Nobody's Mad

Fordbook Giant
Expected germination: 4-10 days
Expected harvest: 55 days

18 seeds

06/02: Planted 2 per cell in 9 cells.
06/06: No visible change.
06/10: 18 of 18 (100%) have shoots 1/4″ to 1″ tall.
06/14: 18 of 18 (100%) have shoots 3/4″ to 1-3/4″ tall.
06/19: 18 of 18 (100%) have shoots 2″ to 3-1/2″ tall.
06/21: Planted out.
07/01: Heat stressed – added shade.
07/05: Started occasional outer-leaf-snipping harvest.
07/05: Removed shade.
07/12: Removed approx one third of leaves due to brown patches.
07/14: Brown patches identified as caused by spinach leaf miner.
07/18: No harvesting since 07/12 as MJH prefers larger leaves. Now 7″ to 12″ tall with diameters 9″ to 19″.
07/22: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
07/24: 11″ to 20″ tall, with diameters 9″ to 15″. Harvesting remains deferred in favor of continued growth.
07/28: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
08/01: 17″ to 23″ tall, with diameters about 16″. Occasional harvest resumed.
08/07: 15″ to 30″ tall, with diameters 12″ to 19″. Occasional harvesting.
08/15: 18″ to 24″ tall. Nearly exhausted.
08/23: 12″ to 27″ tall. Old but still harvesting.
08/30: 11″ to 17″ tall, with diameters 10″ to 18″. Old but still harvesting.