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Continue reading →: The Giant Pumpkin Update – Sprouted!
I was really starting to think that my pumpkin seeds were not viable anymore. I sowed them on April 26th, and they just sprouted yesterday (May 9)… Two weeks, when I was expecting it to only take one. But they finally showed up! Hopefully my timing is just right, and…
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Continue reading →: Birdhouse Gourd Update – Planted Out!
I finally got around to planting the 2 birdhouse Gourds out into the greenhouse. Hopefully they will like it out there, and the minimal frost protection is adequate for them. I was running out of options, and they needed to go somewhere with less height constraints. I thought about just…
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Continue reading →: Greenhouse Garden Update – May 4/2014
There still is not a whole lot going on out at the Greenhouse. It is Alberta, so of course Mother Nature thinks that Spring involves 22 C temperatures one day and then a 10-20cm Snowfall warning for the next day. However, despite the snow, the tomatoes that I planted out…
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Continue reading →: The Giant Pumpkin Experiment
On a whim, my mom bought a Monster Pumpkin kit. However, she doesn’t have the greenest of thumbs and It is from last year or the year before, but we are going to try and grow a pumpkin anyway. Given the success (so far) of my Birdhouse Gourd experiment, I…
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Continue reading →: Birdhouse Gourd Update – Potted Up!
I finally got around to potting up the Birdhouse Gourds on April 25. I took a little while to make a decision on what to pot them up into. I thought about using some deep large pots (that roses or fruit bushes come in – My wonderful boyfriend saves me…
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