It's been a week or there about's since my last update.
We have just had another mini-heatwave in the UK 4 days of 35C the days building up to that were mighty warm too!
I managed to get in two good waterings 3 days apart, just prior to the heatwave.
I then had to sit and wonder if I had done enough?
The holes had been filled with Biobizz All mix which is full of organic matter good at retaining moisture, as well as the water retaining gel crystals I added to the soil.
Four very hot days followed but the rain eventually came.
We had 15mm of rain which was only 10mm less than the whole month previous.
15mm over a sqr meter is 15 liters of water, they had a good drink.
The ground was baked hard, I was worried when the rain fell, it would just flow down the slope, that the plot is on!
Luckily the rain came down softly for the first hour or two, gently softening the dry soil, allowing for the heavier down pour later on, to more easily soak in.
Any worries of going back to a bunch of dead plants, has now lifted.
They are in fine shape and showed no signs of stress.
They have grown a good amount and are now starting to flower!
From now on it will be weekly updates as I need to go feed them once a week
Happy days!:smoking:
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This pic shows the slight incline the plot is on.
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