Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 34 Entries. Thursday, May 3 View Page 2018 off to a good start. Little more room than the hoop houses.   Thursday, May 3 View Page Soil in the green house just about matches the soil temp in the growth chamber...almost time to come outdoors.   Thursday, May 3 View Page Growth chamber full climate control under two air cooled 1000 watt MH and CO2 injection system.   Thursday, May 3 View Page Everybody has a favorite!!   Thursday, May 3 View Page Jugs of the good stuff!   Sunday, May 6 View Page Nice addition to the green houses today. Should keep things toasty if we get some cool nights. Built in thermostat is a plus!   Sunday, May 6 View Page The LP tanks look lonely...should probably put some CO2 tanks out there too and get this party started!   Sunday, May 6 View Page I think Tuesday will be the day they go out.   Monday, May 7 View Page CO2 injection systems installed.   Monday, May 7 View Page Controller set to 1500 ppm.   Monday, May 7 View Page Plants in the ground. 4 per green houses 16 total. I like to have options.   Monday, May 7 View Page Starting them under the MH 1000s keeps them short and plump. Not sure if that's good but I like the way they look. Also, no need to acclimate them to the sun.   Wednesday, May 9 View Page Had a little horse traffic last night...not sure how I feel about that.   Wednesday, May 9 View Page Found the culprits. Guess they had to check this out.   Wednesday, May 9 View Page This is why I keep them around ;)   Wednesday, May 16 View Page My two favorite.   Wednesday, May 16 View Page My two favorite.   Wednesday, May 16 View Page Cover Crop seeded and innoculated.   Friday, June 1 View Page They are getting too big for their greenhouses but I want to keep them in until Monday. Started to angle them to the corners. This weather has things growing like crazy.   Monday, June 4 View Page Greenhouses down, shade cloth and wind fence up. Cover Crop came up real nice. Now if I can find time to get this fence built...   Wednesday, June 27 View Page Fence is up!   Wednesday, June 27 View Page Cover Crop worked out well. Layed it down in front of the plants. Adds lots of organic matter and helps keep the mud off the shoes.   Wednesday, June 27 View Page Street view.   Wednesday, June 27 View Page West Side   Wednesday, June 27 View Page Easy Side   Wednesday, June 27 View Page Vine training experiment. Chopped the main at 10 feet. Setting pumpkins 5 feet out on the last few secondaries. Biggest one 10 dap is the keeper.   Wednesday, June 27 View Page Salad factory. Only two pumpkins set on secondaries. Had a chance on the main at 20'...opperator error. Next chance on the main will be at 25 feet. Maybe ease up on the growth regulators a little earlier next year.   Wednesday, June 27 View Page Managed to get one set 15' out on the main on this one.   Wednesday, June 27 View Page Here she is 5 dap.   Sunday, July 15 View Page The Big Bopper is 23 days old and tapping 215"   Sunday, July 15 View Page 18 DAP, 196 OTT   Sunday, July 15 View Page 19 DAP, 181 OTT   Sunday, July 15 View Page 17 DAP, 138 OTT   Tuesday, July 31 View Page Now we're starting to pack it on. 51 lbs today.