Green Sprouting Calabrese
Expected germination: 14 days
Expected harvest: 80 days
9 seeds
08/06: Planted 1 per cell in 9 cells.
08/15: 9 of 9 (100%) are 1″ to 1-3/4″ tall.
08/23: 9 of 9 (100%) are 1-3/4″ to 4″ tall.
08/28: Planted out.
08/30: Some stressed. 1-1/2″ to 5″ tall with foliage diameter 3″ to 5″.
Santa Anna
Expected germination: 6-8 days
Expected harvest: 65-70 days
36 seeds
08/06: Started soaking in a jar of water overnight.
08/07: After 19 hours soaking, planted 2 per cell in 18 cells.
08/15: 9 of 36 (25%) are 0″ to 1-1/4″ tall.
08/23: 16 of 36 (44%) are 1″ to 3″ tall. An additional 3 (8%) have sprouted without the bean and are unlikely to survive.
08/28: Planted out.
08/30: 2″ to 5″ tall.
Long pod / Cool weather broad bean
Expected germination: 7-14 days
Expected harvest: 85 days
9 seeds
08/06: Planted 1 per cell in 9 cells.
08/15: 6 of 9 (67%) are 0″ to 1/4″ tall.
08/23: 9 of 9 (100%) are 1-1/4″ to 3-1/2″ tall.
08/28: Planted out.
08/30: 3″ to 7″ tall.
Ed Hume Glorious Gleam trailing mixed colors
Expected germination: 10 days
18 seeds
07/29-30: Planted 1 per cell in 18 cells. 2A: Untreated. 2B: Soaked. 2C: Scarred.
–MJH
Ed Hume, Autumn Beauty mix
Expected germination: 10 to 15 days
12 seeds
07/29: Planted 1 per cell in 12 cells.
08/01: Noted first seedling. –MJH
08/07: 7 of 12 (58%) have shoots 3/4″ to 2-1/2″ tall.
08/15: Planted out.
08/15: 4″ to 9″ tall.
08/23: 8″ to 13″ tall, with foliage diameter approx 6″.
08/30: 12″ to 20″ tall. Heavily shaded by original sunflowers.
Florist, mixed colors
Expected germination: 14-20 days
Approximately 18 seeds
7/18: Planted 2 per cell in 9 cells.
7/29: Noted first seedlings.
–MJH
French Breakfast
Expected germination: 5-7 days
Expected harvest: 23 days
18 seeds
07/18: Planted 2 per cell in 9 cells.
07/24: Two cells excavated, perhaps by squirrel.
07/24: 8 of 18 (44%) have shoots 1/2″ to 1″ tall.
08/01: 8 of 18 (44%) have shoots 1-1/2″ to 2-1/2″ tall.
08/04: Planted out.
08/07: 1-1/2″ to 3″ tall, with foliage diameter 2″ to 5″.
08/15: Started harvest.
08/15: 2″ to 5″ tall, with foliage diameter 2″ to 7″. Many holes in leaves.
08/23: Completed harvest.
Harvest: 28-36 days
Jack O’Lantern
Expected germination: 7-10 days
Expected harvest: 110 days
5 seeds
07/18: Planted 1 per cell in 5 (of 9) cells.
07/24: Two cells excavated, perhaps by squirrel.
07/24: 1 of 5 (20%) has a shoot 1″ tall.
08/01: 3 of 5 (60%) have shoots 1-1/4″ to 2-1/2″ tall.
08/04: Planted out in raised mound.
08/07: 3″ to 4-1/2″ tall, with foliage diameter 1-1/2″ to 4″. Crowded by winter squash.
08/12: Moved to new mound further away from winter squash.
08/15: 4″ to 8″ tall, with foliage diameter 3-1/2″ to 8″.
08/23: 4″ to 8″ tall, with foliage diameter 5″ to 9″.
08/30: 7″ to 13″ tall, with foliage diameter 7″ to 13″.
09/22: Removed two sunflowers and trimmed squash to provide better light to melons and pumpkins.
Parris Island
Expected germination: 7-10 days
Expected harvest: 60-70 days
18 seeds
07/18: Planted 2 per cell in 9 cells.
07/24: One cell excavated, perhaps by squirrel.
07/24: 16 of 18 (89%) have shoots 1/4″ tall.
08/01: 11 of 18 (61%) have shoots 1/4″ tall – remainder probably lost to heat.
08/04: Planted out.
08/07: 1/2″ to 1-1/4″ tall, with foliage diameter 1/2″ to 2″.
08/15: 1/2″ to 4″ tall, with foliage diameter 1/2″ to 8″. Very uneven.
08/23: 2″ to 4-1/2″ tall, with foliage diameter 1-1/4″ to 5-1/2″. Uneven.
08/30: 3″ to 7″ tall, with foliage diameter 2″ to 7″.
Bibb / Limestone
Expected germination: 7-10 days
Expected harvest: 57 days
18 seeds
07/18: Planted 2 per cell in 9 cells.
07/24: 17 of 18 (94%) have shoots 0″ to 1/4″ tall.
08/01: 13 of 18 (72%) have shoots 1/4″ to 3/4″ tall – remainder probably lost to heat. Half of the survivors are severely heat damaged.
08/04: Planted out.
08/07: 3/4″ to 1-1/2″ tall, with foliage diameter 3/4″ to 2″.
08/15: 1″ to 2-1/4″ tall. Some crowded by winter squash.
08/23: 2-1/2″ to 5″ tall, with foliage diameter 2-1/2″ to 4-1/2″. Some crowded by winter squash.
08/30: 3″ to 6-1/2″ tall, with foliage diameter 2″ to 5″. No longer crowded.
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