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Monday, May 01, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Well, today was a busy and interesting day. I woke up to find the 1446 Eaton still half covered by the seed pod. I loosened the soil around the seed a bit and tried to nudge it off--wouldn't go. So I came back 20 minutes later and it came off easily (??). Once the seed pod was off I was amazed at how quickly it was growing. The cot tops turned from yellow to green, and went from a closed position to almost fully open with the first true leaf showing in under 12 hours! So from Friday evening to Sunday evening I went from a fully covered seed to two cots and a leaf!
Aside from that I mowed and groomed the lawn and surrounding yard all day today. The neighbor dropped off an orange plastic garden bag stuffed with grass clippings--so into the patch it went. I mowed my own law and got another two bags--so I used some of it for my squash and zucchini beds. Can't believe I was wasting all those good lawn trimmings by recycling my grass! What was I thinking, that stuff is a great mulch. It also breaks down quickly and is loaded with nitrogen. I will mow the lawn often this summer to feed the patch.
The next few days will be busy getting the greenhouse and heating cables in order--unfortunately I didn't get that done today as I needed to do weed control and trimming in the yard. Hopefully the 1446 will see good Fraser Valley soil in a short few days!
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