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Saturday, February 1 View Page
2020 Season Almost Here! Made some small Improvements: -Starting Raised Bed Area -Increased Width of Garden -Added. Compost/Manure, Pellet Fert. Organic and None Organic, Blended in some Peat, Lowered PH down to about 7, Added Gypsum, Micronutrients-Azos...Etc. and mixed it Well Soil is very Nice...Easy to dig about 1ft or more with my fingers....letting it rest until planting time.
 
Saturday, February 1 View Page
Starting planter box
 
Saturday, February 1 View Page
Can't wait to see the difference this year.
 
Tuesday, February 18 View Page
I Believe I went a little over on the Fertilizer, but I think it'll be cool, any advice?
 
Tuesday, February 18 View Page
Think I might have took this Soil test too soon after feet application, caus it's no way my numbers are now that high, so I will be doing a new Soil tests sometime tomorrow in March ....but here is the most Recent....Crazy Numbers!
 
Saturday, February 29 View Page
Joined in on the 5 Gallon Tomato Bucket Challenge, This is my First Hydro attempt, Added this Peek Window for Water Level ..roots..Etc ..Now gotta get some Air stones from PetSmart, start some seed and I'm ready.
 
Saturday, March 14 View Page
I Found this on Amazon, think it's worth a shot for my first Season ??.. Supposed to be a Highly Potent Mycorrhizal inoculate, a Mix of this and a little of that (Xtreme Mycos).--- Roots should be do Great.
 
Thursday, April 23 View Page
Seeds we're started over(Late) end of April.
 
Friday, May 1 View Page
Me Starting my planting in May.
 
Friday, May 1 View Page
Early spring
 
Saturday, May 2 View Page
First DWC Grow-Domingo Tomato, Growing Quicker and better than all other plants...used Soil as my medium so I can direct Sow. Only changing the water once a month and using half strength miracle grow(tomato version) as the fertilizer.
 
Saturday, May 2 View Page
Roots
 
Saturday, May 2 View Page
Nice Roots
 
Saturday, May 2 View Page
Air stone the size of the 5Gal bucket...It works great Thinking next year I might start more plants like this ...but in bigger buckets. Have not brought testers for ppm or pH, but it's working so far so...I'm good for now.
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Update: plants finally starting to grow, will update as season progresses.
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Lettuce and front shot of garden
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Pumpkin plant
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Corn and pumpkin , front shot
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Epstein PL tomato
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Hercegovac tomato
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Bigzarro tomato
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Orange-Nice tomato
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Rw Cephai Tomato
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Cleota Pink tomato plant
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
2019-BIG tomato
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
Cleota Pink
 
Friday, June 12 View Page
15-16 Loc Tomato
 
Saturday, June 13 View Page
Cleota Pink
 
Saturday, June 13 View Page
Bigboy tomato I believe...
 
Saturday, June 13 View Page
Brandywine plant I believe...lol
 
Saturday, June 13 View Page
Brandywine tomato
 
Saturday, June 13 View Page
Next year I will extend my garden so everything is so close together ?? this is a shot of Sunflowers, pumpkin, Canteloupe, watermelon, lettuce, Corn, and Tomatoes
 
Saturday, June 13 View Page
Harvested Lettuce
 
Monday, June 15 View Page
A.H Scorpio 5 Gallon Bucket challenge
 
Monday, June 15 View Page
Pork chop var. 5 Gallon Bucket challenge
 
Monday, June 15 View Page
Cleota Pink- 5 Gallon Bucket challenge
 
Monday, June 15 View Page
Westerlund tomato 5gallon bucket challenge.
 
Friday, June 26 View Page
Really want this one to take, it from my Orange/Red NICE var.
 
Friday, June 26 View Page
A Large Bud ...I took notice to...also from the Orange/Red Nice Var.
 
Friday, June 26 View Page
Another one! ??
 
Monday, June 29 View Page
Red-Orange/Nice Var.(2019) Large Bloom . How long does it take to pollinate...?
 
Sunday, July 5 View Page
Really like the shape of "Cleota Pink" and almost every first bud has been a Large Mega.
 
Sunday, July 5 View Page
This one is just Weird... lol- ( Nice orange/red var.)...I'm mad I lost the other Large Nice Bud, broke at the bend.
 
Sunday, July 5 View Page
Herce Mega. :)
 
Wednesday, July 8 View Page
Hercegovac Tomato Variety, hope the middle is pollinated and just a little slow growing, but coming along nice.
 
Sunday, July 12 View Page
1st year actually Growing for Competition, going well So Far...Learning alot from the board Thanks guys!
 

 

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