Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 119 Entries. Saturday, January 19 View Page here I am!! 2008 is here and I'm preparing to dust off my stuff and get going :) Friday, May 2 View Page i am a little on the sad side...i had some great seeds not germinate leaving me a little disheartened, but can't dwell on that now...the season is still too young. Calai 1074 non sucessful germination along with Hester 895.5(greenie) Saturday, May 3 View Page test Saturday, May 3 View Page test Saturday, May 3 View Page add to the list..1040.6 Van Rompaey no luck for the greenies yet... Monday, May 5 View Page started a back up greenie 852 Boroff witch is.. (848 MacKenzie x 1053 Werner) Tuesday, May 6 View Page parents and brother were in and helped me put up 6 hoophouses along with fence so much work! thanks I couldn't have done it myself !!! Thursday, May 8 View Page well things have been busy... parents have been visiting and so graciously helped put up hoop houses...i will update with pics later..my computer took a dive so i unable to do pics and sorry my email is also unanswered..sorry all.. hope to be up and running soon :) Thursday, May 8 View Page plants in hoops outside lost Boz 1289.5 - i type this as i wipe away a tear.. due to my taking to patch on windy day...twisted stem right off needless to say all other plants were brought out with extreme caution Saturday, May 10 View Page Lost Skinner 825 and Beauchemin 1314.8 in hoops due to seed corn maggots more tears... Monday, May 19 View Page did triazicide drench around seedlings in hoops to hopefully help with the seed corn maggot issue... (1tsp per gallon) Thursday, May 22 View Page well successful germination on boroff 852(greenie) and placed in hoop today cots about half dollar size with first true leaf about penny size. Tuesday, May 27 View Page my plants that have survived the attack of seed corn maggots are... 1242 Chambers 1028 Wells 481 Gearling/verhoff and my greenie.. Boroff 852 Tuesday, May 27 View Page well plants are doing better now, tho still far behind the mark, but all are still alive which i consider a plus at this point.. Thursday, June 26 View Page 1st pollination, on chambers 1242, apx 12ft out on main, 5 lobes. concerned due to rain if this pollination will take, due to extreme moisture. Tuesday, July 1 View Page still not sure about the set on chambers #1, .... time will tell soon enough.(selfed) 2nd pollination of season... G/V 481, 5 lober, pollinated with 1242 chambers apx 12-13 ft on vine. Tuesday, July 1 View Page here is pic of first pollinated fruit on 1242 Chambers plant, 6 days old. Wednesday, July 2 View Page chambers fruit, correction, at 5 days old, was pollinated on 27th of june due to my records. Thursday, July 3 View Page well... had a nasty visitor to the patch... a deer which so kindly took off my main vine tip and several leaves to my 1028 wells which was to about cross the 12 ft barrier and yes there was a female on it and for some reason she left remaining, which looks to be ready to pollinate tomorrow. Friday, July 4 View Page well yes she was ready to pollinate and did so, crossed with 481 G/V. Saturday, July 5 View Page well to awake this morning and to find was once again visited by a deer, she /or he...pulled my baby back up plant the 852 Boroff(greenie) which had just started into a fine growth spurt,clear outta the dirt.so that was the end of the plant. she had alslo trimmed several secondaries on my 1242 chambers. Saturday, July 5 View Page well finally broke down and purchased deer repellent spray and sprayed it along fence line and also lightly upon leaves of all plants, OMG does this stuff rank i practically ralphed upon sprayin it. But if it works good deal. Next time i will be prepared.... mask and bodysuit. Sunday, July 6 View Page well upon morning inspection no sign of deer visitor so hopefully the repellent has worked. Also pollinated first fruit upon the G/v #2, at apx13 ft, 4 lober crossed with 1242 chambers. Sunday, July 6 View Page failed to note an open pollination on #1 g/v after first fruit set... Sunday, July 6 View Page that open fruit on G/v #1 at apx 14-15 ft on main. Tuesday, July 8 View Page chambers #1 at 12 days old, i believe she has taken :) yay!!!! Tuesday, July 8 View Page looking into the patch... from south east corner Tuesday, July 8 View Page looking in on chambers 1242 plant this morning Wednesday, July 9 View Page again.... Wednesday, July 9 View Page more patch...and more weeds,lol Wednesday, July 9 View Page lay of the land.. Wednesday, July 9 View Page future spot of pumpkin shack :) Wednesday, July 9 View Page g/v #1 plant, #1 pollination...lemon shaped Wednesday, July 9 View Page G/V plant #1, fruit #2. Wednesday, July 9 View Page G/V plant #2, fruit #1. Wednesday, July 9 View Page 1028 Wells plant first fruit... the one the deer left behind :) Friday, July 11 View Page correction... chambers 15 days old, not 18, come on gal get it together... Friday, July 11 View Page G/V plant #1, fruit #1... Friday, July 11 View Page G/V plant #1, fruit #2... Friday, July 11 View Page pumpkin shed in progress.... Friday, July 11 View Page pollinations this morning were... G/V plant #1 fruit #3, 5 lobes, pollinated with 1028 wells. G/V plant #2,fruit #2 5 lobes pollination open, dang bees beat me too it... Friday, July 11 View Page chambers 1242 #1 fruit has really started to take off... Friday, July 11 View Page for my un-pumpkin reading friends...this is a newly pollinated or "born" pumpkin, lol Saturday, July 12 View Page the pumpkin shed recieves a final load of gravel.. Thanks to my neighbor for his kindness with letting us use his truck... Saturday, July 12 View Page and thank you to my step father Charlie for being such a helper, I just couldn't have done it without him :) Thank You Charlie!! You're the best! Saturday, July 12 View Page we leveled the gravel into the cement block form and settled it into every nook and cranny we could find, this is the floor frame that we built upon it and this picture shows the floor starting to be laid. Thank You Curtis too! and my Mom too! you never know how much you help, Thank You!! Saturday, July 12 View Page new pollination on chambers 1242, fruit #2, 5 lobes crossed with 1028 wells, apx 15 ft on regrown main vine(secondary)due to loss of main tip earlier this season. Monday, July 14 View Page the homestead Monday, July 14 View Page chambers 1242 fruit #1, 18 days old. Monday, July 14 View Page G/V plant #1, fruit #1. Monday, July 14 View Page G/V plant #1 fruit #2. Monday, July 14 View Page G/V plant #1 fruit #3 Monday, July 14 View Page G/V plant #2, fruit #1 Monday, July 14 View Page G/V plant #2, fruit #2 Monday, July 14 View Page 1028 wells fruit Monday, July 14 View Page looking down into southern end of patch, viewing 1242 Chambers plant, with permanent shade structure finally in place. Saturday, July 19 View Page chambers 1242 fruit, at 23 days old Saturday, July 19 View Page G/v plant #1 fruit #1 day 18 Monday, July 28 View Page well, having some issues posting my pics, i will work on that later today..... returned from vacation to find a stem split in chambers 1242, will have to keep an eye on it, cleansed and treated with captan now has a fan on it, we shall see what transpires. Monday, July 28 View Page chambers 1242 frt. at 32 days old Monday, July 28 View Page and his booboo... cleaning 2x daily with bleach/water solution and adding clean captan along with the fan to keep it dry - so far so good. Monday, July 28 View Page G/v plant #1 frt 31 at 28 days old. this is the only frt left remaining on this plant. culled the others. Monday, July 28 View Page ooops correction on previous entry fruit #1 not 31. Tuesday, July 29 View Page G/v plant #2, fruit #1 Tuesday, July 29 View Page G/V plant#2, fruit#2. Tuesday, July 29 View Page 10278 wells plant fruit #1 Tuesday, July 29 View Page ooops typo city today, sorry 1028 wells Tuesday, July 29 View Page Loyal pumpkin patch guard along with the chambers in background Tuesday, July 29 View Page another view- Wednesday, August 6 View Page chambers 1242 looking swell Thursday, August 7 View Page G/V #1 remaining frt, looking good at day 37, 49 more days... Thursday, August 7 View Page ok the wells 1028 lookin ok too, showing her pretty smooth white skin Thursday, August 7 View Page boo boo pumpkin, on g/v #2 one of the twins... another is set but a couple of feet from her on the main vine... couldn't bring myself to off her so ... Thursday, August 7 View Page looking down in the southern end of the patch Saturday, August 16 View Page ok, so not the best pic, but you get the idea... it was hurry up set the camera down and run :) this is the chambers 1242 pumpkin she is 51 days old and apx. 40 days remain until weigh off... she is sure starting to get lumps and bumps...hopefully this is a good thing :) Saturday, August 16 View Page this is the G/V plant #1, fruit nicknamed princess for she is snuggled up in my frilly comforter from my childhood... she is lookin good, i found a friend under her yesterday when i was putting more sand underneath her....Mr.Gardner snake, I lept outta my gardening clogs and did quite the dance:)anyways this picture shows her today at 47 days old. Saturday, August 16 View Page pic at sunset... love the flutter-byes workin my flowers they are so beautiful:) Monday, September 1 View Page we took a little holiday and enjoyed a fishing excursion, what a beautiful day Tuesday, September 2 View Page side view of the chambers 1242 Tuesday, September 2 View Page chambers 1242 front view Tuesday, September 2 View Page "Princess" Gearling/ Verhoff 481 fruit still packing on the weight her sides are still expanding, the frame to the hoop house will have to go I am afraid, she will be rubbing the 2x4 so .... time will tell Tuesday, September 2 View Page the 1028 wells, boy has she turned to cement sure hasn't been my biggest grower but I'm definitly still liking her- alot :) Monday, September 15 View Page ok, ouch! here she is after fixing her gash the best I could high winds sent a piece of 2'x8' plywood thru my fence and into her blossum end, sure hope I can get her to heal, used captan and now have a fan blowing on her, no ones fault just one of those things that happens... Monday, September 15 View Page pic from a distance, guess I have "Princess" and unfortunatly this gal, "Brunhilda" earned her name the hard way, sorry gal... Monday, September 15 View Page the "twins" Monday, September 15 View Page "princess" this morning Thursday, September 25 View Page Goood morning from pumpkin town! well I have a new personal best yay! 741.5 and I am thrilled!! next bench mark 800,lol :) pics to come i promise!!! Monday, September 29 View Page heres a pic of the top three at Barnesville, CONGRATS to all!!! Monday, September 29 View Page everyone asks..."How do you load them?", well heres a pic of how its done :) Monday, September 29 View Page here we are all loaded, still another kin in my pick up not pictured. Monday, September 29 View Page part of the crew....missing a few photogenic faces behind the cameras.... Monday, September 29 View Page at Barnesville, yay we made it in one piece!! Monday, September 29 View Page princess headed to the scales... 503 her official weight, beauty indeed. Monday, September 29 View Page Brunhilda, the Ike wind storm survivor preparing to hit the scales... official weight 741.5# yay! a new PB! (shes off the 1242 Chambers.) Monday, September 29 View Page The King and his Court... Congrats, Gentlemen! Monday, September 29 View Page "princess" was purchased to be displayed at the Cleveland Clinic, my last moments with her, sniff, sniff* Monday, September 29 View Page Bye bye! it makes it much easier for me to let go thinking that she will bring some smiles to some faces at the hospital. Thank you to everyone who made this season possiable :) Wednesday, October 8 View Page here is Princess' new castle..... the cleveland clinic. Wednesday, October 8 View Page brand new building... Curtis was so kind, went on a field trip to find her at lunch time, thanks C :) Wednesday, October 8 View Page here she is, right smack in the middle of things Wednesday, October 8 View Page sorry if pic reposted, having some issues downloading... but anyways I guess shes the talk of the hospital, while Curtis was there takin a pic a nurse came over and said "its only been here 2 days and I've rubbed it 8 times for good luck already " too funny... Wednesday, October 8 View Page congrats Nick! ...and Christy too!!! you had a very good season, you should be very proud ! :) Wednesday, October 8 View Page and Miss Glenna too! you had such a trying year...but you pulled thru! congrats to you!! Wednesday, October 8 View Page Congrats to Quinn!! very nice... Wednesday, October 8 View Page Jerry with his I had a dream pumpkin... It would keep me awake too, very nice! Wednesday, October 8 View Page the board at Canfield.. CONGRATS TO ALL ! Sunday, October 12 View Page heres a look at my display in my yard. Friday, October 31 View Page so i decided today was the day...just in case I had some visitors overnight... better than scrapping up the remains off the road i guess :) Friday, October 31 View Page got a little creative Wednesday, November 19 View Page ok remember when... Wednesday, November 19 View Page so an update on the last two weeks of what has been happening here... Wednesday, November 19 View Page progressing. . . Wednesday, November 19 View Page meanwhile... the patch is being prepared for winter... Wednesday, November 19 View Page the underpaid over worked workers... Wednesday, November 19 View Page and still progressing. . . Wednesday, November 19 View Page our master planner at work... I must say the handmade scafold worked perfectly, you the man Charlie :) Wednesday, November 19 View Page TA~DAAA! Yay! job accomplished.. for the winter... we were trying to get a roof over it before........... Wednesday, November 19 View Page THIS!!!! and I might add just in time too.. whew! Wednesday, November 19 View Page and the bestest supervisor/cook/rototiller/ firestarter/ laundry doer/Momma ever! Thanks Mom! we couldn't have done it with out you!