Nobody's Mad

Early Snowball A
Expected germination: 8-10 days
Expected harvest: 55 days

9 seeds

06/02: Planted 1 per cell in 9 cells.
06/06: 8 of 9 (89%) have shoots just visible at surface.
06/10: 8 of 9 (89%) have shoots 3/4″ to 1″ tall.
06/14: 8 of 9 (89%) have shoots 1-1/4″ to 1-3/4″ tall and another 1 (11%) is struggling at 1/4″.
06/19: 8 of 9 (89%) have shoots 3″ to 4″ tall and another 1 (11%) is struggling at 1/2″.
06/21: Planted out.
07/01: Heat stressed – added shade.
07/05: Removed shade.
07/18: 10″ to 13″ tall.
07/19: Hosed off as a precaution against aphids which we had found on related plants nearby.
07/22: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
07/24: 14″ to 18″ tall, with foliage diameter 14″ to 17″. Some aphids but much fewer than before.
07/28: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad.
08/01: 17″ to 20″ tall, with foliage diameter 17″ to 19″.
08/02: Sprayed some leaves with 0.001% spinosad against aphids.
08/07: 15″ to 25″ tall, with foliage diameter 13″ to 20″.
08/15: 17″ to 27″ tall, with foliage diameter 16″ to 20″.
08/23: 21″ to 28″ tall, with foliage diameter 18″ to 22″.
08/30: 21″ to 29″ tall, with foliage diameter 14″ to 24″.
09/18: A few plants have 1/2″ to 3/4″ heads.