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Sunday, March 07, 2021 BlossomDown Pumpkin Zone

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Planted. Good to go for 2-3 more weeks. I added 10 grams of balanced granular fertilizer with micronutrients. Mostly used my crappy composted pine needle potting mix. I will probably switch to Scarecrows Pride dairy compost for the next batch. It is a lot like peat but doesnt require mining carbon from the ground...

This was my 145 Est. Not one I especially wanted to grow. I need to make a point of only using seeds I really want to grow for my experimental plants because they may indeed see dirt! The roots were only an inch or so longer than the bottom of the pot so the rootball barely held together. Having the extra roots from the two straggler plants helped. I will leave the stragglers in for now because they are a diversion for roaming children armed with scissors. The best plant is the farthest away from their easy access. Maybe I will notice the sound of scissors before any critical damage is done. They are purposefully stealthy when getting into trouble. So, that's all I will hear. Just that faintest little blip on my "parent radar."
 



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