It looks like the forum had a bit of a hiccup with people losing some posts from yesterday. At first I thought it may have been something I said or did, as I had only checked my thread, but I noticed there were several threads I visited yesterday that were also reset. It's strange when things like this happen - sometimes it makes you aware of how much you appreciate something. I was just thinking that I have taken this forum for granted - already, when I've only been here for a couple of weeks. Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to thank you, the person(s) responsible for starting and maintaining this great forum where people can share their experiences with others. This virtual community is truly a great place - Thanks!

An update on the Freeze - I thought I would give you the information from yesterday on the Freeze. It was Day 15 from rooting, and she received a terrible beating from nearly incessant rains of Thursday and Friday. During a bit of a break in the rain on Thursday, May 15, 2008, I noticed her pot was not providing adequate drainage, so I transplanted her into a better draining pot, while mixing in some new Miracle Grow Organic Soil and Perllite since the soil was a bit thick. I didn't want her roots to be damaged by placing them back in such thick soil.

Since the transplant of Thursday, the Freeze seemed to really like her new pot, as even with all of the rains of later Thursday and Friday, May 16, 2008, her soil was draining well; she remained in an upright position throughout the rains, despite having a few leaves damaged. The pictures shared below show the leaf damage. After the rains of yesterday, Friday, I thought the Freeze could use a bit of company - I don't want her to develop an "Only Child" Complex, so I surrounded her with my other house plants. These house plants are in need of nutrients, so while feeding them I figured the Freeze could use a bit.

Since the Freeze is in Miracle Grow soil and since she is still quite young, I didn't want to feed her too much, so I diluted a few nutrients to about 1/4 strength and fed her. She seems to be doing well today. The nutrients I added are:

Miracle Grow Organic Care Blood Meal
Miracle Grow Organic Care Bone Meal
Superthrive

I also noticed a few holes in the Freeze's leaves, which I concluded were the result of insects getting the munchies. Although I'm all about and completely understand the munchies, I can't have any insects munching down on the Freeze, so I sprayed her pretty good, both tops and bottoms of her leaves, with Shultz Multi-purpose Garden Insect Killer. Hopefully, such spray will prevent any further insect issues. You can see the holes in the pictures, along with a slime stream from one of the cotyldons to the soil - maybe from a snail or slug? Even though the slime stream with the rain drops, as seen in picture 3 I think, looks pretty cool, I had to nip the snail activity in the bud - I'm hoping the above spray will also keep the snails away.

Alright, I think everyone should be back up to speed from yesterday's post loss. As before, I look forward to the comments and advice. I lost a few comments yesterday, which I hope to see replaced by even more. As this is my first ever grow, setting aside a plant I attempted to grow back in college - many moons ago - I can use all of the assistance and support I can get.

Without further ado, here are the pictures from yesterday, May 16, 2008 - DAY 15 since Freeze's rooting.


1 pictures from flowers photos on webshots
2 pictures from flowers photos on webshots
3 pictures from flowers photos on webshots
4 pictures from flowers photos on webshots
5 pictures from flowers photos on webshots
jakezking Reviewed by jakezking on . 1st Post - 1st Outdoor Grow - Mighty Freeze I am a fairly new member here. I have lurked about, reading and digesting as much of the information on here that I could within the past week or 2 that I have been a member of this great forum. I will try not to bug anyone with a bunch of questions, and along this line I figured one of the best ways to learn while not stepping on anyone's toes would be through posting and sharing my own log. I am a writer by trade, which will help everyone understand that this log and my other posts Rating: 5