Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 20 Entries. Saturday, January 28 View Page Warming cables are in. I hit clay 18" down, by next year that will be 2' Saturday, April 28 View Page Sorry wrong photo, that was the exhaust fan and infrared heater in the hot house. The 265 cfm fan can drop the temperature 5-10 degrees. Saturday, April 28 View Page Here are the thermostats, I used a base board heater t-stat for the two ceramic heaters in the hot house, and a reverse t-stat for an attic fan to control the exhaust fan. This is when it is helpfull to be an electrician! Saturday, April 28 View Page Here is the hot house from outside Saturday, April 28 View Page Close up of the exhaust fan Sunday, April 29 View Page Transplants are in! Sun shade will cut down on light and heat shock. Sunday, April 29 View Page Here is 1409 Miller, I am concerned that the warming cables t-stat is not working, the soil temp is 5 degrees warmer than the ones under my other transplant. It got up to 86 degrees yesterday, and was 80 this morniing. should I be concerned? sugestions anyone? Sunday, April 29 View Page Here is the 1491.5 Root Thursday, May 17 View Page This is the 1409.5 Miller at 28 days Thursday, May 17 View Page Here is the 1491.5 Root at 28 days. As of last week, this plant was significantly smaller than the Miller, that has now reversed. Thursday, May 17 View Page Here they are 28 days after soaking the seeds. The 1409.5 Miller in front, 1491 Root in the back. Sunday, May 27 View Page 38 days old and the cloche is down. The 1409 Miller on the left, 1491 Root on the left. The mains have been down for over a week and were burried today alng with several secondaries on the Root. The Miller has very small secondaries and is about half the size of the Root. It could be the warming cables, they have been working intermitantly and the temperature is about 4 degrees lower under the !409 Miller. Could also be genetic, which is fine, I want it to produce fruit not vines Sunday, June 3 View Page 45 days old. The 1409 Miller still trailing behind on the left, and the 1491 Root on the right still growing like crazy. Sunday, June 3 View Page A front view of the 1491 Root, with the 1409 Miller almost visible behind. Sunday, June 3 View Page The first female on the 1491 Root about 9' out Saturday, June 16 View Page Overhead view of the patch at 57 days old. Thw 1409 Miller on the left and the 1491 Root on the left. Saturday, June 16 View Page The 1409 miller on the left, and the 1491 Root on the right Saturday, June 16 View Page Side view at 57 days old Saturday, June 16 View Page How many lobes is this? It is a little early and only 9 feet out, but I pollinated it for back up. With this heat wave it might just abort anyways, we shall see. Saturday, June 16 View Page It is going to be over 100 degrees today, keeping a fan pointed at a tub of ice water beneath the flower and hoping she will set.