Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 42 Entries. Sunday, April 23 View Page old fashion soil oxygenation Sunday, April 23 View Page wish i had soil like that..........OH SNAP!!......i do...he he Sunday, April 23 View Page hoops up.....ready to rumble Sunday, April 23 View Page game on....1385, 2 - 1439's, 3 - 566's* and 811* Tuesday, April 25 View Page just another spring day in rapid city Friday, April 28 View Page started fow more for local growers....older stuff Monday, May 15 View Page 1385 h/j in the ground.....needs a highball.....lol Monday, May 15 View Page 1439 pettit in the ground...not happy yet.....will see Monday, May 15 View Page back ups ready for dirt if needed Tuesday, May 16 View Page hail again....#4 for the year Tuesday, May 16 View Page ready for winter again Thursday, May 18 View Page here is the area for 150 contest....be afraid....very afraid.....he he Sunday, May 28 View Page greenie....811 v/m....still not happy yet Sunday, May 28 View Page 150 plant....getting happier....1439 pettit Sunday, May 28 View Page 1385....starting to smile not Saturday, June 17 View Page 1385 h/j Saturday, June 17 View Page 1439 pettit Saturday, June 17 View Page 566* winey on the left and 811* v/m on right Friday, June 23 View Page left is 1385, top left 566* greenie, top right 811* greenie and bottom 1439 for 150 contest Saturday, June 24 View Page ok.....the entire growing area is 35 x 36....fence to fence.....that 150 plant as u can see....the pvc is 10' long....the marked area is 12' x 12'.....lots of room to fill yet.. Friday, June 30 View Page ok...patch update....bottom right is the 150 plant....marked out is 12' x 12' area....got 2 set so far...1385 on the left doing ok...nuttin set on er yet...the greenies....nuttin yet....soon though Friday, June 30 View Page try this pic....my bad Friday, August 4 View Page over head shot....rough year....past couple weeks hot...over 100 many days.....last night 48....gotta luv this south dakota weather Friday, August 4 View Page matters and long gourds roughing it as well Friday, August 4 View Page matters and long gourds roughing it as well Sunday, August 13 View Page 1439 on the 150 square foot plan.....very unhappy she be...slow slow growth Sunday, August 13 View Page 1385....not sure how this one keeps going but not doing to bad, but slow Sunday, August 13 View Page 811 v/m again.....not doing very well and very slow....rough year growing....be lucky to get anything to the scale Monday, August 14 View Page #6 Sunday, August 27 View Page the melon Sunday, August 27 View Page greenie 811 V/M Sunday, August 27 View Page 1439 pettit Sunday, August 27 View Page 1385 H/J Tuesday, September 19 View Page the ugly 1439 has not grown for 3 weeks now...but the 1385 just keeps chugging along.... Sunday, October 1 View Page perty good turn out and weather for out weigh-off....was sunny and 75 Sunday, October 1 View Page another shot from the other direction Sunday, October 1 View Page here is the vine from my patch that had the 1385 h/j on it Monday, October 9 View Page my tiny greenie....398 i think i weighed Thursday, October 26 View Page shot of or rapic city weigh-off Thursday, October 26 View Page another shot Tuesday, November 7 View Page 1439 on the scale from the 150 square foot plant...now the 564 Evans/Winey Tuesday, November 7 View Page 1439 on the scale from the 150 square foot plant...now the 564 Evans/Winey