Wiring

The bigger plant I had growing in the larger pot got the axe last night and joined my bonchi experiment. It seemed like the stem wasn't getting any stronger and the plant just kept hogging all the space without producing any crop since there's so little light. I finally tried some wiring with the aim of getting the brach to bend down a little and to fill the larger gap "behind" the plant. I chose 0.6mm copper wire which is a little tough to form but holds it nicely when you get it done. 0.4mm may shape better but I'm afraid it would be too weak to hold the branch in place.

I find naming plants to be a silly thing but for future reference I shall call them Salt & Pepper based on the color of their pots.

Reading

I was reading some wiring tips from Fatalii's Growing Guide last night and decided to post an update on those small leaves branching out from my bonchi tree. There is no rules on how to do it but to my understanding the main point of wiring would be to get the branches to take a more tree like shape instead of just growing upwards. It's still a bit early for that but planning ahead never hurts and wiring will be the next stage in the project if everything continues to go as planned.

Overview

I find it a bit funny that all this time I've been talking about the growth season being over while my other plant is not showing any signs of slowing down its growth. While the other plants grew tall and reached the top of my window this one seems to be growing like a mural and slowly spreading along my window still. It might have something to do with the fact that it doesn't have to compete for the light with other plants or it will just grow differently because it's grown from the top of my bonchi project tree which is doing nicely in the middle.