Dimidium facti qui coepit habet.

Its been quiet because I have been distracted, yet again..
The 'Day Job' eh... tsk
AND something 'special' turned up to try, a prototype no less so will see how they progress too...
Add to that I needed to relocate my obsession as it was starting to take over in the house, Mrs was starting to hint at soil lying about drying.. TSK!

so.... from this..

to

then finally...

Which is great cos I won't have to hoover each time I open a blooming sample up now......

So now the next catch up with our 'friends', some are looking fine, some a little jaded, some a total surprise, one....
Hhhmmmm very interesting...

Picture quality of some from Week 4 is shocking I apologise, was just before they had another 'trim up' so I couldn't retake them.
Week 5 is far better its fine...

Just H2O:

Week 1

Weekend 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Not looking too bad at all for just water

Tate & Lyles Finest:

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Weekend 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

OK, Bad Science Confession No. 1.. This was stinking so much it was going to be binned, and was pretty well on its last legs so it had something else put on it to try and calm it down, lets see shall we.







Gypsum:

Week 1

Weekend 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

So much like the H2O just sat there not too bad, a little more growth and colour but nothing in excess.

A Leading Penetrant:

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Weekend 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

This one is looking definitively 'washed out' strange as it is that what seems to be the perception of what the one above would be doing by some.... yet it is not.

Oxygen Booster:

Week 1

Weekend 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Aaaggh yes the excess starts to affect, been going like mad that O boost (N!) but it is starting to look a little 'jaded'

Basic Liquid Feed:

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Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

 OK Bad Science Confession No.2..
The phone went... I was distracted and before I knew it this had had the Wetter applied by mistake.. so I fed it after BUT looks like the damage was done., will (Bad Science 3) compensate a little 'boost' to make up for the 'leach'

Sulfate of Iron:

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Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Its just Iron I tell ye..
Hhhmmm!.

Special Request - Marmite:

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Week 5

One of the 'Slow Burners' of the batch, much as expected you don't do good stuff quick... starting to look quite perky








20:10:10 Granular:

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Week 5

Despite lots of water and all the rain a bit of scorch this time, for me though this is one of the really interesting ones to look inside later








Branded Coated Fertiliser:

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Week 5

This one looking decidedly rough now all that coating doing it o favours in the end it seems

Worm Suppresant:

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Week 5

The 'Sly ol Dog' eh, looking decidedly perky and green and ... nice that wonderful fertil....... hang on.... its a worm suppressant??
He He He.. love that...

Curative Wetting Agent:

Week 1

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Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Just as well people are starting to look at GDD and GP as from the look of it if they weren't feeding monthly could it all be getting a little lean maybe?







Combination A:

Week 1

Weekend 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Bad Science Confession No 3, I dropped the N from last 2 'boosts' was going too mad on it, this supposed to be positive, was too lush for that

Combination B:

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Weekend 2

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Week 5

Oh dear, looking very sorry for itself after Boost No. 3

So, to summarize the last few weeks, couple just doing their thing, couple looking pretty terminal, couple looking like they about to fall over the edge, couple looking very 'lean', a couple looking quite reasonable and one little 'surprise' to watch......

Will look to give Boost 4 next week, last one mid June then inspect at end of June

Til next time folks.......