Nobody's Mad

Expected rooting: Unknown

8 cuttings

08/21/09: Planted 1 per cell in 8 cells, using rooting compound.

–MJH

Ed Hume, Magic Carpet

Expected germination: 10 to 20 days

Approximately 12 seeds

07/29: Planted 2 per cell in 12 cells.

–MJH

One plant.

07/21: Bought.
07/24: 4″ tall with foliage diameter 7-1/2″.
07/25: Planted in moderate shade in SE corner of garden.
08/01: 3-1/2″ tall with foliage diameter 8″.
08/07: 3″ tall with foliage diameter 8″.
08/15: 3″ tall with foliage diameter 8″.
08/23: 3-1/2″ tall with foliage diameter 8″.
08/30: 4-1/2″ tall with foliage diameter 8″. Two new shoots.

Expected rooting: 2 weeks.

Approximately 12 cuttings

07/08: Placed cuttings in jars of water.

07/16: Noted first roots.

07/20: Planted 1 cutting in pot.

07/22: Planted 2 cuttings in pot.

07/24: Planted all remaining cuttings in pots (about 6 cuttings).

–MJH

Expected rooting: 8 weeks.

9 cuttings

07/13: Planted 1 per cell in 9 cells.

–MJH

Mignonette

Four plants.

06/22: Bought.
06/26: Planted in south bed.
07/23: Something took the one ripe berry.
07/18: 7″ tall, with foliage diameters 12″ to 16″.
07/21: Something took part of the second ripe berry.
07/24: 7-1/2″ to 9-1/1″ tall, with foliage diameters 13″ to 15″.
08/01: 8″ to 9″ tall, with foliage diameters 15″ to 16″.
08/03: Harvested six very tasty small berries.
08/05: Installed loose double layer of bird netting over strawberries.
08/07: Foliage diameters 15″ to 18″. Maybe a dozen fruit ready which we hope will keep until Sunday.
08/09: Harvested eight ripe berries. They’re small and few in number but the flavor is stunning.
08/15: 7″ to 9″ tall with foliage diameters 14″ to 20″.
08/19: Harvested 16 ripe berries. Six more were ripe but the snails had got to them.
08/23: 9″ to 11″ tall with foliage diameters 14″ to 19″. Several berries ready.
08/30: 10″ to 11″ tall with foliage diameters 16″ to 22″. No longer receives any direct sun. A few fruit.
10/27: Last strawberries of the season?

Victoria
This is a green rhubarb

06/22: Bought.
06/24: Planted.
07/18: 11″ tall with 22″ foliage diameter.
07/24: 16″ tall with 24″ foliage diameter.
07/28: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
08/01: 20″ tall with 36″ foliage diameter.
08/07: 25″ tall with 36″ foliage diameter.
08/15: 26″ tall with 39″ foliage diameter. Slight red coloration in stalks.
08/16: Harvested one test stalk … for a very tasty mini-crumble.
08/23: 28″ tall with 44″ foliage diameter.
08/30: 26″ tall with 39″ foliage diameter.
09/23: Harvested roughly a third of this vigorous plant, yielding four cups for MJH’s glorious sweet and tangy rhubarb crumble.

Issai (self-pollinating)

06/22: Bought.
06/24: Planted.
07/18: Three runners, longest is 42″. Many yellow leaf edges as roots aren’t able to deliver enough water yet.
07/24: Three runners, longest is 40″. Overall little changed since last week.
08/01: Three runners, longest is 37″. Half leaves are dying, presumably due to heat.
08/07: Three runners, longest is 35″. More than half of leaves are dead or dying.
08/15: Three runners, longest is dying back and now only 33″.
08/23: 17″ tall. Longest vine is 30″. Vines still dying back but some healthy new growth.
08/30: Considering only the healthy new growth: 18″ tall with longest vine 36″.

Captivator

06/24: Bought, already in fruit, and planted.
07/06: Harvested a few berries, eaten with ice cream.
07/18: 20″ tall and 35″ diameter. Straggly and lob-sided.
07/24: 22″ tall and 34″ diameter.
08/01: 20″ tall and 34″ diameter.
08/07: 22″ tall and 34″ diameter.
08/15: 21″ tall and 35″ diameter.
08/23: 20″ tall and 35″ diameter.
08/30: 21″ tall and 35″ diameter. A little new growth.

Cherry Red

06/22: Bought.
06/24: Planted.
07/18: 32″ tall and 26″ diameter. No fruit this year. Leggy but balanced.
07/24: 33″ tall and 24″ diameter.
08/01: 32″ tall and 28″ diameter.
08/07: 32″ tall and 28″ diameter.
08/15: 32″ tall and 28″ diameter.
08/23: 32″ tall and 26″ diameter.
08/30: 33″ tall and 28″ diameter.