaline,they say it grows better in a slightly acid soil ph 6.5.
fertilizer = couple of large fish buried in my plot a month before planting ,
keeping 12 to 18 inches of soil below the plant after transplanting.
full sun all day.and mollases at flowering
this works for me but i am compensating for an alkaline soil and an alkaline water supply..