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.