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Thursday, May 07, 2009
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA [email protected]
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Several Bhaskaran and Schnicker watermelon seeds are now up, as well as Attaway and Lovelace long gourd seeds. One of the 841 seeds that I gerninated in paper towels and then placed in the pot is popping up, but the root is coming to the surface as well. I don't know what is going on with that one. Weather has been in low 70's and there is a chance of rain this afternoon. The weekend is supposed to be highs in 60's and lows in 40's. That means I will have to put buckets over my plants to keep them fom freezing in my deep valley. Maybe by Monday the weather will straighten out and stay warm for the rest of the growing season.
I have been getting more areas tilled. Both gourd patches are ready, but one trellis needs some repair. I am ready to start planting sweet corn and will put in tomatoes and peppers when it is warm enough. The pumpkins are tilled just a little around the plants and their wind screens. I will spray the weeds with roundup and hold off tilling as long as possible. I want the soil to warm up and send the worms deeper so I don't chop them all up.
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