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Monday, April 02, 2012
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Ashland, KY
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Hydroponic Giant Pumpkin Day 1! Friends, here we go for my third year of trying to grow a giant pumpkin usingn hydroponics. Why? Why not! For fun, for the challenge, and to interact with the coolest folks-you all on Big Pumpkins! I've learned so much here. Best of luck to everyone.
Last night I started the gemination of seven seeds. OK, so not evey step is hydroponic. I've played around over the winter months trying different methods, the the best rot development is in good old soil. The seedlings will be tranferred to a hydroponic reservior later.
I filed all seeds, all the way around, including the tips (to reveal small holes; each seed usually had three of them). The seeds were soaked tip down in a saturated sponge, then planted in Jiffy Seed Started mix, plus 1 Tbs of indole-3-butyric acid per 12 quarts. This mix was moistened and added to a 29 oz plastic container. Seeds planted about 1/2 inch into the soil, lids screwed onto the container, and kept at about 90 deg F (in our oven, warmth maintained by the oven interior light). Seeds should germinate in 1-2 days. Images are the filed seeds, the soaking seeds, the soil mix in containers, and the containers in the "incubator" (oven). Stay Tuned!
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