<h3>The second half of vegetative stage ("vegging") is my strongest part of the cycle. I sometimes struggle with sprouts/seedlings, and I'm only moderately-proficient at the flowering stage. It seems my strongest suit is the lush and vibrant weeks leading up to the flip into flower. Here we go!</h3>

After an uncertain start, these 37-day-old Steem OG females are finally starting to show signs of vigor:

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That is the "ugly duckling" of my 2 girls. She's got a few gimpy leaves, but the colour is good, and things are looking up.

Here's the other:

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As you can see, they were recently topped again. So now I've got 4 stems about to spring forth! My plan is to soon top <i>them</i>, as well, giving me 8. I've never done that before, so definitely looking forward to trying. Hopefully these plants both continue to strengthen, in order to make that many flowers possible.

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We are powered by a fading old lamp, plain water, and worm castings. So any progress you see is purely Nature's achievement. No shortcuts here.

Stay tuned to see if I can pull off 8 beautiful flowers on the top of each of these trees by Christmas!

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Grow in peace.
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