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Friday, January 1 View Page Happy New Years to all,, Wednesday, March 3 View Page heres a pic of the platorm,, i use to hold the lite Wednesday, March 3 View Page standard 4 gal styrofoam cooler.. for the germ chamber, can get 4 ice cream round cartons in this Wednesday, March 3 View Page if you look closely u can see the pleziglas cover and the screw that hold it up to breath Wednesday, March 3 View Page the little water can i keep in the chamber ,, most of the time,, to keep water temp same as soil temps,, and if u notice its just a clamp lite,, with 60 watt bulb,, raise or lower for temp,, a kitchen,, meat thermometer stuck in the soil for reading temps .. pretty basic design Sunday, March 7 View Page sue caught trying to bid on a seed last nite ,, man,, i'm in trouble Sunday, March 7 View Page and she kept her promise,, got my hands tied,, lol Sunday, March 7 View Page bad me,, lol,, i tryed typing with my nose,, it doesnt work well,, geez Sunday, March 7 View Page here's 1 set of seeds that germed in approximately 96 hrs,, the 582 tackett 09 ,,,, 560 tackett 09 mixed up seed gumble that he sent me,, came up good and quik Monday, March 8 View Page day 5,, here's the 160 saxton 09,,(915 young x 1112 barenie),, there not as fast growing as i hoped,, but they germed Monday, March 8 View Page day 5,, the tacketts are coming along very nicely,, the 1st tru leaf is coming on great,, great seeds tack,, thanks a bunch,, wished we knew which was which,, lol Wednesday, March 10 View Page today is day 7, og germanation test,, this is the tackett group, soil media is scott's premium potting soil Wednesday, March 10 View Page the first true leaf is very good,, growing strong Wednesday, March 10 View Page these have very good and aggresive roots,, what a root ball,, very nice,, thanks ,, tack for parting with a few of those seeds for practice Wednesday, March 10 View Page the saxton group,, though not as aggressive as the other plant group,, i consider this test a success Wednesday, March 10 View Page a good first true leaf.. good stem Wednesday, March 10 View Page a very good root ball also,, [now the fun part.. getting them to grow a big punkin this season],, lol Tuesday, March 16 View Page the maters in the germ box,, 3.67 mantynieni 09.. Finnish record, out side the trays,,,, 2.29 lovelace 09 on left,,, 4.29 timm 08 in center,,, 2.74 lovelace 09 on right Wednesday, March 17 View Page here's the old patch,, last years growing site.. still got snow to melt,, north side of house Wednesday, March 17 View Page the new patch,, sout side of house looking east,, 20 x 45,, starting to melt a bit, 2 more weeks,, then the work will be intense Wednesday, March 17 View Page another veiw,, looking to the west.. wow,, its getting here, south side, new patch Saturday, March 20 View Page getting a bunch of these 15 gallon drums from the laundry dept,, at work,, for heating the hoophouses this year,, got 18 so far,, need 32,, so i can have 8 in each hoop Monday, April 19 View Page manure hauled and spread on the patch today,, last falls horse manure, from a friend Monday, April 19 View Page after the tilling of the old patch.. looks better than last years soil,, for sure Friday, April 23 View Page here's the old patch at 11:25 this am,, nice white blanket.. concidering its been spring for a month now Friday, April 23 View Page the new patch.. hope this dry's out in the next couple days.. sure need to get the compost put in,, lol,, it's spring time in the rockies Friday, April 23 View Page another snowy day here .. in utah mtn's.. gotta luv it baby Tuesday, April 27 View Page well the compost just got delivered,, in good time too, its starting to rain,, 12 yards of black stuff.. oh yeah just about ready Tuesday, April 27 View Page this is looking east over the new patch.. 20 ft x 45 ft.. dont know if 12 yards is enuff, but its a great start,, very happy,, Tuesday, April 27 View Page now i need dry weather to spread it out and till it in,, monday maybe tuesday next week, i luv springtime in the rockies.. lol Friday, April 30 View Page after todays rain,, this is the old patch.. still sloppy and wet,, soil is looking good Friday, April 30 View Page here's the new patch,, we had 3 inches of snow,, at 7:00 am,, rain started around 9:am its 3:30 or so.. still soggy.. stick to your feet wet, man,, water is good,, till monday.. snow at nite,, rain during the days,, gotta luv it baby Friday, April 30 View Page for you new growers that hear me speak,,, of biscuits,, well, here's a pic.. they will take a 1/3 lbs patty of hamburger without question,,, better than carl's jr's.. i make these for the grandkids mostly. but weather got me bored,, lol,, Saturday, May 1 View Page here's the 1071 treadway and the 1103 liggett,, getting ready fer filing Saturday, May 1 View Page here they are in the germ box,, water and mix,, being heated,, the soil will be in soon ,, for temp adjustments,, i file clean to the inside of shell,, for quik,, moisture to get in,, .. a couple of drops of peroxide,, in the mis for safety reason Saturday, May 1 View Page the soil.. potting media ,, will go in soon,, as to keep temps,, rite fer seeds to be added,, just my way,, sometimes it dont work,, .. lol Monday, May 3 View Page 23.7 degrees.. cold and clear fer a change,, mite get some patch work in this afternoon Monday, May 3 View Page poop pile is spread.. looking west to east Monday, May 3 View Page here's a reverse pic looking to the west.. average depth about 4 to 5 inches,, its a good start to a new season,, best of luck to all growers Wednesday, May 5 View Page looking east,, the hoops are up,, now i needs plants to go inside,, this is the old patch,, 3 ,,15 gallons water jugs painted black in side each hoop for heat,, 10 gallons of water in each jug Friday, May 7 View Page here's the new patch today after tilling,, did a cross ways pattern,, worked thru it 2 side to side .. then length ways,, average depth 9 to 10 inches,, its was 48 degrees out while doing this ,, cool day.. but this part is done,, for now, Friday, May 7 View Page little brothers mtd tiller.. is a real work horse,, its a great digger Friday, May 7 View Page the day started at 18 degrees farn,, this morning at 7:00 am,, dang cold,, the hoops where 46 and 48 inside at that time. only had 41 as a high yesterday,, will get warmer today Saturday, May 8 View Page frames are up,, Saturday, May 8 View Page got 4 partially covered.. ran out of plastic and clips, finish tomorrow after work, Home Depot is close to the drive home,, Saturday, May 8 View Page son showed up in time to help cover.. frames.. brought 2, 2x4 x 12ft,, 2 2x4 10 ft.. 42 2x4 7 ft of wood.. got wood for LG frame and more stuff, pulled nails for about and hour out of them, Saturday, May 8 View Page as of today,, the season starts over,, nothing has happened with,, previous starts,, (season,,) is late now,, best to all, Saturday, May 8 View Page u may be able to read these,, but this is the new line,, for start,, 2 weeks late.. // its the 1134 stelts 09 ,, 985 werner x 904 stelts,,,,,,, the 1148 menting 09,,,,,, 1483 werner x 985 werner,,,, the 783 wolf 08 ,, 935 lloyd x 1407 wolf,, iys time fer something to change,,, onlu 147 days to WO;;; here, Saturday, May 8 View Page used new seed starting media.. ,, just a lesson learned,, put last yrs in the ,, patch,, and start with new stuff,, imho Sunday, May 9 View Page finished the hoops today,, now I needs seeds to pop,, out,, and good spring weather Sunday, May 9 View Page here's the products I got this year from ,,tom,, to hopefully help me get some something of size.. lol. Sunday, May 9 View Page correction,, its the 805 dmg wolf 08 that is in,, geez, dont know what i was thinking Thursday, May 13 View Page ok,, here's whats happened in the last 36 hours,, yeah,, seeds germed, 1134 stelts 09 on the left,,, 805 wolf, DMG 08 on the right,, great genes here,, i really like this plant, 1148 menting 09 on the bottom middle,, seeds covers got stuck, had to surgically remove them,, see how it does in a couple days,, almost in the game.. Thursday, May 13 View Page the 1134 stelts 09 seed,, came out screaming,, i want dirt,, today is day 6,, luv it Thursday, May 13 View Page the 1148 menting 09 ,, cots seem a bit stressed,, but had to remove seed covers,, ,,going to give it a few days to recover..,, pics of the 805 wolf.. didn't take.. but good looking cots on it Friday, May 14 View Page here a look inside.. hoops,, the 2, 15 gallon jugs are painted black for better heat absorption,, more heat than clear, Friday, May 14 View Page if you notice,, i buried the botton of jugs 5 to 6 inches in the ground,, in hope of a little heat transfer to the soil,, approximately 10 gallons of water in each barrel Friday, May 14 View Page 7:15.. pm.. 62 degrees inside,, covered turned on lite,, # 1 spot new patch,, had gripper clips,,//// old patch,, # 1 spot,3/4 inch binder clips wont hold blanket,, 62 inside,, lite on,, no cover,, check in morning,, #2 spot old patch,, north side,, 58 degrees inside,, ,, lite on,, no cover will check in morning. Saturday, May 15 View Page 6:30 am,,, 31 degrees outside,, old patch #2 spot,, 54 inside with lite, no cover,, olpd patch #1 spot60 inside lite no cover,, new patch #1 62 inside lite with cover.. Saturday, May 15 View Page plants are in the dirt,, today,, its game on time,, 10 days late ,, but there now Sunday, May 16 View Page 1134 stelts in the hoop Sunday, May 16 View Page 805 wolf dmg in the hoop in old patch Sunday, May 16 View Page 1148 menting in the other hoop in old patch Sunday, May 16 View Page the next 3 going in,, for the other 3 spots in new patch Wednesday, May 19 View Page the 1433.5 rumancik 09,, 96 hours in the germ box,, Wednesday, May 19 View Page the 1370 whittier 09,, same amount of time,, both are looking,, good,, unfortunitly,, the 1331.5 preis 08 isnt fairing as well,, will give it a few more days,, to see.. Benny told me,, it has germination problems, Wednesday, May 19 View Page if this May weather pattern ,, will end .. I truly believe.. all the seeds I got will,, jump and run like rabbits in a chase with the dogs,, LOL Wednesday, May 19 View Page the blankets,, using this yr,, fer heat control,, on frosty hites,, white side in fer reflective heat transferance,, thanks,, wifey,, this #.2 spot in the old patch Wednesday, May 19 View Page frosty,, nites,, oops, on my part,, 64 temps inside ground temps at .. 7:45..pm,, outside air temps,, hit 46 ,, so need the the help,, lotsa .. extra effort,, beware .. folks,, Wednesday, May 19 View Page # 1 spot in the new patch.. lol.. just want all to know,, i'm trying hard to compete,, Friday, May 21 View Page day 7 the 1134 stelts Friday, May 21 View Page day 7 the 805 wolf dmg Friday, May 21 View Page day 7 the 1148 menting Friday, May 21 View Page the 1148 menting has the shape of a butterfly,, hence from now on thats how it will be refered too Saturday, May 22 View Page some of the sunflowes that i'm growing this year,, planted several.. last nite.. woke to an inch of snow this morning Saturday, May 22 View Page the 1433.5 rumancik,, planted last nite,, survived the cold nite without heat,, got heat in today after work Saturday, May 22 View Page the 1370 whittier,, planted last nite also,, survived ,, too Saturday, May 22 View Page here's the 1331.5 preis 08 .. still in the germ box.. day 8 today.. looks puny to me,, will watch fer a few more days,, may not see dirt,, also started the sq seeds last night,, the 800 neily,, and the 556 lovelace Sunday, May 23 View Page culled the 1331.5.. to small, little growth.. cots didnt look good.. try one next yr ,, again.. sorry Benny,, Monday, May 24 View Page today.. springtime in the rocky mtn's.. about an inch when i left for work this morning,,, came home to 4 inches of white blanket,, new patch Monday, May 24 View Page the old patch.. didn't uncover today.. ground temp in side a warm 62 degrees.. all plants appear to be ok,, thought i was done for,, Monday, May 24 View Page snow ,,, aaaagggghhhhh Tuesday, May 25 View Page old patch.. its amazing what will happen when u get 62 temps.. in the afternoon,, and 24 hrs Tuesday, May 25 View Page new patch.. 24 hrs later.. snows gone.. but muddy Wednesday, May 26 View Page a pic of the wife an me at the wedding, tonight,, the tye wasn't loud enuff,, lmao Wednesday, May 26 View Page susan and clinton,, are son Friday, May 28 View Page the 805 wolf DMG 08.. old patch seems to be doing the best so far Friday, May 28 View Page another veiw of the wolf,, 14 weeks in the ground Friday, May 28 View Page correction,, 14 days.. not weeks.. doh Friday, May 28 View Page the 1148 menting 09,, old patch,, still plugging along.14 days also Friday, May 28 View Page the 1370 whittier 09,, new patch.. 8 days in the ground today.. its the only survivor, in the new patch,, lost the 1134 stelts and the 1433.5 rumancik,, do to heat,, is my guess,, also the 800 neily and the 556 lovelace failed to germinate,