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Friday, January 2 View Page here it is another new year, weather isnt good, getting cold, best of luck to all you growers out htere, happy new years Monday, January 12 View Page got a warm spell. for a few days anyway, new camera for x-mas. will start taken photos, lol Tuesday, February 3 View Page me and grizzled unka doyle Tuesday, February 10 View Page sun dog at 8:15 looking east over my house Tuesday, February 17 View Page this is the 719 tanner 07, seedling, 9 days old, it was a bit leggy, 9 inches tall but the root system was 5 inches long Thursday, February 19 View Page these are my grandkids that i watch on tuesday, Sunday, March 1 View Page plant on the left, 578 Eiting 07, planted 2/17/09, 10 inches long,,, plant on the right 530.4 caron 03, planted 2/21/09, 7 inches long,,, plant in center 368 devvy 08, planted 2/25/09, 3 inches long Tuesday, March 3 View Page these are the biscuit that i do for the kids Tuesday, March 3 View Page this is the root balls from the other days pics Tuesday, March 3 View Page P.S. dont use miracle grow potting soil for ur starting media,,, it gets a super steriod jump that kills it,, wont stand the transplant Tuesday, April 21 View Page here's the forked patch 2 good spots,, the little one on southwest end is for the lawn punkin Tuesday, April 21 View Page here's the forked patch 2 good spots,, the little one on southwest end is for the lawn punkin Tuesday, April 21 View Page here's another pic of the other hoop, Tuesday, April 21 View Page this is the patch with half the sod removed Tuesday, April 21 View Page the grand kids looking for arrowheads in the new dirt,, lol,, its aprox,, 20 x 45 ft.. man he did a great job on itwow.. he'll get the business when i get the rocks out, and top soil,, brought in, Saturday, April 25 View Page patch this yr, lookin straight east Saturday, April 25 View Page the new patch for next yr,, doubled the size Saturday, April 25 View Page this is NEABOS the guardian of my realm,,, when i aint here lol Friday, May 1 View Page 8:30 am, the outside temp is 38 degrees F,, the ground temp in the hoop house is, 52 degrees,, that's the ground temp,, pulled thermometer, set on top of ground for air temp. Friday, May 1 View Page 11:35 am, air temp in hoop is 88 degrees,, out side air temp, 56 degrees,, opened the end approx 18 inches will check later, is very cloudy,, lite rain Saturday, May 2 View Page started the 915 young 08,, 1112 barenie 08,, 1016 seymour 08,, seed in media ,, media temp is 88 degrees, Monday, May 4 View Page the 915 young,, 1112 barenie are starting to peek there heads up,, the 1016 seymour isnt yet,, but dirt is moving Tuesday, May 5 View Page these are the seeds i started 5-1-09 Tuesday, May 5 View Page this kind of caught me off guard,, the seed cover lining stuck to the cott leaf,, momentary panic sat in,, till i realized what was what,, lol Tuesday, May 5 View Page here's a pic of the non- typical mule deer that my dad got many yrs ago, it is in my trophy room now,, for u hunter types,, 245 3/8 in the B C record book Tuesday, May 5 View Page pic #24 was on the 1112 barenie 08 seed that i'm growin Thursday, May 7 View Page 3:00 pm temp outside MDT, this is just a test Thursday, May 7 View Page 3:03 temp in side the hoop,, this is just a test,, very hot,, would kill the plants,, open the ends up,, 118 temp Friday, May 8 View Page Here's the 1112 barenie after 8 dyas,, found its way into # 1 hoop Friday, May 8 View Page the 1016 seymour Friday, May 8 View Page here's the 915 young,, with single cott,, first true leaf dont look to bad,, this one and the 1016 are going into # 2 hoop,, will plant all saturday Friday, May 8 View Page 915 young Sunday, May 10 View Page the 915 young,, 1016 seymour, 1112 barenie are in the dirt,, the season has started for me,, 4:00 pm today Sunday, May 10 View Page well my flowers look good lol Tuesday, May 12 View Page the 1112 barenie, lookin better today, it was kinda sickly looking yesterday,, Tuesday, May 12 View Page the 1016 seymour.. Tuesday, May 12 View Page the 915 young,, this one is struggling some,, will give it a week or so,, before i decide if its going to make it,, all plants have been in the ground approx 40 hours Wednesday, May 13 View Page this moth was on the hoop cover this morning,, lites must have attracted it,, was cold this morning,,hes wasnt moving much, lol Friday, May 15 View Page As it stands today,,, the 1016 seymour,, is kickin butt,,, dont know if its similar area or what, it was grow in colorado,, so hands down its winning the game so far,, elevation mite be the trick to it Sunday, May 17 View Page these are the lawn seeds,, and the back ups to the 1112 barenie,, the 580 caron, is for the backup,, its starting to look sickly for some reason..480 slone an 582 lilja are the lawn seeds,,, filed an soaking now Tuesday, May 19 View Page the 1112 barenie,, started to show a bit of life,, 2nd leaf is growing slowly Tuesday, May 19 View Page here's the 915 young still alive but not doing much after 10 days in the dirt Tuesday, May 19 View Page here's the 1016 seymour,, its growing right along,, all 3 plants have been in the dirt since 5/9/09 Tuesday, May 19 View Page here's an overveiw of my patch Tuesday, May 19 View Page hoop # 1,, the 1112 barenie is in this one Tuesday, May 19 View Page hoop # 2, the 1016 seymour, 915 young are in this one Tuesday, May 19 View Page here's the # 3 hoop,, which will house the lawn plants, that are in the germ box now,, 480 slone, 582 lilja, just got it up and done today Tuesday, May 19 View Page check it out the grandkids brought me a great gift, lol a common garter snoke for the garden Tuesday, May 19 View Page the kids,, the smile says it all,, wow Friday, May 22 View Page the 580 caren 06, 582 lilja 06 are showing out of the media,, the 480 slone 08 isn't up yet Friday, May 22 View Page the 582 lilja 06,, this is for the lawn hoop Friday, May 22 View Page the 580 caron 06, also for the lawn hop,, or the # 1 hoop if the 1112 barenie dont start to grow, both seeds where germed, 5/17/09, the 480 slone 08 hasn't came up yet. Friday, May 22 View Page lawn hoop.. its 67 dgreegs F, out side,, inside temp is 78 degrees,, going to leave open tonite,,, curious, as to morning temps,, cloudy a bit rainy,,, nothing in them yet,,, hmmmm ? Saturday, May 23 View Page at 6:10 am ,, the hoop temp was 62 degrees F,, there is no heat other than 12, 1 gallon jugs of water,, not bad,, out side temp was 50 Thursday, May 28 View Page the 582 lilja 06,, in the dirt,, with the 1112 barenie Thursday, May 28 View Page the 580 caron 06,, in the lawn hoop Thursday, May 28 View Page day 11 , the 480 slone is starting to peek its head up out of the dirt,, wow, will post pics when it opens up Saturday, May 30 View Page here's the 480 slone 08,, been 12 days now,, good roots,, but i aint sure why the cotts aint, developing,, seperated with a butter knife,, will see if it grows,, or gets pulled Saturday, May 30 View Page the 915 young,, growing but slowly,, in comp with the 1016 seymour Saturday, May 30 View Page the 1016 seymour, same hoops as the 915,, both have been in the dirt 21 days, Saturday, May 30 View Page the 1112 barenie,, finally showing a bit of spunk,, hmm 21 days also Sunday, May 31 View Page the 480 slone 08,, 14 days,, wow.. thats great,, but wants to grow,, so we'll watch for a few days Wednesday, June 3 View Page didn't get the maters in hoops fast enough during the hail storm yesterday,, they look very bad today,, mite not pull thru Wednesday, June 3 View Page put the 480 slone 08 in the lawn hoops this morning,, will have to watch what its doing,, aint growing much Wednesday, June 3 View Page another veiw of the 480 Saturday, June 6 View Page here's my blackberry canes Saturday, June 6 View Page some of the blossoms.growin great 3 yrs old Saturday, June 6 View Page northern fryed sweet breads,, this is for tina/frank finders.. the cooks.. personel chow .... lol Saturday, June 6 View Page wow,, the final sup...... lol,, yep their great, northern cooking, hahaha Sunday, June 7 View Page the 580 caron Sunday, June 7 View Page 582 lilja Sunday, June 7 View Page 1112 barenie Sunday, June 7 View Page 915 young Sunday, June 7 View Page 1016 seymour Sunday, June 7 View Page 915 on the right, 1016 on the left, 36 degrees this morning,, high right now of 52 F,, so I closed the hoops a bit to get some ground warmth for the nite,, it will freeze tonite, Sunday, June 7 View Page oops,, the 915 on the left.. 1016 on the right ,, sorry Sunday, June 14 View Page 580 caron,, old george as its known now,, lol Sunday, June 14 View Page 1016 seymour,, can see the milk jug in the background for size Sunday, June 14 View Page 915 young,, startin to do something,, wow,, i'm pleezed Sunday, June 14 View Page 1112 barenie,, jude is her name lol... my son that watch's these when i'm gone gave her that moniker,, Tuesday, June 16 View Page opened the hoops for first time in about 3 weeks,, found this little fellow living under 1 side of the plastic,, it's a Tiger Salamander,, about 6 inches long, the ground was very wet there,, Tuesday, June 16 View Page the 1016 seymour,, likes the sun shine,, its the biggest so far,, yesterday was our normal last frost day here in northern Utah Tuesday, June 16 View Page the 582 lilja,, 1112 barenie,,, 582 is under the big leaf to the left.. but growing good,, 1112 aint getting the heavy stem i thought it would Tuesday, June 16 View Page dang another thunder bumper hit,, wow,, 2 more days of this chitty waether Saturday, June 20 View Page well, its the last day of spring,, in a sucker hole,, held hand up to keep the sun out over the lens as best i could,, man one more storm.. geez Saturday, June 20 View Page these clouds are near as black as my work shoe's.. Saturday, June 20 View Page kinda reminds me of dorothy,," wizard of oz,,.. but some of u see worse.. i know this,, Thursday, June 25 View Page the 580 caron Thursday, June 25 View Page this is the 580 caron.. what is this on the stem??,, do i need to put down some kind of funguscide,,, i dont know!! White and scabby looking> Thursday, June 25 View Page the 915 young lower right,, the 1016 seymuor upper left,, opened hoops up more today Thursday, June 25 View Page the 582 lilja,, bottom plant,,, the 1112 barenie upper plant,, these 2 got a good fight going on,,, cant i transplant the lilja at this stage of growth with any success?,, i wonder! Thursday, June 25 View Page lol,,, growers only 6 month till Xmas Monday, June 29 View Page veiw of the vine on the 1112 barenie,, starting to look good,, will bury tomorrow Monday, June 29 View Page the 1016 seymour,, by far the bigger plant,, heavier stump.. thicker vine,, stronger secondary,, having trouble getting it to lay down,, but getting there Wednesday, July 1 View Page here an overveiw of the patch Wednesday, July 1 View Page the 1112, buried main vine today,, 30 inches Wednesday, July 1 View Page the 1016.. should be on the ground tomorrow,, Wednesday, July 1 View Page the 580 caron,, starting to grow ,, finally Monday, July 6 View Page 1112 barenie,, growing vine but slow for some reason Monday, July 6 View Page 1016 seymour at the top...915 young on the bottom,, the 915 just took off,, wow,, they aint getting to crowded yet ,, we'll watch for a few more days Monday, July 6 View Page the 580 caron,, found this tear or split today in the start of the main vine,, dang it Monday, July 6 View Page same plant, 580,, put a captan paste patch on it,, hope it works Friday, July 10 View Page found this vine split on the 1016,, today Friday, July 10 View Page another view of the vine split,, about 3 inches long, 1016 Friday, July 10 View Page have several leaves that are getting this yellowing in them,, probably because of the split. Friday, July 10 View Page here's a frontal view of the 1112 barenie,, starting to get good growth,, on her.. Saturday, July 11 View Page this is bald mtn,, in northern utah.. 10997 ft elevation Saturday, July 11 View Page bald mtn again we're sitting at 8000 ft,, the pass over look Saturday, July 11 View Page this is looking straight west from the pass,, this is the area I hunt muledeer in Saturday, July 11 View Page a close up,, first elevation was wrong,, its 11706 ft, bald mtn Sunday, July 12 View Page well first female on the 1016,, 6.5 ft out,, damn an no males to pollinate Sunday, July 12 View Page 1112,, 7 ft out. same thing no males to pollinate.. getting to late in the season for much more time,, .. If any of you utah growers see this ,, and are willing to share some pollen,, would be appreciated,, emial me at [email protected],, P.S. I hate to mutch,,lol Wednesday, July 15 View Page this is trail lkae above Kamas.. where i went fishing this morning,, looking north from parking area,, that is notch mtn in the back ground Wednesday, July 15 View Page trail lake again the north side,, looking east,, u can see reids peak and back side of bald mtn,, fishing was good but the fish were all small 6/7 inch size,, only keep 1 that was 10 inches,, Wednesday, July 15 View Page this is a veiw of Slate gorge, from the highway going to the lake,, about 400 ft deep at this site Saturday, July 18 View Page looking straight east from the house,, what a great cloud ,, for u folks in the mid west and down south,, got a sprinkle coming the next few nites,, yeahh, Saturday, July 18 View Page the 580 caron,, still living,, it was my hope's for males.. now i hope to get a halloween plant off it,, 3 split vines, and 1 crushed vine,, lol,, well its a punkin growers world Saturday, July 18 View Page the 1112. its alive and kicking plenty of females.. just need to find some pollen,, lol.. females at the end of mains, an side vines Saturday, July 18 View Page the 1016 seymour and the 915 young,, wow,, they seem to be growing away from each other,, the 915 is the only 1 that is throwing viable males.. pleez explain . if u can,, both are growing great. [email protected] thx Curt Tuesday, July 21 View Page culled the 1016 seymour today,, lotsa vine splits and broken main, pic of the roots off the main vine Tuesday, July 21 View Page the female on the 1112 barenie,, pollinated with 3, 915 young males,, this morning,, now we're in the game,, lol Thursday, July 23 View Page ok,, sue,, here,, is a pic of a male that will open in the morning,,, hope u can see the orange/yellow edges of it.. that will let u know it close to opening, its off the 915 young plant,, luv u ..for ur eyes only,, lmfao Thursday, July 23 View Page dang this weather is sure kicking in.. 92 here today,, same tomorrow,, chance of a thunderbumper saturday,, while the demo derby is going on,, it a great time to be alive.. lol,, cannot think of a better time for a storm,,its Utahs state holiday,, got a concert tonite,, going to sit out in the yard an listen,, as its only 120 yards away,, got company startin to show up already,, wow.. back row seats.. haha,, still hear them good. grows em big folks,, best to all Friday, July 24 View Page the 915 young after culling the 1016.. has grown 3 ft in as many days,, got one female at around 7 ft Friday, July 24 View Page the 580. caron,, pruned the main off,, and several side vines,, it was a wild looking plant,, stuff was just growing every which ways,, started 2 vines on each side,, in the regular pattern,, and one straight out like a main,, growing better now,,main was broke very badly Saturday, July 25 View Page the 1112.. 4 dap,, tennis ball size,,.. aint doing much,, but only 7.5 ft.. Saturday, July 25 View Page 12 ft out,, on the 1112,, will open in the morning,, hoping for better luck with her,,.. got 2 on the same plant 1 is a side vine at 9 ft,.. another on the 915 8 ft,, all will get pollinated in the dark of the am,, many females now,, thx to toms,, bloom-a-long,, 0-12-0.. bone meal.. thx Saturday, July 25 View Page alos.. lotsa males to play with.. ,,lol Friday, July 31 View Page # 1, 1112 barenie,, day 10..far from great but alive,, still nice colour.. 18"'s cc,, slightly oblong shape so far. Saturday, August 1 View Page one of the canes on the blackberry plant Saturday, August 1 View Page here's another cane,, a bit farther out,, getting 30 are so nite, sure are tasty. lol Sunday, August 2 View Page culled the # 2 fruit on the 1112 barenie today,, hadn't grown in 3 days,, Thursday, August 6 View Page the leading edge of last nites storm, 2 miles away ,, winds where strong,, and it dumped .35 inch of water in 11 minutes Thursday, August 6 View Page here's a veiw of a puddle of water rite after the storm in my driveway Thursday, August 6 View Page the 1112 barenie, day 16 Thursday, August 6 View Page veiw of the 1112 growing out from main vine Saturday, August 8 View Page last nite storm coming in.. temps dropped from 83 to 68 in a matter of minutes, 7:00 pm Saturday, August 8 View Page a shot of the patch at 6:00 pm tonite ,, frost warning for the mtn valleys,,got home at 3:00 today was 59 degrees,, decided to cover the patch Saturday, August 8 View Page a differtent veiw,, is 6:30 as i post these pics,, winds rite out of canada,, temp is now 51 degrees,, going east,, i feel for the folks in the dakota country,, weather lady said mid to low 30's tonite, best to all in them area's Saturday, August 8 View Page if i didnt do anything else rite,, i left the hoops up for a reason,, pics just got posted ,, u will see, WHY!! Monday, August 10 View Page 5:10 am sunday morning,, 32 degrees,, frost ,, brr.. aweully early,, even for this high counrty, Monday, August 10 View Page monday afternoon,, mid 70's today. took down the tent city,, lol Monday, August 10 View Page 1112 barenie,, day 20 today.. not much growth the last few days,, been cold,, but alive Monday, August 10 View Page another veiw of the 1112 barenie Monday, August 10 View Page pollinated the 580 caron today.. late in the game but i mite get a fair halloween fruit off her Thursday, August 20 View Page here's the 1112 barenie, day 30,, 56 cc 38.5 ee 37.5 ss,, 132 ott Thursday, August 20 View Page the 915 young,, day 24.. 88 ott Sunday, August 23 View Page THIS IS THE # 2 580 CARON THAT I REPAIRED THE STEM ON LAST NITE Sunday, August 23 View Page here's the repair job, used beeswax from a new toilet ring that i had around, the split was lenght wise on the stem,, filled the edges and covered it all for wweather proofing, wraped it with a plastic wrap, and cut a rubber band in half,, then wrapped each end,, the band was not stretched tight,, just loose to hold the plastic in place. # 2 580 caron Sunday, August 23 View Page another veiw Sunday, August 23 View Page the # 1 580 caron ,, pollinated august 19th Sunday, August 23 View Page correction # 1 pollinated aug,, 10th Sunday, August 23 View Page # 3 580 pollinated aug 18th,, al 3 are on side vines ,, hoping for some halloween fruits here with these gals,, lol Tuesday, September 1 View Page Lost Lake,, in the uinta's.. last weeks fishing destination Tuesday, September 1 View Page Pics of my partners fish,, batteries died, so i didnt get mine in here,, rainbow and brook trout Tuesday, September 1 View Page 915 young, day 36, 59 cc, 141 ott, estimated weight 69 lbs Tuesday, September 1 View Page 1112 barenie, day 42, 75 cc, 172 ott, estimated weight 118 lbs,, today is half way to the WO date,, so there's still hope,, a fools hope maybe,, but hope,, lol Sunday, September 6 View Page over veiw of the patch. 580 halloween fruits in front,, 915 to the left,, 1112 on the top Sunday, September 6 View Page 915 young , dap 41. 155 ott. est . is 89 #'s Sunday, September 6 View Page side veiw of the 1112. ott is 183. est is 139 #'s Sunday, September 6 View Page very happy with the results ,, mistakes,, made this yr so far with all the rookie mistakes ,, made,, best to all of u growers Monday, September 7 View Page me cooking,, 4 dutch ovens full of chicken,, 2, 5 gallon buckets of chicken,, the only way to do it, with that much poultry, Wednesday, September 9 View Page the 1112 barenie at day 50. 83 cc, 53 ee, 51 ss. 187.5 ott. est 150, 5 lbs a day, no records but my PB, pretty, color,, low and flat,, like her mother i think,, lol Sunday, September 13 View Page got home from work today.. the main vine after the 1112 fruit ,, was rolled and broke,, wind, damage i think,, also a few dogs tracks in the patch,, cut it off 12 inches from the fruit,, so we'll see if it affects the growth,, roots were'nt very long. Tuesday, September 15 View Page the 915 young, day 50, 75.5 CC, 173 OTT, 120#'s est, 25 days to WO. Tuesday, September 15 View Page 1112 barenie, day 56, 87 CC, getting a nice orange color Saturday, September 19 View Page day 60.. on mile stone achieved,, lol,, 1112 89 cc. 198 ott. est 174, stem end Saturday, September 19 View Page side veiw, 1112 Sunday, September 20 View Page Here we go again,, more frost for next 3 days.. lol..and still trying, Sunday, September 20 View Page side veiw looking north,, other one was looking east.. same old story,, got 20 days to go.. want every lb I can get.. even for a little chitter Friday, September 25 View Page the 915 young, day 60, 81.5 cc. 194 ott, est. 164#'s.. gained 21 inches and 44#'s in 10 days no records of coarse,, 4.4 lbs a day in this frozen north. lol Friday, September 25 View Page 1112 barenie,, day 66,, 90 cc. 190.5 ott,, est 180#'s,, only 1 lb a day now ,, tiz about over i think, Friday, October 9 View Page finally, the time has come.. 1112 uncovered , awaiting lifting crew, Friday, October 9 View Page 915.. last last 10 days have been cold with frost every morning,, Friday, October 9 View Page here an over veiw.. of the patch. nite beforw WO's Friday, October 9 View Page me with the 1112.. small fruit,, but 1st offical WO.. pleased as punch they survived.. Saturday, October 10 View Page lower punkin row at the UGPG WO's Saturday, October 10 View Page Upper punkin row Saturday, October 10 View Page the 915 young,, now the 160 saxton,, est at 152 weight 160 lbs,, went heavy Saturday, October 10 View Page the 1112 barenie,, est 184 weight' 181 lbs, went lite Saturday, October 10 View Page the 160 saxton 09.. made it home, the 181 saxton 09, didnt,, lol Wednesday, October 28 View Page opened bottom of the pumpkin to retreive seeds Wednesday, October 28 View Page oops wrong pic.. hahaha Wednesday, October 28 View Page the seeds that got pulled out Wednesday, October 28 View Page first attempt.. decided i needed a little more detail Wednesday, October 28 View Page this is what i ended up with ,, lol Wednesday, October 28 View Page and with a light inside,, Wednesday, October 28 View Page this is the last pic.. Wednesday, October 28 View Page completely dark,, with white light,, just before laoding for work ,, tomorrow Wednesday, November 4 View Page Jan 4 , 09 -12 degrees this morning coldest so far this winter, bbrrr Tuesday, December 15 View Page this little doe , was laying in the neighbors back yard next to my old patch,,