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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 8 Entries.
Tuesday, March 31 View Page
Planting my own for 2026.
Friday, April 17 View Page
7 of 7 for germination this year Spot#1 1454 Engel 2021 (896.5 Engel 2020 x 359 Foss 2013) Spot #2 515 Engel 2025 (869.5 Calai 2000 x 2453 Sherwood 2024) Spot #3 838 Engel 2025 (2453 Sherwood 2024 x 869.5 Calai 2000) Spot #4 855 Engel 2025 (507 Engel 2024 x 2453 Sherwood 2024) All Orange, one of these years I will get (3) Howard Dills and the Beauty of the North
Saturday, May 16 View Page
I was asked to Volunteer at the Dunn County Jail Garden to show the about gardening and grow them a big, beautiful orange pumpkin and a ginormous giant squash to hopefully be displayed at Lambeau Field for the Green Bay Packers
Saturday, May 16 View Page
855 Engel 2025 (507 Engel x 2453 Sherwood) and 838 Engel 2025(2453 Sherwood x 869.5 Calai) are in the ground. Soil temperature is 67 in the hoop.
Sunday, June 14 View Page
Pollinated a 1454 Engel 2021 (896 Engel 2020 x 359 Foss 2013) x 838 Engel (2453 Sherwood 2024 x 869.5 Calai 2000)
Wednesday, June 17 View Page
The plants that were babied in the hoophouse with soil cable and nighttime heat are happy. I am feeding QLF Terrapro Garden Boost. It is made with fermented Molasses and Brewers Yeast. No phosphorus, as I have plenty. I have been spraying Ridomil every two weeks and alternating Kelp4less Mycorrhizae and Trichoderma. I am also running all my city water through a special pool filter to remove the chlorine, and collecting as much rain water as possible
Wednesday, June 17 View Page
Pollinated the 515 Engel 2025 (869.5 Calai 2000 x 2453 Sherwood) x 1454 Engel
Wednesday, June 17 View Page
The Dunn County Jail Garden plants are coming along nicely. The volunteers and inmates are all excited as both plants had male flowers blooming last saturday. The plants are not big enough and we are aiming for a before July 1st Pollination. The Squash Vine Borer are out :(

 

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