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Monday, March 2 View Page Hello fellow growers Lonnie Bourne here this will be my first post of the year I hope everyone has a great year and you all get a new personal best Bourney Sunday, March 8 View Page yesterday I took Ryan to Monster Jam here is El Toro Loco getting some air Sunday, March 8 View Page Here is El Toro Loco and Bulldozer at John Labatt Center in London Ontario Sunday, March 8 View Page here is junior man he is so cute Sunday, March 8 View Page here is maximum Destruction in the wheelie competition Sunday, March 8 View Page here is our Favourite Grave Digger Sunday, March 8 View Page here is a pic of the trucks lining up Sunday, March 8 View Page here are my flatpoll giant cabbages thanks Cornish Giant I hope to due well with these I have never grown them before so this is totally experimental Sunday, March 8 View Page here is another pic of the cabbages Sunday, March 8 View Page here is an upclose pic of the best one so far Sunday, March 8 View Page I was bored today so i built a germination chamber I had everything to make it 2 lights a fan and an old fridge rack Sunday, March 8 View Page I used 5/16 inch brake line tubing for my 3 supports and the fringe shelf I then used 2 tywraps to fasten the one end of the rack to the tubing but this way i can still open it to change the bulbs Sunday, March 8 View Page on the lid I have fastened a little fan and beside that there is a digital thermometer I will use to make sure i have the proper temperature Monday, March 23 View Page here is Kaila and fergus Monday, March 23 View Page here is Ryan and fergus he is 8 weeks old now and a really good puppy Saturday, April 25 View Page I filed and soaked 1207 Young, 1159 Richards, 848 MacKenzie* and the 707 Toftness for AG's. I also soaked marrow seeds 82 Thomas, 86 Yellow and short and fat 07 marrows. I have to thank everyone for the seeds that I have gotten over the winter and I would also like to add that Kaila helped pick out my lineup this year. Sunday, April 26 View Page After soaking for 12 hrs I have put all my seeds into there individual ziplock bag in moistened papertowels and they are on the heater pad. I am so excited good luck to everyone Sunday, April 26 View Page here are my tall corn thanks to John Butler, Brant Timm and Norm Craven Sunday, April 26 View Page here is a pic of my flatpoll giant cabbages thanks to the cornish giant. also my giant watermelons thanks to Darrell Leonard and Marty Schnicker. Sunday, April 26 View Page here is the 239 Leonard just starting to show its first true leaf I transplanted it yesterday into a 2 gallon pot also added Mycro and jump start Sunday, April 26 View Page here is the 146.5 Schnicker I also transplanted it into a 2 gallon pot with mycro and jump start added Sunday, April 26 View Page here is my biggest Flatpoll cabbage I need to transplant them into bigger pots also Sunday, April 26 View Page this is my 09 lineup I dont know how good the pic is Sunday, April 26 View Page here is a pic of some other plants I have started ornamental cabbages, Jalepeno peppers, long cayanne peppers, and os gaint cabbages also a few giant carrots Sunday, June 21 View Page this is the 1207 Young it was put in the ground a week later than the others but it is starting to vine out Sunday, June 21 View Page this is the 707 Toftness, best plant so far 7 ft long now and shooting out side vines thanks alot for the seed Bart Sunday, June 21 View Page here is a flatpoll cabbage my first try with these I will build a support to keep it stable this week thanks David Thomas Sunday, June 21 View Page here is the 1309 Hebb this is Kailas plant it is starting to vine out nice now Sunday, June 21 View Page here is the 1131 Timm Squash this will be my 1st time growing a squash thanks alot Brant and I hope I grow a giant greenie Sunday, June 21 View Page I figured I would grow a giant cabbage in a whiskey Barrel I think it is going to out grow this pretty quick I guess you live and learn Sunday, June 28 View Page I pruned and buried vines on the 707 Toftness I also put a pinch of mycro at each leaf node there is a female at 7ft Tuesday, June 30 View Page here is our vege garden we have peppers, green beans, cabbages,lettuce,carrots,potatoes,field pumpkins,and Indian and broom corn Tuesday, June 30 View Page here is a pic of our potatoes this is the first time growing these Tuesday, June 30 View Page here is the 1207 Young Tuesday, June 30 View Page here is the 707 Toftness it has a female at 7-8 ft out Tuesday, June 30 View Page here is the female on the 707 I think it is going to open in the morning I hope to pollinate it with the 1207 Young Tuesday, June 30 View Page here is the 1309 Hebb it has a female in the tip but only 5 ft long Tuesday, June 30 View Page here is the 1131 Timm * it is having a hard time shooting out side vines Wednesday, July 1 View Page I pollinated a female on the 707 Toftness this morning it was a 5 lober, it was pollinated with the 1207 Young it is 8 ft out on the main vine Sunday, July 12 View Page here is a pic of an OS cross giant cabbage 1st year trying these not too bad starting to form a head Sunday, July 12 View Page here is a pic of a flatpoll giant cabbage I will have a better area preped for next season for these plants Sunday, July 12 View Page here is an ornamental cabbage that I started from seed I really like these plants Sunday, July 12 View Page here is a pic of the vege garden peppers,cabbages,lettuce,green beans,carrots,potatoes, field pumpkins, broon corn and ornamental corn Sunday, July 12 View Page in the pic are my giant tomatoes and Potatoes Sunday, July 12 View Page here are the field pumpkins Sunday, July 12 View Page 1207 Young a bit slow to get side vines growing I have looked after this plant well I think I might have a soil issue Sunday, July 12 View Page here is a female on the 1207 at 8 ft out Sunday, July 12 View Page this is the 707 Toftness what a beast Sunday, July 12 View Page here is the 707 from the back and some of my sunflowers Sunday, July 12 View Page here is a baby on the 707 I pollinated it with the 1207 Sunday, July 12 View Page here is one of the biggest Potatoe plants Sunday, July 12 View Page my black eyed susans are starting to bloom Sunday, July 12 View Page this baby pumpkin is 12 days old on the 707 Toftness at 8 ft I have to put mill fabric under it and sand I bent a nice curve in the vine to eliminate stem stress Wednesday, July 29 View Page here is the 1207 it was planted a week later but is doing well now Wednesday, July 29 View Page here is the baby giant on the 1207 Young by 1309 Hebb pollinated july 21 4 lobes Wednesday, July 29 View Page here is 1 of the leaves on the 1207 huge Wednesday, July 29 View Page here is the 707 Toftness Wednesday, July 29 View Page the 707 by 1207 est weight 109 lbs Tuesday, August 18 View Page here is a sunspot sunflower they only get 2 ft tall a really nice plant especially for the kids Tuesday, August 18 View Page another pic of the sunspot Tuesday, August 18 View Page here is my Os cross cabbage not bad for a first time growing these Tuesday, August 18 View Page here is the 1207 Young day 18 213 est gaining 27 lbs a day now Tuesday, August 18 View Page here is the 707 toftness est weight 398 keep going baby Tuesday, August 18 View Page here is a Taiyo sunflower I am growing this year about 10 ft tall now Tuesday, August 18 View Page here is a pic of my pond I still have to build a waterfall Tuesday, August 18 View Page here is a pic of a ornamental cabbage I started from seed Tuesday, August 18 View Page here is my sunflower garden Tuesday, August 18 View Page another pic of the sunflower garden next pic will be better when all the heads have opened up Tuesday, August 18 View Page I dont think there was a pic with my last entry here it is Friday, August 21 View Page this is a pic of the 707 Toftness it has a crack in the corner of the main vine and the stem what should I due to help heal this up??? I have been putting sulpher on it will this work??? Friday, August 21 View Page another pic of the stem Friday, August 21 View Page here is a pic of the stem at a different angle Sunday, September 13 View Page here is some things that we brought to Petrolias Fair Sunday, September 13 View Page 1st Jackolantern of the season a bit early but the kids wanted to carve it LOL Sunday, September 13 View Page 1st attempt at growing a giant Tomatoe from the 5.0 Timm Sunday, September 13 View Page other stuff we brought to the fair Sunday, September 13 View Page 82 Thomas marrow thanks again David Sunday, September 13 View Page 1207 Young est weight 628 Sunday, September 13 View Page 707 Toftness est weight 586 Friday, October 2 View Page the pumpkins are loaded I had my neighbour come over with his backhoe I tell ya that really makes things easier Monday, October 5 View Page here is my big one going to the scales Monday, October 5 View Page here is the 843 Bourne 08 1207 Young by 1309 Hebb Monday, October 5 View Page here is the whole family me, Janice, Kaila and Ryan the wife and I have been married 7 yrs today Monday, October 5 View Page here are the kids with there pumpkinfest buddy Monday, October 5 View Page here is Phil and Jane Hunt and there 1672 pound monster it went 19% heavy Monday, October 5 View Page here is Kaila and the 568 Bourne 707 Toftness by 1207 Young Monday, October 5 View Page here is kaila and me and her 9th place ribbon congrats honey Sunday, November 8 View Page I have worked in the garden all weekend added 6 truckloads of maple leafs and 24 yrs of cow manure and so old straw bales. My neighbor came over with his tractor and tilled the patch, I then planted a cover crop of winter wheat.I am hoping to reach 1000 in 2010 Sunday, November 8 View Page here is the 568 Bourne Sunday, November 8 View Page here is my first 843 lb jackolantern called sidemouth Sunday, November 8 View Page here is Fred in the 843 he is a great dog Sunday, November 8 View Page BOO Sunday, November 8 View Page carving the 843 1207 Young by 1309 Hebb Sunday, November 8 View Page Kaila and Ryan playing in the leaves they had a blast Sunday, December 13 View Page I planted my flatpoll giant cabbages today, Thanks to David Thomas the cornish giant I am hoping to grow a big one in 2010