mellokitty
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if i'm too scared of it to eat it, i can always use it in a flower arrangement.....
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insomnia47
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nevermind found some seeds on burpee's seed catalog, under heirlooms
insomnia47
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HAHA, i hear ya man, that thing is nuts, i gotta see one of these things in real life! found some seeds on burpee.com deffinetly gonna try these out, i guess they need lots of nutrients and water, and slightly acidic soil.
420God
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That broccoli is awesome, just saw it for the first time the other day. Definitely be something cool to have in the garden.
420God
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Nice job on the green house!
insomnia47
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thanks, although today it rained, and it occured to me that i had forgotten to take that into account. i guess thats what i get for trying to build things too high. heh gonna have to redesign to lid this weekend to be a bit more nature-ready
420God
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Once I get this gardening thing down I definitely think I'm going to try some more exotic fruits and vegetables to grow. That broccoli is top of the list.good ole 'romanesco', natures lil fractal poster
I would personally love to see it grown though
My wife is transplanting the watermelon right now to party cups because the roots are growing out of the Jiffy starters.
There's still snow on the ground so I'm going to be pushing it with getting this garden built in time for final transplant.
mellokitty
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are you doing the watermelons outside?
does it get hot hot in the summer?
we're on the southern coast (where it doesn't get super super hot even in the middle of summer, like it does inland) and my mom finally gave up on her outdoor watermelons because she always only gets 1 or 2 fruits that are fist sized at the end of the season and just pinkish in the middle.... hubby just suggested he might be willing to build me a lean-to greenhouse the other day, if it materialises i'm thinking i may give them a go in that.
does it get hot hot in the summer?
we're on the southern coast (where it doesn't get super super hot even in the middle of summer, like it does inland) and my mom finally gave up on her outdoor watermelons because she always only gets 1 or 2 fruits that are fist sized at the end of the season and just pinkish in the middle.... hubby just suggested he might be willing to build me a lean-to greenhouse the other day, if it materialises i'm thinking i may give them a go in that.
mellokitty
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good to know! if i try them (if the lean-to actually happens) this'll be my first go at them. so you just use a brush "pretend to be a bee" with it?
mcpurple
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ya we be the bee's.
i have not tried it yet but i figure that is why i did not have so many. their is alot of growers here who get big melons. the only thing i could think of is under pollination
420God
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I saw that in your thread.
Hope they turn out alright for you.Sucks that we've been having this cold weather lately, I haven't gotten much done.
420God
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Quick update on how thing are going. We've been transplanting as they've been needing it and everything seems to be going really well so far. The snow's finally off the ground but I'm waiting for the ground to harden up a bit so my tractor doesn't tear up my yard too much. It's still going to be a while before I'm able to put them outside anyway.
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420God
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I think I'll be picking up a green house by next grow season. I have some areas in my house that get a decent amount of sunlight but I still don't think it's quite enough.
Truth B Known
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^ ya, i wanna build one for sure...