So I have this one fem Skywalker Kush seedling that I started in ground from seed. It did fine up until a major heatwave hit my area a week ago, I came back to find half of her burnt though I did not let the soil dry out. Now it is in the high 80's to mid 90's and will continue to be for at least a few more days, what can I do to maximize the survivability and vigor?
The spot she's in gets 8+ hours of sun a day, I dug a 3'x3' hole and backfilled with 20% native soil (clay mostly), 30% Kellogg organic soil, 20% perlite, 20% peat moss, and 10% cow manure. I let the soil mix sit a week before I planted the seed in a pocket of perlite and peat moss dug into the soil mix (to avoid any nute burn). I use tap water that has been sitting out in a bin and aerating, pH neutral as well. So I'm assuming the problem is purely heat stress?
So far I mulched around the seedling with oak leaves to keep the soil cool and moist, and stuck up dead branches in the soil to block most of the sun from hitting the seedling directly. Am I missing something? Should I just dig it out and transfer it to a cooler spot in a pot? Should I leave it? It has grown a new set of small leaves but is very sluggish. Thanks!
The spot she's in gets 8+ hours of sun a day, I dug a 3'x3' hole and backfilled with 20% native soil (clay mostly), 30% Kellogg organic soil, 20% perlite, 20% peat moss, and 10% cow manure. I let the soil mix sit a week before I planted the seed in a pocket of perlite and peat moss dug into the soil mix (to avoid any nute burn). I use tap water that has been sitting out in a bin and aerating, pH neutral as well. So I'm assuming the problem is purely heat stress?
So far I mulched around the seedling with oak leaves to keep the soil cool and moist, and stuck up dead branches in the soil to block most of the sun from hitting the seedling directly. Am I missing something? Should I just dig it out and transfer it to a cooler spot in a pot? Should I leave it? It has grown a new set of small leaves but is very sluggish. Thanks!