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Old May 10, 2018   #61
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I cant even imagine the crazy amount of work you must have in the spring Mark. It’s all I can manage to keep up with my little garden
Will be interested to see them later on
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Old May 16, 2018   #62
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Things are moving alone nicely. The plants are about 8 feet now, I need to get all of the bottom trusses ripened so we can lower the plants, that is my biggest concern right now. We have ate several Mat-Su Express, a couple have been off the charts delicious. Fruit set is good, ferts are 1700ppm, pH 6.2-6.4 average. I tried to get a pic where you can see how the two plants per 5 gallon set in the containers.
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Old May 16, 2018   #63
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OMG Mark...WOW!
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Old May 16, 2018   #64
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What he said!
What they both said!!!! Your plants are so amazing.

Are you still growing a lot of SunGolds?

Looking forward to next set of pictures when you start lowering them.
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Old May 17, 2018   #66
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I want to reach into that picture and pick those ripe ones!
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Old May 17, 2018   #67
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Looks good. What is your ppm conversion factor? 0.7?
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Old May 17, 2018   #68
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Looks good. What is your ppm conversion factor? 0.7?
Thanks, the cold is wearing off now. It is actually 0.74 when we do the math.
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Old May 17, 2018   #69
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Awesome. Still can’T wrap my head around the fact that you are that far along in Alaska. Always an inspiration.
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Old May 17, 2018   #70
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Amazing! Keep sharing!
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Old May 23, 2018   #71
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Plants are doing good. Ate a Bloody Butcher x Yellow Brandywine f1 today, it was good. Also had a PL Black Krim x PL Early Girl F 3 it was a bit off, strong, but it had an odd taste. Mat-Su today was delicious and complex. We are moving along getting ready to start putting tomatoes in other greenhouses now.
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Old May 23, 2018   #72
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Here is a good pic of two plants in a five gallon container where we can see both and what they are capable of producing. The last one is BB X YBW
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Old May 26, 2018   #73
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Old May 28, 2018   #74
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We have had some sun lately, now we are getting some real fruit setting. We are consistently watering twice per day now, the plants love it.
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Old May 28, 2018   #75
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Unreal the fruit set you get! Jaw dropping.
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