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Tuesday, June 13, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Here is a picture of the retaining wall I have built along the main vine in hopes of setting the female (located at the tip of the white arrow) about 17 feet out on the main. The part of the picture that I have circled in white will be back filled with dirt if/when it is needed and if/when I set the female to give a nice flat surface for her to grow onto (by the looks of it she will open in a couple of days). I dreamt this up last night as I was contemplating digging a hole--it would be too hard to dig a hole under a set fruit, much easier to add soil and build a small retaining wall. I had several 4x4's to use laying around the yard and so I put 4 together to create bulk and eliminate the need for too much soil--then it was a matter of finding old pipes to nail into the ground to support the weight of the wall. If this female fails there is another female 2 feet in front and about three feet behind the one pictured (the one behind may be a no show as it is still very small and has not progressed. If this fails there are about 10 other females on secondaries at the moment! Also did more compost work and moved more soil today--will not fill the trench until I know what will happen--this will make the wall easier to move should I need to reposition it.
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