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Friday, June 4 View Page 1148 menting.. 21 days in the ground.. lookin better now we got sun and warmth Friday, June 4 View Page 805 wolf dmg.. been in the ground same amount of time as the 1148,, green just not growing,, dont know why Friday, June 4 View Page 1370 whittier,, 14 days in the ground,, likes the warmth Friday, June 4 View Page here's the newest addition,, been in the ground 2 days,, seems to like being outside.. the 556 lovelace SQ* Friday, June 4 View Page the weather is definitly improving,, 54 temps this morning,, no lites in the hoops now,, inside temp in the hoops was 66 this morning,, hope my luck has turned a bit fer the better now.. lol Sunday, June 6 View Page geez,, 8:25 pm.. still 75 temps.. hoops temps a bit higher.. 78.. only closed half.. tonite,, left shade clothe up,, plants jumped back,, good,, 2 gallons,, cold water to keep thru nite,, will water big tomorrow,, again,, seems.. this fight is on going,, .. best to all growers out there .. that have to fite also,,, best of luck,, Curt Tuesday, June 8 View Page this is all thats left,, the new patch.. Tuesday, June 8 View Page been a tough year.. Saturday, June 12 View Page the 1370 whittier,, cold weather has slowed me down,, again this year,, but plants look goodplanted may 21th Saturday, June 12 View Page the 1148 menting.. planted may 15th Friday, June 18 View Page the 1370 whittier Friday, June 18 View Page 1148 menting Friday, June 18 View Page newsest addition,, the 556 lovelace SQ.. been in the ground 2 weeks.. its starting to grow finally Friday, June 18 View Page the last 2 days had 30 degrees at 6:00 am hard frost for pumpkins.. lost my 3.67 miika mater plant.. and a 4.29 timm got some leaf damage,, Saturday, June 26 View Page been visiting the wife in southern utah,, the last few days , went exploring ang she showed me some petroglyph from the fremont indian period dating back 800 yo 1000 years or so,, thought i would share them with youa folks Saturday, June 26 View Page another one in the same area Saturday, June 26 View Page these all come from an area known as the parowan gap,, ancient indian site,, west of Parowan, Utah Monday, June 28 View Page starting to get some vine growth.. getting tendrils at 6 inches up the main, Wednesday, June 30 View Page the 1370 whittier Wednesday, June 30 View Page 556 lovelace Wednesday, June 30 View Page the son's 160 saxton,, late plant.. Wednesday, June 30 View Page old joe,, the 1148 menting.. Wednesday, June 30 View Page the vine tip on old joe,, seeing good growth this last week,, weather has been hot ,, Thursday, July 1 View Page note,, to diary,, heat cables.. 175 watt infrared lites.. start in march, keep,, on top,, ofwhat ,, we're doing. 3 weeks behind,, this yr// man going to be tough to compete Sunday, July 4 View Page happy independence day,, got a frost warning.. lol,, same as last yr..got 4 tents just like this,, covering it all, didn't want to bore y'all like last yr,, but covered and good fer nite,, welcome to northern Utah,, man,, gotta luv the fite and struggle to compete Sunday, July 4 View Page thanks all fer being so helpful.. i tuly appreciate.. every one of my felloew growers.. .. thanks again, Sunday, July 11 View Page looking north over part of Bear River valley Sunday, July 11 View Page this is the band (Block and Tackle) playing at my freinds Birthday party saturday nite Sunday, July 11 View Page strange looking cloud formation as where heading back home over the Uinta Mtns Sunday, July 11 View Page plackard of the man the mtn was after Sunday, July 11 View Page Kletting Peak,, was supposed to have read named after Sunday, July 11 View Page this is Haydens Peak.. just south of Kletting Peak,, both on the Bear River side of Uinta Mtns Sunday, July 11 View Page this is the east side of Bald Mtn,, looking up at it from, state road 150 Monday, July 12 View Page the 1148 menting Monday, July 12 View Page 1st female of the season,, 1148 menting,, to close to stump to keep,, but gives me hope.. 3 ft out Monday, July 12 View Page the 1370 whittier,, slow growing but thick vined Monday, July 12 View Page 556 lovelace *.. finally growing some.. I'm so far behind most of you folks. a bit embarressed to post my little shitter plants.. lol Monday, July 12 View Page and last,, 160 saxton.. hoping to get a few halloween pumpkins off this fer the grand kids Tuesday, July 20 View Page the 160 saxton,, still chugging along Tuesday, July 20 View Page the 556 lovelace.. growing good.. got 6 inches on the vine last night Tuesday, July 20 View Page the 1370 whittier,, Tuesday, July 20 View Page 1st male flower of the season on the 1370,, makes me have more possitive thoughts,, lol Tuesday, July 20 View Page old joe,, best of the patch.. 1148 menting.. good growth,, side vines are taking off nicely.. by the end of the month,, hopefully Tuesday, July 20 View Page and last,, whats this a mega bloom on the 4.29 timms,, hope it takes , this was the second batch of maters started in late april,, 1st batch tipped over.. there's still a hope,, for something,, lol Monday, August 16 View Page finally a female.. on the 160 Saxton 09,, aint much, I know.. but we got her pollinated today.. with the 1148 Menting 09,, we'll see what happens over the next 10 days,, lol,, she's only 6 feet on the main,, Monday, August 16 View Page to little time left fer a giant.. but one fer halloween,, HAHAHA Tuesday, August 17 View Page just recieved my soil test.. as many of u said,, way high in nitrogen and other things,, ph is 8.2 so need to bring it down some,, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.. thanks.. Curt Tuesday, August 17 View Page this is for the new patch.. old patch sample will get sent off thursday Wednesday, August 18 View Page while out covering the palnts today with tarp,, i decided to pick these little gals.. off the 1370 whittier 09,, all on side vines.. got 1 to pollinate tomorrow on a side vine and 1 on the main about sunday.. Wednesday, August 18 View Page sometimes when you are so involved . you forget about the beauty,, lookin straight west. Wednesday, August 18 View Page again,, slightly south Wednesday, August 18 View Page here's a wide angle.. man we all live in a plce that's very pretty,, god bless america Thursday, August 19 View Page pollinated the 1370 whittier today.. dont know if she will take,, she's been covered.. but lotsa moisture in the air,, used 5, 1148 menting males,, great coverage on her,, will see in a few days,, Saturday, August 21 View Page here's the 556 lovelace sq*,, dont know if this lobe pattern is normal fer sq or not,, hope she takes Sunday, August 22 View Page the 160 saxton ,, 5 dap. slow but alive.. Sunday, August 22 View Page pollinated. 3 more today.. 1st , 556 lovelace x 1148 menting,, on a side vine.. 2nd 1370 whittier x 160 saxton, on nain, 9 feet out... 3rd.. 1148 menting x 1370 whittier om main vine 16 feet out,, hope something takes.. the season is very short here now,, 9 weeks to WO, and need some good luck, and weather.. Tuesday, August 24 View Page this is the temp i woke up to, this morning.. covered with sheets last night Tuesday, August 24 View Page the 1148 menting in the north patch.. took almost 90% of the leavs ..froze harder than i thought,, the south patch didnt get touched,, well so much fer the north patch fer this season,, she's coming out,, damnit Sunday, August 29 View Page the sulpher patch on sue's south plant .. wednesday,, it was chewed over 1/2 ways through Sunday, August 29 View Page friday morning it was basically done ,, we pulled it. Sunday, August 29 View Page sue's 160 saxton on friday morning.. 20 inches cc Sunday, August 29 View Page my 160 saxton,, 17 1/2 inches today 14 days old, the wife's whoopin on me Sunday, August 29 View Page the 1370 whittier 8 days old.. tennis ball size Sunday, August 29 View Page 2nd pollination on the 556 lovelace SQ, golf ball size, 8 days old Sunday, August 29 View Page 1st pollination on the 556 lovelace SQ, 9 days old.. tennisball size Sunday, August 29 View Page nice looking 5 lober on the 556 lovelaceSQ,, today when i got home,, was open,, will leave it to see if it got open pollination or not,, Sunday, August 29 View Page well ,, here we are again,, last of august.. it's tent city again,, aint no giants growing,, but a porch sitter is the goal,, .. 160 saxton is best in patch.. 2nd is a toss up between the 1370 whittier and the 556 lovelace sq.. 2 the same size.. well, another season is about over.. but it aint over till deb sings,, as i have read and been told,, keep them growing Sunday, September 5 View Page the 160 saxton,, 21 DAP,, 29 1/2 CC Sunday, September 5 View Page 1370 whittier 15 DAP,, 22 1/2 CC Sunday, September 5 View Page WELL ITS SUPPOSE TO GET, WELL BELOW FREEZING HERE TONITE . WILL COVER WITH THE TENT CITY AGAIN,, AND KEEP FINGERS X'D.< Monday, September 6 View Page had frost last nite.. 28 degrees when i left fer work this morning,, kins and sq* survived only they got covered good,, expecting same again tonite,,WOW what a ride this season has been, Tuesday, September 7 View Page the 556 lovelace.. 10 DAP today// to little to late ,, I'M AFRAID.. GOT A BAD COLD SPELL COMING ON THURSDAY THRU SATURDAY.. 28/29 low temps fer the weekend,, maybe the lady will sing in the next couple of days.. HAHA Wednesday, September 8 View Page dang.. 7:45 dark black clouds.. ,,can smell the moisture coming,, got heavy duty quilts and blankets under the,, plastic and tarps..may need to add some lites and heaters tomorrow,, to help stave off the frost.. but it aint over,, nobody is singing to me ,, YET<< LMAO HAHA Wednesday, September 8 View Page patch is covered.. most likely the final go-round.. but you all know.. never surrender/never give up.. till something shuts us down,> best to all that made it,, and congrats to those that grew PB;'s.. and made WO's.. Curt and Sue Saturday, September 11 View Page opened the patch today after 2 very wet nights and 2 very cold mornings.. lost a few leaves near the edges to frost,, but looked better than I expected Saturday, September 11 View Page 160 saxton,, DAP 27,, 91"ott,, lol,, I made to the chart,,LOL Saturday, September 11 View Page 1370 whittier,,DAP 21,, 33"cc Saturday, September 11 View Page 556 lovelace*,,DAP 14,, 20"cc Sunday, September 19 View Page got a big forest fire to the west of me ,, 50 miles,, the sun just before sunset,, Friday, September 24 View Page the 556 lovelace sq* plant, still looks good Friday, September 24 View Page the 556 SQ*,, itself.. though has stopped growing and getting soft,, DONE,, Friday, September 24 View Page Caleb's 160 saxton,, is also done,, weather got it 5 days ago Friday, September 24 View Page 160 saxton,, final measurement of 104.25 ott Friday, September 24 View Page 1370 whittier plant.. looking a bit haggered,, but hanging on Friday, September 24 View Page the 1370 whittier fruit.. still growing, thought slowly,, 122.75 ott today. day 33 Friday, September 24 View Page the lady aint done singing here yet.. by golly,, lmao Saturday, September 25 View Page congrats to my wife.. Sue.. her new PB,, is 167.5 Saxton,,, sorry I didnt get any pics as I was running crowd control on pumpkin row again this yr,, but she has some . lol Wednesday, September 29 View Page at 7:42 am this morning .. 42 minutes into the hunt,, my season,, ended.. first time i've hunted in 3 years.. the new smokepole,, still shoots straight,,.. LOL,, eric I hope you read this,, pics are in gmasudu's diary. Friday, October 8 View Page the 1370 whittier plant.. its been under the tent for 2 days.. still alive, put heat lamp in fer the cold nites Friday, October 8 View Page stem end Friday, October 8 View Page blossom end.. 155.5 ott , day 48.. still growing.. tho very slow Friday, October 8 View Page the mater,,, 4.29 timm x 2.74 lovelace. fugly little bugger too, lol,, one of the wife knitted pumpkin caps as a back drop,, Friday, October 8 View Page the wife's hand in the background, fer comparison,, last measurement was 29.5 inches,, if that means anything, will mesure and pick when we get home from AZ,, next week, Friday, October 8 View Page these pics comin are fer matt-man,, lmao Tuesday, October 19 View Page Day 58.. 1370 whittier.. 160.5 ott.. like it matters now. lol Tuesday, October 19 View Page stem veiw. still growing.. but very slow now Tuesday, October 19 View Page made it back, to northern utah today.. after a couple of long days on the road,, wife's doing good , just tired. Thursday, October 21 View Page stem end today// final ott was 161.5 Thursday, October 21 View Page oops. blossom end.. sorry Thursday, October 21 View Page stem end.. est 99.5 ,, uow weight 93.6 Thursday, October 21 View Page well i got the 2 tons of composted manure spread on the old patch,, average depth of 5 to 6 inches.. 600 sq feet on that patch. i'll put in 2 , 40 lbs bags of gypsum and till it up tomorrow weather permiting, pulled the plant in the new patch.. sprayed with round-up and will do amendment tomorrow also,, the lady finally sang here , thanks , matt for pushing me to get this goal this season Friday, October 29 View Page here's the pumpkin after .. i got it done carved Friday, October 29 View Page my freind "TALON" in my right hand, thats has been through many battles with weeds, corn stalks,, and sunflower stalks.. LOL Friday, October 29 View Page TALON,, THE SWORD IN THE GOURD Thursday, December 2 View Page guess i better ,, start a new diary,, the name has changed,, formerly (lave).. now mtn man,, planted the 556 lovelace squash today.. plant was looking great . when planted.. pics to come, as developement progress's Friday, December 3 View Page not a bad mornings hunt.. got 3 cottontail, will make a nice dinnner fer the wife and I Saturday, December 25 View Page 9:15 this am,, christmas day.. 12 degrees out,, had cold heavy frost last night and this morning,, the neighbors willow tree.. completely covered in thick hoare frost,,