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Monday, May 07, 2012 Dutch Brad Netherlands

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Some of the last giant veg under the growing lights. I started the marrows and field pumpkins today. At the back are the long and heavy cucumbers.

Here is the list of stuff I was planning on growing this year and what has happened till now.

PUMPKIN: none - 1723 MARSHALL X 2 IN THE GREENHOUSE
SQUASH: 1002 Jarvis* - FAILED TO GERMINATE
BEETROOT (long) - Medwyn Williams - DID NOT START
BEETROOT (heavy) - Glazebrook line and "Mammoth" - SEVERAL OF BOTH GROWING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
CARROT (heavy) - Flakkee and "Bangor" - MOST DIED: TOO COLD AND WET - 3X BANGOR AND 2X FLAKKEE LEFT INSIDE
CUCUMBER (heavy) - Glazebrook and Thomas - GLAZEBROOK DIDN'T GERMINATE SO NOW THOMAS AND WURSTEN
CUCUMBER (long) - Glazebrook and Wursten - JUST WURSTEN
CORN - Olotillo, Olotillo-Tuxpeno, Tehua - OLOTILLO POOR GERMINATION - 1X OLOTILLO, 2X TUXPENO AND SEVERAL TEHUA NOW GROWING INDOORS
KOHLRABI - "Kossak" and "Superschmelz" - PLANTED OUT 3 OF EACH TODAY - KOSSAK CLEARLY LARGER
LEEK - "Mammoth Pot" - SEVERAL DIED - TWO OR THREE LEFT
LONG GOURD - 135 Jacobus - HAVEN'T STARTED YET
ONION - Glazebrook - 2 MEASLY ONES GROWING - 2 BACKUPS LEFT INSIDE
PEPPER - "Colossal" - ALL FOUR IN GREENHOUSE
POTATO - "Kondor" - STARTED LAST WEEK
FIELD PUMPKIN - 85 Eaton - STARTED 2X 85 AND 2X 57 SHYMANSKI (162 X SELF) TODAY
MARROW - 135.5 Wursten, 99.6 Osmala - STARTED 6X 135.5 AND 2X 99.6 TODAY
PARSNIP - "Picador" - ONLY TWO OF MANY GERMINATED AND NOW PLANTED OUT IN BARRELS
SUNFLOWER (tall and head) - Richard Hope strain - STILL TO START
TOMATO - 7.33 Hunt, 4.59 Lyons, 5.35 Lyons - 4X 7.33, 2X 5.35 AND 1X 4.59 PLANTED OUT IN THE GREENHOUSE LAST WEEK
RADISH - "Sukarajima" - STILL TO START
RUNNER BEAN - Jescot Long'un - STILL TO START
SWEDE - unknown strain - 3X PLANTED OUT TODAY
 



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