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Sunday, August 07, 2022 ARrOoster Little Rock, Arkansas

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29 DAP - 160OTT at roughly 100lbs.

Last week was slow but steady at 5lbs per day. At only 200sq ft vine, I don’t think I will get to see the bigger daily gains, but let’s see if I can up my fruiting game.

I ordered some Masterblend Tomato 4-18-38 and Urea Mate 5-10-27, planning to start applying that by drench and foliar rotating between the two once each every week.

Weekly compost tea (nicely sweetened with molasses) is bubbling nearby as I type this, staying on the contact/systemic rotations. Fruit stem swelling and staying dry.

Let’s see what the next 30 days bring us. 10 day forecast looks “cooler” with highs only in the lower 90s and some rain. I can feel the sun losing intensity as we approach Fall. I may take my sunshade off here in the next 10 days or so.

Uncovering a little main vine stem here and there for periodic inspections, all looks dry. Planning to uncover the full length soon to let it get some UV.

There’s still a lot of time for growth…. I keep repeating this to myself…
 



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