Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 52 Entries. Wednesday, March 18 View Page Well that's close enough to the new patch,beautiful too! I'll take all the luck i can get. Thursday, March 19 View Page 170ft tall, and half dead. Patch destroyer, and widow maker, as known in the tree biz. Friday, March 20 View Page Took 3 months to widle this away 13.5ft in cir Saturday, March 21 View Page New patch Started in Sept 08 Monday, March 23 View Page Line up for 09: Great luck to all! And thanks to all growers for there kindness. 1178.9 Lovelace 07 backup. (same) 1246.0 Lombardi 08 backup. 1566 Rodonis,1161 Rodonis 910.5 Swarts 05 back up. (same) 458.0 Reinsvold 05 back up. 1446 Werner,985 Werner SQ 895 Hester back up 848 Mckenzie, 793 blalock,980 Razo Watermelon, and Maters also! All subject to change per germination. Wednesday, April 22 View Page Final adjustments made,and tilled in. Will do a 2" Cultivating till when seedlings are planted along with spraying Merit 75wp 1st application mixed with a little fish, and seaweed blend, and molasses. For plant uptake of the merit, and a little something for the Good Bacteria Friday, May 1 View Page Seeds started today. 1178.9 Lovelace 07. Thanks Sam! 1246.0 Lombardi 08. Thanks Mark! 910.5 Swarts 05. Thanks Todd, and Lori! 458.0 Reinsvold 05 Thanks Rog Ha! SQ~. 895 Hester 00.Thanks Brett!Dang that a big seed. Hopefully i won't need backups, there next years line up. We'll see. Sunday, May 3 View Page 910.5 Swarts 05 (1420.5 Larue x 1458 Whittier)broke soil, and looks good. Sunday, May 3 View Page 458 Reinsvold 05 (1230 Daletas x 1178 Rivard)broke soil looks ok one cot half brown. Tuesday, May 5 View Page 1246 Lombardi 08 (998.6 Pukos x 1450 Wallace)Broke ground today Looks ok. Wheeew! Almost lost it, i'll tell the whole story later right now a-ok. Thanks Mark, and Ray for the rest Wow 2 day's bam! on the door step. Very pleased. Tuesday, May 5 View Page 895 Hester 00* (900 Lyons x sibb)Broke ground Today, looks good. This was a big seed, and getting some age on her ,filed the edges a little more than normal to me (so i used a bench grinder)not really! And soaked in warm water with a tea-spoon of Neptunes Harvest Seaweed all"s good so far. Tuesday, May 5 View Page 1178.9 Lovelace 07 (998.6 Pukos x 1370 Rose)Today I didn't see any movement so i dug down carefully to see if roots were growing She was a gonner,Dang it, and i didn't have the other 1178.9 started. Well next year. Back up: 1446.5 Werner 06 (998.6 Pukos x 1068 Wallace). Thursday, May 7 View Page Watermelons started. Carolina Cross #183. Tomatoes planted in patch today! And all Pumpkins, and Sq greening up nicely still in larger pots. Except 1446 Werner,another day hopefully she'll pop Started may 5th. Thursday, May 7 View Page Glad the only thing that was in the patch was pepper plants. Last night Tornatos wipped right through here. Thursday, May 7 View Page (Spelling) Tornado's Saturday, May 9 View Page Some baby pic's. 458 Reinsvold 05 one cot half stunted looks good 1st true leaf looks good. all were put in larger pots storms have soaked patch, it will be a little longer before they are planted. Saturday, May 9 View Page 910.5 Swarts 05 thats a nice looking seedling Saturday, May 9 View Page 895 Hester 00* only seen 2 day's of sun, but it's looking good cot's still a little curled Saturday, May 9 View Page 1246 Lombardi 08 cots curled up a little same as hester, but ok Saturday, May 9 View Page 1446 Werner germinated waiting till breaks soil, then i'll remove from germ mat temp constant 88f-90f Tuesday, May 12 View Page All plants in patch. 910.5 Swarts 458 Reinsvold 1246 Lombardi 895 hester.* 1446 Werner germed, but she didn't make it. So..3 pumpkins 1 Sq Monday, June 1 View Page Anybody see my garden? We have gotten alot of rain. "Push'em back in the water he's dying" hehe Monday, June 1 View Page 1246 Lombardi 08. Had a real hard time with this one, not a bad thing just everything, even the seedling was double, as the 1st true leaf grew it was on the other side, and arched backwards, but looked great,but at planting there were 4 more. Took a guess at vine direction, then i just left it. Thought to myself (Mutant)i got trouble. (I was wrong) main vine has started, perfect leaves, and crown fused as one more beefier than ever. This is a first for me,i let it's own genetic's. and mother nature take over. So... my lesson learned it was just a race horse trying to get out the gate early. All's great so far. Monday, June 1 View Page 895 Hester 00 Started slow, but taken off now Monday, June 1 View Page 910.5 Swarts 05 This plant is just born to run no prb. Front, and back main on this one i'll train the back main as a big sidevine Monday, June 1 View Page 458 Reinsvold 05 Wide at the stump, and main is thick for it's age concerns me a little. supports in place, no problems just growing good at this point. Well time will tell, got a long season ahead, and we will see what happens. Sunday, June 14 View Page Roger this is a rough season so far for you. Well just missed 2x from Tornadoes. But did get hammered by Hail,severe rain,temps 69f to 92f in more than one day,and three severe thunderstorms with 60mph vortex winds,wind barrier would not of helped, well dodged two storms third got me good. I've said my prayers, and if it's gods will so be it. Here are your pic's to remember, and learn alot from, more than just plant care. plants were secured before the last storm somehow i just knew,and i wasn't watching the weather, i think i did get some help. Sunday, June 14 View Page 895 Hester* Sunday, June 14 View Page 895 Hester* Split main Fungicide applied wraped loosely with strip of cloth then coverd with dirt. Sunday, June 14 View Page 458 Reinsvold Third time the other was torn clean off Sunday, June 14 View Page Some of the leaves sidevines twisted off Sunday, June 14 View Page 910.5 Swarts 1/4 plant torn off main still stout. Sunday, June 14 View Page 1246 Lombardi 1/2 the plant twisted off, but main, and remainder side vines intact. Sunday, June 14 View Page Repair has started. My first thought was pull them, and be easy on yourself,but this is why you grow, take the good with the bad, and try to make it to the scales with a solid fruit, not a plant. Wednesday, June 17 View Page This is cool! Sidevine halfway on a (tendril) i counted 10 little fruits, and 3 leafs Saturday, July 11 View Page Time to update. Well after storms lost 2 pumpkin plants, and 1 sq plant storms to severe heat was just to much. first 1246 Lombardi lost pulled. second 458 Reinsvold lost pulled. third 895 hester sq although split in main healed 3 didn't set, then heat lost 2/3 of plant pulled Thursday, July 16 View Page All's left. 910.5 Swarts 05 pumpkin Watermeleons 2 right now. Maters. Thursday, July 16 View Page maters,and peppers doing good. Thursday, July 16 View Page #1 Watermelon 12 days old still learning! Thursday, July 16 View Page #2 Buffer 12 days old pollinated 4 of july. Thursday, July 16 View Page Sole Pumpkin survivor. 910.5 Swarts 05 (1420.5 Larue)x(1458 Whittier) Thursday, July 16 View Page Sidevines behind pumpkin still growing hope to spider it. Thursday, July 16 View Page Day 20 Set at 16'.8" Pollinated 25 of June 26 day 1 culled two at 18',and 20+ main was terminated at 25' give or take a inc or two. cc 77.75 ss 54 ee 55 = 186.75" ott *Note Rog don't mix Calcium so strong you pitted it again Saturday, July 25 View Page Maters looking fair to good Saturday, July 25 View Page Watermelon #1 i guess looking ok still growing@22 day's Saturday, July 25 View Page Watermelon #2 same plant terminated vines, but plant didn't care still spreading out, and fruit growing picked off about 20 others they keep popping up. Well it's different. Saturday, July 25 View Page 910.5 Swarts 05 @ 30day's cc 107 ss 71 ee 71.5 = 249.5 ott 08 Chart. She's still hanging in there some sunburnt leaves. Jack"o"Laterns a few days old growing jungle style Wednesday, August 5 View Page Pumpkin@ 41 days cc 111.5 ss 74 ee 75.5 =261 ott est 381 Lbs stump was foaming some yellowing vines growing very slowly. Just want a healthy fruit this year at weighoff at this point. Rough this year Wednesday, August 5 View Page Watermelons are taking over pulled about 75 off the plant 2 still going, Jack"o"Laterns just bakeing in the sun, and rain will see Next year always hopeful will invest in some Remay to cover plants Wednesday, August 12 View Page Well i'm out for the 09 pummpkin season. Things just happen! Stump foamed out, and fruit stopped growing Saturday, August 22 View Page 516 Reinsvold 09 Best that i can do this year, lost everything else except Watermelons, and maters, pumpkin was cut off plant on the 12th Fusarium reached the fruit. Saturday, August 22 View Page Fruit has softened up in spots, and wont make it to the weighoff. With all that happened this seed would not quit, and at leased i got to enjoy the short growth even with the plant ripped apart early in the season. Thank you Todd, and lori Swarts for the seeds. One tough plant! I'll harvest seeds today, and help my neighbor move also. To all the growers; May God bless you all with new personal bests this year.