Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 45 Entries. Monday, May 18 View Page � Wednesday, May 20 View Page First season, trying an untested heirloom beefsteak in Australia. I�m starting to get some decent blooms. Will be pruning hard and keeping to a single leader. This grow I�ll probably try the MacCoy approach and keep plant very short. � Thursday, May 21 View Page Have one of my plants with a very nice flower. It�s on first truss so probably not ideal but I am keen too see what it grows into. It�s fused and a good size. � Thursday, May 21 View Page Above shot of first decent flower on one of my plants. � Monday, May 25 View Page Flower looks good. I love the look of the big blooms. Hopefully we get some reasonable pollination. � Monday, May 25 View Page � Tuesday, May 26 View Page Flower 2 � Tuesday, May 26 View Page Flower 1 � Tuesday, May 26 View Page Flower 3 all three flowers are in different heirloom beefsteak plants. This is an untested cultivar but my first season. My learning season. � Thursday, May 28 View Page The �best� or maybe better to call it my most fused blossom. However it has some brown dying spots so I think it may not make it. � Thursday, June 4 View Page Plant two flower 1 looks good to me. � Thursday, June 4 View Page Plant three flower 1 � Thursday, June 4 View Page Plant one flower 1. Looks like a failure to pollinate. � Friday, June 5 View Page Carrot grow. Going for heavy. 40cm split pipe home made pot system. And then transfer into 15 to 20L buckets once roots make it to the bottom. I plant per pot two commercial cvs of carrots. Both grown in my region. � Saturday, June 6 View Page Plant Three � Saturday, June 6 View Page Plant two. � Wednesday, June 10 View Page Still growing � Wednesday, June 10 View Page A few concerns about dark spots on this one. � Wednesday, June 10 View Page Short and bushy still growing thicker all the time I still haven�t tied this one. Once I get tow or so set I�ll start to terminate the growth points. Then reduce down to one fruit per bush once we are over the first 15 days of fruit set. � Wednesday, June 10 View Page This one had a large leaf snapped off accidentally but has set a nice fruit in a good spot so even tho it�s not as leafy I have high hopes for this one. � Thursday, June 11 View Page Got some new seeds. Oldies but goodies. Thanks to another Ozzie grower. � Thursday, June 11 View Page June 12. Three ugly fruit starting to grow. I had thought that the first mega bloom had failed but it appears to be putting on size, I imagine it�s not going to go big due to poor pollination but I�m going to let it go and see. The other two are starting to pump. One looks to be turning inside out. Maybe too much water? Time will tell. � Thursday, June 11 View Page Plant 1 looks to be growing again. � Thursday, June 11 View Page Plant 2 fruit turning inside out. � Thursday, June 11 View Page Plant 3 � Thursday, June 11 View Page Plant 3 � Thursday, June 11 View Page Plant 2 � Thursday, June 11 View Page Plant 2 � Thursday, June 11 View Page Plant 1 � Wednesday, June 17 View Page 13 or 14 days. � Wednesday, June 17 View Page 13 or 14 days plant 2 � Friday, June 19 View Page I have a good feeling about this one. � Friday, June 19 View Page Carrots are starting to get true leaves. � Friday, June 19 View Page Too cultivars to try this year. Topweight and all season. I�ve chosen these as they are grown commercially here and with out humid climate I�m looking for tried and Tru first. Years ago I tried flakkie and they struggled in the conditions here. � Sunday, June 21 View Page Winter corn grow. Very keen to see how these Australian heirloom maize seeds go. Manning white with grow a dongle large cob and grow 3.5m in height on average under commercial under conditions. It�s winter so not aiming for any records but I am aiming for some good sized cobs and plenty of seed stock. The bed is big enough to fit about 6 to 8 plants in a block planting. Should give me some good seed. And a bit of fun. I�ll be feeding a more balanced fert regime as I�d like to start my summer grow with nice big seeds. � Monday, June 22 View Page Creeping up to 19 to 20 days growing steady but not incredibly. Plant looks healthy and is big enough I think. Plant 3 could hold together to give me something. It has some cat facing at the base but growing nice and solid. � Monday, June 22 View Page Plant 2. Ugly duckling has nearly turned itself inside out, not sure how it will go. It�s growing but I don�t feel like it will make another 20 days. Plant is smaller and leggy compared to plant 3. Approx 19 to 20 days set. � Thursday, June 25 View Page Corn germinated yesterday so that�s about 4 days which is lightning fast � Thursday, June 25 View Page The corn seedlings have been moved into position in the grow area in a mini �greenhouse� and have been put on a heat mat still. I�ll let these plants establish and grow a decent root zone before I put them in the ground. The goal this winter is to grow some nice full ears with big seeds for our serious summer grow which will I�m aiming for sowing around the 10th of October. � Thursday, June 25 View Page First night in the box and they are away. I am liking the vigorous start in the Manning white. � Thursday, June 25 View Page Have a outdoors spot light hooked up over the corn seedlings hopefully to trick them into a longer day period maize grows more nodes in longer days. � Friday, June 26 View Page Plant 3 starting to fatten up. I have to put a harness and sling on this one. � Friday, June 26 View Page Plant 3 needs to be supported now. I�ll get this done in the morning. � Saturday, July 4 View Page Tall Corn plants starting to look good. � Monday, July 13 View Page Approx day 38. These heirloom beefsteaks didn�t do it. But are slowly adding weight everyday. I�m hoping they will keep on quietly ticking for another 20 days in which case I�ll have a bench mark PB that I will be happy with. Some where between 2 and 3lbs. This is a winter grow so next set of seeds have germinated and I think with my new leaned knowledge I�ll do better. �