Our weeding team of students, faculty, administration and staff hoed and pulled weeds on three quad plots. Skillman plot has very noticeable differences in the three divisions; industrial treatment, no treatment, organic treatment. Industrial treatment, i.e., roundup and commercial grade fertilizer, had absolutely no weeds, but did show signs of burned leaves….most likely from the roundup. The corn in “no treatment sections a light green color as compared to the dark great of the other two portions and was smaller in size. The organic treatment was not quite as tall as the industrial treatment corn, but did look healthy. Some of the height issue may have been because we were not able to do a good job weeding on July 9th because it was too wet.

Farinon plot has various size stalks due to the crow attack and replanting. Quad drive plot is the best of three quad plot. All stalks are about the same height and there are no noticeable holes (i.e., missing stalks).

07/15/08

Went over to LP and began by pouring the last of the cement. Woohoo. I'm selling my cement mixer so I'm not tempted to pour again. On the year poured 55 bags of fence-post mix if you're keeping score at home. Just in time, I don't think my hands could stand another batch of pouring. Covered the new cement to keep it moist and began cleaning up around LP. Have a few more chores like painting and adding the fluon strip, but nothing more than a short day. Really want to get to Eugne by Saturday night and go to the coast with Dottie on Sunday. She can't go on Monday, so I have only one opportunity. So I have four days to finish up at LP, pack the lab, deconstruct the lizard garden, and release the last of the lizards at WP and take down flags at behavior site. Could be close.