Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 11 Entries. Saturday, May 7 View Page Happy 2016 growing season. Cold and wet weather for the last week or more. I've been extremely busy but worked hard to get my plants in the ground. They've been in the basement for 4 weeks. Soil temp. 53, air temp. 54. Saturday, May 7 View Page Happy 2016 growing season. Cold and wet weather for the last week or more. I've been extremely busy but worked hard to get my plants in the ground. They've been in the basement for 4 weeks. Soil temp. 53, air temp. 54. Saturday, May 7 View Page I'm growing two of my own 1064.5's, a 1642.5 Sperry and a 1967.5 Sperry. Lots of 2009 Wallace genetics in each. Transplanted with Myco and Azos, with a humid acid, kelp and starter fertilizer drench. Wednesday, June 15 View Page No pics or posts for awhile now. Just too busy with the new puppies. I've got all 4 plants running well. Should be good for end of June pollinations for each. Scheduled for a twilight meeting on July 12th (yes Hiram, there will be "the little sausage things" to eat). I've changed my anti fungal program this year because of pollination problems last year. I'm a little slower in growth than past years but remember- marathon, not a sprint. I'll try getting pics up soon. Off to northern Maine next week for some fishing but my plants are all on automatic. I hope the trout are too... Sunday, July 17 View Page Stidwill1064.5 at 14 days old. Sunday, July 17 View Page Sperry1642.5 at 8 days - slowly swelling so I'm hoping it took. Sunday, July 17 View Page Second stidwill1064.5 at 7 days. Nice and long but doesn't seem to be swelling. Likely another failed pollination. Sunday, July 17 View Page Daylilly Sunday, July 17 View Page Another attempt at pollinating the Sperry1957.5. This is an open pollination on a side vine. Multiple failed attempts at pollination on this plant since June 27th. Saturday, July 23 View Page Stidwill1064.5 (#1) at 20 days. Taping at 77 pounds. Saturday, July 23 View Page Sperry1642.5 at 14 days. Still trying to get my other 2 plants to pollinate. I'm letting all the side vine females mature and open pollinate. Hopefully one of these 12 or so females will take!