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Tuesday, May 6 View Page
This is the 1016 Christensen 07 on 4-29-08. Was severly frost damaged on 3-25 by record breaking freeze. This is my first time posting pictures so please bear with me. Thanks
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
1018 Van Hook on 4-29-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
717 Burish 4-29-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
753 Miller 01 (869.5 Calai X 723 Bobier) on 4-29-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
1016 Christensen 07 0n 5-6-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
1018 Van Hook 5-6-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
717 Burish 07 ( 723 Langevin X Self ) on 5-6-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
753 Miller on 5-6-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
110 Williams 06 on 5-6-08. This plant was severly frost damaged on 3-25-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
579 Rockwell 07 on 5-6-08
Tuesday, May 6 View Page
Horse manure pile. Getting harder to get. Chicken litter used to be plentyfull. now farmers buy it to spred on fields and even have a plant that converts it to methane gas. City collects grease to make bio fuel.
Thursday, May 15 View Page
1016 CHRISTENSEN 0N 5-13
Thursday, May 15 View Page
1018 VAN HOOK ON 5-13
Thursday, May 15 View Page
717 BURISH ON 5-13
Thursday, May 15 View Page
753 MILLER ON 5-13
Thursday, May 15 View Page
110 WILLIAMWS ON 5-13.. LOST 579 ROCKWELL ON 5-8 TORNADOES AND DOWN BURSTS OF 80 MPH. LOST LEAVES ON ALL PLANTS.
Tuesday, May 27 View Page
1016 CHRISTENSEN
Tuesday, May 27 View Page
110 WILLIAMS
Tuesday, May 27 View Page
717 BURISH
Tuesday, May 27 View Page
1018 VAN HOOK
Tuesday, May 27 View Page
753 MILLER 01
Thursday, June 5 View Page
1016 Christensen
Thursday, June 5 View Page
110 WILLIAMS
Thursday, June 5 View Page
717 BURISH
Thursday, June 5 View Page
1018 VAN HOOK
Thursday, June 5 View Page
CULL OFF 1018. WAITED TO LATE TO PUT S CURVE IN MAIN. HAD BURIED SECONDARIES, MAIN WOULDN'T MOVE. DAY 15.
Thursday, June 5 View Page
753 MILLER. PUMPKIN AT LEFT 37 1/4" CIRCUMFERENCE ON DAY 14.
Wednesday, June 11 View Page
1016 CHRISTENSEN. HAVEN'T HAD ANY FEMALES ON MAIN, SO POLLINATED ONE ON SECONDARY X 753 MILLER.
Wednesday, June 11 View Page
110 WILLIAMS. PUMPKIN GOT GRAPEFRUIT SIZE AND ABORTED. PROBABLY DO TO EXCESS HEAT.
Wednesday, June 11 View Page
717 BURISH - PUMPKIN COVERED WITH RAG 28 1/2" DAY 10.
Wednesday, June 11 View Page
1018 VAN HOOK
Wednesday, June 11 View Page
753 MILLER
Wednesday, June 11 View Page
PUMPKIN ON 753 MILLER - OTT 143 1/4 " (72 LBS.) DAY 20. 2008 STELLFLUG CHART.
Saturday, June 14 View Page
pumpkin growth chart
Saturday, June 21 View Page
Pumpkin on 753 Miller 01. Day 30 - 132 1/4" OTT = 167 LBS. Pollinated 5 lober 13 ft. on main on 5-22-08 X 1016 Christensen 07.
Saturday, June 21 View Page
Pumpkin on 717 Burish 07. Pollinated 5 lober 12 ft. on main X 1018 Van Hook 07 on 6-1-08. Day 20 - 132 1/4 OTT = 58.3 LBS.
Tuesday, July 1 View Page
My niece Emily with 717 Burish.
Tuesday, July 1 View Page
717 Burish - Day 30 - 120.7 LBS
Tuesday, July 1 View Page
My niece Emily with 753 Miller. Last post was incorrect - 717 Burish- 120.7 was ten day gain - weight day 30 -179 LBS.
Tuesday, July 1 View Page
753 Miller - Day 40 - OTT 232 7/8" = 272 LBS.
Tuesday, July 1 View Page
1018 Van Hook. Day 16. OTT 118 1/4 " = 43.7 LBS. On secondary vine. Had culled one off main because of bad position, then sun burnt tip off main 2nd week of June.
Tuesday, July 1 View Page
Odd shaped fruit on 1016 Christensen. This plant had no females, then last week put on 20 or more in a week they were everywhere.
Tuesday, July 1 View Page
Another fruit on 1016 Christensen. These are the prettiest looking fruit I've ever seen. You can tell their going to be Orange.

 

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