Yep up in the 70's during the day and 50's at night. No more frosts expected, but hey - it is Chicago.
They are 16oz cups. I've got about 10 pencil sized holes in each cup. I don't remember what variety I planted. What ever the Dollar store had that day.
I've been bringing them outside for for up to 6 hours of sun (8am - 2 pm) and then putting them back under the led light. I'm using a $45 eBay light. 125 watts. They haven't been getting much darkness at all.
Going to be planting in an organic super soil made of fox farms ocean forest, happy frog, worm castings, blood meal, bone meal, bat guano (high phos), soft rock phosphate, azomite, alfalfa meal, kelp meal, cottonseed meal, humid acid, garden lime, epsom salt, Perlite, .... Soil will have been cooking (composting) for a month before use.
I planned on using the railing on the balcony as a support trellis.
So should I let the flowers develop naturally? Or should I pinch off the buds/flowers when the plants are still this small? I know you said you don't prune them, but I'm not sure if they normally start to bud at this size. Is pruning topping the plant or pinching the buds? Or both?
