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Wednesday, May 03, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Well, the 1446 Eaton has now hit Lower Mainland soil! I carefully cut the thin plastic pot with a pair of scissors and took out the seedling. The roots were starting to hit all the edges of the pot, there was no mold, but it looked like it had obviously outgrown its small home. Of course I was so excited as I planted it that I forgot to direct the main vine down the hill--so I had to do some repositioning after I had it pressed in the soil! Stupid me, not sure if I ripped a few roots or not, but I think it was okay. Once in the soil I seated it firmly with my hands again and gave it a good drink of warm water. I checked it two hours later and it had noticeably grown--the greenhouse really keeps the moisture and heat in. I keep thinking about all the edible squash I could grow with this set up (sigh).
As you can see in the picture the first true leaf is almost out and the next one is on the way. Note to self to buy those thin black plastic pots again last year--very good at encouraging heat absorption and air flow, and very easy to cut off without disturbing any roots.
The heater is set, not too hot--I don't want to waste too much electricity :) right now I just have to sit back and watch it grow. I may set up some soaker hose, but I wanted to gravity feed the little guy with warm water from a food barrel. I was also thinking about inserting some pipes into the soil for deep watering and fertilizing. Still have to get some idea of what kind of foliage fertilizer to use. If anyone has any suggestions please email me.
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