Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 91 Entries. Tuesday, January 26 View Page I forgot I had this pic of Henry Pleasants 267 lb watermelon. Man that thing is huge. Tuesday, January 26 View Page ok lets try this again Saturday, February 6 View Page Nice winter weather here in the south huh Saturday, February 6 View Page lots of snow this winter Sunday, April 4 View Page Patch is tilled and ready Saturday, April 24 View Page Well its Go Time now. I started seeds today. My lineup for this season is. 1207 Young, 1288 Wallace, 904 Stelts, 1350 Starr, 676.9* Lovelace, 556* Lovelace, 200* Lovelace backups are 1178 Lovelace, 1175 Lovelace, 915 Lovelace, 1100 Hester Sunday, May 2 View Page Pumpkin patch is almost ready. will put some plants in patch tomorrow. Monday, May 3 View Page 1207, 1350, 2-556* and a 676* went into the patch today. Sunday, May 9 View Page started my long gourds today 134.25 Johnson/Butler 129.38 Dwelly 125 Urena 111.88 Lovelace 109 Eaton 106.13 Jutras hope they germinate Wednesday, May 12 View Page Well after some germ failures and having to cull some my final lineup is 1288 Wallace 1350 Starr 1333 Young 1421 Stelts 556* Lovelace 2 - 676.9* Lovelace Sunday, May 23 View Page a couple pics of my melon hut Sunday, May 23 View Page another shot Wednesday, June 2 View Page Here is my new long gourd trellis. Ya think this would be considered extreme? Thursday, June 10 View Page 1350 Starr best plant in the patch Thursday, June 10 View Page 556* Lovelace Thursday, June 10 View Page 676.9* Lovelace Thursday, June 10 View Page I also have the 1333 Young and 1288 wallace in the patch. They are a little behind because they were backups. Thursday, June 10 View Page I have 9 long gourds in right now but will cull down to 5. 1 - 134 Johnson/ Butler 1 - 125 Urena 1 - 129.38 Dwelly 2 - 111.88 Lovelace 2 - 109 Eaton 2 - 106 Jutras Thursday, June 10 View Page 2 melons in the greenhouse 1 - 267 Pleasant and 1 - 243 Kent Thursday, June 10 View Page 1st planting of maters was 1 - 7.18 Harp 2 - 5.58 Timm 1 - 5.416 Harp 1 - 2.77 Lovelace 1 - 2.74 Lovelace Thursday, June 10 View Page Field pumpkins planted 101 Meier 88.5 Leland 62 Lovelace 95 Kampf 145 McInnis 54 Van Hook 75 Sherwood Tuesday, June 15 View Page pollinated my 1st melon this morning 267 Pleasant x 243 Kent Tuesday, June 15 View Page planted the last of my maters today 3.5 King, 3.2 Parenty, 2.6 King and 2.74 Lovelace Thursday, June 17 View Page pollinated another melon this morning 243 Kent x 267 Pleasant Sunday, June 20 View Page pollinated another melon today 267 x 243 Monday, June 21 View Page earliest pollination ever for me this morning 1350 Starr x 1288 Wallace Thursday, June 24 View Page pollinated another female on the 1350 Starr with the 1288 Wallace today Friday, June 25 View Page pollinated 556* Lovelace x 676.9* Lovelace Saturday, June 26 View Page pollinated 676.9* Lovelace x 556* Lovelace Monday, June 28 View Page megabloom on the 5.416 Harp plant Tuesday, June 29 View Page pollinated another 556* Lovelace x 676.9* Lovelace and 1288 Wallace x 1350 Starr Thursday, July 1 View Page pollinated another 676* x 556* and the 1333 Young x 1350 Starr today Thursday, July 1 View Page 1350 Starr 36" circ. day 10 Monday, July 5 View Page 556* Lovelace day 10 27.5" Tuesday, July 6 View Page 676.9* Lovelace day 10 25" circ. Tuesday, July 6 View Page 1350 Starr day 15 61" circ. Friday, July 9 View Page 1288 Wallace 28.5" day 10 Saturday, July 10 View Page 556* Lovelace day 15 53" circ. Sunday, July 11 View Page 676.9* Lovelace day 15 51" circ. Sunday, July 11 View Page 1350 day 20 85" circ Wednesday, July 14 View Page 1288 Wallace day 15 53" circ. Thursday, July 15 View Page 556* Lovelace day 15 73.5" circ. Friday, July 16 View Page 676.9* Lovelace day 15 75" circ. Friday, July 16 View Page 1350 day 25 it has slowed a bit this week hope growth picks back up Monday, July 19 View Page 1288 Wallace day 20 78.5 circ. Tuesday, July 20 View Page 556* Lovelace day 25 89" circ Wednesday, July 21 View Page 676* Lovelace day 25 95" circ. Wednesday, July 21 View Page 1350 Starr 269" OTT 416 lbs est. Day 30 Monday, July 26 View Page 676.9* Lovelace day 30 256" OTT 360.6 lbs est. Tuesday, July 27 View Page Here is a shot of a few long gourds on one of my plants. They range in age from 6-8 days old. Thursday, July 29 View Page I found this on the 5.416 Harp plant today Sunday, August 1 View Page 676.9 Lovelace 281" OTT Sunday, August 1 View Page 1350 Starr 307" OTT Sunday, August 1 View Page 1288 Wallace 268.5" OTT Sunday, August 1 View Page gourds on the 106 Jutras plant Sunday, August 1 View Page gourds on the 109 Eaton plant Friday, August 6 View Page Gourds on the 109 Eaton Friday, August 6 View Page Gourds on the 106 Jutras Monday, August 9 View Page 1st mater of the season 1 lb 9.6 oz grown on the 5.58 Timm Monday, August 9 View Page 2nd mater of the season 2 lb 7.7 oz grown on the 3.5 King Monday, August 9 View Page 3rd mater of the season 3 lb 10 oz grown on the 5.416 Harp my new personal best Monday, August 9 View Page 4th mater of the season 2 lb 4.4 oz grown on the 2.74 Lovelace Sunday, August 15 View Page Gourds on the 109 Eaton growth has really slowed down Sunday, August 15 View Page gourds on the 111 Lovelace Sunday, August 15 View Page gourds on the 106 Jutras Sunday, August 15 View Page gourds on the 134 Johnson/Butler Sunday, August 15 View Page gourds on the 129 Dwelly Friday, August 20 View Page my 2 lb 14.6 oz mater grown on the 2.74 Lovelace Friday, August 20 View Page opps that should should say it was grown on the 2.77 Lovelace Sunday, August 22 View Page 676.9* Lovelace 307 OTT growth has really slowed down on everything in the patch Sunday, August 22 View Page 1350 Starr 332.5 OTT Sunday, August 22 View Page 1288 Wallace 314 OTT Sunday, August 22 View Page 2 lb 2 oz mater grown on the 2.74 Lovelace Friday, August 27 View Page Gourds on the 109 Eaton growth has stopped. They are about 109" and 104". Friday, August 27 View Page Gourds on the 111 Lovelace. The longer ones are still growing slowly at 107" and 108". Friday, August 27 View Page Gourds on the 106 Jutras. Both are just a bit over 99" and have stopped growing. Friday, August 27 View Page gourds on the 134 Johnson/Butler. Still growing well at 86" and 73". Sunday, September 19 View Page Here are my best long gourds and field pumpkins of the season. Sunday, September 26 View Page here is the 717* Lovelace 12.8% heavy Sunday, September 26 View Page the 840.4 Lovelace 16.7 % heavy 1288 Wallace x 1350 Starr Sunday, September 26 View Page the 908.8 Lovelace 13.9% heavy 1350 Starr x 1288 Wallace Sunday, September 26 View Page my long gourds left to right 110.375 Lovelace ....111.88 Lovelace x 106 Jutras 109.75 Lovelace.....109 Eaton x 111.88 Lovelace 104 Lovelace.......109 Eaton x 111.88 Lovelace Sunday, September 26 View Page Chris Kent arrives with his big melon. Everybody was in awe of this massive melon. Sunday, September 26 View Page Chris's melon waiting to be weighed. Sunday, September 26 View Page Chris helps bring the big melon to the scale. You could feel the excitment in the air. Sunday, September 26 View Page just before lifting her to be weighed Sunday, September 26 View Page checking the bottom.....good and sound no flaws Sunday, September 26 View Page A very happy Chris Kent with his New World Record Watermelon 291 lbs. Sunday, September 26 View Page Chris and wife Janet pose for pics with their World Record 291 Lb watermelon Sunday, September 26 View Page A shot of the 291 Kent sitting on the scales. Sunday, September 26 View Page Here are my 2 best field pumpkins this season. The 84.9 Lovelace ( 62 Lovelace x open )on the left and the 70 Lovelace ( 101 Meier x 62 Lovelace ) on the right.