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After getting the #nutrient regime locked in for aggressive growth I spent the last several days #Pruning #LateralMeristem growth, pinching off #flowers at the less ideal sites, and cutting under #growth sucker vines to push new growth to the ideal fruiting sites and #ApicalMeristem for axillary growth. Scratchy work, but rewarding. #CanopyManagement is awesome because it implies everything else is locked in, increases airflow(which in turn increases #transpiration and #nutrientTransport as well as reducing disease and pest conditions) and canopy control makes a big difference on #growing "wood" vs "fruit". Now it's just a few minutes of inspection and daily maintenance. I'm looking forward to the next phase in specific lifecycle #fertilizing, when I can hit the vines with PK and #FIM the main vines to push the growth to the #melons and #Pumpkins. ( Plus #Calmag, because apparently #zuccaviolino requires more #alkalinesoil, so I need to supplement until that is systemically addressed in the off season) #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDTaCAhiB0Z/?igshid=kd9tvzzeskvi

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This #garden finally recovered from the storms! (* Looks at the sky* that's your queue 🌩️😂) #cucumbers, #pumpkins, #watermelon, #onions. #CanopyManagement #RootZone stratification, and symbiotic planting are the keys to #highdensity #Gardens. #GnomishGardener (at Comune di Lusiana Conco) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEJ22OXClDR/?igshid=1n7e63zofrlb3

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( my infirmary) I've deeply buried the #potato vines in fabric containers after #harvesting my #potatoes from the ground to try and get a second harvest. I'm seeing good new growth! 👨🏼‍🔬🧪💉🥔 #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEBQHskijuB/?igshid=1w79vssbxom6t

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...and #potatoes. They are the reward too. #GnomishGardener (at Comune di Lusiana Conco) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEBOTEWCdgx/?igshid=q81s84ncv1gd

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Good morning #Pumpkin! #Zuccazilla #TheGreatPumpkin #Pumpkins #PumpkinPatch #GnomishGardener (at Altipiano Sette Comuni) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDfwhsfi2rF/?igshid=1oy85iyynw2lt

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#Vegan #HuntingPhotos be like... 🤣🗡️🥦☠️ #broccoli #cruciferous #sulforaphane #Gardening #VegetableGarden #Vegetable #Orto #Vedura #GnomishGardener #ChoppinBroccoli (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMVjlaCeTK/?igshid=f3l94kqfy5dx

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Starting to express a bit of immobile nutrient deficiency with slight yellow on the edges of younger leaves. Makes sense, cow manure is not a complete fertilizer when it's not composted thoroughly with other bio-matter. These are brand new beds, so it is essentially growing in an inert media. There are lots of earthworms/biomatter, it's been innoculated with beneficial mycorrhiza and microbes, as well as logs to rot in the base. I think they will only get better with time... But for now they need a pick-me-up! 🧪🌱💥🎃 #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC-wzjdCaqZ/?igshid=19ntr6ixncyvy

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This is my garden. There are many like it, but this one is mine... 4 #ViolinPumpkins, 2 #Cantelope, 30 #peas, 9 #onions, 6 #lettuce 1.5m x 2m x 0.5m I'll harvest in reverse order from how I listed it, and at the end of the season (😭) it will just be the pumpkins, hopefully covering the entire arbor. ( The other side is #cruciferous #greens) I'm so happy with my garden this year that part of me is waiting for a catastrophic incident... That just might be 2020 talking to me. But I'm grateful for the happiness it is bringing me, so it's probably best just to stay in those moments. 4 #ZuccaViolino, 2 #Melone, 30 #Piselli, 9 #Cipolle, 6 #Insalata #Pumpkins #Gardening #Orto #VegetableGarden #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC-rwheCeef/?igshid=47cx02jlog0j

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The real #harvest is experience. The distillation of experience into understanding and practice is the reward. Unfortunately it is a selfish pursuit, and most of what I learn goes with me when it's my time... If there exists a next year, my #garden will be amazing! 🤞 #GnomishGardener #Gardening #BigMoneyNoWhammies (at Comune di Lusiana Conco) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEBMzpKiJ6K/?igshid=1qw49ygrutekd

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I hate this video! Not for what it is, but for what it could be. I need to build a rig for this shot, but we are eating it for lunch. #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDvg5ILC0Lr/?igshid=16tcqxh8ooioc

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Insight into my inner monologue this morning : "Blow up the moon! Black out the Sun! Turn the beaches to glass! The gods are angry an require sacrifice! Burn it all down!" Me and mother nature had a moment together, we are cool now. There is nothing to learn while cursing the sky. If you're kicked by your donkey, don't blame the existence of donkeys or lament at the world for it fucking with you personally... just don't stand behind your fucking donkey. (Paraphrasing) 😂😎✌️❤️🌍 #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDYTYgfCay4/?igshid=12znt0azocvc6

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Up with the sun to do what work I am able. #HelloWorld. Any ideas for a winter hobby? Tilapia Farm? Concrete Sculptures? Unmanned Rover to patrol the trails? I'm sure I'll find something... I hope I find something! I am going to go nuts without my #garden to keep me accountable daily. #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDNwczWClPL/?igshid=1kn8d2emdlsko

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🎃🍻🐝🤣 #TheGreatPumpkin cometh! #SoilDrench #Zuccazilla #Pumpkins #Chugalug #FeedMe #Zucca #BatGuano #WormCastings #jackolantern #SeabirdGuano #Molasses #RockPhosphate #Kelp #pollinators #Bees #Garden #VegetableGarden #Orto #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJN6tbC6JQ/?igshid=jax6m0ypaupm

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#GnomishGardener ( #BrokenItalian): "I need the toothbrush for painting to fuck the corn" TURA: 😂 "Toh" ( Here you go, in dialect) 🌽❤️🌽 #MaisDolce #SweetCorn #Corn #CornPorn #Cornification #Corngy (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJLCLACJ1n/?igshid=podkczlqxoyb

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They seem to be happy! #SweetCorn 🌽 #GnomishGardener (at Lusiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CC2-k56iRIf/?igshid=1pc6pvgb5bhfz