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Saturday, April 21, 2012
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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as the tomatoes were in the solarium getting some true sun and the pumpkin seeds were downstairs cooking i had the time to get the planting spots ready for transplant hopefully next weekend if all goes well. 55 degrees outside today and so hot inside the greenhouses that i was sweating my ass off. since they have been zipped up tight for over 3 weeks now, the soil was getting dry and today i watered in some natures magic (kelp, humic acid and molasses combo) along with some biologicals with azos, thrive, and actinovate. root shield was put down a week ago just inside the greenhouses. the soil is warm enough for them micro critters inside the greenhouses as i can tell by the multitude of hatched corn seed maggot flies bouncing on the roofs of the greenhouses. 3 days before transplant i will mix in both systemic granular merit, some diatomaceous earth, and a product called "Eight" by Bonide which is a pellet style insecticide labeled for seed maggots and cutworms with the chemical bifenthrin. after transplant i will put up the corn seed maggot barriers around the sprouts and water in warrior 8 to 10 inches away from the plants but in a circle completely around it. the final ring of death. the object is to kill any that havent hatched with the granular in the planting spots and the barriers and warrior for those migrators. worked last year after the initial disaster losing all but one sprout. seeing how many have hatched and how warm a spring it has been i feel better, but do not want to chance the in between cycles as they will run 3 or 4 cycles with this warm spring. also got extension cords running to the greenhouses for the space heaters and the misting system and timer were brought out too and set up. Chicago weather makes you prepare for heaters at night and misters sometimes in the greenhouses in the same day. time for a cold one.
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