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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 68 Entries.
Tuesday, January 5 View Page
saw this guy on a golf course in south carolina
Tuesday, January 5 View Page
chomp chomp...
Tuesday, January 5 View Page
for a second there it looked like he was gonna get away but...
Tuesday, January 5 View Page
mr gator got him back in his chompers and crushed him. it was pretty cool to see. we were only 30ft. or so from the action. that thing was massive... i guess an 80 year old man lost his arm or something at the same golf course this past fall... bummer... iknow that turtle can relate
Tuesday, January 5 View Page
i test germinated a few seeds and left this one to grow
Friday, January 8 View Page
did u think the pumpkin in the previous was real ?
Saturday, January 16 View Page
fished upta east grand lake last weekend...it was windy and cold...the fishing was good but the catching not so much.
Saturday, January 16 View Page
my buddy josh. his folks have a camp on the lake, so a big thankyou to mr. and mrs. dunham for letting us come and stay the weekend ...
Saturday, January 16 View Page
nice rack aye! also a big thanks to josh's girlfriend vicky, josh forgot his wallet and didnt realize it till we got an hour and a half or so from home and she met us half way,she also made us a big rockin lasagna and a peanutbutter pie...i would put my legs under miss vicky's table anytime
Saturday, January 16 View Page
east grand lake is a border water, half in new brunswick canada and half in maine, this is the second year we have done this trip and i really enjoy it... so thanks again to mr. and mrs. dunham
Saturday, January 16 View Page
this is little rod...and a rainbow trout he caught with us on norway lake today.
Saturday, January 16 View Page
couple fish i got today.
Saturday, January 16 View Page
these two guys fish with us quite a bit and i gutta say they are a couple of troopers, ive seen them both tough out some conditions that would send alota grown men packing for the couch.
Sunday, January 24 View Page
look at the tree tops about center of page...
Sunday, January 24 View Page
nice baldy...probably lookin for some tucker.we left a couple pickeral on the ice for him. they certainly are a big ole bird. a beauty no doubt
Saturday, February 6 View Page
went fishin today...caught a bunch of bass an pickerel,fed a couple of the pickerel to the eagles.they were buzzing us all day.
Saturday, February 6 View Page
the one on the left is a juvenile...its head is still brown and at a glance it looks more like a osprey
Saturday, February 6 View Page
bon appetit...there wasnt anything left of that pickerel when they were done.im not a big bird watcher by any means but i love seeing these guys
Friday, April 2 View Page
soil test sent-3/26/10 received 4/1/10
Sunday, May 23 View Page
Late start to the diary, my plants have been in the ground since May 5th and seeds were filed an soaked on the april 25th. My original plan was to grow the 1400 Holland and a 1544.5 Revier but the 1400 didnt make the cut and the 1103 Liggett has taken its place.
Sunday, May 23 View Page
My babies are lookin good. Weather has been great here...This thing is gonna out grow this hut by thursday...Thank you Chad for hookin me up !
Sunday, May 23 View Page
I really wanted to do a 1400 holland and 1544 cross and grow one of each next year, but the 1400 didn't germ well 56 hours to show root, real slow to break surface once potted and just didn't look like the other 3. The 1103 Liggett was my back up but I still think it has huge potential, largest daddy ever gotta like that,,,
Saturday, June 12 View Page
1544.5 Revier
Saturday, June 12 View Page
1103 Liggett
Saturday, June 12 View Page
wood chuck got after the last foot or so of the main vine on the 1103 today. I cut it back to the closest secondary. Mr. Chuck is soon to be dispatched...
Sunday, June 13 View Page
did some pruning and vine burying with, myco mixed with soluble kelp and humic...trenched out ahead of vines 3-4 feet and drenched patch with neptunes fish an seaweed,,, looks like we may get some heat this week if so i will spray c02 tomorrow or tuesday...also traps are in place for mr.chuck
Sunday, June 13 View Page
i found that rock in the pic on a job in scarborough, maine ,,, its my yin meets yang, east meets west or in this case Revier meets Liggett rock
Wednesday, June 16 View Page
a woodchuck met my coni-bear trap today ! the count is officially at 1.
Monday, June 21 View Page
1544.5 has a female at 12ft. should open by weeks end...also pinched 30 or so cuke beetles and sprayed garlic barrier tonight
Monday, June 21 View Page
1103 pollinated a female at 10ft. on the main vine, hope this one takes cuz the main got chopped thanks to a wood chuck,,,i pollinated it on friday morning the 18th with 2 males from the 1544. if this dosent take i will probably grow 2 or 3 side vine pumpkins,,self one and do a couple 1544 crosses.
Sunday, July 11 View Page
fathers day weekend. sox vs. dodgers ,,,man ram returns,,front row tix for saturdays game
Sunday, July 11 View Page
popi is a beast
Sunday, July 11 View Page
pedroia is a little gremlin
Sunday, July 11 View Page
yooouuuk...ugliest stance ever,,,but it works for him
Sunday, July 11 View Page
the best right handed hitter to put on a sox uniform.
Sunday, July 11 View Page
the prettiest swing too,,,i think thats the ball coming in to the right of the dodgers 3rd base coach
Sunday, July 11 View Page
well enough tootin manny's horn,,looks like he has that covered
Sunday, July 11 View Page
1544.5 Revier day 18
Sunday, July 11 View Page
another 1544.5 pic. the pumpkin in the pic is at 61 inch circ.on day 18
Sunday, July 11 View Page
1103 liggett ,,pumpkin is at day 23 an measures 81 inch cir
Friday, July 23 View Page
1103 Liggett x 1544 Revier day 35. measurements are cc-109 ss-79 ee-72.
Friday, July 23 View Page
from the side
Friday, July 23 View Page
1544.5 Revier x 1103 Liggett day 30 measurements are cc-109 ss-78 ee-73.
Friday, July 23 View Page
side view
Friday, July 23 View Page
1544 in front 1103 in back
Friday, July 23 View Page
a look from the porch.
Sunday, August 15 View Page
1103 Liggett . got a stem split thats pretty big , been nursing it for few weeks, still growing,,slowly..
Sunday, August 15 View Page
the stem split is conveniently located on the back of the stem,,
Sunday, August 15 View Page
1544.5 Revier ,, going good .
Sunday, August 15 View Page
top view
Sunday, August 15 View Page
another look
Sunday, August 29 View Page
loaded up my 1103 pumpkin on friday nite...brought it up to, the windsor fair. had a good time, met some pumpkin crazy folks over there ,,im lookin forward to sanford an dammiriscotta,,,thankyou to my boss kevin for lettin me use his truck an trailer and thanks to corey ,adam , kate, al , cord ,dex,an jimmy for helping me get it loaded...
Sunday, August 29 View Page
she weighed 592lbs. 1 down 1 to go...
Sunday, August 29 View Page
nice pick of the entries,,it was hot today !
Sunday, August 29 View Page
the winner Chip Button and his 1094(hope i got that right),,,nice work chip !!
Sunday, August 29 View Page
this is Ed Pierponts 2nd place 1058(hope im gettin these weights right),,,what a beauty.
Sunday, August 29 View Page
Al Berard and his 3rd place 968(i think im close with this one),,,so much for the bs stopping when the tailgate drops,,
Sunday, August 29 View Page
1544.5 still going,,,co'mon baby just hold on till sanford
Sunday, August 29 View Page
porch shot
Sunday, August 29 View Page
Kate. Adam an Corey ,,thanks for coming up
Saturday, September 18 View Page
thursday nite- was pumpskies last on the vine...
Saturday, September 18 View Page
i chopped the leaves off at the vine and pulled sprinkler heads.
Saturday, September 18 View Page
another look
Saturday, September 18 View Page
i wish i could have gotten some pics of the lifting but it was pouring rain. it went well, it didnt break, we didnt drop it ,,the extreme pumpkin store blanket worked great,, but it was nerve racking,,
Saturday, September 18 View Page
all strapped in with hick meter cranked upto 10.
Saturday, September 18 View Page
just about to hit the scale
Saturday, September 18 View Page
yeah baby, i was a little excited, still am. i had alot of fun at the sanford weigh in. got to meet some good people an see some big pumpkins
Saturday, September 18 View Page
the measurements were cc-160 ss-102 an a half ee-98 an a half for a 361 ott or 986lbs.(2008 chart) so thats 19% heavy!!!! sweet!!!

 

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