Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 90 Entries. Tuesday, February 7 View Page now just have to figure out where to put it !! Tuesday, February 28 View Page my new vinyl sign...Interested? contact me.. adjustments can be made. Wednesday, March 28 View Page Big patch. ready to start ready to PLANT Wednesday, March 28 View Page little patch had never been plowed. was plowed this weekend and widened but he didnt get it all. guess I'll have to play with my tiller soon... Friday, April 6 View Page after getting permission from his momma and pappa. here is our newest grand child... Introducing Alexander Todd Johnson... Xander for short. Friday, April 20 View Page I hope this is the right one...4 hoops up and warming the dirt Tuesday, May 1 View Page top row l- r Melons 185 Barber, 172 Marsh, 119.5 White middle row Field Kins 99 Lyons 79 Stromback bottom row Field Kins 60 Stromback 85 Stromback Tuesday, May 1 View Page AGs.... top row.. 1723 Marshall 1205 Young bottom row.... 1401 Urena 938 Scalise here we go!!!!! Thursday, May 3 View Page This is the 60 Stromback (field Kin). It was in such a hurry that it grew right thru the seed cot and it had to be removed by me... LOL Thursday, May 3 View Page Here is most of my starts. 4 AGs, 4 field field kins and 1 water melon Thursday, May 3 View Page 1205 young on 5-2-12. It popped and then stalled. stayed yellow for about 4 days, had a very small tint of green, and Curt and I thought it was gone. then after about 6 days I looked at it again and it was a touch more green. repotted it , it took off and..... Thursday, May 3 View Page and here it is this afternoon. WOW!! it just might be the best fighter yet. (we will see) Monday, May 14 View Page well here is my Killer Tiller. and it almost took every thing that Curt had to run it thru twice up ande back.. Monday, May 14 View Page ok here it is (i hope) my killer tiller. just about beat the crap out of Curt. Monday, May 14 View Page It worked! but this one is for The Wiz. Curt told me to tell you to look at the shirt. lol there you go! Monday, May 14 View Page 1600 McConkie, in germ box on 5/1, up on 5/5, in the garden on 5/11. seems agressive. Monday, May 14 View Page 1723 Marshall. in the germ box 4/26, up on 4/29, in the garden on 5/11. tallest but most shocked going in to the garden. but came out of it well. Monday, May 14 View Page 1205 Young. in germ box 4/26, up on 4/29, in the garden on 5/11. It had a rough start. it came up and turned yellow and I almost terminated it. about 5/3 it started greening up and is doing well. Monday, May 14 View Page 1401 Urena in germ box on 4/26, up on 4/29, in the garden on 5/11 no problems so far Monday, May 14 View Page 7.18 Harp started by my wonderful husband for me, but I have no idea when. Monday, May 14 View Page 4.28 Timms. also started by Curt. Thanks baby. love ya. both maters are in the same hoop. Monday, May 14 View Page here is the mess I had with germination box. Tuesday, May 15 View Page well there you go folks ... now you know what you re up against. bawahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Monday, May 21 View Page 1401 urena in the garden for 10 days Monday, May 21 View Page 1600 McConkie also in garden 10 days but germed about 5-1 Monday, May 21 View Page 1723 Marshall in 10 days. up on 4/29. I was wrong on the germ date of the 1600 McConkie. It popped up on 5-5. Tuesday, May 22 View Page 1205 Young popped up on 4-27 in the ground on 5-11 Sunday, June 3 View Page grandpa rescued her cause grandma moved her to a different place for a pic. she went screaming to him. soo precious. (sorry folks..I know that this is a growers diary, but??) Tuesday, June 12 View Page 1205 young. still going slow Tuesday, June 12 View Page 1723 marshall growing real slow hope it starts soon. Tuesday, June 12 View Page 1600 McConkie... fastest of the bunch... trying!! Tuesday, June 12 View Page 1401 Urena #2 looking good! Thursday, July 5 View Page several corn stocks and 1 yup just one sunflower. more corn planted in between them and another row to the left. Thursday, July 5 View Page 6 hills of taters. Thursday, July 5 View Page Peas to go with the taters... they are on the not side of the house,,, sun in morning and evening Thursday, July 5 View Page Peas to go with the taters... they are on the not side of the house,,, sun in morning and evening Thursday, July 5 View Page n side of the 1401 Urena. Thursday, July 5 View Page nw side of 1401 Urena Thursday, July 5 View Page ne side of 1600 McConkie Thursday, July 5 View Page nw side of 1600 McConkie Thursday, July 5 View Page ne side of the 1205 young Thursday, July 5 View Page nw side of the 1205 young Thursday, July 5 View Page Well I hope I didnt repost duplicates of the pics. thanks for looking at them .. Im having fun. Monday, July 16 View Page 1205 Young. may have one fruit set. will see in the next couple days Monday, July 16 View Page another view of 1205 young. Monday, July 16 View Page 1401 Urena may also have open polination on it Monday, July 16 View Page 1401 Urena may have an open polination also Monday, July 16 View Page other view Monday, July 16 View Page 1600 McConkie also open polination Monday, July 16 View Page 1600 McConkie also open polination Monday, July 16 View Page other view Monday, July 16 View Page maters are growing great. got one mega bloom on the 4.28 timms (the one on the left) hope it set!!! lots of blooms otherwise. Friday, August 3 View Page 1600 McConkie x open dap 16 Friday, August 3 View Page date on previous pic is wrong. should be 7-30 Friday, August 3 View Page 1600 McConkie dap 19 on 8-2 Friday, August 3 View Page 1402 Urena x 1205 Young dap 11 on 7-30 Friday, August 3 View Page 1402 Urena x 1205 Young dap 14 on 7-30 Friday, August 10 View Page 1600 McConkie Open dap 26 OTT 127 grow baby grow(PLEASE?) Friday, August 10 View Page 1402 Urena x 1205 Young dap 20 Friday, August 10 View Page WOW....are these unusually tall? they are off the 1402 Urena Sunday, August 12 View Page 4 days growth...think Ill make 600 by the end of sept???? Sunday, August 12 View Page or will this one make 700? Sunday, August 12 View Page this like one is about 2 weeks behind the others... but look at the size of the stem!!! 7 1/4 inches around.!! Saturday, August 18 View Page last evening between 4pm and 6 pm(not sure cause I wasnt home) we got a horrendous(sp?) downpour. suspect about 2 inches in 1/2 hour. this wheelbarrow was empty before I left for work that morning. many homes to the west of me hade their basements flooded. from 1"to 2 ft or maybe more. I was lucky only about 100 gallons thanks to my neighbor willing to clear my floor drain outside my basement door. Saturday, August 18 View Page must've had some hail with the storm Saturday, August 18 View Page all three of my plants got pelted hard. Saturday, August 18 View Page 1205 Young, not sure of the polination datebut close to 7/28-7/30. currently at about 100 in Ott Saturday, August 18 View Page 1402 Urena.. dap 30 Ott 198.5 Saturday, August 18 View Page 1402 Urena again Saturday, August 18 View Page 1600 McConkie Dap 36 days Ott 215 I'm about 70 lbs better than two years ago for growth at 36 days. 2 new PB's yeah me Saturday, August 18 View Page 1600 McConkie again. getting a funky shape to her. oh well grow big baby grow big. "Daddy"(hehe) says no ferts til the ground dries out a bit. had about 2-4 inches of rain yesterday. very very unusual for So Utah. I try to do what he says. Saturday, August 25 View Page well here we are... it is the 25th of August and at 38 dap, OTT is 235... that makes it 297 pounds. WAHOO!!!! PB now. yeah. Saturday, August 25 View Page oops that last pic was the 1402 Urena x 1205 Young Saturday, August 25 View Page ok well here is my real PB 1600 McConkie open. OTT is 247.25 estimated at 344 yeah!!!! dap 44. Im kicking the hubby right out of the patch. (not really but beating him by 10-20 lbs.) luv u. babe ty Monday, August 27 View Page First Attempt at “ala Saxton LG s “ Ingredients 8 LG s… 8-9 inches long ½ in diameter cut 1 ½ -2 inches boiled at boiling 3 min in salt water. Drained and set aside. 1 cup Calvatia Bonvista (wild puff ball mushrooms or your personal preference) 2 rounded tbsp of minced garlic or 6 diced garlic cloves Heat 12-14 inch fry pan 1/8 cup olive oil 2 c Swiss chard stems Save leafs. 1 lb polish kielbasa ¼ tsp Season salt ¼ tsp Black pepper ½ tsp Italian seasoning Parmesan cheese to taste is optional Preparation Low to med heat gas stove Add boiled lgs, cloves, chard stems, cover, watch until stems are soft, stir frequently Cut kielbasa into 1-1 ½ in pieces. (for 1-2 people use ½ of meat.) set aside. After 5 minutes add mushrooms (optional) Cover, sauté for 2 min Add season salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning stir in. add meat, cover, reduce heat, stir frequently. Simmer. Start chard leafs as to preference Boil add to fry pan , your preference. Serve with bake tater and or biscuits.. When chard leafs are done cool for 5 mins and serve.  Monday, August 27 View Page wa la'!!!! Wednesday, August 29 View Page 1600 McConkie dap48 OTT 258 Wednesday, August 29 View Page 1402 Urena x 1205 Young dap 42 OTT 252 Monday, September 3 View Page a rather unique female...(I thought) found her on the 1402 Urena today. I wonder?????? Monday, September 17 View Page 1600 mcconkie,301.5 ott, est 611 1402 urena, 294 ott, est 568 Tuesday, September 18 View Page 2nd mater off the 4.29 Timms. 1st one wasnt weighed, but was bigger. this one is about 1.25 lbs. Not bad for a beginner. hope its tasty! Tuesday, September 18 View Page 1402 Urena.. estimated wt as of a couple days ago was 570. going about 8 lbs a day. WO is Sept 29. will cut it on the evening of the 27th. Tuesday, September 18 View Page 1600 McConkie. est wt was 610 on the 17th. putting on about 7 lbs daily. Wednesday, October 3 View Page New PB 592 S Saxton '12 1600 McConkie Open Wednesday, October 3 View Page loaded... maybe both of them???? no, lol!!! just the pumpkin, estimated weight is at 644 lbs. Thursday, October 4 View Page well hunts is over, back up north to the vernal,, WO,, hope to see a few of you folks there,, Tuesday, October 9 View Page Guess who? Team extreme members. here we are with our fruits at the Vernal Weigh-off. Curt has a new PB of 597 with his squash and I have a new PB of 693 . Thursday, October 11 View Page 693 S Saxton 12 on display at IFA Store in Cedar City Utah. Wednesday, October 31 View Page HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thursday, November 22 View Page Here is our Main Course for Thanksgiving Day 2012. 'Beer Can" chickens. YUUUMMMMMYYYY ( I hope)