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							| Wednesday, April 05, 2023 |   | Little Ketchup | Grittyville, WA |  
     
						
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							| 2nd piece was easier.  So I think I did the impossible, and got this method to work.  It really went well.  Better than the gallon pots I've used in the past. 
 I surrounded the tray with the compost so the roots can continue to spread laterally which is what I want this time of year.
 
 I put blood meal and rock phosphorous under the plant and gave it a little "beehive tea."  I'm very curious to see if this setup results in a good plant.
 
 BTW the best plant in these pictures is the 1133 Yohe squashkin, but there is also a 1643 Kisamore and a couple of my 541's.  These would all be fun to grow, but it will slowly get thinned to a one-plant PB attempt, the other plants might get used for tissue tests and/or as pollen.
 
 A big problem with an ultra early start is there wont be a lot of males around.
 
 I have a pot of my 424's for my 150 sq ft entry, but after that no backup plants, so I guess I need to start even more seeds.
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