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Day 51 in the life of a Fast Plant

February 25, 2016

Indoor-outdoor thermometers were put in the light box to determine the growing temperature. They read 78°F and 83 °F with an average of 80. When the sensors were taken out of the light box, the temperature dropped to an average of 70 °F . So, the light box provided both heat and light. I still plan on harvesting the entire plant in two days since the last pod has ripened.  But to my amazement, I found buds growing again. The plant wants to flower while most of the plant is in senesces with dry pods. I pruned all the new buds, without sympathy, figuring it is time to close this project. However, it seems that in nature the plant would continue with another small wave of buds and flowers. Fast plant literature state the optimal temperature is between 72°F to 82°F and that life cycle is 40 days. The experiment was done at optimal temperature and is now on day 51. When the literature states the plant will produce seed in 40 days, it means the first pods, not the whole plant. It takes 53 days for this whole plant to seed.

 

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