This year's line-up was cast when my brother decided he wanted to grow AG's as well so he acquired some seeds upon joining his local club (PGVG) near Oregon City where he lives. I was late to rejoin my club (PNWGPG)and missed the seed giveaway and auction- but Erin H. (a club officer)arranged for another member to send me some seeds. Thanks to both of them!
So I planted on May 23 4 plants(689 Renninger;1136 Sherwood;866 Biss and 845 Larue)and then I added a 797 Dixon. Well see how we do with the changes I made to the patch this year. Last fall I added 1 yard of super potent bio-mixed soil to my small urban plot. This plot only measures 18 X 18 feet; so there are some challenges and big decisions to make as the plants grow and space is taken up.
There are a few things one should know about Atlantic Giants:
1)They're a finicky and fragile plant.
2)They can grow at incredible rates if the conditions are right.
3)Size is the only thing which matters in the long run.
4)My joy is growing the vine-then growing the fruit.
5)We feed the plants odd things like fish,kelp and water with compost tea which we brew ourselves. Ah-h-h the art of brewing a good tea is a learned skill set.
The image above is the 866 Biss which I think it's going to be "The one". We'll see...
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