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Sunday, April 10, 2005
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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the little ones are in the ground. its probably too dark
to see the plants in the foreground on this picture,
but to the left is the 1247 handy and to the right is the
818 andrews. i choose the 818 over my own 885 due to
the first true leaf on my 885 was folded funny in the
initial growth stage, and the 818 is a perfect looking
sprout that is beautiful like the 1247 in all aspects.
too bad the 818 will most likely get the scissors in a
couple weeks, but you never know. it is survival of the
fittest and we will see when that time comes.
the transplant went without a hitch. i figured out
last year if i water the plants in their transplant
containers the night before transplanting, then the soil
will hold its form like a sand castle, and you wont have
loose soil and exposed roots or damaged roots.
just don't overkill on the waterng the night before,
just a medium to light watering. tonight is a perfect night
with a low going only to 57 tonight. also the soil heating
cables are 2 inches below the 12 inches of soil that was in
the transplanting container, so the roots will adjust
nicely to their new environment. it is supposed to get
cooler this week which i am happy about, because with highs
in the lower 60s and lows in the 40s, i can create a more
consistant air temp day and night utilizing vents in the
day and the heater at night. too hot will be the only
problem in there when temps get over 80 outside. the
misting system will be used if we get a crazy hot spell
this early spring.
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