Nobody's Mad

Green Sprouting Calabrese
Expected germination: 14 days
Expected harvest: 80 days

18 seeds

06/02: Planted 2 per cell in 9 cells.
06/06: 14 of 18 (78%) have shoots 1/2″ to 1″ tall.
06/10: 18 of 18 (100%) have shoots 1/2″ to 1-1/2″ tall.
06/14: 18 of 18 (100%) have shoots 1-1/4″ to 2-1/4″ tall.
06/19: 18 of 18 (100%) have shoots 3″ to 6″ tall.
06/21: Planted out.
07/01: Heat stressed – added shade.
07/05: Removed shade.
07/18: 14″ to 19″ tall.
07/19: Found and hosed off some aphid colonies.
07/22: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
07/24: 14″ to 22″ tall, with foliage diameter 10″ to 20″.
07/28: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
08/01: 19″ to 25″ tall, with foliage diameter 17″ to 24″.
08/07: 22″ to 35″ tall, with foliage diameter 14″ to 22″. First few heads are 1/2″ to 1″ diameter.
08/15: 26″ to 40″ tall, with foliage diameter 18″ to 24″. First few heads are 1″ to 3″ diameter.
08/22: Started harvest.
08/23: 29″ to 41″ tall, with foliage diameter 20″ to 24″. Several heads are 1-1/2″ to 5″ diameter.
08/30: 31″ to 41″ tall, with foliage diameter approx 24″. Four heads are 2-1/2″ to 5″ diameter.