Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 28 Entries. Wednesday, May 1 View Page Plants under lights. 1382 Vicent, 1770 Lieber, 1262 Brady,1429 Wallace, 1166 Chapple, 1133 Kline, 1002 Kline maybe more. Saturday, May 4 View Page Vincent Friday, May 10 View Page Rain, rain and more rain. Tuesday, May 21 View Page Got another 3 inches of rain! Saturday, May 25 View Page After a squash bug attack and over 3 inches of rain. My plants 1274 Stelts, 1770 Lieber, 1133 Kline and 1103 Young are fair. Going to be hard to have something for Cullman. Wednesday, May 29 View Page 1274 Stelts . A replacement for a squash bug attack on 1002 Kline. My plants seem to be a couple weeks behind most other growers. Not worried cause there is nothing I can do about it now. Just don't think I will make Cullman at this pace. Wednesday, May 29 View Page 1770 Lieber Wednesday, May 29 View Page 1133 Kline Seems to be flagging already. Wednesday, May 29 View Page 1103 Young Friday, May 31 View Page Another 2 inch rain in 2 hours. Blah! Wednesday, June 19 View Page Made it home just before a storm hit. Strong winds and 2 inch rain in about a hour. A storm like this knocked down one of my plants last year and another wilted then died two days later. We shall see. Friday, June 21 View Page Nephew's first fish , glad I was there. Thursday, June 27 View Page 97 today , blah! Thursday, June 27 View Page Corryton 83, Manchester 88, Somerset 84. Now at 3pm. 98 here , now tell me were all in the south. Friday, June 28 View Page The only severe storms in the US, just for me. 60 mph gusts heavy downpours and hail happy happy joy joy....... Sunday, June 30 View Page Now getting some at that Kentucky weather. Plants doing ok. Fighting powdery mildew with all the rain I have had. Sunday, June 30 View Page What a difference a year makes 80s this week ,last year same week we broke 100 a few days. Friday, July 5 View Page More rain, I'm sure more powdery mildew. Thursday, July 18 View Page It can't just rain 1 inch and move on. It has to rain 2 to 3 and just linger 2 hours or more. Thursday, July 18 View Page Rain and powdery mildew killing me ...... Usually it is downey and root rot. I guess that will come later. lol Really should think about a new hobby! Sunday, July 21 View Page The usual can't get anything to set on the mains. Tryng sides now. Vowing to have something this year. Goose egg last year. Oh yea rained again. If i don't note to self- this is it...... To much time and money to just get beat down every year by weather. Sunday, July 21 View Page Someone else can have the state record. Thursday, July 25 View Page May have a set on the first secondary on 513 at 16 ft. Going with it. Not going to go pumpkinless this year. Sunday, August 25 View Page I hoped for more reasonable temps. I got them , wait here comes the, but I did not wish for clouds and rain. 12 inches above average. Did not turn drip on except to check it. Powdery mildew like crazy. Till next year.. How many times am I am going say this. Two out of Five with something to weigh is not very good. Sunday, August 25 View Page Some of my Glass Gem corn. Sunday, August 25 View Page Note on older posts. Wife says to much to give up now. Going to give it one more go. Maybe. Tuesday, September 10 View Page For Luke, Go CARDS!!!!!!!!!!!! Tuesday, September 10 View Page Rarely say this ---Go Cubs. Dang that was hard!