Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 16 Entries. Tuesday, January 13 View Page -14°F this morning with a wind chill of -27°. It is suppose to be even worse on Thursday...Brrrr I hate winter. Thursday, January 15 View Page That is it...This weather is for penguins and polar bears. -27° F out. On a optimistic side my truck started but that means I have to go out in this crap. Saturday, January 31 View Page Well its time to get these GIANT VEGGIE EXCHANGE seeds boxed up and out of here. Overall we had 20 participants. There is a good selection of seeds again this year. Look for them soon in a mailbox near you. Wednesday, March 4 View Page Here is the Exchange up for grabs on the Seed Exchange Board Monday, March 9 View Page One of my favorite spots to go think...and fish Monday, March 9 View Page Here is a big old ringneck pheasant that frequents the bird feeder. He has noticed his reflection in the kitchen window door recently and is determined to protect his territory. Saturday, April 25 View Page Started a 1500.5 Revier for Chardonnay, And (4) 231 Engel (801.5 x self) Tuesday, May 5 View Page Started (4) 180 Engel's (454 Engel x 1370 Rose) today Only one 231 Engel (801.5 Stelts X Self) came up. Also started a bunch of the Odd Squash and pumpkin x Atlantic giant crosses from the seed exchange, 131 Basket Gourd is up 126.6 Jutras still just sitting there Wednesday, May 13 View Page Chardonnay has 2 893 Wittenbergs in a pot...looks to be a beautiful orange cross. 1500 is looking a little iffy. Wish I had a back up for that one. 231 and 818 Engel are chugging along all will go out in the field this weekend. Saturday, May 16 View Page Something has eaten Chardonnay's 1500 Rivier of at the base of the stem. Which is really odd because its in the house in a 10 gallon pot. I will have to throw something else in for her. Maybe the 2 1044.4 privetera's will grow Saturday, May 23 View Page OK this years Official Line Up: (3) 231 Engel (801.5 Stelts x Self) (1) 893 Wittenberg(1101 Northrup x 801 Beachy) (1) 818 Engel(1370 Rose x Self) (1) 598 Savage(1290 poirer x 769 Lombardi) Saturday, May 30 View Page On a suprising note. I earlier had said how the 1500.5 Revier was ate off at the stem by something. Well we coated the left over part with root grow. It is holding its own again. We shall grow it like a clone. Friday, June 19 View Page Time to break out the chemicals..Chardonnay was catching cucumber beetles for her gecko to eat last night. I told her he would starve if he was out in the patch. She proved me wrong. Getting old my eye sight must be slipping. Monday, June 29 View Page Everything is a week or more behind. We had some huge wind gusts that flopped everyone around a bit. Need to staple them down tonight. Sprayed for Cuke beetles and gave the final application of merit to the field pumpkins. Monday, July 20 View Page Rain...Rain we need rain Wednesday, August 5 View Page Wow I have healthy looking plants very little fruit. Have some 10 day old fruit that should be kicking in. The sad thing is my Cinderella x AG crosses are producing some monsters(100lbs). I hope I don't end up at a weigh off with one of those being my biggest fruit. At least the Howard Dill award will be mine...all mine muu haa haa