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Friday, May 26, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Yesterday I spent about 3 hours digging up more of our lawn after work so I would have good soil to bury the vines on the 1446 as they grow. There is an urgency to get this done right now as the plant is growing really fast. Last year I let the vines grow onto the lawn and the tap roots did not root very well. I sure wished I would have pushed the patch a little higher, I would have had way more room—but I thought I was going to grow some beans on the 10X10 mound behind the pumpkin (this idea was sacrificed for the use of the soil for a bigger pumpkin mound). Oh well, if I can’t dig up enough of the lawn in time I will have to bury the vines right on the grass—I have heard this is satisfactory.
I don’t mind getting rid of more lawn since it means less mowing. My wife is not pleased about losing more lawn though, or at the amount of time I spend out there in the patch—and I still have tons more lawn to dig up tomorrow as well as expansion of the 4X8 greenhouse to accommodate the growth of my plant. Oh well, she’ll forgive me at some point :)
I have a pretty sedentary type job and look at yard work as a way to get exercise, so it isn’t really labor for me as much as a fun way to spend energy and stay healthy—though so many things to juggle at the moment with work, family, and higher education. Good thing vacation is on the way. More time to concentrate on everything.
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