Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 54 Entries. Monday, April 6 View Page SOIL TEST FROM A&L LABS AS FOLLOWS PH-7.2, CEC 13.3,PHOS 410LB/ACRE,POT 468 LBS/ACRE, CA 5224 LBS ACRE,MG 602 LBS ACRE,SULFUR32 LBS/ACRE,BORON 3.2 LBS/ACRE,COPPER 8.6 LBS/ACRE,IRON 416LBS ACRE,MN 142LBS/ACRE, ZINC 26.4 LBS/ACRE, OM 6.6%. CAT SATURATIONK4.2%,CA 77.6%,MG 17.4%. Tuesday, April 28 View Page MY SEEDS THIS YEAR..WOLF 225(WOLF 1407x723 BOBIER), SWEENEY 310(HOLLAND 1229xPULOS 1346),SWEENEY 579(GAYLE 1279xPAPEZ 1068),SWEENY307(PAPEZ 1068xBAILEY1232). SEEDS SOAKED FILED INTO WET PAPER TOWELS IN COOLER. Wednesday, April 29 View Page ALL SEEDS SPROUTED PLACED IN SOIL. Wednesday, May 27 View Page EACH PLANTING AREA (2) PREP WITH 3LBS KELP MEAL,2LBS CRAB SHELL,1 LB IRONITE,1LB 10-10-10. Friday, May 29 View Page THE WOLF 225 AND THE SWEENEY 759 PLACED IN PATCH. THE SWEENEY 307 AND 310 IN 1 GALLON POTS. WILL PLACE IN LARGER POTS FOR POLLEN. Friday, June 5 View Page AMINOACID AND FISH APPLIED AS WELL AS SOME CALCIUM NITATE. DUNKELS PACKET 1 APPLIED TO 579 ONLY. Sunday, June 7 View Page MANZNATE AND TRIAZIDE APPLIED. Wednesday, June 10 View Page CUKE BEETLES HERE. SPRAY SCHEDULE STARTED DONACIL/SEVIN/BAYER ADVANCE. Thursday, June 11 View Page APPLIED THIS WEEK DONACIL,ORTHOMAX, LIQUID FISH AND BAYER. Thursday, June 18 View Page THIS WEEK APPLIED TRIAZIDE, MIRACLE GROW, ANINO ACID,DONACIL. Sunday, July 5 View Page THIS MY OWN SEED FROM MY 579 LAST YEAR. CROSS WAS GAYLE 1279 X PAPEZ 1068. Sunday, July 5 View Page SECOND PLANT WOLF 225- 1407 WOLF X BOBIER 723 Sunday, July 5 View Page BACK UP PLANT AND POLLINATER MY OWN SEED SWEENEY 307 EST CROSS PAPEZ 1068 X BAILEY 1232. Sunday, July 5 View Page SECOND BACK UP AND POLLINATOR SWEENEY 310 CROSS HOLLAND 1229 X PUKOS 1346. Monday, July 6 View Page NO FEMALES YET APPLIED SUPER BLOOM, FISH AND ORTHOMAX AND DONACIL. Saturday, July 11 View Page APPLIED SEA WEED AND FISH. Sunday, July 12 View Page 1 FEMALE SO FAR WAS OPEN POLLINATION. ON MY PLANT SWEENEY 579. Saturday, July 18 View Page FIRST FEMALE 4 LOBES ON THE WOLF 225 CROSSED WITH MY 579. FLOWER TIED SHUT FORGOT TO TAKE PICS. Monday, July 20 View Page FEMALE #2 ON THE SWEENEY 579 CROSSED WITH THE WOLF 225. ALL SIDE VINES TERMINATED AND BURRIED. MAINS CONT TO GROW. Thursday, July 23 View Page HERE IS AN UPDATED PIC OF THE WOLF 225 PLANT. Thursday, July 23 View Page MY PLANT THE 579. Thursday, July 23 View Page PIC OF MY GARDEN. Thursday, July 23 View Page FORGOT THE PIC. Thursday, July 23 View Page HERE A PIC OF THE TOMATOS. Thursday, July 23 View Page NICE BUNCH JUST NEED TO RIPEN. Saturday, July 25 View Page THE SECOND FLOWER ON THE WOLF CROSSED WITH THE SWEENEY -307. THE FIRST FLOWER ON THE SWEENEY- 579 ABORTED. Monday, July 27 View Page APPLIED ORTHOMAX AND MANZANATE TO VEGGIES. APPLIED MANZANATE AND BAYER TREE AND SHRUB TO PUMPKINS, Tuesday, July 28 View Page APPLIED SEA WEED, SUPER BLOOM AND FISH TO GARDEN. Tuesday, August 4 View Page HAVE HAD MANY STEM SPLITS WITH 579. 4-6 INCH ON MAIN. CONT TO MEND. APPLIED DONACIL. SPLIT HELS TOGETHER WITH PLASTIC STRAPS. AREA COVERED TO KEEP DRY. Thursday, August 6 View Page APPLIED ORTHOMAX AND DONACIL. PUIMPKIN #2 ON THE 579 CULLED. THE MAIN VINE JUST BEFORE THE PUMPKIN SPLIT ALSO NOTED 3 SPLITS ON PUMPKINS STEM ONE INTO CAVITY. THE WOLF PUMPKIN ON DAY 20 OTT WAS 155 INCHES OR 89 LBS. Sunday, August 9 View Page WOLF PUMPKIN CIRC 73 INCHES OR 123 LBS. APPLIED SEA WEED, FISH SUPER BLOOM. Monday, August 10 View Page 1OZ BAYER TREE AND SHRUB TO PLANT BASES. WILL SPRAY THE OTHER 3 OZ LATER THS WEEK. STORMED YESTERDAY MORE STORMS TODAY. Tuesday, August 11 View Page FEMALE ON THE 579 SELFED ON 8/08. Tuesday, August 11 View Page THIS IS THE ONLY PUMPKIN ON THE 579. IT WAS OPEN POLLINATED. NOTED STEM SPLITS TODAY. Tuesday, August 11 View Page HERE IS A BETTER LOOK AT THE STEM SPLITS. MAYBE THIS ONE WILL KEEP. Tuesday, August 11 View Page THIS IS ON THE WOLF PLANT. POLLINATED 7/19 WITH THE 579, FIRST FEMALE WAS 4 LOBED AND ON THE MAIN VINE. LAST CIRC MEASURED 8/10 WAS 78 INCHES OR 145 LBS. Tuesday, August 11 View Page THIS IS THE FIRST FEMALE ON THE WOLF PLANT. HAD 4 LOBES. WAS POLLINATED WITH 579 ON 7/18. CIRC 8/10 WAS 78 INCHES OR 145 LBS. NO STEM PROBLEMS. Tuesday, August 11 View Page WOLF PLANT TODAY CAN SEE PUMPKIN IN THE BACK. Tuesday, August 11 View Page THIS IS THE 579. PLANT LOOKS GOOD BUT HAS MAJOR STEM SPLIT ISSUES. Monday, August 17 View Page TODAY IS DAY 30. MEASURES 65X62X105=228 OR 259LBS. CIRC OF 101 PER THAT CHART WEIGHS 280LBS. CONT WITH SPRAY SCHEDULE. ALSO CONT WITH SEA WEED AND FISH. ADDED NUTRI-AID 0-52-34. Monday, August 17 View Page FINALLY RIPE TOMATOES. PICKED 2 LATE LAST WEEK. PICKED 10 TODAY. NOTHING BEATS A RIPE GARDEN TOMATO FRESH OFF THE VINE. Friday, August 21 View Page new pic day 34 today. ott 71-69-112=262-386 pounds. avg last 4 days 31 lbs. Friday, August 21 View Page ANOTHER VIEW Thursday, August 27 View Page DAY 40 OTT75-71-120=267 OR 407. PUMPKIN AND STEM CLOSE STYROFOAM ADD TO PREVENT STEM STRESS. Thursday, September 3 View Page OTT 74-79-127=280 OR 469LBS. Saturday, September 5 View Page FOUND BLOSSOM TIP MUSHY REMOVED. FOUND SMALL HOLE 1/4 INCH AROUND AND 1/4 INCH DEEP. SOFT AREA REMOVED. FUNGICIDE APPLIED. Saturday, September 5 View Page PUT TARP OVERTHE PUMPKIN AND HAVE FAN BLOWING ON SOFT SPOT. Saturday, September 5 View Page PUMPKIN STARTING TO GET A HINT OF ORANGE. HAVING TO COVER WITH BLANKETS AND A TARP, NIGHT TEMPS 50'S. Wednesday, September 9 View Page GROWTH IS REALLY SLOWING ONLY GREW 4 INCHES LAST 7 DAYS. CIRC 131 INCHES OR 552 LBS. DAY 54. ADD CALCIUM SW-FISH NUTIAID LAST SATURDAY 9/5. WILL DO OTT MEASURMENT THIS WEEKEND. IS CANTALOPING NOW. APPLIED 1-10 BLEACH SOLUTION. Friday, September 11 View Page OTT WAS 80-76-131=287 OR 502. HOLE HAS BEEN DRY FAN CONT 24/7. Friday, September 18 View Page APPLIED CALCIUM AND DUNKELS. HOLE CONT DRY. NO EXPANSION. OTT 83-77-133=293 OR 533LBS. CONT TO APPLY BLANKETS WHEN TEMP 50'S, ALMOST NIGHTLY NOW. FAN CONT BLOWING 24/7. ABOUT 4 LBS PER DAY LAST 7 DAYS. WOULD LIKE TO HIT 600LBS BY THE WEIGH OFF 10/3. Friday, September 18 View Page OH YA TODAY WAS DAY 62. Monday, September 21 View Page WELL THE HOLE HAS BEEN DRY 2 WEEKS. APPLIED CAPTAN POWDER LAST WEEK. I CAULKED THE HOLE TO KEEP DRY TODAY. TOOK THE TARP DOWN AND TOOK OFF THE FAN. TEMPS SUPPOSE TO BE WARMER THIS WEEK HIGHS MID TO UPPER 70'S AND LOWS LOW 60'S. FINALLY CALL FOR RAIN ONLY 30% CHANCE NEXT 3 DAYS. IS VERY 2 MORE WEEKS TILL ALTOONA WEIGH OFF. Monday, September 21 View Page PLANTS STILL LOOKING DECENT. PUMPKIN STARTING TO TURN ORANGE. NOW THAT THE TARP IS DOWN MAYBE IT WILL CHANGE FASTER.