Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 73 Entries. Sunday, May 30 View Page 275 Van Hook Doing great, 5 feet long, growing 7 inches a night. First female too ! Sunday, May 30 View Page 209 KENT 09 Sunday, May 30 View Page 239 leonard 08 Sorry about the screen, storm were coming, so i was being careful ! ( never did get them, just a light rain ) Sunday, May 30 View Page 259 KENT 09 Sunday, May 30 View Page 255 mitchell 07 Sunday, May 30 View Page 157 BRIGHT Went with the 157, it was the runt, but coming on now, just behind the others by about 5 days....genetics kicking in now. Sunday, May 30 View Page 113 KENT 09 Best so far, but all look good & are ahead of last year with the heat we have been having. Sunday, May 30 View Page 243 KENT 09 Sunday, May 30 View Page 178.5 MUDD 04 A little slow getting started, but coming along nice now. Sunday, May 30 View Page 148 BOWERS also growing this in my neibors garden. Will be a genetic cross. No pict.. 566 van hook will be my polinator for the 275 Van hook. Its in the neibors garden too !! ;) Wednesday, June 16 View Page Nice 4 lobe on the 275 Van Hook, long stem to. Its about 14 feet out, the next one is at 17 feet. The keeper will be one on the 2 i hope ! Wednesday, June 16 View Page 275 Van hook, doing great, Had some leaf burn a couple of days ago. Plant is a hoss, great grower ! Lots of good sides, should start terminating sides in a few days ! Monday, June 21 View Page 275 van hook. Need some clouds. poor leaves are burning despite my best efforts. Monday, June 21 View Page 275 van hook, 5 lobe this morning Monday, June 21 View Page 209 kent Plant was pulled this morning. Another vine started to wilt. Nonething wrong with stump, Roots big & healthy. Monday, June 21 View Page 239 Leonard Monday, June 21 View Page 259 Kent. Nice plant, have 1 set on main Monday, June 21 View Page 255 Mitchell Monday, June 21 View Page 157 Bright , Coming along nicely Monday, June 21 View Page 113 Kent, was my nicest plant Monday, June 21 View Page 113 kent, I lost all the main & finger vine tips to burn yesterday. Same to alot of my plants. Was hot, about 90, but no worse then other days. ???? Monday, June 21 View Page 113 kent Did get one set before the burn, hope it takes. Nice long stem Monday, June 21 View Page 243 Kent Monday, June 21 View Page 178 mudd Monday, June 21 View Page 148 Bowers Monday, June 21 View Page 148 bowers, 1 set, nice stem Saturday, June 26 View Page 275 Van Hook Day 10 95 OTT 25 lbs est ! A few degrees cooler would be nice, alot of burnt leaves but still the best i ever had at this point ! Saturday, June 26 View Page 259 KENT 09 Really taking off now ! Saturday, June 26 View Page 255 mitchell 07 Saturday, June 26 View Page 113 KENT 09 Biggest i have ever had at day 10, 20 lbs est ! When you look at it, it looks fat, which it is. But its long too, just can't tell cause of its width. Its longer then any i have had at the same age. Anyway, time will tell ! Trying not to do anything "stupid" to it ! LOL Saturday, July 3 View Page 275 Van Hook Day 17, 136 lbs. This heat & no rain is hard on the plant. At day 10 it was my biggest ever. Droped off a little but trying to keep it watered. Saturday, July 3 View Page 259 KENT 09 18 days steady grower. 57 lbs Saturday, July 3 View Page 255 mitchell 07 17 days 59 lbs Saturday, July 3 View Page 113 KENT 09 still my biggest at 17 days but others coming up fast ! 61 lbs Saturday, July 3 View Page 157 BRIGHT Still the smallest plant. Nice melon 14 days, 36 lbs Saturday, July 3 View Page 243 KENT 09 One of the up & commers. Saturday, July 3 View Page 178.5 MUDD 04 Monday, July 12 View Page 275 Van Hook 25 days 303 lbs. Was very dry until today. Boom, 3 inches of rain, had my best gain today at 28 lbs. Hate to think what its gonna do tomorrow with 24 hrs of water. Monday, July 12 View Page 275 Van Hook Thought i would post a pict of the stump. Big sucker. Started weeping water today with all the rain. Hope its a temp thing. No bad smells. The plant hasn't had 3 inches of rain in a month much less a day till now ! Tuesday, July 27 View Page 275 Van Hook 600 lbs now. Stump about gone, but pumpkin is a rock ! Tuesday, July 27 View Page 259 KENT 09 153 LBS, doing well Tuesday, July 27 View Page Opps, thats the 239 leonard 08 Tuesday, July 27 View Page 259 KENT 09 153 lbs Tuesday, July 27 View Page 255 mitchell 07 155 lbs Tuesday, July 27 View Page 178.5 MUDD 04 113 lbs Tuesday, July 27 View Page 113 KENT 09 157 lbs. Got some bad places on the stem starting. Hate that, its a big fat hoss ! Tuesday, July 27 View Page 157 BRIGHT Final on the old 157, at 109 lbs ! Nice melon. Tuesday, July 27 View Page Anothe pict of the 113 KENT 09 its already 44 " over the top. Sunday, August 8 View Page 275 Van Hook Now over 800 lbs. Still growing 12-15 lbs per day. Stump still holding. Guess all that heat is good for something ! Fruit is very canteloped. Most i'v ever had. Looks & feels like a rock ! Sunday, August 8 View Page I hate culls ! Found all these on the 113 kent. They weighed 23,22,21 & 10 lbs Amazing & i look every day ! No wonder the fruit had slowed ! Sunday, August 8 View Page 113 KENT 09 The best in the patch! Got the girth today. Its 63" thats only 2 less then my 259 last year. I hope the 113 gets some length. Passing 200 lbs now ! Has stem issues as does all mine. Hope it keeps going. Sunday, August 8 View Page 239 leonard 08 Longest i have. about 157 lbs OTT Sunday, August 8 View Page 259 KENT 09 about 187 est OTT , stem issues Sunday, August 8 View Page 255 mitchell 07 Has slowed way down. Can't find any reason. May be the 1st loss, time will tell. Was the leader, nice melon 60" girth about 184 est OTT Sunday, August 8 View Page 157 BRIGHT This is the new fruit. About 100 lbs now Sunday, August 8 View Page 243 KENT 09 Birds like the hoop house, How do you keep em out ?? About 170 lbs OTT Sunday, August 8 View Page 178.5 MUDD 04 Growing well, vine issues. About 170 lbs est OTT Sunday, August 29 View Page 275 Van Hook My stump, 31.5 inches cir. Got it all dryed & healed after a major foamey. Its ugly, but ITS ALIVE ! Sunday, August 29 View Page 275 Van Hook stump Sunday, August 29 View Page most melon plants still in good shape. Sunday, August 29 View Page 259 KENT 09 Sunday, August 29 View Page 275 Van Hook Almost forgot the pumpkin pict ! My orange rock ! Sunday, August 29 View Page 113 KENT 09 Sunday, August 29 View Page 255 mitchell 07 Another fat one Sunday, August 29 View Page 178.5 MUDD 04 A long one ( At least for me, who grows fat melons ) LOL Sunday, August 29 View Page A weekend of culls. Not as bad as last weekend when i found 3+ wheelbarrows full. All melons still growing, weather has been perfect. Just got to keep everything healthy. Sunday, August 29 View Page 157 Bright, early cull at 109 lbs on july 22 Funny thing is the skin was very rough from the sun but was smooth when pick. It did this while sitting there off the vine ! Sunday, August 29 View Page 157 Bright, early cull at 109 lbs on july 22 I cut open the 109 lb melon i cut from the 157 bright on july 22. Its been sitting outside since then, 38 days in the heat. Sun shines on it for about 3 hours mid morning. Shade after that, but we have been above 90 most days. Now the melon was young,33 days old when picked. I'll post pictures, but it was perfect inside, actually quite good ! Friday, September 17 View Page My big one ...front Friday, September 17 View Page My big one...front side Friday, September 17 View Page My big one...back side Thursday, October 14 View Page My favorite pict ! Thursday, October 14 View Page My favorite Wife !!