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Frank
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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Great to see the first cucumber. Just wondering whether you do anything about the pH issue?
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glendann
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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This is so very interesting to me.I think I will try it next year.Thanks for the great instructions.Keep us updated please.
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rgasperson
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| Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't do anything scientific about the ph. I put a couple of scoops of soil into the shoebox hoping that it would help the plants. Then I stopped using the miricle grow liquid feed. I am filling up the shoebox with plain tap water about every other day now.
I think next year I am going to use a 30 Gallon trashcan to hold the water and liquid feed. This way I won't have to water it as much. We will see. Ultimately I don't want to water the plant at all for the entire season. It would be the ultimate lazy man's garden.
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rgasperson
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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August 4th, 2007 - I have harvested 4 Cucumbers so far and there are about a half dozen more growing on the vines. I did have one that had one side under grown. That half tasted horrible. I may have picked it too soon.
August 13th, 2007 - The vine is almost a long as the patio. I wonder how big this thing would have gotten if I had taken care of it properly.
Here is a example pf the newest cucumbers. Aren’t they pretty?
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Droopy
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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What a terrific idea! I must try this on pumpkins next year.
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rgasperson
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:47 am Post subject: My Last Update |
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September 2nd, 2007 - This plant has created a few really nice cucumbers and a few that didn’t taste all that good. So I went ahead and pulled it early. It took a little while to get the plant out of the grass that had grown up around it. I took it to the front yard and laid it out on the driveway just to see how long it really grew.
This is what the roots looked like inside the container. I think if I want to try this again next year, I am going to have to use a bigger container to hold the hydro solution.
See You Next Year.
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