Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 10 Entries. Sunday, March 8 View Page Well, Sixtyfour degress here in Connecticut. The patch melted. I took a soil sample and then mowed the winter rye down. I always feel better when I get outside. Monday, March 16 View Page I completed the final tilling and added more iron and manganese. I will put out tomorrow a pollinator plant my 248 Garrell 03 ( 801.5 Stelts x self). This was a genetics fruit I put on the same plant as my 736 Garrell 03. A very bright orange fruit. Trying to mix up the gene pool a bit and create maybe a new orange line. Knock on wood for a little luck this year. Friday, April 3 View Page I started two 1019 DMG 08 Garrell seeds. They came up very quickly and are aggressive. I am adjusting my grow lights to avoid ant leggyness, for the patch plants. I am praying for a dry summer in the east this year. Sunday, April 5 View Page I got my cold frames up this weekend. I added Manganese, Iron,Potash and Subdue granular to the planting spots. The 1019 seeds are under the lights doing well. Wednesday, April 8 View Page The 1018 Garrell 08 DMG looks excellent. Thinking of the Marshfield Fair. Tuesday, April 21 View Page I'm in the ground for one spot. Heating cables are working great and the plant is way ahead. Hope I make it to an early fair at Marshfield. Dave Monday, May 4 View Page I'm gonna hold on putting my plants in and repot them. It is cool and rain called for all week in the East. Saturday, May 30 View Page Well the plants are finally shooting a main vine. Cold temps and clouds have left the plants behing an little this year. Thursday, June 18 View Page I hope I am wrong but I think the game is over in CT on June 18th.Too much rain and it will continue. Plants are very small.I might need an 1140 Stelts miracle. Wednesday, July 22 View Page I have a nice pumpkin growing on my plant expanding rapidly, however I never got the plant to fiil out secondary to the weather. I need to pull a Gary Burke. Dave