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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 33 Entries.
Saturday, April 2 View Page
winter rye mowed. Next thing to do, tilling soil and cleaning greenhouse cover.
Sunday, April 10 View Page
ready to go
Sunday, April 10 View Page
1872Willemijns on the right and 2102Meier left
Sunday, April 10 View Page
1861Cutrupi'15 on the right and 1684Willemijns'15 left
Sunday, April 10 View Page
strawberries coming along nicely
Sunday, April 10 View Page
bumblebees
Sunday, April 10 View Page
aprox 100 bumblebees in one box
Friday, May 20 View Page
1872Willemijns & 1684Willemijns
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Giant tomatoes growing nicely
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Pumpkins growing slowely this year .
Tuesday, June 14 View Page
Other giant pumpkin plant
Thursday, June 16 View Page
Pollination day: 1872Willemijns X 1684Willemijns
Monday, June 20 View Page
Started spraying some extra micronutrients, plants seem to be lacking some.
Saturday, June 25 View Page
Pollinations done on both plants.
Monday, July 4 View Page
1684Willemijns day 10
Wednesday, August 3 View Page
1684Willemijns day 40: 690lbs, growing a slow and steady 27,5 lbs/day
Thursday, August 4 View Page
1872Willemijns day 40: 793lbs day 40, avg 30 lbs/day, lost stump on day 32
Sunday, September 4 View Page
Lost a 5 lbs tomato last week due to some rot at the bottom
Sunday, September 4 View Page
Weighted another one at the scale at home
Sunday, September 4 View Page
1872Willemijns between the weeds 1500lbs ( team pumpkin ott chart) day 71 , doing 4 kg/ day now , multiple stemsplits, fingers crossed
Sunday, September 4 View Page
1684Willemijns day 72 , 1213 lbs , almost no growth,
Monday, September 12 View Page
Looks like we found a new growing spot for next year. Nice soil with a nice OM level. This has been an apple orchard til last year. After one wheat crop it seems to be ready for growing pumpkins. Soil sample will be taken soon and all necessary nutrients including some compost will be added. This years patch has a high disease pressure and despite not growing for 2 years it needs again some rest for atleast one year.
Wednesday, September 14 View Page
Spreading some lime on the new patch
Wednesday, September 14 View Page
Spreading some lime on the new patch
Wednesday, September 14 View Page
Subsoiling the new patch to about 50-60 cm
Wednesday, September 14 View Page
Subsoiler
Tuesday, September 20 View Page
1684Willemijns day 88: 615 kg (1355lbs) doing 6lbs/ day
Wednesday, October 12 View Page
Some black pumpkin gold
Saturday, October 15 View Page
Spread some compost
Saturday, October 15 View Page
Subsoiled for one last time, next thing to do is tilling.
Saturday, October 15 View Page
Some leftovers giant tomatoes
Saturday, October 29 View Page
Happy Halloween ?? !
Saturday, October 29 View Page
Friendly giant instead of a scarry one LoL

 

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