This Is Resilience At It's Best!!

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  1. hummerbum

    hummerbum Young Pine

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    Ya'll this plant is still going when I thought it died 3 or 4 months ago...this is chinese cabbage that I made a home for on the side of a jug hydroponically back in the spring..I kept it by the window and the jug was full of nutrients and thought it was done this summer bit I didn't pull it out (laziness)..went in to get a few leaves of basil for my pasta a couple of weeks ago and Lord and behold..it started greening back up..I think it was the cooler weather...went in today and this is what it looks like...gave it a little more of the nutrients!! and yes the pinkish glow are my grow lights for my new babies from seeds I just moved to their new hydroponic home. 20161113_143618.jpg
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    Looks pretty darn good for its second life.
     
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    hummerbum Young Pine

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    I know...Right? You should see it now...it's pulling the net pot out because it's so heavy...time to eat it I suppose.
     
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    Way cool.
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    It looks as though you've got hydroponics down to a fine art if those super healthy plants are anything to go by. Well done you!!:smt023
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Y'know Hummer---you are going great guns there.
    I am enjoying seeing your pics.
     
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    hummerbum Young Pine

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    Thanks everyone...this is so much fun and I'm glad that you all are enjoying them as much as I am...one thing is for sure..I'm glad that I have a new phone because the pics are amazingly more clearer than from the old phone. I think I'll keep snapping!!
     
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    hummerbum Young Pine

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    UPDATE: 1/4/2017..
    Look at this Chinese cabbage now...look at the previous pic that I took in November and look at it today!!!
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Erm I think it may have grown just a tad. It's beginning to look a lot like a triffid.;) You're obviously doing exactly what your Chinese cabbage needs.
     
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    hummerbum Young Pine

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    Eileen I'm afraid to eat it...it's so pretty!!! Lol
     
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    Sjoerd Mighty Oak

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    Wow !
    What a result.
    How large will you let it get before harvesting? Well, you are right--it is pretty.
     
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    hummerbum Young Pine

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    I have no idea Sjoerd.lol
     

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