Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 99 Entries. Thursday, February 26 View Page This is the start of our 2009 season. We started a 138 Kent WaterMelon & an 164 White. Sunday, March 1 View Page This is our snow for the year. 3 inches but it didn't last long. Do you like our old truck? 1968 and it still runs great! Thursday, March 12 View Page Today we stated our first pumpkin today. She is from an 1011.5lb Checkon. We are trying an early start! Monday, March 16 View Page In the dirt. Friday, March 27 View Page Here we are, going to plant the pumpkin in the greenhouse. Friday, March 27 View Page Here is our Checkon pumpkin planted in the greenhouse. Tuesday, March 31 View Page Home sweet home Alabama! Tuesday, March 31 View Page Here is our Kent WaterMelon. Tuesday, March 31 View Page Here is my new Pumpkin growing area...Just kidding. It is really my brothers new butterfly house. I may try to sneek one in. This would be great as it should keep out the bugs. Tuesday, March 31 View Page Here is our next crop of WaterMelons. Stared a White & 2 new giant crosses. Also, in this photo shoot is our little helper; Cody. Monday, April 13 View Page Big WaterMelon from guy in Decatur, AL. CaronlinaCross / mixed. Saturday, April 18 View Page Tea Party. Let's Audit the Fed! Check out HR1207 Friday, May 1 View Page Here we are with dirt for our hill. Saturday, May 2 View Page Rainbow over our valley. Saturday, May 23 View Page Here's to our friends in Canada! Thursday, May 28 View Page 72 squash bugs in one night. Horrable. Saturday, June 6 View Page Garlic brew for bug control. Monday, June 15 View Page We took this picture while on vacation on the OBX of NC. Nice paint job! Tuesday, June 23 View Page This is the 490 Barrett. We had trouble. Tip died on it (we think our brother ran over it on the way to his Butterfly house). We are still hoping for a big one. Tuesday, June 23 View Page 337 Finders. Tuesday, June 23 View Page 314 Wahl. It's look good isn't it? This is from our personal best last year. Tuesday, June 23 View Page 762 Powers. This is our personal favorite. Best lookin plant so far. Tuesday, June 23 View Page 563 Strange. Weed whacking. Weeds got out of control while we went on vacation. Tuesday, June 23 View Page We talked our brother into letting us put our last 4 plants in his ButterFly House. No bug problems so far. Thursday, July 2 View Page This is the 762 Powers. It was looking great one night & the next day this!! Tuesday, July 14 View Page Trying one out in a new spot. Didn't do much of anything to the soil. We'll see. Tuesday, July 14 View Page Giant Corn! Slow start but taking off now. This is about 9 feet tall. Tuesday, July 14 View Page Giant corn roots! Tuesday, July 14 View Page Long Gourd 116inch Lyons. Looking good but not setting any fruit yet. It better start Soon! Tuesday, July 14 View Page 490 Barrett. Growing a little slow, but we are still hoping for a big one. Tuesday, July 14 View Page 337 Finders. Having hand pollinate all pumpkin in the Butterfly house...No Bees! Had a little trouble but now we know to do it early in the morning. Tuesday, July 14 View Page 762 Powers. Main vine died. Had to set fruit on side vine. Tuesday, July 14 View Page 563 Strange. Nice plant looking good. Sunday, July 19 View Page 31 BG Atlantic Giant Cross Sunday, July 19 View Page Giant Pear Gourd Sunday, July 19 View Page Giant Carolina cross water melons. Sunday, July 19 View Page Bright 201 Sunday, July 19 View Page Long handle dipper gourd Sunday, July 19 View Page 116 Lyons long gourd. Lookin' good & gettin' long Sunday, July 19 View Page 116 Lyons This fruit is not the best...We are trying for another. They are hard to pollinate. Sunday, July 19 View Page 105 Attaway Long Gourd. Doing good but started later. Getting ready to start fruit. Sunday, July 19 View Page Giant Musk Melon. It was looking great. Oh great! the horse got into the patch!!! Now you know what a melon patch looks like when a horse gets in;-) Sunday, July 19 View Page 502 Fiedler. Trying a late start. Sunday, July 19 View Page Giant Sun Flower! It is only about 10foot. Monday, July 20 View Page 490 Barrett Monday, July 20 View Page 337 Finders Monday, July 20 View Page 314 Wahl. Moving slower than the rest. Monday, July 20 View Page 563 Strange Monday, July 20 View Page Here is a picture of our tent city! Friday, July 24 View Page Big Zac Tomatoe...Hope to get over 2lbs. Friday, July 24 View Page 762 powers Thursday, July 30 View Page 490 Barrett. Only growing about an inch a day now. Thursday, July 30 View Page 337 Finders. This one is growing pretty nice. It may be our largest. Thursday, July 30 View Page 314 Wahl. Doing pretty good. Thursday, July 30 View Page 762 Powers. Growing pretty good. We are going to let another pumpkin set on the vine. Thursday, July 30 View Page 563 Trange. This one is slowing down. Saturday, August 1 View Page First Pumpkin & water melon of the year. Monday, August 3 View Page Wow! Look at this shot. We caught one of the sunflower seed thieves red handed! Monday, August 3 View Page Biggest tomato so far this year. Wednesday, August 5 View Page 314 Wahl. Wednesday, August 5 View Page 490 Barrett. Didn't grow any today. Darkening up. Almost done. Wednesday, August 5 View Page 337 Finders. Still growing good. Wednesday, August 5 View Page 314 Wahl. Still growing OK. Wednesday, August 5 View Page 762 Powers. Here is the new pumpkin we let set. So, plant now has two pumpkins. Friday, August 7 View Page Here our some of the tomatoes that we grow. Friday, August 7 View Page Carolina Cross X with Yellow melon. Thanks to Cliff Knight for the seeds. Friday, August 7 View Page 563 Strange. Vine rotted at base. Pumpkin not growing much any more. Wednesday, August 12 View Page Picked a little earlier than we would have liked due to stem rot. This is a 490 Barrett. Wednesday, August 12 View Page Bringing our little big pumpkin home. Wednesday, August 12 View Page Here she is home. This Barrett weighed 235lbs unofficial. It estimated at 195lb., that makes it 21% over ott. Monday, August 24 View Page 314 Wahl. Nice color, funny shape. Monday, August 24 View Page 337 Finders. This one is growing nicely. It is getting close to the state record of 401.5lb. Monday, August 24 View Page 314 Wahl. Having some issues with the stem. May have to pick early. Monday, August 24 View Page 762 Powers. Look'in pretty good. This may be our second largest pumpkin of the year. Monday, August 24 View Page 563 Strange. Due to its main vine dieing the growth has stopped. We will pick soon. Monday, August 24 View Page 762 Powers. This is the second pumpkin on the vine. Monday, August 24 View Page 337 Finders. A friend of ours jumped on board before we could stop her - Help! Monday, August 31 View Page 337 Finders. Isn't he cute! Monday, August 31 View Page 337 Finder. I think he wants to be a giant pumpkin grower when he grows up! Tuesday, September 1 View Page 563 Strange. Bringing another pumpkin home. This one only weighed in a 127lb unofficial. This one was over ott too. Thursday, September 3 View Page Our biggest pumpkin, a 337 Finder, has not grown in 3 days. We are hope it is growing inside as we need a few more pounds to get over the state record, unless we are over ott. Sunday, September 13 View Page Wahl 314. Picked and weighed in 225 unofficial. Sunday, September 13 View Page Picked 135lb unofficial. Tuesday, September 15 View Page 502 Fiedler. Picked at 252 unofficial. This is our largest so far for this year. Tuesday, September 22 View Page Heze got a lifting tarp for his B'day. Just in time! Tuesday, September 22 View Page This is the big day & here is our picking crew. Tuesday, September 22 View Page Picking finder 337. This could be the state record breaker. Tuesday, September 22 View Page Here is another pic our biggest pumpkin of the year. Tuesday, September 22 View Page Loading up to bring the big pumpkin home from the patch! Tuesday, September 22 View Page Home & time to try to weigh this big boy. Tuesday, September 22 View Page Here it the growing team! Tuesday, September 22 View Page Here are some more birthday gifts. Tuesday, September 22 View Page Just another picture.... Tuesday, September 22 View Page 72lb. Carolina Cross. Wednesday, September 23 View Page Going to be officially weighed. Wednesday, September 23 View Page Here we are at the scale. Wednesday, September 23 View Page Here we are at the scale. Mr. Chapman the Co. Extension agent on the left. He thinks it looks good! Wednesday, September 23 View Page Here is the certified scale readout. Wednesday, September 23 View Page Here is the official certified weight ticket, signed by the Co Extension agent & the certified weigh master. A special Thank you to the Athens Recycling center & Mr. Champman. The certified weight is 534. So Happy! We have a new state record. The last Alabama record was 401.5lbs. set in 1996. Also, a big thank you to the Finders for the seeds!!!