Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 6 Entries. Wednesday, April 29 View Page iIT HAS BEEN A REAL BAD START TO THE 2009 SEASON IN MY AREA. WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH RAIN THAT MY EAST PATCH WAS COMPLETELY UNDER WATER. I HAVE DECIDED TO GO BACK TO MY NORTH PATCH THAT I GREW MY 1302 ZUHLKE IN 2006. IT IS HIGHER GROUND BUT I HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO TILL PART OF IT BEFORE MORE RAIN CAME. WE ARE EXPECTING MORE FLOODING RAINS IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS ALSO. I MIGHT END UP BEING 1-2 WEEKS BEHIND IN GETTING MY PLANTS IN THE GROUND. I HAVE STARTED SOME LONG GOURD SEEDS AND WATERMELON SEEDS SO FAR. MY 2009 LINE UP IS GOING TO BE 1381 SWARTS,1413 WERNER,1483 WERNER,1385 JUTRAS,1180 KRUG,646 ZUHLKE,711 ZUHLKE,624 ZUHLKE,AND THE LAST TWO ARE A TOSS UP BETWEEN 1420 LARUE, 1446 EATON, 1248 FORD, 1348 HESTER, 1400 HESTER. I HAVEN'T DECIDED ON THE LAST TWO SPOTS YET. Tuesday, May 5 View Page MY SEEDS WENT IN THE POTS YESTERDAY 5/4/09. EVERYTHING GERMINATED EXCEPT THE 1385 JUTRAS. I PEELED THE SEED COATS OFF AND I THINK THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR IT. IT WENT BACK IN THE BAGGIE.I MANAGED TO GET THE PATCH READY OVER THE WEEKEND. I WENT BACK TO MY NORTH PATCH THIS YEAR. Wednesday, May 6 View Page THE 1385 JUTRAS GERMINATED AND WENT IN THE POT YESERDAY 5/5/09. Thursday, May 21 View Page 5/20/09 I PLANTED MY PLANTS TODAY. THIS IS THE LATEST I HAVE EVER PLANTED AND THE WORST LOOKING PLANTS I HAVE EVER PLANTED. I THINK I AM GOING TO GIVE UP ON STARTING MY OWN PLANTS AND TURN IT OVER TO DON VANHOUTTE NEXT YEAR. HE ALWAYS HAS GREAT LOOKING PLANTS IN HIS GREENHOUSE AND BAILS ME OUT. IT'S NICE TO HAVE GOOD GROWER FRIENDS SO CLOSE BY. Wednesday, May 27 View Page 5/24/09 I PLANTED SOME NEW PLANTS THAT I GOT FROM DON VANHOUTTE AND KEN SWEET. MY NEW PLANTS ARE GREAT LOOKING PLANTS AND WELL AHEAD OF MY OLD ONES. I PLANTED A NEW 1483 WERNER, 1413 WERNER, 985 WERNER. I ALSO PLANTED KEN'S 1082 SWEET 08(985 WERNER X 1041 MCKIE)ALSO A 1017 FETTY 08 (1689 JUTRAS X 998 PUKOS)AND A 1225 PUKOS ( 1231 PUKOS X SELF) AND A 1177 CONLEY (842 EATON X 1068 WALLACE) THANKS FOR THE HELP GUYS. Friday, June 5 View Page 6/5/09 WE HAD FROST THIS MORNING IN MY AREA. WE HAVE ONLY HAD 5 NIGHTS IN THE MONTH OF MAY THAT STAYED ABOVE 50 AND NONE SO FAR IN JUNE. I STILL HAVE MY PLANTS IN HOOPS, BUT THEY ARE GROWING PRETTY SLOW. I HOPE THINGS START TO WARM UP SOON.