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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 77 Entries.
Friday, January 4 View Page
1811 and 1124Graham(2012)Come on april:))Good luck to all growers for the 2013 season!!!
Saturday, January 5 View Page
Record rainfall during the month of sept 2012 crushed my dreams:(( You know who might not be so lucky this year!!! LETS GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, March 14 View Page
Look what arrived today:)
Thursday, March 14 View Page
A great big thank you to The"Mold Monster" and the GPC!!!!
Thursday, March 14 View Page
A great big thank you to The"Mold Monster" and the GPC!!!!
Thursday, March 14 View Page
OH! and my Orange Angels shirt that Charlene just loves:)Thanks Pap!! Glad i could help out:))
Friday, March 15 View Page
Welcome to the Gun Show this Oct in Windsor Nova Scotia.ahahaaa
Friday, March 15 View Page
WOW! Look at that....thems GAINS man..BIG GAINS.. 1800lb CLUUUB.!!! Time for a buttermilk biscut:)
Friday, March 22 View Page
The dying hours of the nor'easter that dropped 35cm and wind gusts to 90km/h....got to love a typical spring in Cape Breton NS
Friday, March 22 View Page
The pic is just 5min from the Donkin patch and you wonder why i needed plastic!!
Thursday, March 28 View Page
Come on Spring?
Thursday, March 28 View Page
24deg this time last year
Thursday, March 28 View Page
Check out the Black Gold!!!
Friday, March 29 View Page
Black Gold!!!
Friday, March 29 View Page
Ya buddy!:)
Sunday, March 31 View Page
Test plants:)
Sunday, March 31 View Page
Tomato seed should arrive soon.System seems to be working fine!!
Sunday, March 31 View Page
Believe me when i tell you that this system has grown the most beautiful tomatoes and cukes over the last 20yrs that you have ever seen:)))
Sunday, March 31 View Page
The Donkin patch will also hold 20 plus plants.Lets GET IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, April 3 View Page
Tomato seeds arrived today.Delicious,Big Zac and Giant Belgium.Body building competion this weekend in Halifax:)so i guess may have to pick up my new lighting system at Sweet Leaf Hydroponics while i'm there!!
Saturday, May 4 View Page
5deg outside the greenhouse...30deg inside:)))
Saturday, May 18 View Page
other than a very short crop of winter rye due to horrible weather this year.My tomato plants will be fed nothing but Mykos Start 20 and a cocktail of chemical fertilizer that has worked great for tomatoes over the last 20 years.BOOM OR BUST!!!
Sunday, May 19 View Page
in the ground tomorrow
Sunday, May 19 View Page
a glow in the dark greenhoue:))I will probably grow a third eye by the time this season is over.ahaha
Sunday, May 19 View Page
yeah buddy!!
Sunday, May 19 View Page
If you think Gordon Graham had a big plant the year he grew his WR.Check inside this greenhouse come aug !!!
Friday, May 24 View Page
awesome tomato weather!lol 21deg/c today in Donkin.Inside temps are hovering around 35deg/c and the tomato plants look like something that should be in a magazine.Over nights are also looking great for the next week:)) WARMMMM
Saturday, May 25 View Page
apple tree in Donkin at this time of year
Saturday, May 25 View Page
OH the poor Annapolis Valley Growers! They must be at least 3 weeks ahead of John Cabot and I
Saturday, June 1 View Page
30degc in Halifax..32degc in the valley NS and 8degc in Donkin today.Can't even get a tomato plant to move this year:( Hows your AG's doing John??
Saturday, June 1 View Page
good luck to Don Young For the 2013 season? You are going to need it BRo!!!
Wednesday, June 12 View Page
9deg and rain today..10deg and rain tomorrow:( What a horrible growing season.Although very healthy looking the tomato plants are slow moving
Wednesday, June 12 View Page
ready for the whipper snipper
Thursday, June 13 View Page
a few more days of bull work :)
Tuesday, June 25 View Page
Oats and buckwheat up in only a few days.Plants are really starting to move now..very thick,and stalky looking.
Friday, June 28 View Page
Big Zac
Friday, June 28 View Page
Big Zac
Friday, June 28 View Page
Delicious!! Regardless of the end result...this tomato thing is very enjoyable:))What a stress free little hobby
Friday, June 28 View Page
Delicious!! Regardless of the end result...this tomato thing is very enjoyable:))What a stress free little hobby
Wednesday, July 3 View Page
big zac @ 4ft
Wednesday, July 3 View Page
delicious @ 4ft
Wednesday, July 3 View Page
Big Zac
Wednesday, July 3 View Page
Is it all in my head or do these things grow rather quickly?This Big Zac was only the size of a marble just a few days ago.lol
Saturday, July 6 View Page
:))
Saturday, July 6 View Page
:))
Wednesday, July 10 View Page
This tomato on a Big Zac plant has just averaged 1" per day for the last 3 day's.If you check out the distance between the tomato and the stem on the july 3 pic and todays pic you will get the idea.This plant has 2 more maters growing also.
Thursday, July 11 View Page
Big Zac
Thursday, July 11 View Page
Delicious.Top 2x4 is 7ft.Mega blooms are few and far between on these plants.
Thursday, July 11 View Page
but then again..you only need 1 :))another 1"cir today
Thursday, July 11 View Page
If these roots go lookin..get the fack out of the way!lol
Friday, July 12 View Page
OK...now this thing is starting to boggle my mind!Just got in from work,threw the tape around it and guess what? From 6pm last night to 1pm today...another 1" in cir.Am i dreaming or what??
Wednesday, July 17 View Page
big zac
Wednesday, July 17 View Page
big zac
Wednesday, July 17 View Page
big zac
Wednesday, July 17 View Page
delicious:)
Wednesday, July 17 View Page
Time to start looking!!
Wednesday, July 17 View Page
a few more mega blooms showing up here and there.Lots of time yet!!
Wednesday, July 24 View Page
i'm sure you have that link on your bedroom wall Glenn:)
Wednesday, July 24 View Page
''look closely''!! with it's left eye hanging out and teeth starting to protrude from the left jawbone.."Super Dave" continues to grow at a very impressive rate:)
Sunday, September 1 View Page
1811 off spring:)
Sunday, September 1 View Page
1811 offspring!
Sunday, September 1 View Page
1811 offspring!Both pumpkins above are growing on one 1811 plant(approx 500sqft)
Sunday, September 1 View Page
1404 Bryson
Sunday, September 1 View Page
1634 Werner
Sunday, September 1 View Page
1-1811 plant grown inside a greenhouse and 1-1811 plant grown on the outside...each plant has 2 very large orange pumpkins on them looking just like their momma :)
Sunday, September 1 View Page
30x150
Sunday, September 1 View Page
a couple of 3-lbers probably due to neglect and poor seed choice but intersting
Sunday, September 1 View Page
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Sunday, September 1 View Page
busy summer as you can see.lol
Sunday, September 1 View Page
neglected projects
Sunday, September 1 View Page
neglected projects
Sunday, September 1 View Page
neglected projects
Sunday, September 1 View Page
are finally seeing some life:))) and she still loves me Chris.ahaa
Sunday, October 20 View Page
getting primed
Sunday, October 20 View Page
for the 9th
Sunday, October 20 View Page
disco ball
Sunday, October 20 View Page
dam!! my wife is hot!!

 

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