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Monday, May 31, 2010
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cntryboy
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East Jordan, MI
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Need to keep up with this diary a little better. A lot has happened in the last 10 days.
At 5 weeks the weather got warm, High 80s in day high 60s-70s at night. Plants are off to the races.
Camera on the fritz, will post some pics when I get new batteries. Note for next year, buy extra batteries before season.
Drip system is installed, with timer controlling a zone for each plant.
Compost Tea brewer built. Works great. Applying 2 gallons per plant once a week for now, will increase as plant gets bigger.
Companion arrived and 1st application administered.
Culled down to the best two plants. It was hard killing two healthy plants. And hoping I made the right choice. Next year patch will be big enough for 4 plants. then I won't have to make that choice. Next year, plants will be started in larger pots and kept inside for 2 weeks, because that is what I did with my backups this year and they were doing a little better than the ones I put out in the hoops a week earlier because of the cold temps.
Kept the backup 1108.5 Miller with the small split in the main. It is growing the fastest and is the healthiest of the two. Split is healed and doesn't appear that it will be a problem. Built a small cover that kind of looks like a table to keep it dry and keep the sun off of it.
Kept the original `1368 Liggett, it was a little ahead and the backup was looking like it wanted to have 2 mains.
Both plants are growing fast. Miller is a little ahead -- It's a beast. 8.5ft main, with 6, 4ft sidevines, largest leaf is 20 inches. First female on the tip.
Liggett is a little over 7 ft main, with 6, 3ft sidevines, largest leaves 18 inches, 1st female on the tip.
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