garden 

in 2008 Argonne tried a gardening experiment.

day 2:  Tomato, basil, cantelope, and zucchini seedlings (front). Cucumbers, pumpkins, and watermelons from seed (in the back).
day 2: Tomato, basil, cantelope, and zucchini seedlings (front). Cucumbers, pumpkins, and watermelons from seed (in the back).
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day 7: seeds starting to sprout.  Tomato and squash have a few blossoms
day 7: seeds starting to sprout. Tomato and squash have a few blossoms
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cucumber doing quite well. Just about time to thin these out.
cucumber doing quite well. Just about time to thin these out.
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watermelon sprouts intermixed with weeds
watermelon sprouts intermixed with weeds
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pumpkin coming in most slowly
pumpkin coming in most slowly
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day 16: Overview.  The seedlings (front) aren't making much progress.  Zucchini is especially pokey.  Front to back: pumpkin, watermelon, cucumber.
day 16: Overview. The seedlings (front) aren't making much progress. Zucchini is especially pokey. Front to back: pumpkin, watermelon, cucumber.
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day 16: cucumber galore!  Definitely time to thin this out.
day 16: cucumber galore! Definitely time to thin this out.
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day 16: watermelon's growing kind of slowly.  Maybe it'll do better once I fertilize tomorrow.
day 16: watermelon's growing kind of slowly. Maybe it'll do better once I fertilize tomorrow.
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day 16: pumpkin is visually dominant.  We just might have something we can carve up by October...
day 16: pumpkin is visually dominant. We just might have something we can carve up by October...
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day 29 overview: it's looking like a real garden! (front to back: cucumber, watermelon, pumpkin)
day 29 overview: it's looking like a real garden! (front to back: cucumber, watermelon, pumpkin)
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day 29: cucumber thriving after thinning
day 29: cucumber thriving after thinning
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day 29: watermelon. still not sure if it will do much this season.
day 29: watermelon. still not sure if it will do much this season.
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day 29: pumpkin in great shape
day 29: pumpkin in great shape
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day 38
day 38
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day 38: cucumber after staking it one day prior.
day 38: cucumber after staking it one day prior.
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day 38: watermelon.  slow, but a few blossoms.
day 38: watermelon. slow, but a few blossoms.
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day 38: pumpkin.  3 months to go before haloween
day 38: pumpkin. 3 months to go before haloween
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day 49
day 49
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