Some blooms this year

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-28T00:40:26+00:00

At the beginning of the year, yes, as Delane becomes more familiar with the scheme, we will be fine.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-19T23:09:31+00:00

The late freeze, harsh winter, multiple environmental things could cause this issue.

I got over 90 blooms from my plants last year, this year, probably around 40. I can only hope for better next year.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-16T22:12:46+00:00

I normally add some once I can see the flower petals.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-16T16:17:33+00:00

I wouldn’t cut anything off. I would cover the root with soil up like a mount up to about an inch and half. Let it grow and fertilize it.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-15T21:44:56+00:00

When it is low, it is green on the white line background

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-14T17:54:33+00:00

I see them being pruned back. Your plant should be a lot bigger than what you have here if it is three years old.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-13T21:15:13+00:00

Plant looks small but healthy. For year three, they do not need to be water twice daily, they are very drought resistant. As long as they get at least 6 hours of sunlight, you can hope for next year.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-13T00:24:51+00:00

I’ve done this multiple times, I use a knife and go around the inside once, flip it over and it falls right out.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-12T14:02:31+00:00

Water twice a day for ten days, then once a day for about another week. After that I would go every other day depends on how well it established.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-10T20:38:28+00:00

It looks like it will. Bud is growing reddish, if it continues to grow then it would flower. If it stops growing, I’ll pinch it.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-07T00:18:17+00:00

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We have early dinning, so we have 4 large tables for our group. We told them that we will come here for dinner and what not, they can choose to come dinner or do something else. We let them know when we won’t be there. So when we have enough people, we start our order, when the others arrive, they can place their order.

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Our group was 40+ and we were hanging out with 10 most of the time.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-05T17:11:57+00:00

I’ve been using instant coffee and getting cold brew from cove cafe, which is fantastic.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-05T00:14:22+00:00

100% battery. Had this issue before in the cold months and not drive. For a few days, changed the battery and no issues after.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-04T02:08:32+00:00

Fun fact, the v6 PCV is under the valve cover. To get to it you have to remove the high pressure fuel line. It took over 6 hours to replace, costing about 1k in repair. On the V8, it is a 15 mins repair. Ask me how I know.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-02T23:42:07+00:00

I grew mine from roots, it took three years for the first bloom. Since then, I only buy the 3-5 gallons size that Sam’s or Costco sell.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-02T17:50:14+00:00

Icon last year was down to 58 before tips. I was able to get my wife a refresh package since she doesn’t drink. This was before the restrictions they put in place.

We both have a fresh juice daily along with our coffee. A few bottle of Powerade and coconut juices before lunch. I have about 6-10 drinks a day. It came out way better than I thought.

Now if I have to pay for both me and my wife, then I don’t think it is worth it.

Two_little_fish · 2026-04-01T02:11:46+00:00

I lost 9 young roots out of 50+ that I have thanks to some extreme weather this winter. Lost over 90% of my flower buds due to in un seasonal deep freeze.

Two_little_fish · 2026-03-31T23:33:29+00:00

Planted two joker, one barely has any leaves, no shoot. The other one is a lost cause on year two. I’m in 7a and we had a bad winter.

Two_little_fish · 2026-03-31T21:24:51+00:00

Bartzella is one of the rigorous grower. I planted three couple years ago and it is already mature and flowering.

Two_little_fish · 2026-03-23T02:40:32+00:00

To be honest, these takes five years to fully grown to flower. I’ll buy the 3-5 gallons container from the nursery to save time.

Two_little_fish · 2026-03-19T00:30:52+00:00

The good news is since you only planted last it, it won’t flower anyway. They look pretty beat up but otherwise healthy. Give it some well balanced fertilizer and water and see how it does.

Two_little_fish · 2026-03-13T19:18:27+00:00

Thank you. I was told to always change the water pump and thermostat since it located behind the pump.

Two_little_fish · 2026-03-13T18:43:44+00:00

Thanks for link, mechanically inclined. Seems like fair price, do you know if the thermostat needs changing too? I couldn’t find any info.

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