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Sunday, April 10 View Page
progress in home patch over last few weeks last year I hauled in 1 year old manure piled it up got it spread in march
 
Sunday, April 10 View Page
new shade style moved poles re doing anchors cheating way I did years ago took hours turn in by hand
 
Sunday, April 10 View Page
stronger wider area easier to install
 
Sunday, April 10 View Page
used skid loader dug up mixed manure in deep 3 times a lot deeper than I could by plow or tiller
 
Sunday, April 10 View Page
loading up starting areas
 
Sunday, April 10 View Page
might be softest dirt Ive ever had
 
Sunday, April 10 View Page
boxes will be on let sun get cooking hot' also stake down for wind
 
Sunday, April 10 View Page
test auto openers for later when plants are in ground
 
Monday, April 11 View Page
and there off winter rye with wow mycorrhazzie broadcasted in patch season begins
 
Wednesday, April 20 View Page
plants are in
 
Wednesday, April 20 View Page
got worms? just noticed last pic
 
Wednesday, April 20 View Page
rain today been real dry 2230 is in
 
Wednesday, April 20 View Page
back ups also going in will cull later
 
Wednesday, April 20 View Page
2009 A
 
Wednesday, April 20 View Page
2009 b
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
yearly weird lights to mess with neighbors
 
Sunday, June 5 View Page
misters are running in iowa shade later in week 90;s on way got 1 set so far looks to be tall shape
 
Sunday, June 12 View Page
slow start but rolling now in heat work on plants a hour then swim on pool 30 mins been upper 90;s every day for to long
 
Saturday, June 18 View Page
2009 x 1245 5 lobe
 
Saturday, June 18 View Page
zip tie keeps petals closed got bend in main already in place
 
Saturday, June 18 View Page
1245 young x 2009 wallace 4 lobe
 
Saturday, June 18 View Page
main broke just after this female will leave secondary as new main plus 1 before on other side a different twist in leaving most of plant ahead of fruit
 
Sunday, June 19 View Page
keep your babys cool in mid 90,s heat
 
Tuesday, June 21 View Page
big sideways hail just went thru broke 1 of 5 hi tensil wires did its job close call
 
Wednesday, June 22 View Page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxxGcAa8YUY
 
Sunday, June 26 View Page
baby pics day 7 2009 still 90;s ice everyday
 
Sunday, June 26 View Page
more baby pics 1245 young day 7
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
2009 pumpkin day 21 kinda lumpy I like it
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
still growing a lot of salad on 2009- lost a plant other day sudden wilt along main got it out no time to waste
 
Monday, July 18 View Page
2009 Wallace day 30 stopped most vines 3 still growing heat going up 100;s on way and humid
 
Sunday, July 24 View Page
non stop 90;s and humid brings out the nasty blobs that can form on main stem stump etc all out war this year keeping it in check
 
Tuesday, August 2 View Page
2009 still growing
 
Tuesday, August 2 View Page
doing sap tests this year first deal is to calibrate units each time before use
 
Tuesday, August 2 View Page
compare old leafs
 
Tuesday, August 2 View Page
and new leafs with eye on potassium this time of year
 
Tuesday, August 2 View Page
old
 
Wednesday, August 3 View Page
using new app dave stelts developed interacts with truck and plants were turning up the wick tonight
 
Sunday, September 11 View Page
still growing here in iowa
 
Thursday, September 22 View Page
nick harp stopped by last week were still chugging along with 2009
 
Friday, October 7 View Page
load today
 
Friday, October 7 View Page
111 day old today bottle of celebration or defeat on hand
 
Friday, October 7 View Page
on truck for tomorrow thanks to WOW products and ron Wallace
 
Wednesday, October 19 View Page
pumpkins should always be above politics in the news
 
Wednesday, December 14 View Page
seeds traveling thru mail this time of year seeds have always made it ( and people at local post office know what I mail and grow)
 

 

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