Time to plant out, a little late in the year really for a giant pumpkin, but I’ve had issues with germination, batches of seeds, and today when planting out we had the heaviest hail storm for years, and I got very wet!
Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 16 June 2019
June 16th, 2019Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 4 June 2019
June 4th, 2019I’ve been preparing the location at the allotments to transplant the young plants.
Allotments
Allotments
Allotments
and here are the latest photos of the plants
Giant Pumpkin plants
Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 31 May 2019
May 31st, 2019
Pumpkin plants
Pumpkin plants
After some fettle-ing, the seedling on the left has emerged, and hopefully it’s real leaves will appear.
Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 29 May 2019
May 29th, 2019
Pumpkin Day 3
Pumpkin Day 3
I’ve had to “fettle” with one of the seedlings carefully because it’s leaves were stuck in the tissue paper.
I’ve moved the seedlings into to the greenhouse this morning, because the glass porch gets too hot (45 degrees C) and burns the seedlings.
The greenhouse is also more humid, so better for the emergence of the first leaves.
Pumpkin Day 4
Pumpkin Day 4
Trying to Grow Giant Pumpkins – 28 May 2019
May 28th, 2019I normally try and grow two pumpkins to carve on Halloween. But this year I’ve challenged myself to see if I can grow a Giant Pumpkin!
The seeds were obtained from a Championship pumpkin in the UK (Douglas Smith – 217kg)
Giant Pumpkin
It has taken me four weeks to get the giant pumpkin seeds to germinate… and after trying with 7 seeds, I’ve managed to get two to germinate!
After transplanting into compost, (the germination method is a secret!) here are photos of Day 1 and Day 2.
Pumpkin Day 1
Pumpkin Day 2
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May 27th, 2019Here is a little video from the CCTV system which caught me trip on Friday evening.
I tripped and fell through the glass porch window head first. I suffered a cut thumb and forefinger, cuts to hand, chest, head and bruises.
But I’m sore and bruised but okay.
I now need to find a glazier!
Andy
All the parts have now arrived for my project! which is a …….
May 25th, 2019All the parts have now arrived for my project! which is a …….
Parts for my project
The parts and where I purchased them from are as follows:- (UK, US and China!)
- Jetson Nano
- Samsung 64GB 100MB/s (U3) MicroSD EVO Select Memory Card with Adapter (MB-ME64GA/AM)
- DC Gearbox Motor TT Motor 200RPM Tire Wheel DC 3-6V for Arduino Smart Car 1:48 Male Connector (Pack of 2 Sets)
- Motor Driver – DC Motor + Stepper FeatherWing Add-on For All Feather Boards
- 1″ Diameter Caster Ball (1 inch Diameter Solid Delrin Polyoxymethylene (POM) / Celcon Plastic Balls)
- 10,000mAh Power Bank Battery with two 5v/3A USB outputs – email me about this! (after discussions with the manufacturer Topstar, this battery is now available in the UK via Amazon UK and it fits)
- USB cable pack Type A to Micro, right angle
- PiOLED display – Adafruit PiOLED – 128×32 Monochrome OLED Add-on for Raspberry Pi
- PiOLEDheader
- 3D Printed Chassis
- 3D Printed Camera Mount
- 3D Printed Caster based
- 3D Printed Caster shroud
- Raspberry Pi Camera V2 Camera
- Camera lens attachment 160-degree FoV
- M2, Intel Wireless-AC 8265 Dual Band 2.4/5GHz WiFi card
- WiFi antenna with U.FL connectors (Antenna Wi-Fi 3.3dBi Gain 2483.5MHz/5850MHz Film) (two)
- Adafruit Skinny Wheel for TT DC Gearbox Motors [ADA3757] (two)
- 20 x Hexagonal M2 screws, 8mm self tapping.
- 4 x Hexagonal M3 bolt, 20mm long.
- 4 x Hexagonal M3 nut.
- 4 x 20cm jumper wires.
- Adhesive Pads.
- Hexagonal screwdrivers
to build a JETBOT
A Nvidia Jetson Jetbot (robot)
“Patchway Peony” Spring/Summer 2019
May 24th, 2019This Peony plant originally came from my Poppy’s and Grandma’s back garden in Patchway, Bristol. I remember it in my youth when I used to visit my Poppy and Grandma and ate their rock cakes (drop scones) in the 70s and early 80s.
They later moved to Gloucester and took the plant with them, when my Poppy passed away, my Grandma relocated to South Wales and it was planted in her back garden. When she passed on, the plant was split into three, my parents had one, my grandfather had one, and I had one.
It has taken it’s time to establish itself in our garden now, and this year is the best it’s looked in 13 years. These plants must be planted in full sun for their best. This year we have 5 flowers, and 7 more flower buds.
A reminder that once I was a Bristolian! and reminds me of my Poppy and Grandma.
"Patchway Peony"
"Patchway Peony"
Credit: to Lindsey for weeding around the Peony, cutting the hedge and making more bright sunlight available for the plant.
The greenhouse is like a chilli farm!
April 25th, 2019I’ve been catching up on planting out, tomatoes, chilli peppers (sweet and hot) in the greenhouse, this year has been so warm I’m weeks ahead (flowers already on my tomatoes!), the problem is, we can get frosts up until the second week of June, in these parts!
But the plants are growing so fast, that they really need to be moved on into their final pots. The greenhouse is like a chilli farm, so many chillis germinated this year.
So I now watching the weather for any frosty nights, the greenhouse is heated with a 2kW propane heater, and it’s also insulated with bubble wrap – but this is just there to keep the temperature above 3 degrees C – to avoid jack frost!
I’ve got a remote thermometer in the greenhouse beaming back live temperatures to the house!
Can you guess what it is yet ?
April 18th, 2019The items are arriving for my next project….
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