Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 201 Entries. Friday, January 13 View Page Happy New Year,,, best to all growers in the coming season,, here's my new used toy.. Friday, January 13 View Page The snow plow attachment i got with it .. but as you can see... no snow on the ground,,, weird winter weather for everybody,, Saturday, February 4 View Page was cold outside today.. decided to stay indoors and cook,, got venison stew going in the crockpot,, and made a batch of biscuits.. annual diary wouldnt be complete without, these biscuit pictures,, LOL Tuesday, February 28 View Page ray villifane's carving,, Tuesday, February 28 View Page eddy z Tuesday, February 28 View Page don Tuesday, February 28 View Page teresa and cecil Tuesday, February 28 View Page myself,, erin,, susan Tuesday, February 28 View Page AL Kopp, Sambo,, Joe Gerchy Tuesday, February 28 View Page sue (BB2),, Judy Barinie,, Al Kopp Tuesday, February 28 View Page alisea onion,, approx.. 3 weeks old Tuesday, February 28 View Page kelsea onion,, approx 3 weeks old Tuesday, February 28 View Page vegas was a great time .. new friends,, new experiences.. it was fabulous,, can't wait till next year Wednesday, March 14 View Page east end of south patch.. shoveled snow of the planting end with plastic down,,, warming up nicely... hope to get a bit earlier start this season Saturday, March 24 View Page heat cables in the south patch.. 6 to 7 inches deep.. 4 ft x 5 ft hole Saturday, March 24 View Page north patch.. fer the heat cables.. soil looks and smells great, concidering its had plastic on it all winter Saturday, March 24 View Page north patch cables.. same pattern and size as south patch,, will let it air tonight.. put the plastic back on tomorrow fer a few more weeks,, will plug in around april 15th,, may add a molasses spray before i cover Sunday, March 25 View Page my kelsae onions aprroximately 8 weeks old Sunday, March 25 View Page my alisae onions same age.. i guess not to bad for 1st attempt, lol Tuesday, March 27 View Page my new patch mascot,,, the picante dingo,,, Tuesday, March 27 View Page back side a bit more colourful,, lol Tuesday, March 27 View Page 2012 kin line up,, changed the 1156 hunt fer the 954 jutras,, Saturday, March 31 View Page the south patch,, got it tilled today,, 12/14 inch depth Saturday, March 31 View Page north patch.. same depth,, soil is the best i have ever seen it,, dark and loamy Monday, April 2 View Page the maters,, I kept,, gave a couple away.. got them up potted today.. will start a few more after the peppers germ,, on the heat mat Friday, April 13 View Page squash choices this season Friday, April 13 View Page the alternative choices if the 634 vanuk's dont germ Friday, April 13 View Page great thoughts fer friday the 13th.. Wednesday, April 18 View Page my south facing living room,, window,, and the germ table,, lol,, onions .. maters and if you look close.. the lil peppers i got germed,, need to move all off to start the kin/squash seeds,, its that time of the season,, Thursday, April 19 View Page here my living room table,,, getting it cleaned of to start the kins and greenies going,, Thursday, April 19 View Page another veiw,, onions, maters, and peppers,,, more maters under the plexiglass Saturday, April 21 View Page well.. i got the hoop frames and solar barrels in place,,, did a lil humic/wormcasting/ kelp added to the planting spots... sprayed a bit of molasses to help wake it up,,,,, roundups the weeds and perimeter of the patches,,, need to pick up plastic sheeting tomorrow after work,,, fer covering.. still looking fer a place to put the trellis fer the LG's,, ha, but was a productive day Friday, April 27 View Page about 72 hours since i started my seeds.. 5 of 6 are open,, not to bad so far,, i'll get backups going tomorrow Tuesday, May 1 View Page 950 timms on the top left.. looking poorly,, 1106 horde on the top right, lower middle is the 634 vanuk,, started ackups .. cause the timms looked so poorly,, will know in a few days about the other.. these are my sq*(greenies) Tuesday, May 1 View Page 1581 ghaye top left,, thick stem,,, 954 jutras center plant thick stem as well,,, 1634 werner on the right ,, tall but skinny stem,,,, the 1581 and the 1634 will go in the same hoop,, only `1 will make it ,,, all of these seedlings are 7 days old tuesday 5/1/12,, may the best ones make the cut,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,best to all growers out there ,,, the games are now on,, these will be in the hoops on friday Tuesday, May 1 View Page game on Friday, May 4 View Page hoop #1, old patch.. 1581 ghaye on the left,, 1634 werner on the right Friday, May 4 View Page hoop #2,, east end new patch,, 1106 horde on the left,, 950 timms on the right,, squash Friday, May 4 View Page hoop #3. southwest end new patch.. 954 jutras pollinator plant fer kins,, on the left,, other is 634 vanuk squash,, it will stay in, if it makes it Friday, May 4 View Page seedlings are in the dirt,, best to all, growers Monday, May 7 View Page back up squash... 666 horton on the left .. cot deformed or not developed,,, on the right 975 andrews,, 8 days old Monday, May 7 View Page hoop #3,, this is the 634 vanuk squash,, thanks joe,, 15 days old,, in the ground since saturday Monday, May 7 View Page 954 jutras dmg,,, this will be the pollinator to either the 1634 or 1581,, which ever makes the cut,, lol,, hoop #3,, 15 days old Monday, May 7 View Page 320 lombardi didnt germ,, not 100% germ rate this yr,, bad me,, lol,, 8 out of nine,, ,, Tuesday, May 8 View Page # 2 hoops,, this is the 950 timms,, growing ,, but i dont like the small leafs,, on it ,, mayy cull and put one of the,, backups in its stead Tuesday, May 8 View Page hoop #2 as well,,, 1106 horde sq,, looking good ,, but plants are 16 days old today,, in the dirt since saturday,, 950 timms is sq also Wednesday, May 9 View Page 1581 ghaye.. #1 hoop.. 17 days old,, in the ground since saturday Wednesday, May 9 View Page also #1 hoop,, 1634 werner,, 17 days old,, in the ground saturday as well, may the best one win,, lol Wednesday, May 9 View Page now,, the work,, waiting,, and stress levels begins,, have a great season,, all, best to each one of you all, Saturday, May 12 View Page 1205.5 young.. germed 4/26/12.. in the ground 5/11/12 wifes patch Saturday, May 12 View Page 1402 urena,, germed 4/26/12 in the dirt,, 5/11/12// wifes patch Saturday, May 12 View Page 1723 marshall.. germed 4/26/12.. in the dirt, 5/11/12.. wifes patch Saturday, May 12 View Page backup plant.. 1600 McConkie,, root system, unfortunatly pic in the ground didnt take,,, germed 5/1/12 in the dirt 5/11/12.. by far the most aggresive,, plant she has growing, Saturday, May 12 View Page the.. 666 horton,, sq,, its earning its name,, (devil plant).. deformed cot, but more aggresive, thicker stem, Saturday, May 12 View Page 975 andrews,, sq, not quite as aggresive,, but great looking plant,, stem isnt as thick,, here's the dilema.. 1 of these will replace the 950 timms in the hoop,, still alive ,, but very small, leaves and slow growing ,, any ifno,, about this plant would be great,, it went hvy to old chart,, thanks,, e-mail me ,, plz,, [email protected] Sunday, May 13 View Page the 950 timms got pulled today,, the 975 andrews is in the dirt,, lookedd like the best backup plant to add,, the 666 horton,, will find a home ,, soon Thursday, May 17 View Page old patch.. north side .. 1st disater ... 1634 got this stem split today... winds ripped thru it in a east to west counterclock wise fashion,, it hurt,, gave an infusion of daconil and spetracide,, closed the hoop,, will look at it the next few days to determine if it worth saving ,, ,, bummer luck,, but thats growing Thursday, May 17 View Page 1634 may have went down, time will tell,, geez Saturday, May 19 View Page 1581 ghaye, 15 days in dirt Saturday, May 19 View Page 1634 werner,, taped ,,still green ,, will watch it a bit longer , 15 days in dirt Saturday, May 19 View Page 954 jutras dmg,, 15 days Saturday, May 19 View Page 634 vanuk sq,,, 15 days Saturday, May 19 View Page 1106 horde sq,, 15 days Saturday, May 19 View Page 975 andrews sq 7 days in dirt,, replaces the 950 timms Sunday, May 20 View Page pic if utahs solar eclipse.. northern part of the state,,, not the greastest ,, but i tryed hard to get a few Sunday, May 20 View Page another veiw Sunday, May 20 View Page another view,, Sunday, May 20 View Page hope theres a person out there ,, with better camera skills than,, me ,, but i tryed ,, like hell,, 90% solar coverage ,, was beautiful thru the solar glasses i have ,, cloudy conditions Sunday, May 27 View Page well the snow didnt quite get to me this morning,,,, about 7500 feet on the ridge behind the house,, was 40 degrees out when i took this pic Sunday, May 27 View Page the snow didnt quite get here this morning Friday, June 1 View Page 1581 ghaye 28 days old,, Friday, June 1 View Page 954 jutras dmg 28 days in patch Friday, June 1 View Page 975 andrews 21 days in patch Friday, June 1 View Page #2 so far, 1106 horde, 28 days in patch Friday, June 1 View Page and the #1 spot is the 634 vanuk,, 28 days in patch.. far and above ,, best plant i have ever had this early in the season,, thanks,, joe Friday, June 1 View Page 1581 ghaye 28 days in patch,, not old,, bad me ,,, also,, after 3 years of trying ,, seeing 1st lg's ever breaking ground,, thanks to all that gave me seeds ,, john young, joe vanuk,, sam lovelace,, all, are breaking dirt Saturday, June 2 View Page looks like it might rain,, nice sunrise Wednesday, June 6 View Page started first batch of tea/soilsoup of the season today,, also.. had 25 F this morning at 6:30 AM,, didnt open till i got home,, plants are looking good,, Saturday, June 9 View Page south path,, cold nite,, going to freezing tonite of ,, 1 my hoops Saturday, June 9 View Page correction,, aint rite.. Saturday, June 9 View Page bad me .. dates aint right ,, this is end pic,, on south patch Saturday, June 9 View Page this is the 1 that exploded,, with winds,, 2 days ago,,, south patch,, i call them the turtles.. lol,, but design works fer me ,, .. pics of north side didnt come up..,,,,,, but u all get the idea.. Saturday, June 9 View Page use hvy quilts or blankets,, in the early season,, protection,, is the key,,, ,, best to all you folks Friday, June 15 View Page 1581 Ghaye ,, 6 weeks in dirt,, Friday, June 15 View Page 954 jutras 6 weeks in dirt.. will be the pollinator fer the 1581 Friday, June 15 View Page the 975 andrews on the left... 1106 horde on the right,, going to have to decide pretty quik which one stays Friday, June 15 View Page the 634 vanuk best in patch so far.. omni-present picante dingo,, is looking on,, lol Tuesday, June 19 View Page 1st female of the season,, 7 foot on main vine,, 634 vanuk,, aint a keeper,, but will watch fer her to open Tuesday, June 19 View Page 1st males opened on the same plant,, looks to be plenty more of them to come,, Saturday, June 23 View Page stem split on the 1600 McConkie,, about 10 days ago,, thought we was going to lose the plant,, well, i pruned all the trash off the stump,, that was thursday,, this week Saturday, June 23 View Page this is the plant same day,, the pic she has of the follow day tells the whole story,, stump healed,, and averaging 14 inches daily since,, go babe go, luv you Sunday, June 24 View Page timeframe approx.. 4:45 pm,, today.. smoke from fire,, just rolling up over the south hills Sunday, June 24 View Page time frame approx,, 4:55 pm.. 10 minutes after i noticed,, you can see the sun is getting darkened, Sunday, June 24 View Page time frames approx.. 5:30 PM,, as i was finishing burying the vines on the plants,, darkened,, almost like twightlike here ,, thick/dark sky's.. i feel fer the folks near it and all the animals in its wake,, wish them the best,, Sunday, June 24 View Page buryied all mains, all side vine, on 3 of 5 plants growing,, need to cull the east side plants that are side by side ,, this weekend ,, i got a good idea which will stay,, been watching closely,, then it will be buryied as well, best to all, good luck,, 2012 uhrah Thursday, June 28 View Page 1581 ghaye.. 1st female 6 feet, main vine ,, to close Thursday, June 28 View Page 1106 horde,, 1st female 6 feet also to close Thursday, June 28 View Page trellis fer the LG's.. it aint a thing of beauty, thats fer sure, 3 post corner design,, Thursday, June 28 View Page LG's in monday,, left to right .. 124.5 young.. 124 young, 106 johnson/butler, 109.75 lovelace,, thanks fer the seeds,, men Friday, June 29 View Page the 106 johnson/butler lg.. broke thru the nite,, cat tracks,, replaced it with the 110.375 lovelace Monday, July 2 View Page 1st pollination 1106 horde x 634 vanuk, 6 foot on main,, close in, but another approx 2.5 feet out next week Monday, July 2 View Page july 1st,, polled the 1581 ghaye x 954 jutras,, 5 lobe,, july 2nd polled the 1106 horde x 634 vanuk, deformed 5 lobe Tuesday, July 3 View Page the newest fire in UTAH,, approx 40 miles southwest of me as the crow flies,, American fork canyon,, Alpine area,, man caused,, in a very popular camping area called Lambert Park,, so far 3 homes have burnt,, several hikers missing in that camping area,, i wish all the best to them folks ,, may the good lord be on there side the next few days Thursday, July 5 View Page culled the 2 lil females i pollenated last weekend.. they where 6/6.5 feet from stump.. just wanted a lil practice,, more on the main vine at 9 and 11 feet on the 1581 ghyae,, 8 and 10 feet on the 1106 horde .. better distance to poll them,,, finally a lil rain this morning,, key word little,, new tea recipee is working fantastic,, thanks ralph fer the heads up, Friday, July 6 View Page I always seem to get a little bit of this on the leaves around the stump end of 1 or 2 plants each season,, but it never spreads threw the entire plant Friday, July 6 View Page 634 vanuk,, filling out nicely,, more vine burying today,, seems to be a daily thing now,, best plant i ever had this early Friday, July 6 View Page female at 11.5 feet on the 634 vanuk,, will be ready for pollen tomorrow,, several males will be ready off the 1106 horde plant Saturday, July 7 View Page female on the 634 squash,, pretty 5 lobe.. pollenated with the 1106 horde this morning Tuesday, July 10 View Page here's an overhead veiw of the 634 vqnuk,, got nice side vines, long thick main,, 8 vines per side.. should be enuff to grow a good fruit if she takes,, 1 more 3 feet away from the 1 polled,, will be read friday or saturday,, best plant i have ever grew,, problem free,, easy to train Tuesday, July 10 View Page 954 jutras x self looks ok,, so far Thursday, July 12 View Page the lil swiining pool i use fer my daily soaker hose drench,, let water sit over night and in the sun till around 2 pm,, waters around 78 degrees at that time Thursday, July 12 View Page the water pump fer a water pond.. 120 gph.. attrached to soaker hoses,, there in a S shape thru the 1st 7 feet of the plants along sidevines and then back along the next side vines etc,, with the restrictor in the hoses about 30 gallons every 90 minutes.. plant seem to like it so far Thursday, July 12 View Page the fruit on the 634 vanuk sq,, 5 dap today small still, Thursday, July 12 View Page 954 jutras fruit.. 3 dap,, named her bambina,, as she only has 28 more days to live and grow ,, lol,, county fair fruit hopefully, Thursday, July 12 View Page polinated the 1581 ghaye x 954 jutras today.. 9 feet on main vines.. Friday, July 13 View Page 1581 ghaye x 954 jutras. pollinated yesterday Friday, July 13 View Page squash fruit on the 634 vanuk,, better pic than yesterday,, you can see the color better Friday, July 13 View Page next female on the 634 vanuk,, 3 feet passed the fruit,, will pollinate her tomorrow Saturday, July 14 View Page 4 males off the 634 vanuk,, going to self this go round,, a couple of males off main vine,, shpild do the job,, lol Saturday, July 14 View Page 634 vanik,, approx 14.5 feet on main,, slightly deformed 4 lobe,, approx 230 sq feet of plant behind this female,, may the squash gods be smiling on me this season,, lol Saturday, July 14 View Page pollinated 634 vanuk squash x self today, 2nd pollination on her,, waiting and watching time now,, Tuesday, July 17 View Page 634 vanuk leaves.. nice and green,, Tuesday, July 17 View Page 1106 horde.. lite colored leafes at side vine ends.. palnat has almost stopped growing Tuesday, July 17 View Page tip of main vine on the 1106.. curled up lite green color.. aint sure whats causing this. maybe 12 inches of growth the last 7 days,, both plants have been in the ground since may 4th.. all side vine tips are curling and lite colored as well, Tuesday, July 17 View Page the wife is so going to beat me with her pumpkins this year.. so sue go, git-r-dun.. lol Thursday, July 19 View Page 954 jutras fair fruit, 10 dap 15"cc Thursday, July 19 View Page 4 females off the 1581 ghaye,, Thursday, July 19 View Page 4 lobe female on the 1581 ghaye,, selfed this morning,, 12 feet on main,, pollinatios are done,, fer now.. Thursday, July 19 View Page cold here this morning 47F at 6:00 am.. good thing i had blankets on the fruits,, lol Saturday, July 21 View Page #1 634 vanuk.. culled today.. 14 dap.. 21 inch CC// kept #2.. 7 dap is 13 CC,, so 2nd is growiing the best .. now i have to live with choice.. lol Saturday, July 21 View Page well tough decission made .. Tuesday, July 31 View Page 1st off the wifes,, 1600 McConkie,, its very pretty Tuesday, July 31 View Page sunday nights sunset.. it was spectacular Tuesday, July 31 View Page took a break saturday morning wife an I went fishing Tuesday, July 31 View Page i think this is the lil,, pronghorn,, that stopped an posed fer us .. monday morning .. i really need a better camera,, lmao Tuesday, July 31 View Page dang i really do appreciate this site,, thanks so much, fer keeping it alive and going,, wow,, great job Thursday, August 2 View Page culled the 1581 today.. fruit aborted,, rearranged the vines,,, got another a few feet to pollinate fer a genetic fruit ,, sure would like to get something off this plant ,, thanks fer the seed jos Friday, August 3 View Page 954 jutras 25 dap 133.5 ott Friday, August 3 View Page 634 vanuk 20 dap,, 123 ott Monday, August 6 View Page pollinated a female on the sidevine of the 1581 ghaye today,, with the 954 jutras.. isn't much time left before the WO,, maybe i can get a genetic fruit,, off of it,, time will tell, Wednesday, August 8 View Page 954 jutras, dap 30, 160.75 OTT, picante dingo fer scale, 15 inches tall, i'm a bit behind 30 days from last yr fer the kin fruit Wednesday, August 8 View Page 634 vanuk sq,, dap 25, 161 ott.. well ahesd of last yrs season fer the squash,, hope it stays growing Wednesday, August 8 View Page done something i never did before ,,, right or wrong,,, cut this off the main on the 1581 ghaye plant today, this is the vine pile,, approx 11 ft cut off, got a female that seems to have took on a side vine on the 8th on the left side looking from the stump Wednesday, August 8 View Page this shows t he length,, i cut ,, with tape layed out ,, hope it shows Wednesday, August 8 View Page this is the end of tape ,, layed next to vine,, put some captan on the wound,, side vine pics will follow after a few days to see if it honestly took.. if so,, i will term the vine after the fruit ,, 58 days to weigh off,, really want something here ,, if not ,, the plant is getting pulled up,, even if a genetic fruit.. 1581 ghaye x 954 jutras ,, time will tell,, Wednesday, August 8 View Page thinking outside the box.. pics to follow Monday, August 13 View Page 954 jutras.. 35 dap,, 185.75 ott.. est 150,, 634 vanuk, 30 dap 193.75,, est 170.. still growing tho slowly,, Wednesday, August 15 View Page over veiw of the 2 i still got growing good,, 954 jutras (aka dunlap) upper left hand corner,, 634 vanuk sq,, lower right hand corner Thursday, August 16 View Page this is horny,,, full size life mount,, Thursday, August 16 View Page a little better veiw of antlers,,, now you know why i'm a bit concerned about getting it moved south to new home ,, lol Saturday, August 18 View Page 954 jutras,, (named dunlap) dap 40.. 212.5 OTT.. est 221 Saturday, August 18 View Page 634 vanuk,, dap 35,, 228.5 OTT.. est 274,, this is a new PB, for me on squash Saturday, August 18 View Page hopefully pics will follow,, time fer diary up date Thursday, August 23 View Page As expected.. slow growth the last 5 days due to very smokey sky's not allowing heat in thru days and nights,, low 40's all last week,, plants and fruits still alive,, but slow gains now,, oh well thats growing in the rocky mtns,, always next year, Tuesday, August 28 View Page 954 jutras, (dunlap) dap 50,, 226.75 ott,, est 268 634 vanuk, (eggy) dap 45,, 249 ott,, 351 est, way ahead og last yr at this time ,, maybe a new PB,, scale will tell the tale, Wednesday, August 29 View Page this is the baby of the patch.. dap 23, 134 ott, 1581 ghaye x 954 jutras.. genetic fruit .. will keep it going as long as possible,, Thursday, August 30 View Page well after due thought .. i have named this 1 melon-E,, cause it looks like a melon,, lol Thursday, August 30 View Page the stem end of fruit,, i aint really liking the colour this is taken,, this late in season,, mite kick me out of sq class Thursday, August 30 View Page this is a lil closer veiw of same Sunday, September 2 View Page overview of the 1581 plant, lil late fruit is still groing.. genetic fruit Sunday, September 2 View Page baby LG 36 inches.. dap 23. 109.375 lovelace x 124.5 young Sunday, September 2 View Page dunlap, 954 jutras x self. dap 55,, 237.75 ott,, est 307 Sunday, September 2 View Page melon-E, 634 vanuk x self, 50 dap, 256 ott, est 381, cold weather the last couple of weeks has really slowed gains,, Sunday, September 2 View Page correction,,, math mistake,, looking at wrong numbers,, geez i add as bad as i type.. melon-E should read 259.5 ott, est 396.. my bad, Monday, September 3 View Page baby LG on the 109.375 lovelace x 124.5 young Monday, September 3 View Page 1581 ghaye plant,, approx 500 sq feet of plant. to little to late maybe ,, late genetic fruit x 954 jutras Monday, September 3 View Page 954 jutras x self,, 55 dap, 237.75 ott,, est 307 Monday, September 3 View Page melon-E, 634 vanuk x self, 259.5 ott, est 396 Monday, September 3 View Page my dear grower friends ,, tis that time of year,, as much as i dont like it .. june 23rd to sept, 3rd .. frost free,, so far,, but only way to keep,, plant temps where they need to be fer growth,, tent city is back,, i'm so looking forward to moving south in october,, ,, to not have to worry much about this frost time ,, as growing conditions are so much more tolerant,, ,, best wishes to all you great folks and may yours fruits grow big and be PB's at the least ,, Monday, September 3 View Page this is a pic of my anually hunter salami that we actually live on during the hunts ,, sept 15th to october 4th, this yr,, Wednesday, September 5 View Page dap 30 1581 x 954 baby genetic fruit, 178.75 ott, est 134#'s .. still chugging along Friday, September 7 View Page dap 60 954 jutras,, 140.25 ott,, est 317 dap 55 634 vanuk,, 266 ott, est 425 nite temps are cold ,, things are really slowing down, Monday, September 10 View Page dap 35 1581 ghaye x 954 jutras,, 202 ott, 192 est, still doing 11.6 lbs a day.. to little to late.. maybe some seeds dap 30 lg, 109.375 lovelace x 124.5 young. 55.5 inches.. Wednesday, September 19 View Page the 1581 ghaye plant today.. looks likes it about done in,, been down south eith the wife the last 9 days ,, geez,, it got cold here in northern utah Wednesday, September 19 View Page now a lil closer veiw,, of the solar barrels.. still got a wee bit of greenage,, going on Wednesday, September 19 View Page the fruit,, 1581 ghaye x 954 jutras,, the temp have been below freezing since last weds, oct 10th,, 202 ott.. that date ,, today,, you folks have just seen the plant,, 230 ott,, ,, the fruit has been covered at night , never say never till the growth stops,, going to add some tea n kelp the next few days ,, the watering has never stopped, 525 sq ft on this plant ,, great roots Wednesday, September 26 View Page the 1581 ghaye ,, 51 dap,, est320 Wednesday, September 26 View Page melon-E today est 490 10 days to go Wednesday, September 26 View Page 1581 ghaye fruit,, 51 dap, est 320 Wednesday, September 26 View Page stem end Wednesday, September 26 View Page blossom end Wednesday, September 26 View Page my pronghorn Friday, September 28 View Page dunlap,, loaded and ready to go to thankgiving point Friday, October 5 View Page stwm end ,, 634 vanuk Friday, October 5 View Page blossom end Friday, October 5 View Page melon-E dap 83.. taped 282 ott,, est 504 today (634 vanuk) Friday, October 5 View Page this is all we brought home this yr from the deer hunt ,, nada buck, to be seen,, some years are like that.. Saturday, October 6 View Page wifes new PB 693 lbs taped 644,, went 7.6%hvy, shes on the left. she placed 2nd in pumpkins my new PB 597 lbs taped 504,, went 18.45% hvy,, we are all smiles today,, i placed 1st in squash Sunday, October 7 View Page team extremes final weigh off of the year sue with her pumpkin on the left new PB, 693 saxton 2012 curt with his squash on the right, new PB 597 saxton 12 Monday, October 8 View Page lil shitter 339.5 saxton,12,, all seeds are out, will have some good ones fer roasting this fall, about 400 count Monday, October 8 View Page the 597 saxton 12,, fairly thick shoulders,, went 18.45 % heavy,, maybe 100 seeds in this one,, mostly at blossom end Monday, October 8 View Page fruits are cut and the seeds are out Wednesday, October 10 View Page the 356 saxton 12 est, 1581 ghaye x 954 jutras Wednesday, October 10 View Page fairly thick shoulder area, 65 dap today,, very few mature seeds ,, possibly because it was grown in such cold weather conditions, will never know fer sure , Wednesday, October 10 View Page cut the last of the fruits today.. times to seriously start to think about next yr ,, best to all Sunday, November 18 View Page over view of the new south side fer field kins, watermelons Sunday, November 18 View Page a close up.. 15 x 65 feet. expanded this side 25 feet longer .. fer more room Sunday, November 18 View Page over view of the west side. 38 x 80 feet long.. we added 6 yards of manure to both patches yesterday, this will be primary kin and squash patch Sunday, November 18 View Page this patch is 4 yrs old ,, best the soil has ever looked,, waiting on, soil sample,, to finish amendments,, Friday, November 30 View Page been working on my trophy room, fer game heads,, still got a few to add,, but need to get them here ,, from up north Monday, December 24 View Page well here's another addition to the trophy room,, had 2.5 inches new snow,, this morning got the shoveling done,, so,, decided to get it up,, more to come,, lol