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Saturday, February 3
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Kicking off the 2024 growing season vlog.
Ep. 1 covers starting a new patch in a new location. Soil test followed by compost and pH adjustments for the winter.
I’m going to try and grow 4 pumpkins this year in 2 patches. I think the off-season ambition has gotten to me.
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Saturday, February 3
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Forgot to include the link to the YT video.
https://youtu.be/_4M8m6oE0zg?si=uW3FTt9hNdAbGk77
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Friday, February 9
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Ep. 2 - it has been wet and cold so this one covers picking seeds and my simple patch prep and planting schedule.
https://youtu.be/NqNoaitQAfA?si=kFX_PJF6vuzQnj_p
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Wednesday, February 21
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Cover crop looks great. Will be cutting and tilling soon.
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Wednesday, February 21
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Close up of the cover crop in patch 1.
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Tuesday, February 27
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This is the cover crop in PATCH 2. Rye and vetch. This patch has been much wetter than PATCH 1 and you can really see that in the color of the rye.
wont be long and I will cut and till. Then a final soil test.
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Thursday, February 29
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Ep. 3 chopping and tilling the cover crop. Trying to get the cover crop incorporated into the soil now so that it doesn’t skew the final soil test results.
https://youtu.be/WTLm77vZBB4?si=k7RVqFtPq0Nernwa
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Saturday, April 6
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Episode 4. Starting seeds, mixing soil, transplanting…
https://youtu.be/_F5g-tbES84?si=Bq9qfp3WoBU6m2Vs
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Wednesday, April 10
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All plants are doing great in their new 1 gallon pots so far. Going to transplant to 2 gallon this weekend and then one more week and they go into the mini hoops. Targeting around 4/20.
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Monday, April 15
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Ep. 5 - Soil preparation, testing and using the soil calculator.
https://youtu.be/IpXDRp9zqUk?si=ImAv1ajrG3wOmrcs
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Wednesday, April 17
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Patch 1 is ready. Planning to transplant in 3-4 days.
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Friday, April 26
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Ep. 6
Planting the 2560 Gienger and the 2006 Wolf in patch 1 and the 2266 Kisamore and the 2245 Andrusz in patch 2. https://youtu.be/2s70DOycrI8?si=Rk8tSkbzhpyWVc8Z
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Wednesday, May 1
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Completed the irrigation in patch 2. Always a lot of work on your knees. Glad it’s done, now I’ll watch for leaks and problems before covering the patch with straw to reduce weed pressure.
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Wednesday, May 1
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Completed the irrigation in patch 2. Always a lot of work on your knees. Glad it’s done, now I’ll watch for leaks and problems before covering the patch with straw to reduce weed pressure.
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Wednesday, May 1
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Completed the irrigation in patch 2. Always a lot of work on your knees. Glad it’s done, now I’ll watch for leaks and problems before covering the patch with straw to reduce weed pressure.
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Saturday, May 4
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Ep. 7 - how I setup my irrigation. Drip tape, overhead wobblers and Dosatron injector
https://youtu.be/eJQ-Lp1aSwY?si=BEnFk_hG8qH4TQid
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Monday, May 13
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2266 Kisamore
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Monday, May 13
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2245 Andrusz
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Monday, May 13
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2560 Gienger
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Monday, May 13
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2006 Wolf
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Monday, May 13
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Any ideas? This was from my backup plant 18” away from the plant I kept. The plant I kept looks perfect. Both plants got all the same treatment. Very puzzling.
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Monday, May 13
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Ep. 8 - Culling, Pruning and Starting to Bury Vines.
https://youtu.be/QcKUZSLLx6U?si=j6Ae7IHgIj5P_5yF
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Tuesday, May 21
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2266 Kisamore - 5/20
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Tuesday, May 21
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2245 Andrusz - 5/20
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Tuesday, May 21
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2560 Gienger - 5/20
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Tuesday, May 21
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2006 Wolf - 5/20
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Thursday, June 6
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I had to cut the vine tip off of my 2245 Andrusz due to several perpendicular cracks across the main vine. At first I thought it might be due to beetle damage or another insect but after closer inspection I don’t think so. Anyone familiar with this pattern? All secondaries look fine and I’m training one of them as the new main. Hoping this isn’t something more systemic.
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Thursday, June 6
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Another view
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Friday, June 7
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New YouTube video. June 5th patch tour.
https://youtu.be/nSAaIlhcNHk?si=LMe-2UrJjllZQ1_f
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Friday, June 7
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2 weeks of growth on the 2560 Gienger and the 2006 Wolf.
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Friday, June 7
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Second plant to get a perpendicular crack. Frustrating because I don’t know the cause. Happened during the heat wave where I was watering heavily. I also had recently done some foliar feeding with calcium nitrate and a few other things. Despite the setback, still charging forward!
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Thursday, June 13
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The 2006 Wolf at DAP 7. Had to cut the main at the split so the pumpkin has fewer secondaries than desired. I will now run a big pitchfork pattern. Should be fine.
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Saturday, June 15
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2560 Gienger on the left. I have two pollinated but I really want the one opening in 2-3 days. 2006 on the right. DAP 10
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Saturday, June 15
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2265 Kisamore on the left. Pollination should happen in 2 days. 2245 on the right. Pollination tomorrow. 2245 plant isn’t doing great. Not sure why. Pushing on!
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Saturday, June 15
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June 14th patch tour.
https://youtu.be/5LTUnFvQpgo?si=gUEKK-m-xN5LvoTW
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Saturday, June 15
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This is a first. My 1469 Young plant in the bonus patch was eaten by a gopher above ground. Got him but the damage was done.
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Tuesday, June 18
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2006 Wolf DAP14. “Volleyball Size”
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Tuesday, June 18
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2006 Wolf landing zone. This took some work as I wasn’t planning to keep this one and I had to dead head the main about 3 feet past the pumpkin.
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Wednesday, June 26
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Ep. 11 June 21st
https://youtu.be/pXy2uoNmJOA?si=b8vNgEVz9zT-Fi47
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Wednesday, June 26
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2006 Wolf DAP22. Good color and shape.
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Saturday, June 29
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True love
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Saturday, June 29
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2006 Wolf Day 25 - est. 97lbs. Disappointed by the numbers, happy about the color/shape
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Tuesday, July 2
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Ep. 12 - July 1st patch tour.
https://youtu.be/Nh0OkspojBg?si=KEdwWhyLvo8o5akv
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Tuesday, July 2
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Top left: 2560 Gienger
Top right: 2006 Wolf
Bottom left: 2245 Andrusz
Bottom right: 2266 Kisamore
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Tuesday, July 2
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Patch 1 - 7/1
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Tuesday, July 2
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Patch 2 - 7/1
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Tuesday, July 2
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July 2nd
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Wednesday, July 10
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Ep. 13 - July 8th patch tour.
https://youtu.be/2IBLuF9zyDk?si=-X5Ud46hptaQEwty
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