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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 14 Entries.
Wednesday, April 10 View Page
Started my seeds on April 10th. I'm growing 2 plants this year. One 2480 Graham. One 1832.5 Graham.
 
Wednesday, April 10 View Page
Started 4x 2480 Graham. The best two will go in the greenhouses. I didn't manage to grow anything big on this seed last year, but Brian Bassett grew a 2098 UOW on it in his first year growing. It was harvested due to a split at 74 DAP still doing ~24lbs a day. And it was orange. That's good enough evidence for me to grow it again.
 
Wednesday, April 10 View Page
Started 3x 1832.5 Graham. It grew my 2480, Steve Sperry's 2198, and had a really nice one going last year for MattD. Hoping to emulate the same success again. The best two will go in a greenhouse.
 
Saturday, April 13 View Page
Got the soil amended and tilled. Soil test was done in March with Logan Labs and figured out the amendments using worksheets from the Intelligent Gardener book. Amendments included: Urea, Alfalfa Pellets, Sulfate of Potash, Borax, Molybdenum, Manganese, Cobalt, Greensand, Rice Hull (for Silica), Kelp Meal, Agricultural Sulfur.
 
Monday, April 15 View Page
The seeds all sprouted Sunday evening / Monday morning. Here they are on Monday evening in the grow tent
 
Tuesday, April 16 View Page
I've been building a bigger temporary greenhouse. It's 13ft x 24ft.
 
Wednesday, April 17 View Page
Seedlings are 4 days old and now in 1 gallon pots
 
Friday, April 19 View Page
Got a mini greenhouse up inside of the bigger greenhouse. It has a 4'x4' planting hole with 48' of heating cable
 
Saturday, April 20 View Page
Bigger greenhouse got plastic. It's 13ft x 24ft.
 
Sunday, April 21 View Page
The seedlings are 6 - 7 days old since emerging from the soil. My goal is to get them transplanted next weekend or before (once they're hardened off and some below zero nights are passed)
 
Wednesday, April 24 View Page
Plants in the grow tent
 
Saturday, April 27 View Page
The 2480 Graham in their mini greenhouse (no larger greenhouse)
 
Saturday, April 27 View Page
I'm trying CO2 on the 1832.5 Graham plants
 
Sunday, April 28 View Page
The 1832.5 Graham plants in the mini greenhouse in the larger greenhouse
 

 

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