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Saturday, March 27, 2010
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P and P (Pilot and Pumpkin Grower)
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Issaquah, WA
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New growing bed creation
This marks the beginning of the 2010 pumpkin season. I am very excited about this year of growing. Last year my family and I grew a 55lb pumpkin and are determined to grow a 100+lb pumpkin. I have acquired several 1132.5 Westervelt-09, 1502 Holland-09, 1400 Holland-09, 1278 Holland-09, 1262 Holland-07, 1131 Holland-09, 996 Holland-09, 830.5-09 seeds.
The new growing area began as hard packed pea gravel-clay mixture. The weeds had over taken the area, including feet upon feet of ivy. Everything was weeded or trimmed back. 7 lbs of bone meal, 3 lbs of dolomite, and 3lbs of lime were laid on top of the gravel/clay soil. A dressing of Pacific Topsoil Enviromix, 1/3 sand and 2/3 pacific garden mulch, (1/3 yard total) was added. This was then tilled in. to a depth of 4” to 6” deep. The remaining 2/3 yard of Enviromix were added on top. 10 cubic feet of steer manure was laid down, finally 1 yard of cedar Grove Compost was laid down. 5 lbs of Kelp Meal and 5 lbs of Dr. Earth Life Fertilizer was laid down. This would was then tilled down to the broken up clay layer.
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