BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Newcastle' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=63736&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Newcastle'. en-us Copyright © 1999-2024 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved. info@bigpumpkins.com BP RSS FeedGen http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss BigPumpkins.com http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/ 04/11/2020 - with photo And the hoops... plants hit the dirt Monday http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312815 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312815 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 19:54:44 GMT 04/11/2020 - with photo Put up the cat walk http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312813 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312813 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 19:53:50 GMT 04/11/2020 - with photo Little electric rototiller worked surprisingly well. Borrowed from a neighbor. I was worried about breaking, but it didn’t skip a beat http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312812 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312812 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 19:52:35 GMT 04/11/2020 - with photo Made some good progress today, added some soil amendments http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312809 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312809 Sat, 11 Apr 2020 19:47:31 GMT 04/09/2020 - with photo First round with the broad fork and then the borax, fish emulsion, liquid kelp, bat guano, molasses... 5 gallons of stuff that has been sitting in my garage for a few years http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312756 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312756 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:40:54 GMT 04/09/2020 - with photo Submersible pump from harbor freight http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312755 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312755 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:36:05 GMT 04/09/2020 - with photo No power near the patch http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312754 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312754 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:34:34 GMT 04/09/2020 - with photo Applied a bunch of “crap” to the patch http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312753 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312753 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 15:33:33 GMT 04/08/2020 - with photo They are a day behind but four of the six 100’s are in the green house http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312716 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312716 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 12:23:08 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo Little spading fork was just right http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312706 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312706 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:53:16 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo She tried so hard to work the broad fork http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312705 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312705 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:51:42 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo I put a stake in the center of the patch, roughly 50x20, I will grow two plants away from each other http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312704 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312704 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:50:25 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo Got out the mini hoops (needed more for wind and critters than temp) now I need to spend time prepping the patch... lots of rain the past couple days, I will let it dry out a little, hopefully have it... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312690 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312690 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:57:36 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo More stuff... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312689 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312689 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:51:44 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo Getting supplies out collected over the last several years... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312688 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312688 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:50:47 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo Wish I had a little larger pots, but these will work. Borrowing a shelf in a neighbors green house. I am looking to grow two plants, maybe 150’ 3rd, jugs are just painting black and full of water to s... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312687 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312687 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:48:08 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo 1 1211x2152 in the dirt 2 740x1211 in the dirt mix used was, 1 part worm castings, 2 part seed starting mix, 2 part general planting mix.... mixed in a little Azos and Myco as well http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312686 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312686 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:42:58 GMT 04/07/2020 - with photo Two of the three 625s popped roots and are in the dirt http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312685 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312685 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:37:36 GMT 04/06/2020 - with photo Ziplock bag, about 85* they should pop a root http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312684 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312684 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:31:52 GMT 04/05/2020 - with photo Reinforcements... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312644 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312644 Sun, 05 Apr 2020 20:36:54 GMT