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[pipeline]

Thanks for following along, Shiva! Glad you're enjoying the updates from the farm. Plants are all on the same page this year and it is much more developed than last year, so yield should do pretty well hopefully.

Trying to do better with watering to reduce damping off and to promote deeper more full root systems. Watering deep still, until some of the plants are falling over, but will be watering less often to allow for more drying.

Likely rain tomorrow but will be less than a tenth of an inch. Several rain chances later in the week and cooler weather in between less than 80 F highs for a couple days. Will do well to wait until then for water since we had a couple days with light rain this week and nearly a half inch Sunday which was plenty. They have shade, and I will check to make sure they are doing alright. Rooted in now, so not as much of an issue, but there are a lot of plants so does use up some moisture with more evapo-transpiration with all the foliage.

Picture from 2023--June 22--Canopy is a little more full this year!

 

[pipeline]

May end up watering tomorrow. Got less water last weekend and not much during the week with heat. May not have much rain until thursday. Will dig down and test a few areas, some parts of the mound stay wet and others dry out easier. Its pretty even for the most part because its fairly level. Stay tuned for the update!

 

[El Timbo]

Kudos for taking a strain to F15 - they look very uniform - and healthy!

 

[pipeline]

Thanks! Is been a long time, but so glad I have these phenotypes in seed form. Will be interesting to see how it compares with other strains as time goes on. I think it may be somewhat unique!

Getting some rain this morning! God's grace! Won't have do any watering this weekend, summer break! Mid week storms are likely too, so should be about perfect on moisture. Need to work on the vegetable patch anyway. Have some chores to do.

 

[pipeline]

Had a developing thunderstorm roll through yesterday and bring about 0.85 inch rain! Saves a lot of work having to water them. Thank you God!

Well they were watered deep from the rain and a wind came though so there was a swath down the middle of the garden with fallen plants. Tried to stand them up yesterday, but they were still a little wet with weight and the soil was soft. Will get them stood up better today.

Didn't use stakes, just use clumps of soil to pile around the plants and press down around the base of the plant to help them stand up. Also use some of the other plants to help them stay standing. Once the sun comes out, they will be able to straighten themselves out a bit. Will see how they are doing later on after it dries out.

Couple views--They did some growing! Leaves have expanded now pretty much fully on many plants. Some leaflets are nearly 3 inches wide!

 

[pipeline]

Was windy today and needed to dry out, so waited until evening and got them all stood up as good as possible. Pulled the kinked stem plant, a mutant, and a few smaller runty plants that were shaded out by larger plants.

Looking for signs of preflowers. Seeing some primordia. A plant or 2 has alternate nodes forming. Need to keep thinning the patch! Will work out. Should be able to ID some next weekend and begin male pollinator selection. Will select about 5-10 best males for open pollination until early August.

Few views from the garden today. Waist high now!

 

[pipeline]

Few more views. Leaves are getting big. Going to really get going this week. A day of heat and several days with highs in the low 80's with more significant rain chances!

Glad to have smaller plants when the wind comes through. They can just be stood up, but the larger they are the harder they fall. Big plants can blow over in summertime thunderstorms, so outdoors its best to grow somewhat smaller plants unless able to build a secure framework to structure them.

 

[pipeline]

Been seeing a red tailed hawk hanging around the field by the garden. Really neat bird to watch. He soars around and screeches when I've gone to the garden recently.

Got a predator bird, a red tailed falcon hanging around the garden keeping watch for me. I have friends in high places. He always says hi when i go to the garden.

 

[pipeline]

Plants are getting it! Got another 0.75 inch rain today, so 1.6 inches rain this week! Stood the plants up that were falling over. Plenty of moisture for them! Wet to depth of root!

Great Potcast which covers important harvesting techniques I have found to be true!

 

[pipeline]

Been making sillet coffee for several years now, but these guys do it a little different. I like to try to cook it at a cooler temperature and start from cold water. Making good coffee is an artform.

 

[shiva82]

excellent work pipestar

god is great

 

[pipeline]

Thanks, yeah they are expanding nicely. Getting a little stretchy, but thats normal due to low light down low. Now that they are up in the light they may get less lanky and start putting out some branchees.

THE LORD is my shepherd, what a great God! Been getting some rains, thankful not to have to water. Get to have much needed rest!

Looks like some big carrots! I bet those are tasty!

 

[shiva82]

i picked them a little early . plenty more in the ground at different stages . i harvested some food for my dinner earlier and gave my thanks and blessings in that picture

 

[pipeline]

Thats pretty sweet, those are big red potato. Its amazing to just begin to understand what God has done in creation, His grace surrounds us.

My veggie garden is doing alright, I planted 2000 square feet this year of the 4000 sq ft area. I have 4.5 40 foot rows of tomatoes still coming up. Mostly romas. Have them starting to fruit but they are mostly at 2 ft or less. I have been neglecting them, and growing turfgrass and cannabis. Also have a row of peppers of various types, green, chilli, medium peppers, lettuce, spinach, green beans, and yellow squash. Its all going well. I hand pulled weeds and string trimmed once down the rows. Weeds are held back for now but they're about to get mean again. Need to get the weeds under control.

Got a few more pics from the garden yesterday. Will post soon.

 

[pipeline]

Growing rapidly. Good to have dry cycles and not overwatering, note taken. I thought they would do well to be pushed with more water last year. Just like excess N at the end of flower, less is better sometimes. Have to watch it on hot periods, but only have to water to depth of root and then they need time to dry out. Shouldn't have much damping off issues this year.

Leaves are wide as a corn leaf.

View from partial shade side of garden.

 

[pipeline]

Everyone's plants look spectacular. Great job guys! Going to do a feeding next weekend with cottonseed meal. Seems to work well.

Thought about spreading some FoxFarm Happy Frog soil down as mulch. I was hoping to gain some mycorrhizae innocculant and benefit from the fertilzer in the media. Don't think I will because of the visibility of perlite. Also want the cottonseed meal to get taken up, and the roots have already formed quite a bit at the surface, mulch isn't necessary at this plot since it gets afternoon shade. These plants are a field crop you have to remember, it grows like a weed.

Any thoughts about adding mulch/compost/potting soil in july/early August?

 

[pipeline]

Psalm 63 NKJV​

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Joy in the Fellowship of God​

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.​

1O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
4Thus I will bless You while I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5My soul shall be satisfied as with [a]marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

6When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches.
7Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
8My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me.

9But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10They shall [c]fall by the sword;
They shall be [d]a portion for jackals.

11But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him shall glory;
But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

 

[pipeline]

 

[pipeline]

Just made some bomb homemade gnocci with organic whole wheat flour, organic potatoes, and an organic egg. Very easy. I skipped the salt. Very good @Timj


Will make a unique pesto sauce with hemp seed oil and parmajean cheese.

Homemade Potato Gnocchi

An easy Italian Pasta Dish recipe, Homemade Potato Gnocchi, made with only 4 ingredients. Tossed in a simple tomato sauce. These soft, delicate Gnocchi will make a delicious Dinner idea. Living in Italy has made me realize that the simplest dish can be made in so many different ways, depending...

anitalianinmykitchen.com

 

[Timj]

Just made some bomb homemade gnocci with organic whole wheat flour, organic potatoes, and an organic egg. Very easy. I skipped the salt. Very good @Timj


Will make a unique pesto sauce with hemp seed oil and parmajean cheese.

Homemade Potato Gnocchi

An easy Italian Pasta Dish recipe, Homemade Potato Gnocchi, made with only 4 ingredients. Tossed in a simple tomato sauce. These soft, delicate Gnocchi will make a delicious Dinner idea. Living in Italy has made me realize that the simplest dish can be made in so many different ways, depending...

anitalianinmykitchen.com

That's a recipe I'll try myself after I harvest my potatoes. Your sauce sounds interesting too. I've made a Kale and walnut pesto a few times that might pair well with it. I grow 8 different varieties of heirloom tomatoes so I'll likely make a sauce when I make them. Thanks for sharing the recipe and tagging me @pipeline