Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 88 Entries. Tuesday, January 13 View Page my waterfall after our last snow storm, they are calling for -8 with a high of 8 on friday Thursday, January 15 View Page READY FOR WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SEED INVENTORY DONE Wednesday, February 18 View Page I had a load of horse poo delivered today their is a lot of hey in it. Adding some leaves later this week. Wednesday, February 18 View Page I covered It with an old solar cover hope this helps to get it cooking. an hour after this pic we got two inches of snow. Monday, February 23 View Page This is the 964 wolf 2007,second try at growing it hydroponically. Monday, March 2 View Page She's Still doing good. Gave her alittle dry blood. Wednesday, March 4 View Page Gave her some fish poo poo today. Don't know if i'll get any pumpkins off her maby just a pollenator. she's alittle yellow not shure why? Tuesday, March 10 View Page doing good she grew half a foot over the weekend. Friday, March 13 View Page leaves are geting to nice size. Monday, March 16 View Page First pumpkin is getting larger. Thursday, March 19 View Page Shes about 4 feet long now. Thursday, March 19 View Page giant cabbage. Friday, March 20 View Page Thanks to the coffee shop. I have been putting this much in every week. Friday, March 20 View Page The compost pile isjust a cooking.the trap is set up and ready. Sunday, April 5 View Page leveled out the new ext. of the pacth bring me to a little over 500sqft. therw some sand down to help it drain a little better. now if i could get 3 trees cut down it would be all good in the hood. Sunday, April 5 View Page leveled out the new ext. of the pacth bring me to a little over 500sqft. therw some sand down to help it drain a little better. now if i could get 3 trees cut down it would be all good in the hood. Sunday, April 5 View Page I then spread the compost pile out. when the ground drys out alittle more i will go out and trun it. sent my order out for some better irrigation supplies. uping the hose that runs from the house to the pacth from 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch. more water!!!! hope to get my little greenhouse runing and the soil heating cables in A.S.A.P. Went to the growers seminar at bradley farms and meant some amazing people today! Wednesday, April 15 View Page Well I got the hothouse done . Wednesday, April 15 View Page Well its not to hot. still hit 27 in their at night. so i put 4 spot lights in their and it was 4 degrees warmer in their still below freezing. I do not know if I put the soil heating cables to deep-1 foot down. Wednesday, April 15 View Page SO I put 11- 1 Gallon milke jugs in their now keeping it 8 degrees warmer at night. I think its to tall. I am thinking about planting may 1st? Sunday, May 10 View Page this was me getting the New York State FFA District Star Award For Agricultural Business at the state convencthion!!! It was a good time. Thursday, May 14 View Page I also got the horticullture award for working the green house at boces Sunday, May 17 View Page In the mean time i have tryed 10 times to get some thing growing but no luck. Saturday, May 30 View Page Well I planted the 829 lovlace 2008.I hope thatmy bad luck is over!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday, May 30 View Page Well the irrigation system is in, the sprinklers and the mistersare in and working Saturday, May 30 View Page see they work good Sunday, June 7 View Page coming on strong... Friday, June 19 View Page well Iam so far behind this year, maing vine might be six inches long but is starting to take off. Friday, June 19 View Page I like this plant have good feeling about it. would have a better one if it would warm up alittle more, night time temps are not bad about 62. but the daytime is 70's,they are calling for alot of rain saterday. yesterday was my brithday and i told my mom all i want is to have a nice 400lbs pumpkin come the end of the season!!!! Saturday, June 27 View Page YES!!!!!! FINALY SCHOOL IS ALL DONE... NOW TO FIND A JOB HOPFULLY RUNNING AN EXCAVATOR BUT THAT SHOULD NOT BE TO HARD WHEN ONE OF THE TWO TEACHER I HAD SAID I WAS BETTER THAN THE OTHER. Friday, July 3 View Page I hope this does't become an issue !!!!! Friday, July 3 View Page Thes leaves on the 829 lovlace are a nice siz. I think I'am going to look for this seed ext year. Friday, July 3 View Page she is starting grow realy good she's at 6 feet long. Thursday, July 9 View Page HELP !!!!!!!!! WHAT IS IT I HAVE 1,000'S OF THEM EVERY WHERE? WHAT DO I USE TO KILL THEM? WILL THEY HURT MY PUMPKIN I FOUND ONR ON IT FOR NOW. BUT EVER THING ELSE IN THE YARD IS COVERED!!!!!!! PLEAS EMAIL AT [email protected] ASAP Thursday, July 9 View Page She's finaly getting over ten 10 feet long And thes leaves are big!!!! Thursday, July 9 View Page Hears befor I buryed my main vine. Thursday, July 9 View Page The's little buggers must die!!!!!! Thursday, July 9 View Page Hears after I buryed the main and drenched today. Tuesday, July 21 View Page thes leaves are the biggest I have ever had. 28 inches by 26 inches. Tuesday, July 21 View Page well hears my first pumpkin she has not opened yet. Friday, July 24 View Page well at 5:55am I pollinated my first pumpkin, if it sets it will be ahead of last year. Wednesday, July 29 View Page well its day 5 looks good. Wednesday, July 29 View Page well I am realy behind but this is the best plant I have ever had. I think If I can get one of thes seeds for next year it will see soil!!!! Tuesday, August 4 View Page well I gave up on going big, now just for show in the frount yard. my pumpkin was an abort. so hears the next one to to have a shot. Tuesday, August 4 View Page well I have 5 pumpkins I will have to try. Tuesday, August 4 View Page Other than that the patch is about 3/4 full now, realy need to set a pumpkin in the next 2 weeks. Friday, August 7 View Page A pristine 5 lobe pumpkin hope she sets. Monday, August 10 View Page NOOOO MORE RAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DUMPED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES OF RAIN OVER A WIDE AREA OF CENTRAL NEW YORK LAST NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN LAST NIGHT. Thursday, August 13 View Page well pollinated my last pumpkin on the maine vine hope this one sets it would be the only pumpkin on the maine vine its at the very end. Thursday, August 13 View Page it was a nice 5 lobed pumpkin Thursday, August 13 View Page this is the reason i made the wire cage something took a bite out of this one the only one thats growing good. Thursday, August 13 View Page this one lost the end complete off Thursday, August 13 View Page this thing filled in rely good hopeing to set a pumpkin and keep it in good shape, its realy late in the year. Thursday, August 13 View Page WHAT ARE THEY THEY ARE ROUND, I WENT OUT TO THE PATCH AT 10:30 AM AND THEIR WAS A HOLE 1.5 INCHES IN THE LAST SIDE VINE ON THE PUMPKIN PLANT? I CUT IT OFF AND SPLIT IT AND THEIR WAS 10 OF THEM WHAT IS IT ???????? Tuesday, August 18 View Page hears the stump of the 829 lovlace still chug'n a long. Tuesday, August 18 View Page b-day was the 8th so today is day ten. Realy slow but the best one on the plant 28 O.T. 21 S.S. 21 F.B. Tuesday, August 18 View Page another pic Tuesday, August 18 View Page Mycorr realy works Tuesday, August 18 View Page Day five on this one Tuesday, August 18 View Page another pic Tuesday, August 18 View Page and my last one is the one at the end of the main vien Tuesday, August 18 View Page look at the stem on this leaf. Wednesday, August 26 View Page under the leaves Wednesday, August 26 View Page the bigest pumpkin on the 829 lovlace 40 LBS day 15 Wednesday, August 26 View Page This is the other pumpkin on the 829 lovlace day 13 est 35 LBS, ott 110" Tuesday, September 1 View Page me with the biggest pumpkin in the patch right now, 80 LBS on day 20 Tuesday, September 1 View Page My sister with the smaller of the two, 70LBS at day 21m, her and my mom wont let me cut it off!!! Wednesday, September 9 View Page Day 29 s.s 67 f.b. 48 circ 48 OTT 163 est. lbs 102.1 the little one Wednesday, September 9 View Page top side of the little pumpkin I cut the side vine at the maine. Wednesday, September 9 View Page the big one. S.S. 73 F.B. 56 CIRC. 53 OTT 182 EST LBS. 137.8 DAY 27 HOPE IT HITS 200 LBS Wednesday, September 9 View Page TOP SIDE OF THE BIG ONE. Tuesday, September 15 View Page well day 34-S.S.81"-F.B.62"-CIRC.60"-OTT. 203" EST LBS. 186.6-I have past my PB of 180lbs I may still break 200lbs Thursday, September 17 View Page Well Its made it I have hit the 200lbs mark and still growing good. Sunday, September 27 View Page day 46 Est. 282 lbs still puting 8 lbs a day. I hope to take it to bradley Farms If I can get some help moving it. Monday, October 5 View Page Back side of my only pumpkin 829 lovlace, EST. 290lbs. I hope she goes heavy!!!! Wednesday, October 14 View Page well even though I had the little pumpkin of the group this is y I love Bradley Farms. Wednesday, October 14 View Page well lets start off with 1,302.50 Matt, Teeter +6.0 Over the winter hes taking some class's in knot tieing LOL. Wednesday, October 14 View Page 2. 1,099.50 Christian, Hilstolsky what a kid he's doing somthing I'am not. Wednesday, October 14 View Page 3. 1,039.00 John, Hilstolsky they grow off their own seed ever year and what a seed it is. I think in their family they planted 18 pumpkins and the all went over 1,000 Wednesday, October 14 View Page 4. 1,015.0 Deb & Randy,Sundstrom Wednesday, October 14 View Page 915.00 Sam, Rockwell Rocky's son did a nice job to bad rocky did have a pumpkin that monkey followed him. Wednesday, October 14 View Page Sam did not see that one comeing!!!!! Wednesday, October 14 View Page 6. 900.50 Matthew, Verschneider Wednesday, October 14 View Page 7. 829.50 John, Elliott Wednesday, October 14 View Page 8. 827.50 Joe, Pukos Wednesday, October 14 View Page 9.767.50 Andy, Wolf Wednesday, October 14 View Page 10. 650.00 Mark, Lengel nice job Wednesday, October 14 View Page O yeah me 14. 318.50 my new PB!!!!!