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Wednesday, August 06, 2014
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brotherdave
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Corryton, TN
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Terminated the hydro melon project and dumped the perlite on the kin patch. I could not get sets that were comparable to the early ones. Most females were misshaped after pollination or very small at bloom. Much to my surprise was how few roots there were in the cans. The VAST majority of the roots were in the top half. Nothing like the tomatoes which formed a tight ball in the bucket. I know the container sizes were much different but so was the plant size. I'm not sure that I have learned anything major. I was very disappointed with the overall gains of the hydro melons but when compared to my competition patch that has had all the tests and amendments recommended this year, the 32 day weights are nearly identical. Oddly seeds from the same packs of commercial melons that I've used the last 2 years have produced melons that average about 20-25% heavier over previous years. Zero sprays on commercial and a few on competition. Commercial look good, competition not so much. They're going down fast. Got a couple new tomatoes set on clones. It will be interesting to se if they do better that their mother plants.
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