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Friday, January 4 View Page
Welcome to the WiZ's 2013 Diary......
Friday, January 4 View Page
Welcome to Colorful Colorado.......
Monday, January 7 View Page
Monday, January 7 View Page
Patch at JaredZ..iZ a bit froZen thiZ time of year.....
Monday, January 7 View Page
....It waZ 3 degreeZ thiZ AM.....
Monday, January 7 View Page
However in the HooperZ....cover is growing.....
Monday, January 14 View Page
IceStation Zebra cold..... MINUS 7 last night...That ought to kill the squash bugZ....Not to get over 10 degreeZ tonight......
Wednesday, January 16 View Page
Ouch.....Marley...thiZ hurtZ big time....Next year cant come fast enough....
Wednesday, January 23 View Page
Supposed to be 70 degreeZ today......
Wednesday, January 23 View Page
The sky iZ already on fire......
Thursday, January 24 View Page
The BiZ at work yearZ ago. Will be growing a BIG greenie this year.. Not sure which seed aZ of yet.....
Thursday, January 24 View Page
Ah....the old dayZ....and our first yearZ.....
Thursday, January 24 View Page
Thank You BIZ! Let the year BEGIN.....
Wednesday, January 30 View Page
It iZ time.....for me to go....
Wednesday, January 30 View Page
JEDI BOOTCAMP haZ begun
Wednesday, January 30 View Page
No BiZ....Im sorry....you cant go
Thursday, January 31 View Page
Tuesday, February 5 View Page
Ah... there iZ the entree point.... Ill be loosing communication once I enter..... see you on the other side.....
Friday, February 15 View Page
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Friday, February 15 View Page
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Wednesday, May 8 View Page
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Thursday, May 9 View Page
There...let'Z put down on that small moon.....>
Monday, May 13 View Page
2013 Season haZ begun....
Friday, May 17 View Page
The land here is rough terrain in spotZ....
Friday, May 17 View Page
with lotZ of work to be done.
Monday, May 20 View Page
..I can see...there iZ a lot to do....
Tuesday, May 21 View Page
Test entry from Dagobah.
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
Rough but workable.....
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
Early fall cover crop waZ planted....
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
as I started on prep for the 2013 season....a Season to be remembered....
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
I tilled up the patch side with out cover....letting the cover ......
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
weather over .....
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
the winter season.....we have high windZ here on Dagobah....and good topsoil is a premium.....
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
Elemental Sulphur....waZ applied across the entire patch...it waZ not tilled in.....but just laid across the top...done in NOVEMBER......
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
Under the WiZardnator.... the hooperZ waZ prepped for a special experiment.....
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
We planted all over our old lettuce seedZ.....and Zipped it up.....Plugged it in....turning on the soil cableZ.... Yes...we are growin SALAD......it'Z December 1st.....
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
The FreZZZe waZ coming...but
Wednesday, June 5 View Page
Sunset here....can be beautiful....
Friday, June 7 View Page
... Off season moved fast thiZ year.... I did a lot of reading....and studying....every night...I am determined to improve upon laZt yearZ poor season....
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
Winter calmed the patch.....
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
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Tuesday, June 11 View Page
I sat in my office contemplated the 2013 season....
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
And I worked out my 2013 lineup.....
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
Winter finally waZ starting to melt away........
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
I cranked on the WiZardnator HooperZ cable....in February....
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
And settled back to learn more about soil....
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
Mother nature threw a few more stormZ at us.....
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
The freeZe thaw....waZ working well.....
Tuesday, June 11 View Page
The new area iZ breaking up nicely......
Thursday, June 13 View Page
During the off season as part of my pre training excersiZes....I attend a few seminarZ.....
Thursday, June 13 View Page
There waZ a lot here.......
Thursday, June 13 View Page
Some new wrinkleZ....and productZ
Thursday, June 13 View Page
This iZ my new Bad Boy T5 high output lighting system....There is know better flourescant fixture... 8 HO tubes at 65K. I cant wait to test theZe babieZ out.....
Thursday, June 13 View Page
I liked the T5 BADBOY so much... I went out an got another unit....for the BIG GROW Table.... So now I have 500 wattZ above my Veggie table... and a controllable 16 tubeZ and 1100 Watts for my AG Germ table.... Now that'Z going JEDI Style.....BD.....
Thursday, June 13 View Page
I ran into theZe two cool dudeZ....and became Good friendZ.... hope to take them fly fishing one day...... Dan Balma and John Anderson....with RTI.
Thursday, June 13 View Page
SO I needed to get started on my pre prep testing....To complete my course...
Thursday, June 13 View Page
First soak the potZ..... in a 50% solution of fish, seaweed, and essentials..... I let them soak overnight... I don't poke no stinkin holeZ in them....they wont be on that long.....
Thursday, June 13 View Page
A few things to test....
Friday, June 14 View Page
Dump in the Myco.... then dump in some more.....
Friday, June 14 View Page
Then I pour in some of thiZ.....
Friday, June 14 View Page
Oh and when I run across roots in my RTI Pumpkin Pro bag....I smile and cut them up including them into my germ pot.
Friday, June 14 View Page
In goeZ the AZo
Friday, June 14 View Page
And thiZ year Im testing.....thiZ new stuff...with biochar.....gonna test before I start the year to see how this growZ
Friday, June 14 View Page
Here iZ some of that char...Ill be makin me own here for next year....
Friday, June 14 View Page
Mix is all up.... I like to use Fertilome seed starting mix... I have had very good luck with it.
Friday, June 14 View Page
We gotta try thiZ new stuff out too....
Friday, June 14 View Page
I pre moisten the soil with the same 50/50 solution of fish/seaweed/companion/essentialZ.....moist, but never so much as I could squeeze a drop.
Friday, June 14 View Page
I fill my wet peatZ up, create a slice in the soil for the seed, coat the seed with AZo, sprinkle a lil bit more AZo in the hole...
Friday, June 14 View Page
mark my potZ....and plant the seedZ...
Friday, June 14 View Page
YES... I presoak my seedZ the night before placing them into a damped paper towel, wetted with the same germination formula.......
Friday, June 14 View Page
Then into the chamber they go...notice that my peat potZ got a aluminum foil wrap as did the bottom of the germ tray....this is to create a heatsink so we have no HOT SPOTS in the chamber......
Friday, June 14 View Page
Into the chamber they go...every pot had a bit different test put into it...all the same seedZ.....my 1404 Bryson X 904 SteltZ.....
Friday, June 14 View Page
Oh look at our salad.....NOW.....been growing since Christmas....NICE ehh?
Monday, June 17 View Page
SO testing started March 17th.... Out to the patch I went to obtain a soil test for Jareds....
Monday, June 17 View Page
I learnt of thiZ new style JEDI soil testing probe on can make for cheap..... All my earlier testing only went down around 8-9 "... I was tasting right ontop the hard pan...and was not getting a good representation.... ThiZ probe will help elimate that...giving me consistent depths......
Monday, June 17 View Page
Soil plugZ now drying....then they will be ready to ship to Western Labs.....
Monday, June 17 View Page
3 dayZ have passed....and look what we have here.....All theZe were the same seed....555 Grande.....1404 Bryson X 904 SteltZ....
Monday, June 17 View Page
Looking pretty good....So I have tested my cables, timers, and procedures.... now we will see about the other test resultZ as we grow....
Monday, June 17 View Page
Just aZ soon aZ they breached the ground... I moved them over to 1.5 Gallon potZ... smaller than I have used in the past....a change on HOW I will GERM different this year.....
Monday, June 17 View Page
Had to get ready for the RMGVG Spring Meet n Greet.....so I got ordered a pallet of Humic to share amoungst the club growerZ....
Monday, June 17 View Page
That weekend...we had our meeting....it snowed...10 inches.....
Monday, June 17 View Page
But we had an excellent turn out......and in our new meetin place.... Hudson Gardens....
Monday, June 17 View Page
This allowed for us to enjoy a Powerpoint presentation on How Ron Wallace grew the 2009 World Record.....we had a great time....and what a potluck we had.....
Monday, June 17 View Page
On the home front....testing waZ moving along nicely.....
Wednesday, June 19 View Page
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Wednesday, June 19 View Page
WhatZ thiZ?......
Wednesday, June 19 View Page
I went from thiZ to.....
Wednesday, June 19 View Page
ThiZ......BADBOY Thousand watter....16 tubeZ... for my AG Grow table...... Got WattZ?
Wednesday, June 19 View Page
I needed to enlarge my pumpkin grow table...and the smaller unit waZ not going to do the trick....
Wednesday, June 19 View Page
and boy did the plantZ like theZe new lightZ......WOW..... A bit pricey.....but look at the resultZ..... yup CoJoe...get out your check book......and goeZ down to Cholorophyll and get it on order....
Wednesday, June 19 View Page
In the WiZardnator mini HOopZ.... who mada dah salad?
Friday, June 21 View Page
I let The MiZzzy know, she waZ being evicted....So she moved some plantZ over to the veggie garden....
Friday, June 21 View Page
She tried to talk me out of me patch...
Friday, June 21 View Page
SO I moved fast....once she was done..tranZplanting a few......
Friday, June 21 View Page
....Patch Prep...for Freddie.....
Friday, June 21 View Page
Got to have the good stuff....
Friday, June 21 View Page
Freddie deserve the best.....
Friday, June 21 View Page
Tilled up... and spiked with EssentialZ........
Friday, June 21 View Page
Jack came by to pick up some humic...and a few more BIG ORANGE GeneticZ.... My 1810 X 1450 cross.....
Friday, June 21 View Page
I zipped up the WiZardnator....and plugged it back in......This waZ done in March
Friday, June 21 View Page
Part of the pre - setup is to make sure....one haZ enough....for the season.....
Friday, June 21 View Page
ThiZ picture was taken on April FoolZ day........2013
Monday, June 24 View Page
TheZe Bad Boy LightZ.....stack the leaveZ..nicely......
Monday, June 24 View Page
980 FredrickZ....started..... April 01 Post Office crushed two.....I had two left....one was cracked...and didn't look hopefully...the other only had a mark on it.....
Monday, June 24 View Page
Time to start me tomatoeZ......
Thursday, June 27 View Page
It'Z now the 7th of April......ThiZ was the JaredZ patch.....
Thursday, June 27 View Page
OK....no Sandbagging.....already....ItZ now April 7th....patch waZ tilled on Friday..... I got up at 400 AM on Saturday.... It was JEDI Patch Time.....
Thursday, June 27 View Page
I really didn't want to have it tilled yet as the soil waZ too wet.... HOWEVER...I m glad it waZ done then.....
Thursday, June 27 View Page
14 hourZ of work later using the FORCE, the patch looked like thiZ......
Thursday, June 27 View Page
I kicked out all the pallets...and walkin boardZ...and put up the hoopZ......all by me Wizzzy self... On Sunday......
Thursday, June 27 View Page
On Sunday the following day.... I spread out rye graZZ Spiked with AZO..... Across 4000 sq ft... ThiZ year...Im not messin around
Thursday, June 27 View Page
YeZ I did.....How much will beZ a secret for now.......lol
Thursday, June 27 View Page
I laid down...175 pounds combination of Mustard, Biomaster peaZ, Buckwheat...Oh Tay o Tay... fava beanZ, oatZ, and hairy vetch......all raked in to 1/2 inch by hand.... I was a tired WiZzzyyy, but I had to get it done...because....
Thursday, June 27 View Page
On Monday April 8th...it looked like thiZ......
Friday, June 28 View Page
Bad Boy Bad Boy....what cha gonna do?....Whatcha gonna do when they grow for you Bad Boy Bad Boy......
Friday, June 28 View Page
Oh...yeah.....
Friday, June 28 View Page
TheZe BadBoy lightZ.... just cant say enough....Look what they have produced....
Friday, June 28 View Page
Testing iZ coming along fine.....
Friday, June 28 View Page
so....my surviving 980 FredrickZ...got tranZplanted...and my materZ...are growing BIG....
Friday, June 28 View Page
The wet snow will be very good for my cover crop spiked with Azo....and Mycos.......
Thursday, August 1 View Page
Starting line up thiZ year..... Yes...I started multipleZ of everythingZ except...the 1725.....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
And a heavy doZe of thiZ study material...iZ going to help too....my quest..... 1500 lbZ
Thursday, August 1 View Page
My test plant....haZ finally out grew itZ pot...
Thursday, August 1 View Page
TIme for it to become compost.... Entirely rootbound....but never showed signZ of stress..... sure waZ tempting to not put it in the ground....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
HoopZ up at JaredZ...and amended......
Thursday, August 1 View Page
AZo, MychoZ, and a special new compost from MaxfieldZ....did thiZ under my BADBOYZ
Thursday, August 1 View Page
SeedZ went into soil.... April 13th.....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
TomatoeZ and peppers up.....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
This pic... on 4/30 shows my droid capsuleZ ready to go.....it
Thursday, August 1 View Page
Freddy in the middle...iZ already down... the otherZ are now harding off..... and guess what....??
Thursday, August 1 View Page
It snowed again......
Thursday, August 1 View Page
As that storm melted across the patch....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
I prepared for the next storm that was already on itZ way.....I never had electricity at Jareds.....So it waZ time to improviZe.....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
ImproviZe I did.....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
This worked..... and
Thursday, August 1 View Page
Yes.... there are AG's in thoZe hutZ..,..
Thursday, August 1 View Page
We GrowZem BIG Colorado Style..... but we don't get coatZ....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
Thursday, August 1 View Page
1579 Wallace
Thursday, August 1 View Page
On 5/2 the 1725 Harp
Thursday, August 1 View Page
1623 Wallace
Thursday, August 1 View Page
Woody.... 1649 Lancaster
Thursday, August 1 View Page
FreddyZ getting BIGGER....and my greenie iZ here as well...
Thursday, August 1 View Page
snowZ melting... and the coverZ starting to pop up.....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
I used 2 of theZe little bagZ to spike me cover of Rye, Biomaster PeaZ, buckwheat...Oh tay oH TAY, OATz, AND mustard....
Thursday, August 1 View Page
May 15th 2013
Thursday, August 1 View Page
May 20th...... 2013
Friday, August 2 View Page
I fed the cover....Wallace style....... In fact.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
...I hopeZ for thiZ year... thingZ to be quite different....
Friday, August 2 View Page
I never worked harderZ...on thiZ patch....up atZ 3 AM in the morning... to getZ it all done.... As Pap sayZ.... "the harder one workZ, the luckier oneZ getZ"
Friday, August 2 View Page
I used the broad fork around all the hoopZ again... to turn over...me cover.... see Master Yoda...
Friday, August 2 View Page
I have to say.... thiZ sure waZ different....thingZ were
Friday, August 2 View Page
Greene..... Welcome to Greene.....Colorado....
Friday, August 2 View Page
Cover CropZ Madness
Friday, August 2 View Page
Weather helped it grow BIG....you can see the plantZ in their hoopZ....almost ready to break out.... SO
Friday, August 2 View Page
ThiZ too.... IZ a lot of Work.... Master... Lord OlderBunZ cut no slack.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
and I got mighty thirZty....
Friday, August 2 View Page
Yes Master....
Friday, August 2 View Page
..... Yes Master.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
Now I need Jedi help....so I reached out..... uZing the force....
Friday, August 2 View Page
and helped arrived.....juZt in time....
Friday, August 2 View Page
Strong iZ the power of the force.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
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Friday, August 2 View Page
Even using the force...iZ a lot of workZ....
Friday, August 2 View Page
But Lord OlderBunZ got her done.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
... a lot went into the soilZ
Friday, August 2 View Page
Now time to put the walkin palletZ back.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
ThiZ patch iZ lookin.....GOOD
Friday, August 2 View Page
Look at the rootZ on thiZ cover crop......
Friday, August 2 View Page
ThiZ stuff workZ BIG TIME>...
Friday, August 2 View Page
My 1725 Harp.... Harpo II
Friday, August 2 View Page
June 6th....1579 Wallace
Friday, August 2 View Page
My 1623 Wallace that was still wanting to double vine....
Friday, August 2 View Page
My Woody 1649
Friday, August 2 View Page
FreddieZ.....the 980 FredrickZ iZ growing very nice.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
In addition to 7 AG's I planted 20 materZ aZ well....and
Friday, August 2 View Page
JaredZ waZ in full swing.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
All the hard workZ wAz starting to show in the plantZ....
Friday, August 2 View Page
FreddieZ waZ really liking hiZ patch.... alot
Friday, August 2 View Page
The work didn't stop.... I keptZ at it.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
The moreZ I loveZ em.. the bigger they got.....
Friday, August 2 View Page
FreddieZ iZ going crazy BIG>.. itZ only the 16th of June
Thursday, August 29 View Page
We will Zoom forward to August 1st..... 980 FredrickZ
Thursday, August 29 View Page
...and to the 8th.... when Freddie stopped growing... :(
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Despite all the sprayZ.... Freddie attracted Yellow Vine Disease.....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
My tissue test so far thiZ year have come out.... Fantastic.... levels are within parameters and the Jareds patch
Thursday, August 29 View Page
is growing well.....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Our Annual Patch Tour and picnic turned up our most growers ever..... Pumpkin Growing in the Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Club is at an all time high!
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Thursday, August 29 View Page
and breakfast quite tasty...!!
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Our first stop was the monster at Jamie Johnsons patch....one of the biggest ever shown thiZ time of the year...
Thursday, August 29 View Page
BIG Fruit on the 1421 SteltZ....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
FolkZ were amazed at the SiZe....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Next stop was the Death Star patch... with Darth Scherber....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Look at hiZ LG trelliZ....WOW Joe
Thursday, August 29 View Page
.... HiZ 220 Debacco.... looking mean...
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Then onto Hudson Gardens for our club meeting and potluck....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Ut oh.... Storm TrooperZ arriving....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Look what AnaMarie made..... tasty treatZ
Thursday, August 29 View Page
The final destination waZ JaredZ.....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Everyone waZ amazed at my biggest stump ever.... on the 1725 Harp....
Friday, August 30 View Page
Jareds patch grew very well thiZ year under my new program.....
Friday, August 30 View Page
With the cover put in... the leaveZ where nice and green... I first for Jareds....
Friday, August 30 View Page
Karl, my 996* Haist.... iZ really sapping up a storm....I could make AG syrup with thiZ flow....
Friday, August 30 View Page
LordOlderBunZ here is starting to show some thingyZ....
Friday, August 30 View Page
... As usual for Colorado growing....weather played a big part...
Friday, August 30 View Page
and in one night.. Mother Nature had her hail storm....
Friday, August 30 View Page
Quarter size hail came down...and pelted...
Friday, August 30 View Page
Pulled out the 1579 due to damage and yellow vine....
Friday, August 30 View Page
1623 waZ growing nicely..... BUT
Friday, August 30 View Page
I found thiZ TueZday night.....
Friday, August 30 View Page
Growing 30+ pounds a day still....
Friday, August 30 View Page
But brother BiZ came thru to fill my bottle....
Friday, August 30 View Page
I wont give up.....
Friday, August 30 View Page
We still got 30 dayZ to grow....
Friday, August 30 View Page
And Woody iZ growing BIG....see you at the weigh offZ....
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
Sad day on September first for the WoodZster...
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
On measuring day.....Monday 7AM .... dang Woody.....
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
Taped... 104 X 99 X 180.... 383 inches... my most ever...with 4 weekZ left till weigh off...1212 estimation.
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
What a ride Woody.... Next year startZ now.... Don't think it will make it to the weigh off... hole is now 1" across.... and it thumped HEAVY to boot...with a nice plant base left.... Oh well... time to plant cover...
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
Some massive meat waZ growin.....
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
LeaveZ where still pretty good, despite the hail......
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
...still shiny too....
Friday, September 6 View Page
Woody getZ taped again tonight... and
Friday, September 6 View Page
Lord Older BunZ 1623....gets weighed.... so I can removed the plant to prep for cover this Saturday.....
Wednesday, September 11 View Page
Lord Older BunZ... 1623 Wallace hooked up ready to weigh....
Wednesday, September 11 View Page
Had a very deep blossom suck up.... but no holeZ....just voleZ. I stopped taking care of it 3 weeks ago...and weighed it..with 4 weeks left to the weigh off...
Wednesday, September 11 View Page
Pulled vineZ and cover already growing... for the 2014 season.... Lord Older BunZ weighed.... 942 poundZ
Wednesday, September 11 View Page
The pumpkin collaboration haZ never been stronger in the RMGVG.....GrowZem BIG...See you at the weigh offs....
Wednesday, September 11 View Page
Yes.... Woody GrowZ on....
Friday, September 13 View Page
Sun'Z Out, Gun'Z Out.... That
Friday, September 13 View Page
half Bottle of KDL haZ done washed away....
Friday, September 13 View Page
.... The WoodZster iZ packin it on.... numberZ tonight
Friday, September 13 View Page
Almost had to call in the National Guard for rescue....
Friday, September 13 View Page
Cover iZ poppin
Friday, September 13 View Page
...
Friday, September 13 View Page
snap crackle pop itZ sudan grass, fava beanZ, hairy vetch, yodamaster peas, buck wheat, Oh Tay Oh tay, and rye grass and oats.... sorry no medical
Friday, September 13 View Page
Foliar spray of the RockieZ...
Monday, September 16 View Page
Taped Woody thiZ weekend... Hard to do..... Estimating now.....over 1375....Do you think it will go HEAVY?
Monday, September 16 View Page
Just in case.... Id better...
Monday, September 16 View Page
Put some more of this on it
Monday, September 16 View Page
Woody waZ crossed with thiZ..... 1725 Harp.. Guess I got an ORANGE issue here.... I blame the KDL....
Monday, September 16 View Page
Guess Im surpriZed that the 996* didn't go orange too...
Monday, September 16 View Page
Yes.... my 1789.... is ORANGE
Monday, September 16 View Page
The stormZ just don't let up.... 9" now at the patch in the last week....
Monday, September 16 View Page
When will it stop?
Monday, September 16 View Page
LookZ like these two went to the BillZ game... And the Bills won!
Wednesday, September 18 View Page
ThatZ one purty Woody.... Now taping 14+... I ran out of tape measure...at 192" CC
Wednesday, September 18 View Page
Sunset at the patch.....
Thursday, September 19 View Page
Been a good year growing...with the weigh offs around the corner...looking forward to seeing some giant pumpkinZ here in Colorado...
Friday, September 20 View Page
This is one of my favorite shotZ.... I got some good Long Gourds going as well off of my 127.5 JutraS... Hope to give the 102" state record a run for itZ money.....
Monday, September 23 View Page
The WoodZster is has only 5 more dayZ to grow....
Monday, September 23 View Page
Still packin on the poundZ... and pushin down the tape..... Friday AM Woody will be on LIVE TV on channel 9 from the patch... probably in the rain...lol....
Monday, September 23 View Page
Then Woody getZ cut and put onto a pallet..... Once thatZ done... I can breath....
Monday, September 23 View Page
Very happy with my 81 Wolf Field PumpkinZ..... taping out to around 130 lbs.... I have 3 - really nice oneZ thiZ year.....
Monday, September 23 View Page
Best Long Gourd plant I ever had... guess it liked the hail....I should have a PB for LG this year....yeah!
Monday, September 23 View Page
The high N cover crop planted just before the torrential rainZ germed nicely......
Monday, September 23 View Page
Another 1/2 inch of rain fell last night....The First day of fall bringZ snow to the mountainZ>... we are supposed to have a very WET Winter.....
Monday, September 23 View Page
Rumor haZ it.... :"The BiZ iZ Back": HiZ cover iZ growing nicely.....
Monday, September 23 View Page
Oh look..... the tour bus iZ here....
Monday, September 23 View Page
Oh no....
Monday, September 23 View Page
Storm TrooperZ.....ThiZ iZnt good.......
Monday, September 30 View Page
.... Woody...the 1649 Lancaster X 1725 Harp..... the second biggest pumpkin ever to grow in Colorado...beating the previous Colorado SR..... 1386 my new PB....
Monday, September 30 View Page
Our new Colorado State Record holder...Dr Joe Scherber's Death Star...topped the scaleZ at 1478 pounds...Taking 1st place at Jareds..and the 500 RMGVG Bonus kicker... Nice Job Darth Scherber...
Monday, September 30 View Page
CheerZ...Darth Scherber..Next Year...... The revenge of the JEDI.....
Monday, September 30 View Page
1386 and 1478... The two biggest PumpkinZ ever to grow and weigh in Colorado.... WOW what a ride!
Thursday, October 3 View Page
.......Hmmmm
Thursday, October 3 View Page
Master it waZ the Death Star.....
Friday, October 4 View Page
Sure glad I picked a day early......
Friday, October 4 View Page
Because itZ snowing now in Colorado.....See you at Nicks Weigh Off....
Friday, October 4 View Page
Gotta love that rear view mirror....
Friday, October 4 View Page
Look whoZ coming to Nicks for the weigh off.....
Wednesday, October 16 View Page
Worlds Largest Man Made Pumpkin...... 7000 Pounds 24' CC 18' High.... Jim Anderson....was the grower....
Wednesday, October 16 View Page
Now thatZ a big one....
Monday, October 21 View Page
Old Colorado City Weigh off waZ good for WiZ.... First place in squash and pumpkin....
Monday, October 21 View Page
1789 Wallace...at a mile and a half above see level.....
Monday, October 21 View Page
GrowZ'em HIGH....Colorado....
Monday, October 21 View Page
We had lots of fruit at Old Colorado City Weigh off...and
Monday, October 21 View Page
Pretty cool characters....
Monday, October 21 View Page
???
Monday, October 21 View Page
BIG Crowd....
Monday, October 21 View Page
With all the Weigh Offs done.......
Monday, October 21 View Page
ItZ back to the patch.....Only one thing one my mind....
Wednesday, October 23 View Page
Who haZ the target on hiZ BACK.....
Thursday, October 24 View Page
Team WiZnBiZ...back in 2013....2014 iZ going to be strong
Thursday, October 31 View Page
Tried as I may.....
Thursday, October 31 View Page
to put Woody...
Thursday, October 31 View Page
in the truck....
Thursday, October 31 View Page
but...
Thursday, October 31 View Page
He waZ just too Big El PreZidente......
Thursday, October 31 View Page
We can GrowZ'em BIG in Colorado.....!!
Thursday, October 31 View Page
Cant wait....for Next Year....
Thursday, October 31 View Page
Behold...the beginning... of the Rebel Alliance...as we BEGIN the attack...on the Death Star..and Darth Scherber....

 

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