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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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D Nelson
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NE Kansas
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Been a long time since posting an update. Google Chrome is everywhere I go...
May was a tough month. 5-6 days of each week were cloudy. It was plenty warm, but with no sun there was very little growth. Weak plants succumb to various maladies very easily. Only two plants have survived so far; the 1723 Marshall and the 220 DeBacco. The 1723 has a set at 14ft pollinated with the 220 and is growing slowly but steadily. The 220 ran into trouble shortly after I started burying vines. I lost the stump and first 5ft of main to rot. The soil covering the vines was retaining too much moisture. I also lost the end of the main to cucumber beetles. Now have four fruit set on secondary's with the closest at 19ft and all pollinated with the 1723. Both plants remain healthy otherwise and chugging along slowly. Hope to get viable seeds and go at it again next year. Soil prep for next year is already well under way with 8 tons of horse manure composting and being turned every 4-5 weeks, and 3 tons of grass clippings/yard refuse cold composting next to it.
Mongolian sunflowers did well. All topped out between 11 and 13ft and are bending over growing big heads.
Have a few tomatoes between 2-3 lbs. Nothing spectacular to show, just trying what I have learned with the German Johnson and Yellow Brandywine but hope to get some Big Zac's for next year.
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