I find that letting the little ones do their own thing for the first month or so and only adding a small amount of bat guano and orca microbes until they get a thick stalk on them seems to be working extremely well. I did just start a new strand two weeks ago and unfortunately I am not happy with the results. Very thin and weak stalks and extremely fragile. Thought death Star lemon drop cheesecake would be my best yet but all but three are dead and one didn't even pop. Treated exactly the same as my bombs and other ladies that are now gorgeous and a foot and a half tall.