Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 68 Entries. Monday, January 28 View Page Here is a shot of our condo at our private beach. Monday, January 28 View Page Nice view huh? Monday, January 28 View Page Beer and Brats...what else do you need? Monday, January 28 View Page Ahh what a view... Monday, January 28 View Page Mike, Me, Matt, and Tom. Party animals. Hanging out at the beach is rough but someone has to do it. Wednesday, March 26 View Page Indiana State Fair starts today. My greenhouse and preparations are complete thanks to Tom Beachy and our buddy Matt. Wednesday, March 26 View Page Just another view. Sunday, March 30 View Page I have never posted any pictures of my house, so here is a shot of the front. I removed the bushes about a week after I took this picture. Sunday, March 30 View Page Here is my patch and my barn. Sunday, March 30 View Page Just another angle with the grain elevator in the background. My parents house is to the left of the white house in the background. That is where I used to live and grow. Sunday, March 30 View Page How close do I live to O-HI-O? Well Christy D-H took this from my front window. Wednesday, April 9 View Page The fair plant is up, #50 Beachy. The greenhouse has been about 70 at night and 90 during the day. Wednesday, April 16 View Page #50 Beachy ISF update. Friday, April 18 View Page #50 Beachy ISF update. Monday, April 21 View Page #50 Beachy ISF update. Tuesday, April 22 View Page I plan to start my fall lineup this weekend: 1248 Ford, 1183 Daletas and 1159 Richards. Sunday, April 27 View Page Garden is ready for the fall plants. Sunday, April 27 View Page Another shot. Tuesday, April 29 View Page Another angle. Wednesday, April 30 View Page #50 beachy update. Sunday, May 4 View Page All the plants are in; from left to right: #50 Beachy, 985 Werner, 1248 Ford and 1159 Richards. Sunday, May 4 View Page 1159 Richards. Sunday, May 4 View Page 1248 Ford. Sunday, May 4 View Page 985 Werner. Sunday, May 4 View Page ISF: #50 Beachy update. Saturday, May 10 View Page #50 Beachy update, will outgrow the greenhouse this week. Friday, May 16 View Page #50 Beachy update. Friday, May 16 View Page 1159 Richards Friday, May 16 View Page 1248 Ford Friday, May 16 View Page 985 Werner Saturday, May 17 View Page #50 Beachy after the greenhouse is off. Saturday, May 17 View Page 985 Werner Saturday, May 17 View Page 1248 Ford Saturday, May 17 View Page 1159 Richards Saturday, May 17 View Page Shot of most of the patch, #50 Beachy for the ISF at the end. Tuesday, May 27 View Page My house and patch from my parents roof, I moved really far, lol. Sunday, June 8 View Page Pollinated 2 on the main vine of the #50 Beachy; both are by self. Monday, June 9 View Page #50 Beachy update Monday, June 9 View Page #50 Beachy and the fall plants. Monday, June 9 View Page 985 Werner. All the plastic was removed from the fall plants about 7 days ago. Monday, June 9 View Page 1248 Ford Monday, June 9 View Page 1159 Richards Monday, June 9 View Page View of the whole patch, (from right to left) 1159, 1248, 985 and #50 Beachy (largest). The patch is 100 long and 25 wide. Thursday, June 12 View Page I just put up this fence and tilled again. From left to right. #50 Beachy, 985 Werner, 1248 Ford and the 1159 Richards Thursday, June 12 View Page 985 Werner Thursday, June 12 View Page 1248 Ford Thursday, June 12 View Page #50 Beachy x self for the Indiana State Fair. 10 days old. Friday, June 13 View Page #50 beachy x self is only 4 days old not 10. Wednesday, June 18 View Page My buddy Mitch Meyer with my state fair #50 Beachy pumpkin at 9 days old. Thursday, June 19 View Page Day 10 #50 Beachy. 19" circumference. Sunday, July 13 View Page #50 Beachy x self Day 34. Circumference- 86, stem to blossom- 56, side to side- 57. OTT-199 est lbs by 05 chart 176 lbs. Not going to enter the state fair due to the pumpkin slowing way down. Tomorrow I will pollinate another for a fall pumpkin. Sunday, July 13 View Page 1159 Richards x 1248 Ford, Day 3, 11" circumference. Sunday, July 13 View Page 985 Werner x #50 Beachy, Day 8, Cir-29, sb-22, ss-20 OTT-71. Sunday, July 13 View Page 1248 Ford x 1159 Richards, Day 10, cir-33, sb-22, ss-24. 0tt-82. Sunday, July 13 View Page 1248 Ford on the left and the 1159 Richards on the right, this picture was taken from my roof. Sunday, July 13 View Page #50 Beachy on the left and the 985 Werner on the right. A friend suggested I build a 15 foot wall behind the patch due to the view... Monday, August 4 View Page Grow pumpkins? nah let's build a batting cage lol. Beachy did 99% of the work. Thursday, August 14 View Page Day 42 1248 Ford x 1159 Richards if I remember right. Estimated at 577 by the 05 chart doing about 12/day. This will be picked October 3rd for the Gatewood contest. Thursday, August 14 View Page Just another angle. Thursday, August 14 View Page Another angle. Monday, August 18 View Page 275 Klinker est (985 Werner x #50 Beachy) Day 44 started to show some rot on the fruit so it was picked and seeds extracted. Monday, August 18 View Page For the size (233 ott) it was thick and nearly flawless inside. Monday, August 18 View Page This is the 985 Werner stump. Monday, August 18 View Page My state fair fruit finally started to go down also so it was opened for seeds. 176 Klinker est (#50 Beachy x self) Day 34 it stopped growing due to soil disease, same problem as the 985 Werner. Monday, August 18 View Page Not as thick as the 985 werner fruit but younger and smaller (199 ott). Monday, August 18 View Page This is my sister's cat domino, a big ham. Saturday, October 4 View Page 3rd Place at Gatewood's contest in Noblesville, IN Estimated at around 740 lbs and weighed 863.5, 17% heavy. This is my new personal best. Good way to end the Year! Sunday, October 5 View Page After using my 863 for boating at Canfield, Nick Harp gave me his 1200 pounder to take to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. No problem for a FORD.