May 28, 3:30 pm, 54 degrees and cloudy

The good news is that next week we are finally going to hit the '70s. The bad news is that we haven't done that before this time.

I went out and cut the upper half of the plastic off the hoophouse covering the 1725. My theory is that with cloudy days AND plastic, the plants just don't get enough light to grow. The weather is starting to change. By cutting the top off, I keep the wind protection but lose the heat, and gain sunshine. I don't know. But I figure insanity is to keep doing the same thing when it isn't working.

I want to watch closely the 1725 vs. the other plants, and see what it does over the next few days.