Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 15 Entries. Friday, March 15 View Page Great success at the auction this year. 9 seeds from >2000 pounders, several from both sides >2000 pounds. 3 in the high teens. Plan starting a pair in 2 weeks and then another pair each week x 2 to get 2 great vines growing in opposite directions for the season – outgrowing the 15’ greenhouse by May 15 and get somebody pollinated before June 20. Well, at least that’s the plan.   Friday, March 15 View Page Oops - goes with above 3/15 entry   Sunday, March 17 View Page Yeh – this sport breeds sick people – couldn’t not have a vine to care for, so started these 2 in the house Jan 26 and 28. So far 6 ½ feet up the curtain pulls, starting across the curtain rod, and along a line to the hanging lamp. Then the trail will lead back to the curtain rod and onto the corner cabinet if all goes well. Using Jack’s 20-20-20 liberally, now watering every day and moving to Jack’s Blossom Bloomer 10-30-20 this week. Prior years produced several flowers – makes a nice window treatment. My wife thinks this is really dumb. Doubt any readers here would agree. Perhaps we start a trend.   Saturday, March 30 View Page Tilled in amendments – Awesome soil report from Western labs. Only needed 40 lbs 10-10-10; 5 lbs S (ph 7.0) and a little Mn.   Monday, April 1 View Page Goes with 3/30   Monday, April 1 View Page We have achieved HANGING LAMP! – Day 62 post emergence – 8 ½ ft. I propose a new category to be added to the 150 sq ft – vertical family room across curtain rod.   Friday, April 5 View Page The Recruits – left row all 2,006-2,537 seeds, most parentage >2,000 lbs. Right row 1,502-1,843, some with <2,000 parents. Gotta get something here.   Friday, April 5 View Page The final cut, Team 1 started today-- 2537 Crews’22 by 2365Wolf x 300est Crews (all readers know how THAT coulda happened) and the 2117 Bryson23 by 2332Patton x 2144Barron; (have a 2nd 2117 in reserve) Team 2 to start in 1 week – 2037Crews’23 by 2006 Wolf x 2537 Crews’22 and the 2028Bryson’19 by 1871Bryson’18 x2528Geddes (a bit concerned about that geriatric seed) Team 3 to start in 2 weeks – 2006Bryson’21 by 2014Paton x 1871 Bryson and the 1596Butler by 2147Marshal x 1940Urena. GO TEAMS 2024!!   Tuesday, April 9 View Page Family Room endeavor hit 10 feet today and has had 4 flowers. Wife becoming more accepting, now with a few flowers.   Wednesday, April 10 View Page Created and amended planting hills. Took the most interesting additions from this international narrative, looked at what was obtainable and affordable, and tilled it in at what seemed to be appropriate ratios, based on how much was left in the bag for future use. Seemed as scientific as most of what I’ve read here. Peat Moss, Kelp, Mykos, Soluble MAXX, Merit, tore open 4 bags of WOW Super Starter Paks and dumped that in as well.   Thursday, April 11 View Page Cables in. Used the idea of fellow grower to lash the cables to solid mesh. Did that watching basketball and not bent over the dirt. Also, used a snow shovel to carve out the flat landing squares in the multitilled soil. Ton’s easier than a normal shovel, easily sliced out a few added inches of depth, keeping a flat bottom. Permanent system herein. You Southerners with no snow shovels - eat your hearts out.   Tuesday, April 16 View Page 4/15 Bad news – the first 2 starts, 2537 Crews and 2117 Bryson failed – I think it got too hot in the germinator where I had the seeds in moist baggies. Started team 2: 2037 Crews and 2028 Bryson.   Wednesday, April 17 View Page Normal Garden . Plant garlic on Columbus day; harvest 4th of July   Thursday, April 18 View Page Changed plans re Team 3 after total loss of Team 1 – change to my extra 2119 Bryson seed and 1596 Butler. All cards are now on the table.   Monday, April 29 View Page The Lone Ranger – 2119 Bryson post emergent day 6. 3 seeds won at auction failed to germinate – likely my fault. Filed and soaked the 2040 McQuay and 1565 Kline for next attempt. Moving the Bryson to the outdoor tent – 80 deg predicted today