Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 41 Entries. Monday, May 12 View Page Overview of patch 28’ x 85’ facing north. This patch has a northeasterly slope. Shows four hutches closed up for the night. Using 1 ½” flat roof insulation board. Hutch closest to camera is a 1387 Connolly 07 Est. The second hutch is a 968.4 Rodonis 04. The third hutch is a 1068 Papez 07 and the last hutch is 1223.5 Noel 07. The last hutch contains my fair plant and originally was planned for the 1470 Wallance however, the seed rotted for reasons unknown. So the back up plant 1223.5 was used. Monday, May 12 View Page Same view facing north. Shows four hutches with covers removed. Monday, May 12 View Page This is the marker for the forth hutch, early fair plant. Dates reflect the seed planted in pot and the plant planted in the ground. Monday, May 12 View Page This is the fair pumpkin, 1223.5 Noel 07 with the main vine about 4’ long and the secondary vines just starting. Monday, May 12 View Page This is the 1068 Papez, off to a good start. Monday, May 12 View Page Same patch facing south. Monday, May 12 View Page This shows how the hutch is made with 2 ventilation windows at the top with an entrance door at each end. They all have a moveable partition that is moved back as the plant grows. Also shows insulation board in the ground around the hutch and are made from 8’ 4” window sash. Each hutch contains a small electric heater, which maintains the hutch temperature of 85 degrees. The hutch has the 968.4 Rodonis 04. Monday, May 12 View Page Bluebird entering the nest box on a basketball backstop. Just one of many of my bluebird nest boxes. Tuesday, May 13 View Page Oop's the date on my camera needs to be changed. Monday, June 9 View Page Fair plant 1223.5 Noel the only yellow vine plant I am growing, the wind really raised havoc with this plant. I moved the wind fence back for the third time yesterday. Monday, June 9 View Page 1387 Connolly slow growing but strong plant. Monday, June 9 View Page 1068 Papez a very heavy vined plant growing nicely. At last count I was one of 27 that's growing Drew's contest seed, Monday, June 9 View Page 968.4 Rodonis small vine plant almost as small as a butternut squash vine but growing fast. Monday, June 9 View Page This is the strawberry bed I planted last year it's about 15' by 34', this bed was started with 24 sparkle plants. The bed was steam sterllized with a boiler I made from scrap that I had saved up over many years. Monday, June 9 View Page This is the boiler it eats pine wood, door is open to show fire box Monday, June 9 View Page Back side fully manual operation. Monday, June 9 View Page This is the delivery end, a flexable steam pipe connected to a preferated steel pipe [which is 10' long] layed on the bottom of a hand dug furrow then covered with soil and sealed with rubber matting, it get's to 156 degrees in about 20-25 min. Monday, June 9 View Page Oops bad spelling,laid on the bottom. Yes my p.b. was grown in a sterllized patch. Monday, June 9 View Page 15 mature blueberry bushes loaded with berries, I planted these about 31 years ago [7 varieties all good]. Friday, June 27 View Page This is the first time I have grown potatos in many years, I planted only 10 pounds. Friday, June 27 View Page 1223.5 Noel right side, the fence is 12' from the stump it's the end of the line for 8 secondarys, 4 on the right and 4 on the left. Friday, June 27 View Page This is the third pumpkin and the first set on the 1223.5 Noel. It's 13 days old. Friday, June 27 View Page 1223.5 Noel left side Friday, June 27 View Page 1223.5 Noel, I am growing this plant the McKie style tertiary's filling in the back side. Friday, June 27 View Page 1068 Papez very heavy vine only one 3 lobe female to date. Friday, June 27 View Page 1387 Connolly, growing a back vine on this plant also, 2 set on this plant. Sunday, June 29 View Page 968.4 rodonis, I have 2 set on this plant. Sunday, June 29 View Page Also growing a back vine on the Rodonis plant to fill in the back 8' from stump to fence. Sunday, August 3 View Page Wow have the plants and pumpkins grown since I lasted posted. My wife and I have been overwhelmed picking strawberries and now we are well into the blueberrie season.This is the second set on the fair plant I pinched the stem on the first when it was well over 100lbs and killed it ,Dumb-Dumber-Dumbest. Sunday, August 3 View Page Blueberries and more blueberries. Sunday, August 3 View Page This is the frame with netting cleated on 8'x10' sections, There are four doors two on each side for entry.I take them down and store them inside after we finish picking. With out the netting the birds get every last berry. Sunday, August 3 View Page This is what some of the male and female flowers looked like on the papaz 1068. I do have 2 set on this plant but! Sunday, August 3 View Page This is on the 1068 papez main vine it's about 5 weeks old,it grows new bumps weekly, I call this one UG. Sunday, August 3 View Page This is the other one on the 1068 Papez it's on the last side vine its about 3 weeks old and still growing but no warts. I know I should pull this plant but with all the work that went into it, I think I will just watch them and ponder. Sunday, August 3 View Page This is the Rodonis plant and pumpkin it was growing great guns but slowed down this week. Sunday, August 3 View Page This is the Connelly this one has also slowed down the weather has been terrible all rain 7" in 3 days and little sun for the last week plus cool nights, not good pumpkin weather! Sunday, August 3 View Page I am growing bird house gourds on the fence around the vegetable garden this year, they have grown out on the lawn and are trying to takt over the garden also, they are very robust. If I grow them another year they will have a garden of theie own. Sunday, August 3 View Page This one is about two fish bottles tall. Sunday, August 3 View Page My wife and I also have many flower gardens, this one containes hundreds of hens and chickens of many kinds. It's a memorial for the cats and dogs that we had, and cherished. Sunday, August 3 View Page This bed was square until this spring when we made it round and twice the original size. It has a border of roundish stones. Sunday, August 3 View Page Note we are trying to save on gasoline and only mow the lawn every two weeks, by the end of the second week it starts to get a littie unsightly, but makes a lot of clippings for the garden.