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  Tomato (Micro-Tina x Dwarf Johnson's Cherry)
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2024 Spring
March 28, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Today I pollinated a Micro-Tina flower with pollen from Dwarf Johnson's Cherry. Tagged the bloom.)


Bunching Onion (Allium cepa 'Warrior')
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2024 Spring
February 7, 2024: Seeds sown (6 cells)
February 10, 2024: Seeds germinated
February 21, 2024: Potted up (These are still pretty small, but I went ahead and moved them up into 4" pots.)
March 23, 2024: Transplanted (I installed one of these into a raised bed. The rest are still in their 4" pots. Nice healthy plants with good roots.)

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Dill (Anethum graveolens 'Mammoth')
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2024 Spring

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Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan)
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2024 Spring
Received seeds from Desde mi Huerto. March 22, 2024: Seeds sown (Sowed 4 cells.)
March 27, 2024: Seeds germinated

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Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder')
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2024 Spring
March 7, 2024: Seeds sown (Sowed an entire packet into a petri dish with a thin layer of moistened coco coir. Placed on the shelf in the grow tent.)

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Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Zolostisty')
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2023 General Growouts
January 7, 2023: Seeds sown (I sowed 75 seeds in 3 separate petri dishes / paper towels (25 seeds per dish).)
January 10, 2023: Seeds germinated (About 25% sprouted so far. I took 50 of the seeds out and sowed them into a little bed of potting soil spaced about an inch apart. The other 25 seeds will remain in petri dish for complete germination test.)
January 13, 2023: Miscellaneous Event (Ended up seeing 84% germination from these seeds.)
January 14, 2023: Plant emerged (4 days after sowing the already sprouted seeds, one seedling emerged. I guess the rest will be coming along soon. Temps are around 75 degrees.)
February 25, 2023: Potted up (Potted 54 of them up into 4" pots. Most of them are 8 inches tall and have flower buds already.)
March 28, 2023: Transplanted (Transplanted about a dozen of these out into a raised bed in the backyard. Not yet sure what I'll do with the other 40 plants I have.)
April 12, 2023: Transplanted (Installed the rest of these into the farm in Sunset behind the Opalka plants.)


Sweet Chili Pepper (Capsicum chinense 'Sabrosito')
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2024 Spring
Obtained seeds from Desde mi Huerto. March 22, 2024: Seeds sown (Sowed 4 cells.)

New variety, California sweet bush

Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Cal Sweet Bush')
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April 26, 2023: Seeds sown (Sowed 8 seeds in 4 pack cells.)
May 1, 2023: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)

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Cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Pick a Bushel')
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February 23, 2023: Seeds sown (Sowed 4 seeds)
February 27, 2023: Seeds germinated
March 12, 2023: Potted up
April 28, 2023: Harvested (3" fruits are ready for harvest.)
June 1, 2023: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)


Winter Squash (Cucurbita moschata 'Honeybaby')
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February 23, 2023: Seeds sown (Sowed 4 seeds.)
March 1, 2023: Seeds germinated
March 12, 2023: Potted up

Grows wild all around Puerto Rico but this farm is cultivating th

Culantro (Eryngium foetidum)
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2024 Spring
Obtained as seeds from Desde mi Huerto. March 22, 2024: Seeds sown (Sowed 4 cells.)

At maturity in zone 4b.

Hyacinth Bean (Lablab purpureus 'Ruby Moon')
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2024 Spring
January 30, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Nicked 4 seeds and put in a jar of water to soak overnight.)
January 31, 2024: Seeds sown
February 3, 2024: Seeds germinated
February 6, 2024: Miscellaneous Event (Looking good and strong, 2 inches tall.)
February 11, 2024: Potted up (Put into 4" pots.)
February 26, 2024: Transplanted (Installed two of these into the landscaping. Will be watching weather for frost...)

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Snap Pea (Lathyrus oleraceus 'Sugar Ann')
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February 23, 2023: Seeds sown (Sowed 8 seeds)
March 1, 2023: Seeds germinated
March 12, 2023: Transplanted (Installed in the ground today.)
April 15, 2023: Harvested (Ate a pod today. It was sweet and delicious.)
July 18, 2023: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)


Tobacco (Nicotiana rustica 'Limonka')
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2024 Spring
February 17, 2024: Seeds sown (Sifted very fine peat moss into a petri dish, soaked it nicely, sprinkled seed onto wet surface. Placed in the growtent under the light.)
February 19, 2024: Seeds germinated (Very high rates of germination. I pulled out 12 of them and potted them up into 4 pack cells.)
March 23, 2024: Transplanted (Planted these all over the place, mostly around my tomatoes.)

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Tobacco (Nicotiana rustica 'Punche')
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2023 Fall Grow
August 2, 2023: Seeds sown (Sowed seeds in a petri dish of fine vermiculite. Placed under growlights in the tent.)
August 5, 2023: Seeds germinated (Most are sprouted. No seed leaves yet; just small roots emerging.)
August 26, 2023: Potted up (Moved these dudes into 4" pots. They are growing really well! Nice healthy big vigorous plants. Didn't lose a single one in the seedling stage. Easily the easiest tobacco I've grown yet.)

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Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum 'Red Rose')
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2023 General Growouts
February 1, 2023: Seeds sown
February 6, 2023: Seeds germinated (I moved them directly from the petri dish into single cells as they sprouted.)
March 31, 2023: Transplanted (Installed these next to the shed today. 9 plants total.)
July 10, 2023: Fruit Ripened (Nice harvest of dried seed pods.)

Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company.

Burley Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum 'TN86')
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2023 General Growouts
March 15, 2023: Seeds sown (Sprinkled onto a bed of potting soil in a petri dish and placed under growlights.)
March 20, 2023: Seeds germinated (Lots of germination. Pinched them out and moved each seedling into its own cell in a 4x4 tray.)
April 9, 2023: Potted up (Potted up 18 plants into 4" pots.)
April 22, 2023: Transplanted (Installed in the bed north of the garage.)
July 18, 2023: Bloomed (About half the plants have flowers. They are bagged.)

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Basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Everleaf Emerald Towers')
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2024 Spring
February 10, 2024: Seeds sown (Sowed 12 seeds into cells.)
February 14, 2024: Seeds germinated (Several sprouts today.)
March 12, 2024: Transplanted (Installed these in various places around the back yard.)

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Basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Everleaf Thai Towers')
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2023 General Growouts
January 25, 2023: Seeds sown (Sowed a half flat of about 60 seeds.)
February 1, 2023: Seeds germinated (First seedling emerged today.)
February 26, 2023: Potted up (Potted most of these up into 4" pots. They are doing really well.)
April 8, 2023: Transplanted (Planted a bunch in my 40' raised bed between the tomatoes.)

Hard to tell when fruit is ripe. This one is not quite there.

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Adelaide Festival')
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2023 General Growouts
2023 Fall Grow
February 2, 2023: Seeds sown (Sowed 128 seeds.)
February 8, 2023: Seeds germinated
March 4, 2023: Potted up (Potted up 108 plants into 4" cells.)
April 12, 2023: Transplanted (Jon and I installed these at the farm in Sunset today.)
July 18, 2023: Seeds sown

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