Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 6 Entries. Thursday, January 1 View Page Putting Luca to work on some renovations in the pumpkin patch. Thursday, January 1 View Page Luca and friends visiting a private fire engine museum. Thursday, January 1 View Page Luca and I on a restored 1914 fire engine. Tuesday, March 17 View Page The 1st soil analysis of the year before amending. This is my best soil numbers for a start of the year. Next we will put number through the Langley calculator. Tuesday, March 17 View Page Usually we would add/spread all the amendments suggested by the Langley over the patch and cultivate/ incorporate them at the start of the growing season. This year we're doing things a little differently. Cultivating without any additions. Feeding the developing plant as needed. Tuesday, March 17 View Page Wish me luck! I made this yesterday. It's a system based on a Newtry "Dosetron". 1) inlet of fresh water from a city tap which has been reduced to 50 psi to protect components. 2) dosetron which will proportion the liquid fertilizers. Adjusting the valves will allow the system to bypass the dosetron. 3) water filter 4) a pressure reducer set at 12 psi for the recommended pressure of the drip tape that I'm using. 5) By adjusting the valves we can take a sample of what the dosetron is spitting out to adjust pH and concentration. 6&7) On/off battery operated timers ...1 for each plant. Usually I've been watering every 4 hrs but this year we are watering twice a day for a deeper soak. 8) These are not numbered and are water meters attached to the outlet side of water timers. Lets hope the 80 plus joints are water tight !!! This powerless watering and fertilizing system should free up valuable time for life's real activities lol.