Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 56 Entries. Tuesday, January 1 View Page Happy New Year !!! hope everyone has a great 08'!!!!!!!!!!! Tuesday, January 1 View Page Wanted: for hire new lifting crew. Hope i can grow a big enough pumpkin to fire these clowns ..and go with a pumpkin lifting ring!! told them i was bringing a camera to the Halloween party. left to right: My oldest son Mike wearing mullet wig wayyyy to short jean shorts and wife beater (kind of looks like me back in the 70s). My youngest son Lil Eddie wearing his ganster suit with neon green hat and tie. last but not least long time family friend Mark tying to be ganster "lite". Saturday, January 19 View Page Mr.D's first snowball!!! I know,I know but we dont get snow in this part of Virginia. calling for 4-6 inches of snow (thats like 60feet in upper New York State)hehehhe.. will take more pictures.. Devin used his extra big snowball as a bowling ball Saturday, March 1 View Page taking advantage of some nice weather me and Mr.D took on some trails..this picture is taking off swamp fire trail before you go across swamp bridge. Saturday, March 1 View Page caught this blue heron taking a break in a tree Saturday, March 1 View Page another shot Saturday, March 1 View Page some geese Saturday, March 1 View Page Devin and his buddy Maverick on the Yorktown battlefield.. Saturday, March 1 View Page Talking about battle of yorktown no doubt...serious debate on these two history buffs...or maybe they were taking about who's funnier sponge bob or patrick? Saturday, March 1 View Page top of Victory monument..lady victory herself. ok just waiting for pumpkin season.soooooooooo Saturday, March 1 View Page oops sorry about the same picture of the blue heron...dang had a close up somewhere... Monday, April 14 View Page Still working on the soil in patch two. hope it all comes together... Monday, April 14 View Page Two bad habits i have-well my two favorite bad habits good cigars and good pumpkin seeds,come meet the family. Monday, April 14 View Page "The Family" go ahead make me an offer --hehehehe Monday, April 14 View Page these pumpkin seeds sleep with the fishes-and seaweed-and mycorrhizae..... Monday, May 26 View Page Hows the fish biting big Ed ? little slow today big Blue.. watch this big Ed will show you how its done. ok give it your best shot big Blue. Monday, May 26 View Page First you have to be real quiet..and still Monday, May 26 View Page BOOM !! easy as pie.... show off....... Monday, May 26 View Page Oh yeah pumpin diary. the 1566 monster of a plant....hope she grows a monster of a pumpkin. Thursday, May 29 View Page The muched traveled 1110 Wallace that went on Vacation with Mr. & Mrs Fowler made its way to the Historic Yorktown Battlefields on the bank of the York River. Mark handed over his 1110 wallace to me !! cannot thank you enough Mark. one heck of a friend that would take a pumpkin plant on vacation to help out another pumpkin grower. thank you Mark & Teresa for such a fun time....alwways a blast spending time with you two!!! see I told you guys Mark was taking his AG on vacation-hehehehe Friday, May 30 View Page The 1110 Wallace made its way to the patch last night.. thanks Mark Friday, May 30 View Page 1566 !!! awesome plant..... Friday, May 30 View Page 1470 starting to run!! plant looking good Monday, June 2 View Page the 1566 little female on the main about6-7 ft out Monday, June 2 View Page Me and Mr.D on the dry walk through .. as the best man and ring barrier we had to have our act down pat..plus Devin wanted to make sure i didnt mess up Uncle Joey wedding.. Monday, June 2 View Page side shot of the 1470 Wallace !! very nice plant little female on the main. Monday, June 2 View Page Devin and Trinity !! maybe a future wedding say in 20 years..Devin was dancing all night with the ladies!! Monday, June 2 View Page the 1566 very nice plant growing like a -well- like a AG plant... Monday, June 2 View Page Bride and Groom: Joey & Heather Robinette Monday, June 2 View Page back shot of the 1470 Wallace.covered with netting make sure if the merit75wp doesnt work the netting will...hope anyway-killed two squash bugs last week....hate squash bugs Monday, June 2 View Page the beautiful wedding prayer-thank you Minster Cook Monday, June 2 View Page back shot of the 1566.... Monday, June 2 View Page Mrs.Heather Elisabeth (Lewis) Robinette. what a beautiful bride..my new daughter Monday, June 2 View Page Devin checking out the ladies... ooops not sure if i turned the last picture of Heather....... Monday, June 2 View Page Boys dressing room. to my right my oldest son James to my left the man of the hour Joey to his left my yougest son Lil Eddie and in front Devin (aka Mr.D) Monday, June 2 View Page My lovely daughter and my oldest child and stil daddy's little girl.Sasha Monday, June 2 View Page and my lovely wife of 28 long-long-long years..just kidding with you baby...my best friend and soul mate Jenny. Lil Ed walking his mommy..... Saturday, June 7 View Page you ever have one of those days: starts off whit a 11 hour work day in 105 heat index: watching a horse race with the triple crown on the line when the horse looks more like Mr.Ed than the next secretariat: than it ends catching 22 lighting bugs with my grandson Mr.D..what a perfect end to a long day....... Sunday, June 8 View Page the first female on the 1566 Rodonis.. sweet looking little lady..but she will have to go only 6-7 feet out opn the main have two more on the main pass this little lady.. the 1566 is a baby maker every secondary bine has at least two females on..the main with three so far..... Tuesday, June 17 View Page Test subject:Sq-A1-61708. After years and years of failed test subjects my effort seems to be in vain..test subject Sq-A1- 61708 has failed me as well. I need to go back over my notes and see where Im going wrong.....maybe im using to much Insecticide in the water? was hoping the Insecticide would motivate the Squash bugs to swim..oh well back to the drawingboard..man i hate squash bugs Saturday, August 30 View Page Here is a picture of Mark Fowler and myself..after a miserable season in the pumpkin patch we decided to start a used car Restoration company called Mark & Ed's.. (I'm The good looking one) Wednesday, September 10 View Page Pumpkin Patch closed Gone Fishing Wednesday, September 17 View Page Josh new P.B !! way to go young man Sunday, September 28 View Page from left to right Robin Shrum-Tom Valentour-Shellie Layton. the VGVGA free seed giveway (see my big pumpkins on the table free to children! well at least i grew something hahahaha) Sunday, September 28 View Page by the cutest pumpkin at the fair!!! Kreig and his "new edition" to the Giant growers family. Sunday, September 28 View Page The O'Bryant family !! Krieg is year in year out the best grower in State. Krieg & Julie and beautiful little lady on top of daddy's big pumpkin!! Sunday, September 28 View Page here she is the only the second time in Virginia History has a pumpkin gone over 1000lbs pound mark..!!! 1007 lbs !!!!!!! Sunday, September 28 View Page Here is Ductin Price with his second plac ribbon!!! what a year this young man had!!!! very nice job Dustin Sunday, September 28 View Page kreig and Julie's pumpkins!!!! Sunday, September 28 View Page Dustin getteing his picture taking !! VGVGA members in the background William Layton(hat on) Barry Shrum (tall guy) Sunday, September 28 View Page ooops here is the picture to along with post hahhaaha sorry about that. Dustin Price VGVGA members back ground William Layton Barry Shrum Sunday, September 28 View Page The old Pro himself Mr.Turner at his 14th Virginia State fair giant Pumpkin weigh-off.. Congrats Mr.Turner for another year growing the monsters! Sunday, September 28 View Page Augie getting his ribbon!! from the left Ruth (she is just the best) State far offical Bobby Morris (with the shades on)always in the top 10!! nice job again this year Bobby. Dustin Price standing beside his beautiful pumpkin Sunday, September 28 View Page VGVGA members pictured here Kreig O'Bryant & William Layton the State record holder 1138 Sunday, September 28 View Page Rainaway was the good luck charm on keeping the rain -a -way. for the giant pumpkin weigh-off ..the great grandson of Virignia great race horse secretariat was at the fair Sunday, September 28 View Page Rainaway