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Friday, January 4
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Welcome to the WiZ's 2013 Diary......
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Friday, January 4
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Welcome to Colorful Colorado.......
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Monday, January 7
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Monday, January 7
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Patch at JaredZ..iZ a bit froZen thiZ time of year.....
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Monday, January 7
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....It waZ 3 degreeZ thiZ AM.....
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Monday, January 7
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However in the HooperZ....cover is growing.....
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Monday, January 14
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IceStation Zebra cold..... MINUS 7 last night...That ought to kill the squash bugZ....Not to get over 10 degreeZ tonight......
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Wednesday, January 16
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Ouch.....Marley...thiZ hurtZ big time....Next year cant come fast enough....
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Wednesday, January 23
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Supposed to be 70 degreeZ today......
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Wednesday, January 23
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The sky iZ already on fire......
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Thursday, January 24
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The BiZ at work yearZ ago. Will be growing a BIG greenie this year.. Not sure which seed aZ of yet.....
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Thursday, January 24
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Ah....the old dayZ....and our first yearZ.....
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Thursday, January 24
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Thank You BIZ! Let the year BEGIN.....
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Wednesday, January 30
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It iZ time.....for me to go....
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Wednesday, January 30
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JEDI BOOTCAMP haZ begun
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Wednesday, January 30
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No BiZ....Im sorry....you cant go
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Thursday, January 31
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Tuesday, February 5
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Ah... there iZ the entree point.... Ill be loosing communication once I enter..... see you on the other side.....
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Friday, February 15
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. . . ..... .ƇƇƂƫƫϠϕҦӜӬ₦Ѭ...
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Friday, February 15
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ĴĒĎĪ!
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Wednesday, May 8
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Thursday, May 9
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There...let'Z put down on that small moon.....>
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Monday, May 13
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2013 Season haZ begun....
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Friday, May 17
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The land here is rough terrain in spotZ....
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Friday, May 17
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with lotZ of work to be done.
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Monday, May 20
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..I can see...there iZ a lot to do....
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Tuesday, May 21
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Test entry from Dagobah.
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Wednesday, June 5
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Rough but workable.....
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Wednesday, June 5
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Early fall cover crop waZ planted....
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Wednesday, June 5
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as I started on prep for the 2013 season....a Season to be remembered....
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Wednesday, June 5
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I tilled up the patch side with out cover....letting the cover ......
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Wednesday, June 5
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weather over .....
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Wednesday, June 5
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the winter season.....we have high windZ here on Dagobah....and good topsoil is a premium.....
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Wednesday, June 5
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Elemental Sulphur....waZ applied across the entire patch...it waZ not tilled in.....but just laid across the top...done in NOVEMBER......
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Wednesday, June 5
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Under the WiZardnator.... the hooperZ waZ prepped for a special experiment.....
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Wednesday, June 5
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We planted all over our old lettuce seedZ.....and Zipped it up.....Plugged it in....turning on the soil cableZ....
Yes...we are growin SALAD......it'Z December 1st.....
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Wednesday, June 5
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The FreZZZe waZ coming...but
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Wednesday, June 5
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Sunset here....can be beautiful....
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Friday, June 7
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... Off season moved fast thiZ year.... I did a lot of reading....and studying....every night...I am determined to improve upon laZt yearZ poor season....
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Tuesday, June 11
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Winter calmed the patch.....
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Tuesday, June 11
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Tuesday, June 11
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I sat in my office contemplated the 2013 season....
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Tuesday, June 11
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And I worked out my 2013 lineup.....
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Tuesday, June 11
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Winter finally waZ starting to melt away........
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Tuesday, June 11
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I cranked on the WiZardnator HooperZ cable....in February....
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Tuesday, June 11
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And settled back to learn more about soil....
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Tuesday, June 11
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Mother nature threw a few more stormZ at us.....
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Tuesday, June 11
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The freeZe thaw....waZ working well.....
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Tuesday, June 11
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The new area iZ breaking up nicely......
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Thursday, June 13
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During the off season as part of my pre training excersiZes....I attend a few seminarZ.....
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Thursday, June 13
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There waZ a lot here.......
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Thursday, June 13
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Some new wrinkleZ....and productZ
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Thursday, June 13
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This iZ my new Bad Boy T5 high output lighting system....There is know better flourescant fixture... 8 HO tubes at 65K. I cant wait to test theZe babieZ out.....
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Thursday, June 13
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I liked the T5 BADBOY so much... I went out an got another unit....for the BIG GROW Table.... So now I have 500 wattZ above my Veggie table... and a controllable 16 tubeZ and 1100 Watts for my AG Germ table.... Now that'Z going JEDI Style.....BD.....
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Thursday, June 13
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I ran into theZe two cool dudeZ....and became Good friendZ.... hope to take them fly fishing one day......
Dan Balma and John Anderson....with RTI.
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Thursday, June 13
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SO I needed to get started on my pre prep testing....To complete my course...
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Thursday, June 13
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First soak the potZ..... in a 50% solution of fish, seaweed, and essentials..... I let them soak overnight... I don't poke no stinkin holeZ in them....they wont be on that long.....
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Thursday, June 13
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A few things to test....
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Friday, June 14
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Dump in the Myco.... then dump in some more.....
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Friday, June 14
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Then I pour in some of thiZ.....
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Friday, June 14
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Oh and when I run across roots in my RTI Pumpkin Pro bag....I smile and cut them up including them into my germ pot.
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Friday, June 14
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In goeZ the AZo
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Friday, June 14
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And thiZ year Im testing.....thiZ new stuff...with biochar.....gonna test before I start the year to see how this growZ
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Friday, June 14
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Here iZ some of that char...Ill be makin me own here for next year....
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Friday, June 14
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Mix is all up.... I like to use Fertilome seed starting mix... I have had very good luck with it.
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Friday, June 14
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We gotta try thiZ new stuff out too....
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Friday, June 14
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I pre moisten the soil with the same 50/50 solution of fish/seaweed/companion/essentialZ.....moist, but never so much as I could squeeze a drop.
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Friday, June 14
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I fill my wet peatZ up, create a slice in the soil for the seed, coat the seed with AZo, sprinkle a lil bit more AZo in the hole...
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Friday, June 14
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mark my potZ....and plant the seedZ...
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Friday, June 14
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YES... I presoak my seedZ the night before placing them into a damped paper towel, wetted with the same germination formula.......
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Friday, June 14
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Then into the chamber they go...notice that my peat potZ got a aluminum foil wrap as did the bottom of the germ tray....this is to create a heatsink so we have no HOT SPOTS in the chamber......
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Friday, June 14
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Into the chamber they go...every pot had a bit different test put into it...all the same seedZ.....my 1404 Bryson X 904 SteltZ.....
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Friday, June 14
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Oh look at our salad.....NOW.....been growing since Christmas....NICE ehh?
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Monday, June 17
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SO testing started March 17th....
Out to the patch I went to obtain a soil test for Jareds....
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Monday, June 17
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I learnt of thiZ new style JEDI soil testing probe on can make for cheap.....
All my earlier testing only went down around 8-9 "... I was tasting right ontop the hard pan...and was not getting a good representation.... ThiZ probe will help elimate that...giving me consistent depths......
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Monday, June 17
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Soil plugZ now drying....then they will be ready to ship to Western Labs.....
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Monday, June 17
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3 dayZ have passed....and look what we have here.....All theZe were the same seed....555 Grande.....1404 Bryson X 904 SteltZ....
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Monday, June 17
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Looking pretty good....So I have tested my cables, timers, and procedures.... now we will see about the other test resultZ as we grow....
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Monday, June 17
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Just aZ soon aZ they breached the ground... I moved them over to 1.5 Gallon potZ... smaller than I have used in the past....a change on HOW I will GERM different this year.....
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Monday, June 17
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Had to get ready for the RMGVG Spring Meet n Greet.....so I got ordered a pallet of Humic to share amoungst the club growerZ....
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Monday, June 17
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That weekend...we had our meeting....it snowed...10 inches.....
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Monday, June 17
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But we had an excellent turn out......and in our new meetin place.... Hudson Gardens....
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Monday, June 17
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This allowed for us to enjoy a Powerpoint presentation on How Ron Wallace grew the 2009 World Record.....we had a great time....and what a potluck we had.....
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Monday, June 17
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On the home front....testing waZ moving along nicely.....
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Wednesday, June 19
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Wednesday, June 19
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WhatZ thiZ?......
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Wednesday, June 19
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I went from thiZ to.....
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Wednesday, June 19
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ThiZ......BADBOY Thousand watter....16 tubeZ... for my AG Grow table...... Got WattZ?
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Wednesday, June 19
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I needed to enlarge my pumpkin grow table...and the smaller unit waZ not going to do the trick....
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Wednesday, June 19
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and boy did the plantZ like theZe new lightZ......WOW.....
A bit pricey.....but look at the resultZ..... yup CoJoe...get out your check book......and goeZ down to Cholorophyll and get it on order....
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Wednesday, June 19
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In the WiZardnator mini HOopZ.... who mada dah salad?
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Friday, June 21
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I let The MiZzzy know, she waZ being evicted....So she moved some plantZ over to the veggie garden....
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Friday, June 21
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She tried to talk me out of me patch...
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Friday, June 21
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SO I moved fast....once she was done..tranZplanting a few......
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Friday, June 21
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....Patch Prep...for Freddie.....
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Friday, June 21
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Got to have the good stuff....
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Friday, June 21
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Freddie deserve the best.....
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Friday, June 21
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Tilled up... and spiked with EssentialZ........
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Friday, June 21
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Jack came by to pick up some humic...and a few more BIG ORANGE GeneticZ.... My 1810 X 1450 cross.....
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Friday, June 21
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I zipped up the WiZardnator....and plugged it back in......This waZ done in March
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Friday, June 21
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Part of the pre - setup is to make sure....one haZ enough....for the season.....
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Friday, June 21
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ThiZ picture was taken on April FoolZ day........2013
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Monday, June 24
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TheZe Bad Boy LightZ.....stack the leaveZ..nicely......
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Monday, June 24
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980 FredrickZ....started..... April 01 Post Office crushed two.....I had two left....one was cracked...and didn't look hopefully...the other only had a mark on it.....
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Monday, June 24
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Time to start me tomatoeZ......
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Thursday, June 27
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It'Z now the 7th of April......ThiZ was the JaredZ patch.....
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Thursday, June 27
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OK....no Sandbagging.....already....ItZ now April 7th....patch waZ tilled on Friday..... I got up at 400 AM on Saturday.... It was JEDI Patch Time.....
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Thursday, June 27
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I really didn't want to have it tilled yet as the soil waZ too wet.... HOWEVER...I m glad it waZ done then.....
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Thursday, June 27
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14 hourZ of work later using the FORCE, the patch looked like thiZ......
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Thursday, June 27
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I kicked out all the pallets...and walkin boardZ...and put up the hoopZ......all by me Wizzzy self... On Sunday......
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Thursday, June 27
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On Sunday the following day.... I spread out rye graZZ Spiked with AZO..... Across 4000 sq ft... ThiZ year...Im not messin around
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Thursday, June 27
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YeZ I did.....How much will beZ a secret for now.......lol
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Thursday, June 27
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I laid down...175 pounds combination of Mustard, Biomaster peaZ, Buckwheat...Oh Tay o Tay... fava beanZ, oatZ, and hairy vetch......all raked in to 1/2 inch by hand....
I was a tired WiZzzyyy, but I had to get it done...because....
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Thursday, June 27
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On Monday April 8th...it looked like thiZ......
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Friday, June 28
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Bad Boy Bad Boy....what cha gonna do?....Whatcha gonna do when they grow for you Bad Boy Bad Boy......
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Friday, June 28
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Oh...yeah.....
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Friday, June 28
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TheZe BadBoy lightZ.... just cant say enough....Look what they have produced....
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Friday, June 28
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Testing iZ coming along fine.....
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Friday, June 28
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so....my surviving 980 FredrickZ...got tranZplanted...and my materZ...are growing BIG....
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Friday, June 28
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The wet snow will be very good for my cover crop spiked with Azo....and Mycos.......
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Thursday, August 1
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Starting line up thiZ year..... Yes...I started multipleZ of everythingZ except...the 1725.....
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Thursday, August 1
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And a heavy doZe of thiZ study material...iZ going to help too....my quest..... 1500 lbZ
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Thursday, August 1
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My test plant....haZ finally out grew itZ pot...
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Thursday, August 1
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TIme for it to become compost.... Entirely rootbound....but never showed signZ of stress..... sure waZ tempting to not put it in the ground....
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Thursday, August 1
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HoopZ up at JaredZ...and amended......
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Thursday, August 1
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AZo, MychoZ, and a special new compost from MaxfieldZ....did thiZ under my BADBOYZ
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Thursday, August 1
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SeedZ went into soil.... April 13th.....
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Thursday, August 1
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TomatoeZ and peppers up.....
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Thursday, August 1
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This pic... on 4/30 shows my droid capsuleZ ready to go.....it
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Thursday, August 1
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Freddy in the middle...iZ already down... the otherZ are now harding off..... and guess what....??
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Thursday, August 1
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It snowed again......
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Thursday, August 1
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As that storm melted across the patch....
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Thursday, August 1
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I prepared for the next storm that was already on itZ way.....I never had electricity at Jareds.....So it waZ time to improviZe.....
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Thursday, August 1
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ImproviZe I did.....
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Thursday, August 1
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This worked..... and
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Thursday, August 1
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Yes.... there are AG's in thoZe hutZ..,..
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Thursday, August 1
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We GrowZem BIG Colorado Style..... but we don't get coatZ....
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Thursday, August 1
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Thursday, August 1
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1579 Wallace
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Thursday, August 1
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On 5/2 the 1725 Harp
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Thursday, August 1
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1623 Wallace
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Thursday, August 1
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Woody.... 1649 Lancaster
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Thursday, August 1
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FreddyZ getting BIGGER....and my greenie iZ here as well...
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Thursday, August 1
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snowZ melting... and the coverZ starting to pop up.....
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Thursday, August 1
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I used 2 of theZe little bagZ to spike me cover of Rye, Biomaster PeaZ, buckwheat...Oh tay oH TAY, OATz, AND mustard....
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Thursday, August 1
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May 15th 2013
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Thursday, August 1
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May 20th...... 2013
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Friday, August 2
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I fed the cover....Wallace style....... In fact.....
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Friday, August 2
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...I hopeZ for thiZ year... thingZ to be quite different....
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Friday, August 2
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I never worked harderZ...on thiZ patch....up atZ 3 AM in the morning... to getZ it all done....
As Pap sayZ.... "the harder one workZ, the luckier oneZ getZ"
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Friday, August 2
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I used the broad fork around all the hoopZ again... to turn over...me cover.... see Master Yoda...
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Friday, August 2
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I have to say.... thiZ sure waZ different....thingZ were
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Friday, August 2
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Greene..... Welcome to Greene.....Colorado....
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Friday, August 2
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Cover CropZ Madness
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Friday, August 2
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Weather helped it grow BIG....you can see the plantZ in their hoopZ....almost ready to break out.... SO
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Friday, August 2
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ThiZ too.... IZ a lot of Work.... Master...
Lord OlderBunZ cut no slack.....
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Friday, August 2
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and I got mighty thirZty....
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Friday, August 2
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Yes Master....
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Friday, August 2
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..... Yes Master.....
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Friday, August 2
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Now I need Jedi help....so I reached out..... uZing the force....
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Friday, August 2
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and helped arrived.....juZt in time....
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Friday, August 2
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Strong iZ the power of the force.....
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Friday, August 2
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Friday, August 2
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Even using the force...iZ a lot of workZ....
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Friday, August 2
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But Lord OlderBunZ got her done.....
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Friday, August 2
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... a lot went into the soilZ
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Friday, August 2
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Now time to put the walkin palletZ back.....
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Friday, August 2
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ThiZ patch iZ lookin.....GOOD
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Friday, August 2
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Look at the rootZ on thiZ cover crop......
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Friday, August 2
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ThiZ stuff workZ BIG TIME>...
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Friday, August 2
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My 1725 Harp.... Harpo II
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Friday, August 2
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June 6th....1579 Wallace
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Friday, August 2
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My 1623 Wallace that was still wanting to double vine....
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Friday, August 2
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My Woody 1649
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Friday, August 2
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FreddieZ.....the 980 FredrickZ iZ growing very nice.....
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Friday, August 2
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In addition to 7 AG's I planted 20 materZ aZ well....and
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Friday, August 2
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JaredZ waZ in full swing.....
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Friday, August 2
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All the hard workZ wAz starting to show in the plantZ....
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Friday, August 2
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FreddieZ waZ really liking hiZ patch.... alot
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Friday, August 2
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The work didn't stop.... I keptZ at it.....
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Friday, August 2
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The moreZ I loveZ em.. the bigger they got.....
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Friday, August 2
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FreddieZ iZ going crazy BIG>.. itZ only the 16th of June
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Thursday, August 29
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We will Zoom forward to August 1st..... 980 FredrickZ
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Thursday, August 29
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...and to the 8th.... when Freddie stopped growing... :(
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Thursday, August 29
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Despite all the sprayZ.... Freddie attracted Yellow Vine Disease.....
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Thursday, August 29
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My tissue test so far thiZ year have come out.... Fantastic.... levels are within parameters and the Jareds patch
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Thursday, August 29
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is growing well.....
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Thursday, August 29
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Our Annual Patch Tour and picnic turned up our most growers ever..... Pumpkin Growing in the Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Club is at an all time high!
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Thursday, August 29
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Thursday, August 29
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and breakfast quite tasty...!!
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Thursday, August 29
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Our first stop was the monster at Jamie Johnsons patch....one of the biggest ever shown thiZ time of the year...
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Thursday, August 29
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BIG Fruit on the 1421 SteltZ....
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Thursday, August 29
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FolkZ were amazed at the SiZe....
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Thursday, August 29
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Next stop was the Death Star patch... with Darth Scherber....
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Thursday, August 29
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Look at hiZ LG trelliZ....WOW Joe
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Thursday, August 29
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.... HiZ 220 Debacco.... looking mean...
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Thursday, August 29
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Then onto Hudson Gardens for our club meeting and potluck....
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Thursday, August 29
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Ut oh.... Storm TrooperZ arriving....
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Thursday, August 29
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Look what AnaMarie made..... tasty treatZ
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Thursday, August 29
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The final destination waZ JaredZ.....
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Thursday, August 29
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Everyone waZ amazed at my biggest stump ever.... on the 1725 Harp....
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Friday, August 30
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Jareds patch grew very well thiZ year under my new program.....
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Friday, August 30
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With the cover put in... the leaveZ where nice and green... I first for Jareds....
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Friday, August 30
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Karl, my 996* Haist.... iZ really sapping up a storm....I could make AG syrup with thiZ flow....
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Friday, August 30
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LordOlderBunZ here is starting to show some thingyZ....
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Friday, August 30
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... As usual for Colorado growing....weather played a big part...
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Friday, August 30
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and in one night.. Mother Nature had her hail storm....
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Friday, August 30
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Quarter size hail came down...and pelted...
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Friday, August 30
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Pulled out the 1579 due to damage and yellow vine....
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Friday, August 30
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1623 waZ growing nicely..... BUT
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Friday, August 30
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I found thiZ TueZday night.....
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Friday, August 30
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Growing 30+ pounds a day still....
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Friday, August 30
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But brother BiZ came thru to fill my bottle....
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Friday, August 30
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I wont give up.....
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Friday, August 30
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We still got 30 dayZ to grow....
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Friday, August 30
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And Woody iZ growing BIG....see you at the weigh offZ....
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Tuesday, September 3
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Sad day on September first for the WoodZster...
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Tuesday, September 3
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On measuring day.....Monday 7AM .... dang Woody.....
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Tuesday, September 3
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Taped... 104 X 99 X 180.... 383 inches... my most ever...with 4 weekZ left till weigh off...1212 estimation.
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Tuesday, September 3
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What a ride Woody.... Next year startZ now.... Don't think it will make it to the weigh off... hole is now 1" across.... and it thumped HEAVY to boot...with a nice plant base left.... Oh well... time to plant cover...
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Tuesday, September 3
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Some massive meat waZ growin.....
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Tuesday, September 3
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LeaveZ where still pretty good, despite the hail......
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Tuesday, September 3
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...still shiny too....
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Friday, September 6
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Woody getZ taped again tonight... and
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Friday, September 6
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Lord Older BunZ 1623....gets weighed.... so I can removed the plant to prep for cover this Saturday.....
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Wednesday, September 11
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Lord Older BunZ... 1623 Wallace hooked up ready to weigh....
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Wednesday, September 11
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Had a very deep blossom suck up.... but no holeZ....just voleZ. I stopped taking care of it 3 weeks ago...and weighed it..with 4 weeks left to the weigh off...
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Wednesday, September 11
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Pulled vineZ and cover already growing... for the 2014 season.... Lord Older BunZ weighed.... 942 poundZ
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Wednesday, September 11
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The pumpkin collaboration haZ never been stronger in the RMGVG.....GrowZem BIG...See you at the weigh offs....
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Wednesday, September 11
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Yes.... Woody GrowZ on....
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Friday, September 13
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Sun'Z Out, Gun'Z Out.... That
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Friday, September 13
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half Bottle of KDL haZ done washed away....
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Friday, September 13
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.... The WoodZster iZ packin it on.... numberZ tonight
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Friday, September 13
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Almost had to call in the National Guard for rescue....
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Friday, September 13
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Cover iZ poppin
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Friday, September 13
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Friday, September 13
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snap crackle pop itZ sudan grass, fava beanZ, hairy vetch, yodamaster peas, buck wheat, Oh Tay Oh tay, and rye grass and oats.... sorry no medical
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Friday, September 13
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Foliar spray of the RockieZ...
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Monday, September 16
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Taped Woody thiZ weekend... Hard to do..... Estimating now.....over 1375....Do you think it will go HEAVY?
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Monday, September 16
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Just in case.... Id better...
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Monday, September 16
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Put some more of this on it
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Monday, September 16
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Woody waZ crossed with thiZ..... 1725 Harp.. Guess I got an ORANGE issue here.... I blame the KDL....
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Monday, September 16
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Guess Im surpriZed that the 996* didn't go orange too...
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Monday, September 16
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Yes.... my 1789.... is ORANGE
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Monday, September 16
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The stormZ just don't let up.... 9" now at the patch in the last week....
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Monday, September 16
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When will it stop?
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Monday, September 16
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LookZ like these two went to the BillZ game... And the Bills won!
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Wednesday, September 18
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ThatZ one purty Woody.... Now taping 14+... I ran out of tape measure...at 192" CC
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Wednesday, September 18
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Sunset at the patch.....
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Thursday, September 19
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Been a good year growing...with the weigh offs around the corner...looking forward to seeing some giant pumpkinZ here in Colorado...
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Friday, September 20
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This is one of my favorite shotZ.... I got some good Long Gourds going as well off of my 127.5 JutraS... Hope to give the 102" state record a run for itZ money.....
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Monday, September 23
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The WoodZster is has only 5 more dayZ to grow....
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Monday, September 23
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Still packin on the poundZ... and pushin down the tape.....
Friday AM Woody will be on LIVE TV on channel 9 from the patch... probably in the rain...lol....
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Monday, September 23
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Then Woody getZ cut and put onto a pallet..... Once thatZ done... I can breath....
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Monday, September 23
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Very happy with my 81 Wolf Field PumpkinZ..... taping out to around 130 lbs.... I have 3 - really nice oneZ thiZ year.....
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Monday, September 23
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Best Long Gourd plant I ever had... guess it liked the hail....I should have a PB for LG this year....yeah!
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Monday, September 23
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The high N cover crop planted just before the torrential rainZ germed nicely......
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Monday, September 23
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Another 1/2 inch of rain fell last night....The First day of fall bringZ snow to the mountainZ>... we are supposed to have a very WET Winter.....
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Monday, September 23
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Rumor haZ it.... :"The BiZ iZ Back": HiZ cover iZ growing nicely.....
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Monday, September 23
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Oh look..... the tour bus iZ here....
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Monday, September 23
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Oh no....
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Monday, September 23
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Storm TrooperZ.....ThiZ iZnt good.......
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Monday, September 30
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.... Woody...the 1649 Lancaster X 1725 Harp..... the second biggest pumpkin ever to grow in Colorado...beating the previous Colorado SR..... 1386 my new PB....
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Monday, September 30
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Our new Colorado State Record holder...Dr Joe Scherber's Death Star...topped the scaleZ at 1478 pounds...Taking 1st place at Jareds..and the 500 RMGVG Bonus kicker... Nice Job Darth Scherber...
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Monday, September 30
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CheerZ...Darth Scherber..Next Year...... The revenge of the JEDI.....
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Monday, September 30
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1386 and 1478... The two biggest PumpkinZ ever to grow and weigh in Colorado.... WOW what a ride!
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Thursday, October 3
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.......Hmmmm
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Thursday, October 3
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Master it waZ the Death Star.....
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Friday, October 4
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Sure glad I picked a day early......
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Friday, October 4
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Because itZ snowing now in Colorado.....See you at Nicks Weigh Off....
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Friday, October 4
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Gotta love that rear view mirror....
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Friday, October 4
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Look whoZ coming to Nicks for the weigh off.....
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Wednesday, October 16
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Worlds Largest Man Made Pumpkin...... 7000 Pounds
24' CC 18' High.... Jim Anderson....was the grower....
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Wednesday, October 16
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Now thatZ a big one....
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Monday, October 21
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Old Colorado City Weigh off waZ good for WiZ.... First place in squash and pumpkin....
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Monday, October 21
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1789 Wallace...at a mile and a half above see level.....
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Monday, October 21
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GrowZ'em HIGH....Colorado....
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Monday, October 21
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We had lots of fruit at Old Colorado City Weigh off...and
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Monday, October 21
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Pretty cool characters....
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Monday, October 21
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Monday, October 21
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BIG Crowd....
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Monday, October 21
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With all the Weigh Offs done.......
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Monday, October 21
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ItZ back to the patch.....Only one thing one my mind....
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Wednesday, October 23
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Who haZ the target on hiZ BACK.....
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Thursday, October 24
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Team WiZnBiZ...back in 2013....2014 iZ going to be strong
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Thursday, October 31
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Tried as I may.....
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Thursday, October 31
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to put Woody...
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Thursday, October 31
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in the truck....
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Thursday, October 31
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but...
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Thursday, October 31
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He waZ just too Big El PreZidente......
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Thursday, October 31
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We can GrowZ'em BIG in Colorado.....!!
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Thursday, October 31
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Cant wait....for Next Year....
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Thursday, October 31
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Behold...the beginning... of the Rebel Alliance...as we BEGIN the attack...on the Death Star..and Darth Scherber....
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