Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 4 Entries. Monday, January 6 View Page Start of the new year here in Western Connecticut. Just perusing the auctions and doing some yard work. My small patch has winter rye on it. Starting to get excited for the new Spring growing season. Getting some lists and orders ready. Pretty cold today and overcast. Good day to catch-up on some Pumpkin YouTube (Pumpkintube)   Tuesday, January 7 View Page Back to school begins...getting our LaMotte Soil Testing Kits re-supplied for the students. These are very nice kits for teaching the students about pH and plant nutrition, it they are not as accurate as I would like. Typically we send the soil samples to our local extension to compare/contrast our findings.   Wednesday, January 8 View Page Landscaping & Brush clearing is on the schedule today. It's bitterly cold out here though the sun is shining. Also found out I need a new bar for the chainsaw.   Thursday, January 9 View Page Trying to reconfigure this side area of my house near where my patch will be. I really want to setup some type of fertilizer injector system that can feed both patches via soaker hose along with a regular hose for my other vegetable crops. Taking on a lot of plant care this summer, hopefully if I can setup some type of automation it will help. Last year,my first year growing a giant pumpkin, I was hand-watering the feed every time I fertilized and only used an irrigation timer for the clear water. It was a big pain. Hopefully I can MacGyver something.