Nobody's Mad

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

6 seeds

06/26: Planted 1 per cell in 6 cells.
07/06: 2 of 6 (33%) have shoots 1/2″ and 3/4″ tall.
07/18: 2 of 6 (33%) have shoots 1-1/2″ and 4″ tall. Remainder believed lost to dampening off.
07/22: Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad, an organic pesticide.
07/23: Planted out.
07/24: 2″ and 4″ tall.
07/29: White fly on under surface of leaves. Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad.
08/01: 4″ and 6″ tall, with foliage diameters 4″ and 10″.
08/02: White fly on under surface of leaves. Sprayed with 0.001% spinosad.
08/07: 6″ and 8″ tall, with foliage diameters 5″ and 16″.
08/15: 10″ and 11″ tall, with foliage diameters 9″ and 21″.
08/23: 13″ and 16″ tall, with foliage diameters 11″ and 24″.
08/30: 13″ and 18″ tall, with foliage diameters 14″ and 24″.
10/19: Harvested one head about 4″ diameter. Poorly shaped but good taste and texture both raw and cooked.
10/29: Harvested one head about 6″ diameter. Poorly shaped but good texture. Slightly bitter raw but excellent cooked.
11/24: Harvested one head about 4″ diameter.