Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 41 Entries. Tuesday, May 18 View Page Its difficult to tell see all the plants but here is the line-up in one patch. Thanks to DREAMER AND SMOKEY MOUNTAIN FOR THE PLANTS. On the left 113 Kent, 239 Leonard, 243 Kent, 259 Kent, 209 Kent. On the right, 259 Kent, 113 Kent, 255 Mitchell, and 239 Leonard. 12 tons of mushroom mulch, 10 tons horse manure. We'll see. Tuesday, May 18 View Page My son Noah stealing some of the strawberries we picked from our patch today. You can't turn your back on him or he'll eat all the berries and there won't be any to take in the house. Tuesday, May 18 View Page One of the 259 Kents. Its a beast. Tuesday, May 18 View Page The 255 Mitchell. Growing rapidly. This is the smallest of all of the plants and it is growing really good. I like this one a lot, very aggressive. Tuesday, May 18 View Page These 113's are awesome. I think they are going to do great. They're Chris's cross of the 255 and 239. Nice genetic package. I have a couple other patches with a Masterson 209 and other Bright and Kent plants that I will get on here as soon as I get time. Tuesday, May 18 View Page The 259 is laying down and spreading. I made a mistake on an earlier post saying that the 113 Kent was a 239 Leonard and a 255 Mitchell. It was a 239 Leonard and a 267 Edwards. Tuesday, May 18 View Page Masterson 207 Tuesday, May 18 View Page Masterson 207, Kent 243, Kent 259 Tuesday, May 18 View Page Better view of patch one.. Tuesday, May 18 View Page Kent 209, Kent 259, Leonard 239, Kent 113, Kent 259 Monday, June 21 View Page Heres a pic of one of the 239 Leonard plants. Very nice. Great color and vigorous growth. Monday, June 21 View Page Heres a Kent 259. Very aggressive plant. Pollinated a female with a 243 just to see how it will turn out. About ten feet out. Its still really early but I can always pull it. Monday, June 21 View Page Another 259. This one is spread out more but does not have the substance as some of the other plants. It is 16 feet across in some places. Monday, June 21 View Page This is my favorite. Huge stump. Nice fingers and main. This one has been the beast since day 1. I will probably pollinate it next week or so. Monday, June 21 View Page One of the 113 stumps. Should I shade it? Monday, June 21 View Page Another 259. Great plant. Will set in the next two weeks. Monday, June 21 View Page Another 113. These things are growing great. I am well pleased. It has been in the low 90's upper 80's during the day and in the 60's -70's at night. The plants are growing about 6-8 inches per day on the mains and the fingers are going everywhere. I want to let them grow into really big plants before I pollinate, plus I and looking at the first of October to weight anyway. Monday, June 21 View Page Another 113. These things are growing great. I am well pleased. It has been in the low 90's upper 80's during the day and in the 60's -70's at night. The plants are growing about 6-8 inches per day on the mains and the fingers are going everywhere. I want to let them grow into really big plants before I pollinate, plus I and looking at the first of October to weight anyway. Monday, June 21 View Page Some of the first patch. I have two watermelon patches. I know there are some weeds. I don't mind that though. They give the plants something to grab on to and they also help serve as a windbreak to the plants. he plants a are growing great though. 20-20-20 morning and night. What other things can I do to increase growth? Thursday, June 24 View Page Beginning to pollinate. 259,113,243.239 Thursday, June 24 View Page Female 259 X 243. Should be a neat cross. We'll see. Thursday, June 24 View Page Pollinated one 239 Leonard with itself. These plants have bee very aggressive growers. Thursday, June 24 View Page This is the 243 I am using to pollinate several plants. Thursday, June 24 View Page I pollinated a 113 female with the 243 yesterday as well. Thursday, July 15 View Page 259 Kent X 113 Kent. Thursday, July 15 View Page Blossom end of 113 Kent X 243 Kent est ott 54.6lbs @ 18 days. This one is really fat. Thursday, July 15 View Page Kent 259 Self est 70 at 23 days Thursday, July 15 View Page 259 Kent self from the top. Thursday, July 15 View Page Leonard 239 est 70.1 @23 days. Thursday, July 15 View Page Kent 259 self. OTT est 70.1 @23 days. Thursday, September 2 View Page This is one of the bigger ones. 259 Kent x 243 Kent. An experienced grower could have made it big. It tapes 151. We'll see. Thursday, September 2 View Page Dad Molly Noah Thursday, September 2 View Page Dad, Molly,and Noah in the Back of the truck with some of the fair watermelons. Thursday, September 2 View Page These two off of the same vine. 239 Leonard. Thursday, September 2 View Page Pyramid of melons Thursday, September 2 View Page What happens when you eat the watermelon seeds. Thursday, September 2 View Page What happens when you eat the watermelon seeds. Thursday, September 2 View Page Fair watermelons. Thursday, September 2 View Page Two melons...one princess. Thursday, September 2 View Page Noah rides again. Thursday, September 2 View Page fair melons