Hi,
I was checking my last year notes and noticed that my plants took a lot of time to get to full maturation...
First I have to say two things :
- I did not top my plants (only a few were topped).
- we had a full month of non stop rain in June.
strain "401 Cherry Red" :
- started the seeds on the 13th of April,
- transplanted them in soil on 4th of June (7 weeks after starting the seeds),
- harvested the first leaves (those touching the ground) the 22th of July (the plant were less than 1m high, 48 days after transplantation)
- the flowers begun to appear on the 14th of August (71 days after transplantation)
- harvested the last leaves the 21th of October... (some plants were 2m50 high, more than 4 and a half month...... => 139 days after transplantation !)
strain "Semois" :
- started the seeds on the 13th of April,
- transplanted the 14th of June (9 weeks after starting the seeds)
- harvested the first leaves the 1st of August (45j after transplantation)
- the flowers begun to appear on the 16th of August (68 days after transplantation)
- harvested the last leaves (7th picking) the 17th of November ! (5 months..... => 156 days after transplantation !)
When I search on northwoodseeds.com, I find that Cherry Red "matures in about 75 days after transplant"... did I miss something ?
I was checking my last year notes and noticed that my plants took a lot of time to get to full maturation...
First I have to say two things :
- I did not top my plants (only a few were topped).
- we had a full month of non stop rain in June.
strain "401 Cherry Red" :
- started the seeds on the 13th of April,
- transplanted them in soil on 4th of June (7 weeks after starting the seeds),
- harvested the first leaves (those touching the ground) the 22th of July (the plant were less than 1m high, 48 days after transplantation)
- the flowers begun to appear on the 14th of August (71 days after transplantation)
- harvested the last leaves the 21th of October... (some plants were 2m50 high, more than 4 and a half month...... => 139 days after transplantation !)
strain "Semois" :
- started the seeds on the 13th of April,
- transplanted the 14th of June (9 weeks after starting the seeds)
- harvested the first leaves the 1st of August (45j after transplantation)
- the flowers begun to appear on the 16th of August (68 days after transplantation)
- harvested the last leaves (7th picking) the 17th of November ! (5 months..... => 156 days after transplantation !)
When I search on northwoodseeds.com, I find that Cherry Red "matures in about 75 days after transplant"... did I miss something ?