Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 23 Entries. Tuesday, March 31 View Page It has begun.... Tuesday, March 31 View Page I seem to remember doing this in March about 10 years ago..... Tuesday, March 31 View Page One third done..... Wednesday, April 8 View Page Taking Soil Sample..Snowed 3" the next day. Sunday, April 12 View Page Hoop structure is up.. Sunday, April 12 View Page Still pretty wet.. Went to put 6MIL plastic on and the 100' roll I got that says clear is closer to milk white. That'll set me back 3 days. Sunday, April 12 View Page New power riser run to the patch. 2 - 20Amp circuits run to the shed at the upper right in conduit. The conduit will get buried when it dries out a little. Monday, April 13 View Page Plastic on, 20ft x 12ft. Pulled the ends up for the night, permanent ends in a couple days. Friday, April 24 View Page Here's the lineup for my comeback tour. Primary seeds on the left and backups on the right. I plan on making every effort to ensure the backups find a good home. Friday, April 24 View Page Starting to soak the seeds. Soaking my liver in Dale's Pale Ale in a Baxter Brewing Company glass, a gift from my bride of 27 yrs. Friday, April 24 View Page Getting ready to place this years lineup in the germ box. This old girl was built probably 12 years ago and can still hold whatever temperature you ask her to like a rock. Friday, April 24 View Page Racked, stacked and ready for a 5 hr bath. Saturday, April 25 View Page Heating cables are in...I believe this to be the worst, most carcass-wracking job there is in this game.. Sunday, April 26 View Page 1719.5 was showing root at 36 hours, the 2002 Hawkley had a root tip showing at 42 hour. Monday, April 27 View Page 1513 showing a root tip in 57 hours... Monday, April 27 View Page 2032 Mathison showing a root tip at 66 hours. All 4 seeds in pots in the germ chamber. Monday, April 27 View Page All snuggled in at 88 degrees. started a few ancient giant tomatoes that I had kickin' around also.. Wednesday, April 29 View Page Heads pokin' up, taking their first look around... Tuesday, May 5 View Page In the ground on May 5 Tuesday, June 2 View Page Looking for some help identifying what this could be caused by. I'm thinking some kind of fatal disease. Bloating of tissue, yellowing of leaf tissue between veins and signs of brown dead spots on leaf. This came on in the last 2 days. Patch was gassed with mustard and fallow last year. Both plants have it, their 4 feet apart. Most feeding has been drench.... Tuesday, June 2 View Page More shots of the leaf issue. Tuesday, June 2 View Page and more... Tuesday, June 2 View Page You can see the brown spots on new leaf...