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Sunday, April 17, 2005
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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got down and dirty today as me and Timmer went to the
horse farm and each got a full truck load of some of the
oldest finest aged manure that you ever saw.
Timmer put me on a spot that was about 9 years old.
it was only 12 inches deep and you wouldn't even now it was
there unless you knew where it was. i pulled of some
small weeds to see the blackest richest stuff i have ever
seen. light, fluffy, easy to dig, with great texture.
so i dug out 10'x 10' x 10" planting spots and threw off
the dirt to the side. then i deep tilled the underlying
layer and spread 8" of the black gold and mixed those two
together and then raked the dug out soil back on top
while mixing some manure to this top layer as well. i also
put 4 wheelbarrows of it in my giant tomato area, which
are sprouted and getting nice sun in my solarium in
transplant containers. i put 3 wheelbarrows of it
for my best 5 tall corn plants which are being started
indoors already along with some giant sunflowers.
i should see them sprouting by next weekend.
tomorrow i will have a break in the day and hand mist
my plants if they need a little cool down. it is going
to be 82 so it should hit 95 in the greenhouse if there
is no breeze. when i get home from work, the misting system
will go up so i can cool both the air temps and the plants
4 times during the hot days. my other 2 greenhouses went
up today and it is starting to look like a mad science
project back there. lol. i love it. the 1247 has a pinky
sized stem that is nice and stout. the third leaf looks
to be healthy, but it is small enough and thin enough that
tomorrows heat might give it a little sunburn too.
the 818 still shows no sign of weakness and is giving the
1247 a run for its money, but burn or no burn, i can tell
the 1247 is an aggressive plant.
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