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Saturday, July 17, 2010
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Dutch Brad
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Netherlands
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Half way through the season now, so time to assess.
SQUASH
947 Cuypers* - got pulled today. Squash stopped growing at 120 lbs. No idea why.
1236 Vincent* - tomorrow the last pollination attempt, on a side vine of this mutilated plant.
BEETROOT (long) - dead
BEETROOT (heavy) - 3 inside (1 very big), 2 outside - all doing well
CARROT (long) - pulled today - dead
CARROT (heavy) - seem ok, getting too crowded by cukes though
CORN - all bolted (again) - too dry I guess - tallest over 4 metres (13ft)
CUCUMBER (heavy) - got several going
CUCUMBER (long) - see picture - found it lying on the ground some time ago - still growing 2cm per day (now at 56cm) - got several others also going
KOHLRABI - down to the biggest two - just for fun - not big (yet)
LONG GOURD - 122 Eaton and 110 Butler - biggest LG plants I have ever had - waiting to pollinate
MARROW
206.5 Wursten #1 - pollinated two weird looking fruit - are they marrows?
206.5 Wursten #2 - powerful plant with huge fruit - waiting till August 1 to pollinate keeper
73.6 Wursten - weird yellowish mini-fruit - have not pollinated yet
PARSNIP (heavy) - looking very good
POTATO - down to 1 or 2 potatoes per plant (I hope) - plants very healthy
RUNNERBEAN - don't know what I am doing - but looking ok
SUNFLOWER - all over 2 metres
SWEDE - mediocre
TOMATOES - best looking plants I have ever had - just started pollinating
FIELD PUMPKIN - producing no females - will pull I think
PEPPERS (heavy) - started pollinating - nice plants
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