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Friday, April 03, 2026
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TowneFamilyVT
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Vermont
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48-Hour Emergence, Helmet Heads, and Toddler Evasion:
All four seeds broke the surface in about 48 hours! The two 2741.5 Haists are looking incredibly strong and pushed up clean, sitting slightly ahead of the 2453 Sherwoods.
One Sherwood is battling a stubborn "helmet head". In hindsight, I definitely should have filed the edges of that massive seed a bit more. I'm keeping the shell moist to soften it up before I attempt any manual surgery.
With cotyledons opening, they'll get their first feed: a diluted kelp and fulvic acid drench. Water prep remains strict: tap water neutralized with ascorbic acid to strip the chloramine, then pH'd down to 6.5 for the Pro-Mix sweet spot.
Honestly, the biggest threat to these genetics right now is my 4-year-old son who is obsessed with checking on them (warms my heart). A toddler's hands somehow touch everything in the room simultaneously, but by some miracle, he's managed to keep his mitts off the actual seedlings. So far, so good!
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