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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 17 Entries.
Thursday, June 25 View Page
Pollinated 3 today, 6-25 1947.5 X 1730, 5 Lobe 2008 X 2323, 5 Lobe 2323 X 1730, 6 Lobe
Thursday, June 25 View Page
187.5 Mudd melons 6-21
Thursday, June 25 View Page
My 150 Contest Entry, Planted late, but it does not have to fill much space. My Own 816 from 2014.
Thursday, June 25 View Page
1947.5 Clementz 6-21
Thursday, June 25 View Page
2096 Meier 6-21
Thursday, June 25 View Page
1985 Miller 6-21
Thursday, June 25 View Page
2008 Neptune 6-21
Thursday, June 25 View Page
2323 Meier 6-21
Thursday, June 25 View Page
1730 Werner 6-21
Sunday, October 25 View Page
My 150 Sq. Ft. contest fruit. Grown on my 816 from 2014. Final estimate was 547, final weight was 557. She went 10 pounds or just shy of 2% heavy.
Sunday, October 25 View Page
Just a note for the season. All plants were grown in a 25 foot long X 30 foot wide plots(750 sq. ft.)
Sunday, October 25 View Page
My smallest of the season. Plant was great just did not grow the fruit like I expected. It was my fault as I messed my watering up in mid July and the fruit never recovered. 939 Hodge 2015 (2323 Meier X 1730 Werner) Taped 933 went +1%.
Sunday, October 25 View Page
1007.5 Hodge 2015 (2096 Meier X 1730 Werner) Taped 923, +9%. Plant was a beast, biggest most aggressive plant. Had issues getting a fruit set and the 1007.5 was 33 feet out on the main.
Sunday, October 25 View Page
This was my first official 1 thousand pound fruit I have grown. Plant was a good consistent grower, fruit was the same. 1017 Hodge 2015 (1947.5 Clementz X 1730 Werner) Taped 986, +3%
Sunday, October 25 View Page
Not sure why that last pic was not upright, it is upright on my computer.. Here is a view of the fruit on the scale.
Sunday, October 25 View Page
This was the 2nd-1 thousand pound fruit I weighed this year. This plant was only 500 square feet but the fruit grew very well and was very orange for it genetics. Not only was this my second thousand pound fruit it weighed the same as the first... 1017 Hodge 2015 (1985 Miller X 2323 Meier) Taped 1065, -5%.
Sunday, October 25 View Page
This is my new personal best. This plant was the leader from the start. The fruit at one time was doing 54 pounds per day. Only reason it was not much larger was my fault when I messed up my watering during peak growth. Fruit was almost 600 est. at day 33 and was pacing to crush the Indiana record. Will not make this mistake again. 1124.5 Hodge 2015 (1730 Werner X 2323 Meier) Taped 1041, +8%.

 

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