Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 11 Entries. Tuesday, January 1 View Page Happy new year to all growers and best of luck for 2013! Wednesday, March 6 View Page First sunny days here in the north of France, we had 17°C yesterday and it was great to be in the garden to imagine how it will be in the summer: have to build my new greenhouse of 20ft X 36 ft before April i hope. Curt, i'll have some watermelons seeds for you, stay on touch! Friday, April 5 View Page It's windy today...and cold... still waiting to plant something outside so i have some time to terminate the new watering system and in one week or two plastic will be put on the greenhouse. Winter is a bit long... Thursday, April 11 View Page At this time of the year and due to poor weather, this is what the greenhouse looks like, 20ft x 33ft. I hope smell plastic in a few days... Thursday, April 18 View Page Soaking following seeds this morning: 1262.5 Werner 2012 + 980 Fredricks + 1332.8 Wolf 2010 + 1456 Bryson 2012 . Great hopes with the quinn and Andy seeds..... Some seeds from auctions, some donated directly from grower, big thanks! Wind doesn't let me put plastic on greenhouse...grrr Saturday, April 27 View Page All four seeds are up, first true leaves stage, see the ground in 2/3 days (some frost tomorrow morning) I have six Holloway cantaloups (57.75) up too and the fun is beginning.... Greenhouse is ready to plant! Tuesday, April 30 View Page Drench of seaweed in the patch, 1262.5 Werner and 1332 Wolf are planted but they are waiting the sun for sure! Tuesday, June 18 View Page Well, the 1332 Wolf is sitting at 6 ft and the 980 Fredricks is about 8,5 ft with nice secondaries coming: weather is great, thanks! Wednesday, June 26 View Page The 980 Fredricks is 12,5 ft now and i have two pumpkins ready to polinate in a few days, other one baby at 13,5/14 ft. The 1332 Wolf is just under 9 ft and will show a nice baby around 10/11 ft i think. Last spray of fish today, tomorrow calcium foliar! Weather is cloudly here i hope a great July, like a summer..... Thursday, July 18 View Page Today found two cracks on the 980 fredricks stem (deformed flower): fan and fingers crossed. 15 DAP: 105 OTT (267cm) Wednesday, August 7 View Page 980 Fredricks: OTT 253,5 est 370 lbs. The two stem cracks are in nice conditions. Gains are now 19 to 22 lbs . Lot of aphids ......virus on the leaves..... fingers crossed...