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Saturday, February 10 View Page
The seedlings in the pots from left to right are straight soil on left to pure coal ash on right changing one quarter then half then three quarters to only coal ash I have 2 lots both have had sea sol power feed and 1 batch has had myco gold and serenade
 
Saturday, February 10 View Page
Forgot pic
 
Saturday, February 10 View Page
Close up pot on left one quarter soil other pure coal ash we use a fair bit in our potting mixes especially avocado mix it's very light and some of it looks like a product called zeolite it's a big part of the drainage in the mixes
 
Saturday, February 10 View Page
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Saturday, February 10 View Page
Pic 1
 
Saturday, February 10 View Page
Straight coal ash
 
Sunday, April 7 View Page
Not much happening in the patch went for a hunt got the biggest red deer I have ever got
 
Sunday, April 7 View Page
He is a 6 x 5
 
Sunday, April 7 View Page
Trying pics again
 
Sunday, April 7 View Page
Hopefully pic no 2
 
Sunday, April 7 View Page
Trying pic again
 
Sunday, April 21 View Page
Cover crop growing well thinking about mowing it down and putting in rye but not sure as looking to add coal ash and sand and get it where I want it before soil testing
 
Sunday, April 21 View Page
Will try pic from before
 
Friday, May 24 View Page
Adding extra coal ash and expanding patch a little bit to try to make room for another plant probably should still have cover crop in but doing it now while got time going to add a bit of sand also
 
Friday, May 24 View Page
Pic didn't work trying again
 
Saturday, July 13 View Page
Hoping later today to turn coal ash in with mould board plough just did quick trial Hoping to end up with loose light well drained patch
 
Friday, July 19 View Page
Finally got patch turned with mould board going to rip it next and might add some coarse sand and maybe a bit of crusher dust
 
Friday, July 19 View Page
Forgot photo
 
Sunday, July 21 View Page
Soil came up nice added lots of coal ash and metal dust should drain nicely will still rip it again and get soil test done
 
Saturday, July 27 View Page
Ploughed hoed and ripped going to cover patch with soya bean mulch doing this now as I want the mulch to be breaking down as the vines are running over it
 
Saturday, July 27 View Page
This makes it easy zip tied to plastic nursery bench tops two edges zip tied together so can be shut up like a book
 
Saturday, July 27 View Page
Put coarse sand over cables help with heating they only go on for a short period but it gives the plants a better start hopefully then battle the heat
 
Monday, August 26 View Page
Got 2 plants planted in the patch today this one is one of my own seed got small tunnel houses but with temps reaching 30 and 30 plus it seems not Nessasary plus heat cables but last year this time it was cold
 
Monday, August 26 View Page
This one is a 1694 geddes
 
Monday, August 26 View Page
Set up sprinklers a bit better this year butterflies they let a lot of water out quickly so can cool in heat hopefully pics up right way
 
Tuesday, September 10 View Page
My 717 laying down starting to run
 
Tuesday, September 10 View Page
Got a 1694 geddes going a little bit younger than other plant in the last week we have varied up and down temps from 8 degrees to 33 degrees you shut up hoop house but make sure it's open before it gets to hot weather should stabilise over the next few weeks
 
Tuesday, September 10 View Page
Pic of 1694 geddes
 
Sunday, October 13 View Page
1694 geddes growing nicely
 
Sunday, October 27 View Page
Wondering is a flower like this not worth going on with would be interested to know if anyone has grown one out successfully
 
Thursday, October 31 View Page
This is geddes 1694 7 dap not doing much
 
Thursday, October 31 View Page
This is geddes 1694 7 dap not doing much
 
Thursday, October 31 View Page
1694 geddes 7 dap not much happening
 
Saturday, November 2 View Page
1409 rose 9 dap would be the smallest leaf pumpkin I have ever grown but grows nicely where it's planted I haven't done any soil tests and plant looking a little bit hungry been feeding last week or so and can see colour changing
 
Saturday, November 2 View Page
1409 rose 9 dap would be the smallest leaf pumpkin I have ever grown but grows nicely where it's planted I haven't done any soil tests and plant looking a little bit hungry been feeding last week or so and can see colour changing
 
Saturday, November 2 View Page
1409 rose 9 dap would be the smallest leaf pumpkin I have ever grown but grows nicely where it's planted I haven't done any soil tests and plant looking a little bit hungry been feeding last week or so and can see colour changing
 
Saturday, November 2 View Page
This is the geddes plant growing nicely
 
Saturday, November 2 View Page
This is one of my own seeds pollinated it today with 1409 rose
 
Monday, November 4 View Page
Pulled plant on cables thought might as well get them out doesn't take long with this set-up shut it up like a book and put it in the shed
 
Tuesday, November 5 View Page
Not sure what to do this is the 1694 geddes that wasn't doing anything but now it's decided to grow is a slow start a bad thing???
 
Wednesday, November 6 View Page
1409 now 14 dap growing good for a small plant
 
Wednesday, November 6 View Page
This is my seed 5 dap
 
Wednesday, November 6 View Page
This is my seed
 
Monday, November 11 View Page
This is my seed at 7 dap looks good so far I have pulled the 1694 geddes had rot in the stem where I kinked it trying to hard on the s bend hence why it was growing so slowly the 1409 rose is at day 20 on Wednesday will post then
 
Wednesday, November 13 View Page
This is 1409 rose at day 20 OTT is 167 I am surprised it's what it is as the plant has a virus I think will post pic of growth in next entry would be interested in any feedback
 
Wednesday, November 13 View Page
Growth like this on tips although first few side runners aren't affected which makes me think it got affected after those I let a tertiary grow on one of the first side vines and it seems normal
 
Wednesday, November 13 View Page
This is my seed at day 11
 
Monday, November 18 View Page
Rose 25 dap went 210 OTT surprised how much it grew considering the vine size
 
Monday, November 18 View Page
Went out for a couple of days looking for goat horns got a nice one just over 40 inches and couple of pigs was a great couple of days apart from a hot 35 degree wind
 
Friday, November 22 View Page
Day 20 yesterday on own seed 196 OTT growing nicely
 
Wednesday, November 27 View Page
Day 25 for my own seed yesterday went 235 ott
 
Thursday, November 28 View Page
Disease has got into rose plant going to cut back part of plant Away
 
Thursday, November 28 View Page
Pic
 
Thursday, November 28 View Page
Rose 35 dap went 267 not going to be very big just hope it makes it through to our weigh in
 
Monday, December 2 View Page
Day 30 268 ott was hoping for bigger but who doesn't think the plat is hungry also had about 2 lots of over 100mm in the last 10 days
 
Thursday, December 12 View Page
The other late one is a 914 large which is 1985 miller x Sherwood I think not sure1552
 
Thursday, December 12 View Page
The other late one is a 914 large which is 1985 miller x Sherwood I think not sure1552
 

 

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