Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 12 Entries. Tuesday, February 23 View Page Well here is our 2016 Orange lineup , trying for a repeat Howard Dill Award . I know there is going to be some really nice looking orange ones brought to Altoona . 811 Gerhardt 359 Foss 1317 Clementz 1059 Vincent McGill 1750.5 Martin 1495 Stelts Sunday, February 28 View Page Heres the two bobbleheads up for Eddys crazy seed trade. Friday, June 3 View Page This is my first post of the year because of such a poor start to my season . Lost all my primary plants due to a damaged greenhouse situation . Larry Checkon gave me a couple AG plants and two watermelon plants but there will be NO orange AG`s coming out of my patch this year . One long gourd plant is in and a back up plus field pumpkin are being put in tomorrow . Wednesday, July 20 View Page Well here is a update how bad my year is going . Can you say long stem on my squash this year ? It is a Clementz seed . Not very old . Wednesday, July 20 View Page Well here is a orange one . You thought that I wouldn`t have one this year . It is off a Checkon seed . I can`t believe it either . Wednesday, July 20 View Page The best grower in the patch and it is growing very slow since a groundhog trimmed all the vines for me . Already doubled my weigh off weight from last year . Monday, August 1 View Page The 1821 Checkon keeps chugging along at a slow growth rate . Not much growth since last picture of it . Wednesday, August 24 View Page Well the hits keep coming to my patch this year . My biggest long gourd has went down with a soft tip . It was 118 inches grown off of a 139.25 Ansems . Luckily I still have several for next season . Thursday, September 8 View Page Pumpkins are still slowly growing , I think .... Again thanks to Larry Checkon for the 1797 and 1821 plants that were not planted till like the end of May/ Beginning of June . Tuesday, September 13 View Page Lost the 1797 checkon tonite . Did my weekly wipe down of the pumpkin and found a big soft spot on the bottom . She was taping almost 1000 . What a hit . Would have been a new PB easily . I am really broke down on this . Is it really worth the torture ? Friday, September 16 View Page Heres the 1821 checkon . don`t know if she`ll hold on. Wednesday, October 5 View Page Heres our first 1000 pounder . It felt great . Already started cleaning the patch out . Looking forward to next season already . Thanks to everybody that helped at the weigh off . You guys are awesome .