Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 25 Entries. Sunday, May 1 View Page Seeds are are in germ chamber. Rain started last night and isn't forcast to stop till tues night. Then I need at least 5-8 days of no rain. It is a little late , but not to late I hope. Monday, May 2 View Page Rained all night, raining all day today. Bla! Monday, May 9 View Page Is this a double vine. It grew twin secound true leaves. Wednesday, May 18 View Page Finally planted today. Pics and plants soon. Just glad to get started. Tuesday, May 31 View Page Here we go again. Record heat forcast for the next 3-4 days. Mid and upper 90s. Thursday, June 2 View Page Hot Hot Hot Wine Wine Wine . May set new record highs or at least tie. 97 99 98 are the records. Thursday, June 2 View Page Not doing much just keeping plants watered with this heat. They need ferts but can't risk it. Just some seaweed and acto for now. Plants are vining out but have not touched down. Feel like I am couple weeks late. Oh well not going to push them its a long season. Sunday, June 5 View Page Pulled 1258 Wallace. Drats. It had stem rot. 1144 Bosworth in its place. 1394 Daletas touched down. Taking mid and upper 90s best of the bunch. Monday, June 6 View Page News man stated 10th straight day of 90 plus temps. 100 under shade structcure, have remote temp gague . Thursday, June 9 View Page Did a fish drench monday. Plants not looking as green as usual. Thursday, June 9 View Page Azos today. My wild card 1006 Guraosso bit the dust, out of backups. 666 Horton grennie in its place. First attempt at squash. Friday, June 10 View Page Plants a little greener since fish drench. Tempted to do a tissue culture. Seems nitro is weak. 1394 sitll running first bout 6ft now with sides running . Saturday, June 11 View Page Strong storms came through. Won't know if there was any damage till morning. Tuesday, June 21 View Page More storms today. Some leaf damage. 94 is my number this year. 1394 Daletas 9ft and strongest plant the only original. 1194 Northrup a backup just hit the ground a couple days ago. 513 Vicent a backup has 7ft vines that are small to average. One 666 Horton has touched down. Not the plants I planed on but they are what I've got. Monday, June 27 View Page Not looking good for the 1394 , Yellow and not growing. Sucks! Pollinating 513 in am. Going to be 95 so won't hold breath. Sunday, July 24 View Page Lost stump on only kin today. Oh well. Live and learn right. Sunday, July 31 View Page Empty feeling , No pumpkin. Started with more plants than ever. Wednesday, August 3 View Page 107 today, leaves are taking it hard. Over 100 for next two days. Saturday, August 20 View Page Storm hit my patch. Moderate damage. Can't afford any ,small plant to begin with. Sunday, August 21 View Page My largest sunflower head. 12" maybe. Nothing special but nice anyway. Tuesday, October 4 View Page Putting new toy to use in newly expanded 700 sq ft patch. Broadfork is a workout! Tuesday, October 4 View Page A little 181 ott on a 15 ft vine with 20 leaves. Thought it would make a good decoration. On a 1194 Northrup. Thursday, October 13 View Page Is it pretty or what. I has stopped growing. 194 ott or 164# lol. Thursday, October 13 View Page New expansion 25x30. Brought in 6yds compost over weekend and worked it in. Just before it rained I seeded it with 5lbs of clover and 2lbs of vetch. Then I drenched it with some liquid humic and molasis. Sunday, October 16 View Page Weight 185 lb, 20 heavy.