Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 108 Entries. Saturday, April 28 View Page MARBLES....I started gardening here at this house 30 years ago.Uncovered the original garden and have expanded ever since.The first year I uncovered the original garden I found a slew of marbles.Every year since, for 30 years, I continue to find marbles.Pretty amazing.You would think after 30 years that I would have found them all.But no....every year I find a couple. Saturday, April 28 View Page These two marbles are very old. Saturday, April 28 View Page I have also found some other things. Saturday, April 28 View Page Gardens were ready to go months ago.Pumpkins planted April 17.Trying mostly my own seeds this year.We have some 1634 Werner offspring,1596 Werner offspring,993 Aten offspring.A 928 Box seed and a 988 Janowiak seed.Thank you again Andy and George for the seeds. Saturday, April 28 View Page The lower garden. Saturday, April 28 View Page The upper garden. Saturday, April 28 View Page Expanded the garden about 700 square feet and built trellises over the winter here. Saturday, April 28 View Page The gourd trellis....12-14 feet tall. Saturday, April 28 View Page My arched trellis...built from scrap.I think we will grow pole lima beans on this one. Saturday, April 28 View Page A couple pumpkin plants in the lower garden. Saturday, April 28 View Page A couple pumpkin plants in the upper garden. Saturday, April 28 View Page Swiss Chard.We have been eating this all winter.Never got cold enough here this winter to freeze and kill the Chard.First year I have ever seen this happen. Saturday, April 28 View Page Snow Peas coming along nicely. Saturday, April 28 View Page Brocolli,Beets and Salsify.Growing nicely. Saturday, April 28 View Page Some of the brocolli is heading up now."Southern Comet" is the variety. Saturday, April 28 View Page We have volunteer giant sunflowers all over the gardens.This is a really nice one. Sunday, April 29 View Page A night time picture of the gardens. Thursday, June 7 View Page Garden coming along nicely.Everything is planted now and the weather has been really good. Thursday, June 7 View Page Tomatoes in wrapped cages.The nights have been cool here but the weather is changing soon.Think I will unwrap the cages this weekend.All giant tomatoes. Thursday, June 7 View Page Tomatoes planted in 2 batches about 3 weeks apart. Thursday, June 7 View Page Two plants from my own seed. Thursday, June 7 View Page Sunflowers,beets and brocolli. Thursday, June 7 View Page Detroit dark red beets. Thursday, June 7 View Page We have been eating brocolli for a month now. Thursday, June 7 View Page Salsify (the oyster plant).Really looking nice. Thursday, June 7 View Page Eggplant. Thursday, June 7 View Page Snowpeas. Thursday, June 7 View Page Snowpeas just starting to produce peas. Thursday, June 7 View Page Green bell peppers from my own seed. Thursday, June 7 View Page 9 foot sunflower.The others are 6,7 and 8 foot tall now. Thursday, June 7 View Page Swan gourds. Thursday, June 7 View Page Dipper gourds. Thursday, June 7 View Page Long gourds. Three from Dale Marshall and one from John Nesbella.Thank you Dale and John for the seeds. Thursday, June 7 View Page Kentucky Wonder green beans. Thursday, June 7 View Page Green bean trellis expanded to 16 feet and I know thats not enough.The beans usually climb to the top of the telephone pole behind the trellis. Thursday, June 7 View Page Four "Moon and Stars" watermelon plants. Thursday, June 7 View Page Giant cantaloupe project.Trying to keep them off the ground this year.Hopefully they will grow up the ramp and lay melons on the tables. Thursday, June 7 View Page Three field pumpkins. 84 Ciesielski. Thanks for the seeds John. Thursday, June 7 View Page Upper garden pumpkin.From my 1634 Werner x open from last year.A white pumpkin. Thursday, June 7 View Page The 1634 Werner x open white pumpkin has two females on the main vine now that will be opening soon. Thursday, June 7 View Page My own seed.A 1634 x open orange pumpkin. Thursday, June 7 View Page Another 1634 Werner x open orange pumpkin.Two plants, same seed this year. Thursday, June 7 View Page My own seed again. 993 Aten x open from 2010.This plant is huge now.Has females getting ready to open soon on side vines but has yet to produce a female on the main vine.Time will tell. Thursday, June 7 View Page One of these plants will be a late pumpkin for us.Another 993 Aten x open.Planted the 28th of May to replace a split vine on an earlier plant. Monday, July 16 View Page Garden viewed from the front street. Monday, July 16 View Page From the back porch. Monday, July 16 View Page All AG's are from my own seed this year. Monday, July 16 View Page Side view of plant number one. Monday, July 16 View Page Plant number one is covering at least 1800 square feet.Terminating vines now. Monday, July 16 View Page Pumpkin on plant number one. 80" circ. day 20. Monday, July 16 View Page Plant number two.Trouble pollinating this plant.Way too hot this past 2 weeks.Looks like late pollinations on this plant. Monday, July 16 View Page Plant number three.Late pollinations on this plant also. Monday, July 16 View Page Late pollination on plant number three. Monday, July 16 View Page Plant number four. Planted June 1 to replace a plant that came down with mosaic virus. Monday, July 16 View Page Upper garden field pumpkin. 84 Ciesielski growing well. Monday, July 16 View Page We have 3 84 Ciesielski field pumpkins.All are flowering now. Monday, July 16 View Page Field pumpkin. Monday, July 16 View Page Giant cantaloupes climbing the table. Monday, July 16 View Page Giant cantaloupe in the upper garden doing well. Monday, July 16 View Page Gourd trellis.Long gourds on one side.Dipper gourds on another side.Swan gourds on this side. Monday, July 16 View Page Dipper gourd side of trellis. Monday, July 16 View Page Dipper gourds. Monday, July 16 View Page Long gourds. Monday, July 16 View Page Kentucky Wonder beans climbing the trellis. Monday, July 16 View Page Giant tomatoe plants are huge. Monday, July 16 View Page Tomatoes starting to ripen. Monday, July 16 View Page A larger tomatoe. Monday, July 16 View Page Tons of tomatoes. Monday, July 16 View Page Four different types of cucumbers.All doing well. Monday, July 16 View Page Armenian cucumbers. Monday, July 16 View Page Lots of cucumbers. Monday, July 16 View Page Green peppers coming along nicely. Monday, July 16 View Page Habinero peppers. Monday, July 16 View Page I think these are round zuchinni squash. Monday, July 16 View Page Yellow crookneck squash. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Moon and stars watermelon groweing in the shady spot of the lower garden. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Side garden is almost finished.Will plant Roma beans and limas in this spot soon for late crop. Tuesday, July 17 View Page The last of the beets.Detroit Dark Red. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Canned 45 pints of beets. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Still getting a little brocolli. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Another view of side garden. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Salsify plugging along.Will harvest in September. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Sunflower.Half of my sunflowers were broken in half by the storm on June 29.They were over 15 feet tall.The winds here snapped 3 large trees in my yard and blew the shingles off the roof.Very lucky all it destroyed in the garden was some sunlowers. Tuesday, July 17 View Page My favorite flowers..........Zinnias. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Zinnia. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Zinnia. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Zinnia. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Zinnia. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Zinnia. Tuesday, July 17 View Page Zinnia. Thursday, August 30 View Page 32.5 LBS. cantaloupe......My seed from a 19 pounder I grew last year. Thursday, August 30 View Page Another view of 32.5 lbs. cantaloupe. Thursday, August 30 View Page Zinnias from seeds I save every year for a long time. Thursday, August 30 View Page Zinnias. Thursday, August 30 View Page Field pumpkin doing fairly well.3 plants from 84 Ciesielski.Thanks again for the seeds John! Thursday, August 30 View Page A nice green one still growing. Thursday, August 30 View Page The first one to be ripe.I think I have 8 field pumpkins on 3 plants. Thursday, August 30 View Page The long gourd trellis. Thursday, August 30 View Page Hanging long gourds.The longest one is about 85 inches.Seeds from Dale Marshall.Thanks for the seeds Dale!First year growing these and looking forward to growing them again next year. Thursday, August 30 View Page Swan gourds hanging. Thursday, August 30 View Page Dipper gourds. Thursday, August 30 View Page The gourds have over grown the 14 foot trellis and have grown up the holly tree behind it.Maybe 25-30 feet in the air now. Thursday, August 30 View Page Lima beans coming on strong on their tellis. Thursday, August 30 View Page Kentucky Wonder beans.Have picked 5, Five gallon buckets full so far. Thursday, August 30 View Page AG pumpkins did not do good this year.Terrible time getting pollinations.Lots of salad but no pumpkins.The pumpkins I did get all rotted at about 200 pounds.I guess too mant hot days here.Many days over 100 degrees.85 degree nights.This was by far the hottest summer ever on record here.Many insects too, even with a spraying routine. Thursday, August 30 View Page A rotten pumpkin. Thursday, August 30 View Page I did get 4 AG's to pollinate the first week of August though, so I hope to get something.The weather cooled off and I have 4 pumpkins on 3 plants, all on side vines.Seem to be growing ok now since the temperatures have changed. Thursday, August 30 View Page A big eggplant I missed in the garden.It weighed 1900 grams.