Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 13 Entries. Tuesday, March 25 View Page Hello, the new 2025 season is upon us,this is a look at current patch conditions, weather is slightly above normal for this time of year , which is closing in at 13 hrs of daylight and gaining 5 mins a day   Tuesday, March 25 View Page My line up for the 2025 season, these went in the germ box on Wed the 19th   Tuesday, March 25 View Page Germination went well, as this pic shows ,from the 24th My patch is going to be driven by a Ford this year , they look good so far They will be kept inside for about 3 weeks as I under go operation Perma-Thaw and get things ready in the gh for transplanting   Monday, March 31 View Page This the 1st step for me in thawing out the frozen ground in the gh, a simple thermostatically controlled exhaust fan. It sucks the warm air from the top and blows it thru 70 ft of 4" perforated pipe buried about 14 inches down ... free easy heat   Saturday, April 12 View Page I cant wait on the weather any longer , show must go on   Saturday, April 12 View Page Drip tape in ,   Saturday, April 12 View Page Mini gh's are ready , they are roughly 10 foot wide at the base by 13 feet long by 6 feet wide at the other end, I'm hoping the plant man's about two weeks in there, by then things should warm up   Sunday, April 13 View Page 2551 Ford is finally in the ground, one good thing about planting , a plant this big ,you know which way the main is going The 2177 Ford is in the other GH. I just forgot to take a picture. It looks similar to this plant.   Sunday, April 27 View Page 2177 Ford now reaching the end of the 1st section of mini gh, I like to do this as then I only heat the air space thats needed, using the 750 watt setting on the heater, of coarse the radiant ground heat also helps   Sunday, April 27 View Page   Sunday, April 27 View Page A look from the other side, on the 2177   Sunday, April 27 View Page The 2551 Ford , now well past the 1st section of the mini gh,and cruising along nicely   Sunday, April 27 View Page Another look at the 2551,from behind, side vines are starting to take off.I am also liking the height of the plant , leaves are a decent height , not to tall, plus 16 hrs or so of daylight really helps out for a fast start