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Saturday, March 21, 2009
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no see (Lee)
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Vernal, Utah
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Yesterday we took tomatoe plants out into the garage area to start to harden then off. Dori mixed up a kelp solution and sprayed them. This morning they are really looking good. Just over night a big different can be seen. They will go out into garage again today. Yesterday took some 2 liter pop bottles and sprayed black paint on them. Filled them with water and put them in the mater hut. Scattered them along the berms. Am trying to keep night time termperatures above freezing. Day time tempertatures were too high, maxed out at 125 at ground surface. So opened up both end of hut to let breeze cool things off. Ground temperature at 8" are in mid 50s F. Ran an experiment on patio area. Place a max/min temp in sun....got up to 105. Placed cold frame 4'x4'x8" high covered with remay type shade clothes over the thermometer. Temperature was still up to 100 F. Raised up the cold frame on one end and braced it on a bench to let the air circulate. Just went out and read the max/min under cold frame. At 7:48 am max 112, min 45, and present 45F. Wanted to take some pictures but can't lay my hands on my camera, is under some junk somewhere. My covey of up to 35 quail are across the street. Soon them will be in back yard under the bird feeders and into the garden area. They come everyday and will be helping keep the bugs out of garden and patch. They roost in pine trees in my front yard and in neighbor's pines. Went to local garden center to get so mycorr so can get ready to plant maters in hut. Payed through the nose ($20.00) pound to get a little to start. So put in an order thru Tom @ Extreme Pumpkin for $8 bucks a pound. Thanks Tom....Now I need to get a misting unit to go on my Stihl br420 so I can put it to work. Seems like this gardening and AGs are getting pretty pricey.
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