Avocadocumentary--Weeks 28 and 29: I Suck
Jun. 4th, 2007 01:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ruAs mentioned in the subject, I suck. I was kinda beat after Animazement last week, and was subsequently uninterested in doing anything afterwards but lolling around. I'm gonna try and redeem myself this week.
Avobaby continues to have ambitions of being gigantor. I'm seriously starting to consider transplanting Avobaby into a large permanent pot as Tai suggested and finding a sunny location for it in the house. It's still pretty wobbly, and getting it into the oh-so-glamorous photo shoot area makes me a bit nervous. So any later pictures would be shot in that location instead of moving Avobaby. But anyway. Interestingly, it appears that the newest set of leaves are smaller than the previous, which makes me wonder if perhaps Avobaby is starting to level off the size of its leaves. Or that they're not done growing yet. Or that Avobaby's running out of room in its pot and is compensating accordingly.
The new leaves that are fixing to come in at the apex are worrying me a bit. They appeared a bit...orange. I took pictures of them (and had to stand on a chair in order to get a picture of them without blindly aiming the camera), but the color didn't really come out, so I didn't bother posting them. I'm gonna keep an eye on them, but if I find out Avobaby's gotten a dye job behind my back, I'm going to be very upset.
I've learned through growing weeds in the greenhouse that leaves turning purple is usually an indication of nutrient deficiency. So now I wonder if perhaps turning orange is the avocado equivalent, and that Avobaby's malnourished. I guess I'll wait and see. I can always throw in some fertilizer with the next transplant to see if that helps.
On a sad side note, I had to put Potatobob down. ;_; He was having lots and lots of problems with bugs, and didn't seem to be making any headway. And I was starting to worry that he would start spreading disease to the rest of the Horde, so I made the hard decision and decided at that point that it was time for him to be let go. We'll miss you, Potatobob. ;___;
And now, to check in with Hal.
Hal is beginning to worry me, as he hasn't really done anything in, well, many weeks now. I know Avobaby took a while after being transplanted into soil to make an appearance, but I don't think it took *this* long. I do know that Hal's soil level is a bit higher than Avobaby's was, so I hope that isn't contributing. Mom has noted on multiple occasion that she thinks he's dead, but frequently her declaration of such ends up being the Kiss of Life for my plants. She thought the ginger was dead--and it sprouted new shoots. She thought Avobaby was dead--and he sprouted. She thought the plant she brought home from work that had been horribly abused was dead--and with a bit of TLC, it lives. So in theory, Hal has gotten the go-ahead to begin life. I'm starting to worry that maybe she's right this time around. I hope not.
I'm sorely tempted to upturn Hal and see if there's any root growth going on, but I'm worried that'd disturb Hal and keep him from sprouting. So I think that'll be a last resort.
Avobaby cuddles baby brother Hal, coaxing him to begin growing and become big and strong! HANG IN THERE HAL.
ETA: I went rifling through my archives, and determined it took Avobaby about three months to get from first root to first sprout. Since this is only the tail end of month two or so, Hal has about another month or so to start sprouting before I can officialy begin worrying. THERE IS STILL HOPE.
Avobaby continues to have ambitions of being gigantor. I'm seriously starting to consider transplanting Avobaby into a large permanent pot as Tai suggested and finding a sunny location for it in the house. It's still pretty wobbly, and getting it into the oh-so-glamorous photo shoot area makes me a bit nervous. So any later pictures would be shot in that location instead of moving Avobaby. But anyway. Interestingly, it appears that the newest set of leaves are smaller than the previous, which makes me wonder if perhaps Avobaby is starting to level off the size of its leaves. Or that they're not done growing yet. Or that Avobaby's running out of room in its pot and is compensating accordingly.
The new leaves that are fixing to come in at the apex are worrying me a bit. They appeared a bit...orange. I took pictures of them (and had to stand on a chair in order to get a picture of them without blindly aiming the camera), but the color didn't really come out, so I didn't bother posting them. I'm gonna keep an eye on them, but if I find out Avobaby's gotten a dye job behind my back, I'm going to be very upset.
I've learned through growing weeds in the greenhouse that leaves turning purple is usually an indication of nutrient deficiency. So now I wonder if perhaps turning orange is the avocado equivalent, and that Avobaby's malnourished. I guess I'll wait and see. I can always throw in some fertilizer with the next transplant to see if that helps.
On a sad side note, I had to put Potatobob down. ;_; He was having lots and lots of problems with bugs, and didn't seem to be making any headway. And I was starting to worry that he would start spreading disease to the rest of the Horde, so I made the hard decision and decided at that point that it was time for him to be let go. We'll miss you, Potatobob. ;___;
And now, to check in with Hal.
Hal is beginning to worry me, as he hasn't really done anything in, well, many weeks now. I know Avobaby took a while after being transplanted into soil to make an appearance, but I don't think it took *this* long. I do know that Hal's soil level is a bit higher than Avobaby's was, so I hope that isn't contributing. Mom has noted on multiple occasion that she thinks he's dead, but frequently her declaration of such ends up being the Kiss of Life for my plants. She thought the ginger was dead--and it sprouted new shoots. She thought Avobaby was dead--and he sprouted. She thought the plant she brought home from work that had been horribly abused was dead--and with a bit of TLC, it lives. So in theory, Hal has gotten the go-ahead to begin life. I'm starting to worry that maybe she's right this time around. I hope not.
I'm sorely tempted to upturn Hal and see if there's any root growth going on, but I'm worried that'd disturb Hal and keep him from sprouting. So I think that'll be a last resort.
Avobaby cuddles baby brother Hal, coaxing him to begin growing and become big and strong! HANG IN THERE HAL.
ETA: I went rifling through my archives, and determined it took Avobaby about three months to get from first root to first sprout. Since this is only the tail end of month two or so, Hal has about another month or so to start sprouting before I can officialy begin worrying. THERE IS STILL HOPE.
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Date: 2007-06-05 02:27 am (UTC)avobaby is HUGE!! and so pretty. i think he definately needs a new pot, tho.
i *finally* have a avocado see that's about to grow...the one i first had never cracked after weeks. this one cracked pretty quickly, but it also had a soft spot on the side. it cracked along the soft spot and where i put the skewer in (just above the soft area)...i can see in the crack some growth. weee!!! i have a 2nd seed just starting in the water now. i can't wait.
my condolances on potato bob. poor little guy. sometimes the bugs are just too much.
oh, about the orange leaves, i know that with Prunus spp., their new growth is often orange/reddish. maybe higher beta carotine production or something in the new leaves. it's fine and the leaves will soon turn a healthy green as they begin to expand.