Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 68 Entries. Tuesday, January 5 View Page saw this guy on a golf course in south carolina Tuesday, January 5 View Page chomp chomp... Tuesday, January 5 View Page for a second there it looked like he was gonna get away but... Tuesday, January 5 View Page mr gator got him back in his chompers and crushed him. it was pretty cool to see. we were only 30ft. or so from the action. that thing was massive... i guess an 80 year old man lost his arm or something at the same golf course this past fall... bummer... iknow that turtle can relate Tuesday, January 5 View Page i test germinated a few seeds and left this one to grow Friday, January 8 View Page did u think the pumpkin in the previous was real ? Saturday, January 16 View Page fished upta east grand lake last weekend...it was windy and cold...the fishing was good but the catching not so much. Saturday, January 16 View Page my buddy josh. his folks have a camp on the lake, so a big thankyou to mr. and mrs. dunham for letting us come and stay the weekend ... Saturday, January 16 View Page nice rack aye! also a big thanks to josh's girlfriend vicky, josh forgot his wallet and didnt realize it till we got an hour and a half or so from home and she met us half way,she also made us a big rockin lasagna and a peanutbutter pie...i would put my legs under miss vicky's table anytime Saturday, January 16 View Page east grand lake is a border water, half in new brunswick canada and half in maine, this is the second year we have done this trip and i really enjoy it... so thanks again to mr. and mrs. dunham Saturday, January 16 View Page this is little rod...and a rainbow trout he caught with us on norway lake today. Saturday, January 16 View Page couple fish i got today. Saturday, January 16 View Page these two guys fish with us quite a bit and i gutta say they are a couple of troopers, ive seen them both tough out some conditions that would send alota grown men packing for the couch. Sunday, January 24 View Page look at the tree tops about center of page... Sunday, January 24 View Page nice baldy...probably lookin for some tucker.we left a couple pickeral on the ice for him. they certainly are a big ole bird. a beauty no doubt Saturday, February 6 View Page went fishin today...caught a bunch of bass an pickerel,fed a couple of the pickerel to the eagles.they were buzzing us all day. Saturday, February 6 View Page the one on the left is a juvenile...its head is still brown and at a glance it looks more like a osprey Saturday, February 6 View Page bon appetit...there wasnt anything left of that pickerel when they were done.im not a big bird watcher by any means but i love seeing these guys Friday, April 2 View Page soil test sent-3/26/10 received 4/1/10 Sunday, May 23 View Page Late start to the diary, my plants have been in the ground since May 5th and seeds were filed an soaked on the april 25th. My original plan was to grow the 1400 Holland and a 1544.5 Revier but the 1400 didnt make the cut and the 1103 Liggett has taken its place. Sunday, May 23 View Page My babies are lookin good. Weather has been great here...This thing is gonna out grow this hut by thursday...Thank you Chad for hookin me up ! Sunday, May 23 View Page I really wanted to do a 1400 holland and 1544 cross and grow one of each next year, but the 1400 didn't germ well 56 hours to show root, real slow to break surface once potted and just didn't look like the other 3. The 1103 Liggett was my back up but I still think it has huge potential, largest daddy ever gotta like that,,, Saturday, June 12 View Page 1544.5 Revier Saturday, June 12 View Page 1103 Liggett Saturday, June 12 View Page wood chuck got after the last foot or so of the main vine on the 1103 today. I cut it back to the closest secondary. Mr. Chuck is soon to be dispatched... Sunday, June 13 View Page did some pruning and vine burying with, myco mixed with soluble kelp and humic...trenched out ahead of vines 3-4 feet and drenched patch with neptunes fish an seaweed,,, looks like we may get some heat this week if so i will spray c02 tomorrow or tuesday...also traps are in place for mr.chuck Sunday, June 13 View Page i found that rock in the pic on a job in scarborough, maine ,,, its my yin meets yang, east meets west or in this case Revier meets Liggett rock Wednesday, June 16 View Page a woodchuck met my coni-bear trap today ! the count is officially at 1. Monday, June 21 View Page 1544.5 has a female at 12ft. should open by weeks end...also pinched 30 or so cuke beetles and sprayed garlic barrier tonight Monday, June 21 View Page 1103 pollinated a female at 10ft. on the main vine, hope this one takes cuz the main got chopped thanks to a wood chuck,,,i pollinated it on friday morning the 18th with 2 males from the 1544. if this dosent take i will probably grow 2 or 3 side vine pumpkins,,self one and do a couple 1544 crosses. Sunday, July 11 View Page fathers day weekend. sox vs. dodgers ,,,man ram returns,,front row tix for saturdays game Sunday, July 11 View Page popi is a beast Sunday, July 11 View Page pedroia is a little gremlin Sunday, July 11 View Page yooouuuk...ugliest stance ever,,,but it works for him Sunday, July 11 View Page the best right handed hitter to put on a sox uniform. Sunday, July 11 View Page the prettiest swing too,,,i think thats the ball coming in to the right of the dodgers 3rd base coach Sunday, July 11 View Page well enough tootin manny's horn,,looks like he has that covered Sunday, July 11 View Page 1544.5 Revier day 18 Sunday, July 11 View Page another 1544.5 pic. the pumpkin in the pic is at 61 inch circ.on day 18 Sunday, July 11 View Page 1103 liggett ,,pumpkin is at day 23 an measures 81 inch cir Friday, July 23 View Page 1103 Liggett x 1544 Revier day 35. measurements are cc-109 ss-79 ee-72. Friday, July 23 View Page from the side Friday, July 23 View Page 1544.5 Revier x 1103 Liggett day 30 measurements are cc-109 ss-78 ee-73. Friday, July 23 View Page side view Friday, July 23 View Page 1544 in front 1103 in back Friday, July 23 View Page a look from the porch. Sunday, August 15 View Page 1103 Liggett . got a stem split thats pretty big , been nursing it for few weeks, still growing,,slowly.. Sunday, August 15 View Page the stem split is conveniently located on the back of the stem,, Sunday, August 15 View Page 1544.5 Revier ,, going good . Sunday, August 15 View Page top view Sunday, August 15 View Page another look Sunday, August 29 View Page loaded up my 1103 pumpkin on friday nite...brought it up to, the windsor fair. had a good time, met some pumpkin crazy folks over there ,,im lookin forward to sanford an dammiriscotta,,,thankyou to my boss kevin for lettin me use his truck an trailer and thanks to corey ,adam , kate, al , cord ,dex,an jimmy for helping me get it loaded... Sunday, August 29 View Page she weighed 592lbs. 1 down 1 to go... Sunday, August 29 View Page nice pick of the entries,,it was hot today ! Sunday, August 29 View Page the winner Chip Button and his 1094(hope i got that right),,,nice work chip !! Sunday, August 29 View Page this is Ed Pierponts 2nd place 1058(hope im gettin these weights right),,,what a beauty. Sunday, August 29 View Page Al Berard and his 3rd place 968(i think im close with this one),,,so much for the bs stopping when the tailgate drops,, Sunday, August 29 View Page 1544.5 still going,,,co'mon baby just hold on till sanford Sunday, August 29 View Page porch shot Sunday, August 29 View Page Kate. Adam an Corey ,,thanks for coming up Saturday, September 18 View Page thursday nite- was pumpskies last on the vine... Saturday, September 18 View Page i chopped the leaves off at the vine and pulled sprinkler heads. Saturday, September 18 View Page another look Saturday, September 18 View Page i wish i could have gotten some pics of the lifting but it was pouring rain. it went well, it didnt break, we didnt drop it ,,the extreme pumpkin store blanket worked great,, but it was nerve racking,, Saturday, September 18 View Page all strapped in with hick meter cranked upto 10. Saturday, September 18 View Page just about to hit the scale Saturday, September 18 View Page yeah baby, i was a little excited, still am. i had alot of fun at the sanford weigh in. got to meet some good people an see some big pumpkins Saturday, September 18 View Page the measurements were cc-160 ss-102 an a half ee-98 an a half for a 361 ott or 986lbs.(2008 chart) so thats 19% heavy!!!! sweet!!!