Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 27 Entries. Wednesday, April 2 View Page Alright, I'll try a diary again. If it's really slow to upload my posts, then I probably will quit this one again! This Year is going to be great, I've already got a good feeling. 1300 Sq ft greenhouse up plastic on next week-ish, heat cables in, mini 5×8 greenhouses up, rye to be tilled as soon as it dries, and seeds to start Friday potentially?   Friday, April 4 View Page Seeds went into bags before I headed off to the GVGO seminar! Greenhouse plants are started. I'll get more pics when I start my outdoors plants, too busy today.   Saturday, April 5 View Page Forecast isn't great in my 10ish day range for transplanting out in my 4 inch pots. I may have to use half gallon pots to get a couple extra days... depends how well my bug greenhouse helps once it's up   Sunday, April 6 View Page 1668 butler popped in 45 hours, into the pot and under the lights now. Hoping to be in the garden within 14 days.   Monday, April 7 View Page The 1507.5 sproule has popped a root! Into a pot. Expecting seed to pop from the soil in maybe 2 or 3 days?   Monday, April 7 View Page Getting less and less excited. The one problem with germinating this way... 2117 Bryson popped today. This was the 1 I want most. Hopefully gets more exciting with leaves and growth soon. My heat cables have the ground very warm, my mini greenhouse was almost 5°C (like 10° F) above exterior temp this morning. So should be warm enough to plant soon. Not sure exactly air temp you guys look for... guess I'll ask.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Plastic is going up. More pics to follow over the next few days as I finish it.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Giant Radishes. This is a first for me. We'll see how this goes.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Giant Beets. I bought a bug assorted lot from PECPG auction last year, and this happened to come in it. So I tried it last year and got a 20 pounder, so now they're definitely going to be a regular in the garden.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Giant Beets. I bought a big assorted lot from PECPG auction last year, and this happened to come in it. So I tried it last year and got a 20 pounder, so now they're definitely going to be a regular in the garden.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Giant Swede (Rutabaga). Tried these 3 or 4 years ago, and grew a 40 pounder first try. Since then I think I've weighed 3 40+ pounders. Trying for 50 or 60, but they never get a ton of attention. They're pretty easy, I like them.   Friday, April 11 View Page First pumpkin popped, took 7 days from sanding the seed. Could I do it faster? Definitely. If I keep the soil warmer instead of going from paper towel to room temp, if I adjust moisture in baggies, if I soak the seeds, I'm sure it would be faster than 7 days. But I frankly don't care, the extra 2 days, doesn't matter to me. Unless it improved my germination rate, but I get 90% most years, so doesn't matter too much to me.   Saturday, April 12 View Page Greenhouse up and tilled. I'll make up walking boards and fork the spots I had to walk on tomorrow. Ready for pumpkins once I maintain 12° (55°F) air temp at night.   Saturday, April 12 View Page Damn sideways pics! Let's see if this works better   Tuesday, April 15 View Page Got watermelon up!   Tuesday, April 15 View Page My 1507 sproule seed cots got stuck in the seed casing, but I think I can save it, it'll just be a week or 2 behind   Saturday, April 19 View Page Start day for outdoor squash   Saturday, April 19 View Page Start day for outdoor pumpkin   Saturday, April 19 View Page Start day for bushel gourds   Monday, April 21 View Page Pumpkins out. 2117 Bryson vs 1664 Butler. I want the 2117, but it has something weird on its first true leaf so it's real stunted. Hopefully it can grow, but idk. About 3 feet ill cut one   Monday, April 21 View Page 1040 Butler squash also out, looks good. No competition as the 1507.5 sproule got caught in the seed cot and got stunted. Hoping to still have it out as an outdoor plant   Monday, April 21 View Page Here's the roots. Pretty much right where I want it. Hopefully the outdoor plants are like this in 2 weeks too.   Monday, April 21 View Page Got cabbage out today too. Also rutabaga, beet, radish, parsnip. Shaping to be a good year   Monday, April 21 View Page Put a little cover over the cabbage beet rutabaga parsnip & radish for the next week or so as the temperature warms up.   Saturday, April 26 View Page Pumpkins last 5 days are amazing. Never had this good after transplant. Greenhouse and cables are helping tons. Hopefully can ramp growth higher over the next few days. I'm excited for this year. Putting little bit of calcium, magnesium, nitrogen, seaweed on here with each watering.   Saturday, April 26 View Page Squash also looks great. Transplant hasn't shocked plants at all, and I'm real hopeful for a June pollination on a full plant from both greenhouse plants.   Saturday, April 26 View Page Picture of pumpkins dunno why it didn't post