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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 10 Entries.
Tuesday, April 10 View Page
After a break of one year we are back with a new patch. Much smaller than my previous one and no greenhouse. Gonna make the best of it. It will be hard to improve my 621kg record of 2016. I am trying to get the soil better with some 'black gold' humus. I already added some nutrients like Nitrogen. Planning to add Phosphor and Potassium the next weeks
 
Thursday, May 24 View Page
I have still 2 plants, both Willemijns from 2015 & 2016. I will cut the left one this weekend
 
Sunday, June 3 View Page
I removed the greenhouse. Plant still looking healthy. The only thing that bothers me is the secondaries grow really slow. There is already one male flower open en almost no secondaries, strange.
 
Monday, June 4 View Page
Greenhouse is gone and everything looks well so far. During pollination period I travel 2 weeks. Lets hope I can still pollinate the beginning of July
 
Tuesday, June 5 View Page
Added pottash
 
Sunday, July 8 View Page
rooftop view. Pumpkin in the back is pollinated is DAP 16. Backup pumpkin in the front is DAP 7. Blossem end has started to rot a bit so I've put a fan on it. Very hot here in Belgium and already dry for weeks.
 
Monday, July 9 View Page
already 4 weeks dry
 
Thursday, July 19 View Page
view from my room.. always nice to wake up with this. DAP 27, growing slow but 800lbs should be possible.
 
Friday, July 20 View Page
We need rain. Next week 32 degrees
 
Tuesday, July 24 View Page
Heat wave in Belgium. Since today we are not allowed anymore to use water for gardening . It's already dry for more than one month and temperatures are above 30° this week. So far my pumpkin loves it. DAP 31: 268 lbs. Not a record breaker but maybe 1000 lbs is possible
 

 

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