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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 33 Entries.
Thursday, February 25 View Page
Gettin antsy for this kind of weather.
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
This season I am slacking on the diary so here we go. I am also the Weigh off cordinator.........
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
Beechy first sign of fruit 6-19
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
Gumball
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7/6 Beechy side vine
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7-9 Beechy side vine
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7-13 Beechy sider
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
day 23 7-20 Beechy main 40 lb adding 6 a day/ Dropped side fruit with main fruit growing like a New York minute. Added Florida sand from a cool vet named Dan. Kicked me down a yard of the fine white stuff.
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
5/17 going back wards now. Here the plants are out for the day. Looks like they are getting close to hit the dirt.
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
5/17 north patch werner on left & 1157 Lomabardi rockin the right
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7/17 Werner got yanked for being too yellow & not being able to set fruit. Scared me from least years fusirium. Vine ends had stopped & went to kinda bushing?
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7/27 day 30 - 68lb 3 a day....we'll see? Beechy has decided to slooowww down?
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7/27 86 lb 8+ a day Wallace- purdy happy
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7/29 Wallace day 25 107 lb 10+ a day - happyish hippy
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
This plant grew me a 742 lb Beauty last year. Round & orange. 7/18 Lombardi day 17 27 lb
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7/27 Lombardi day 26 91 lb 7+ a day - lookin shapely lil jelly bean
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
7/29 Lombardi day 28 105 lb 7+ a day - steady
Tuesday, August 3 View Page
8/1 Lombardi day 30 130 lb 12+ a day creamsicle.
Wednesday, August 4 View Page
First mobile entre- will it work?Lombardi last night with secret weapon- my lil shadow and 2 oreos. This kid know more about LG's than most folks.
Wednesday, August 4 View Page
Sugar momma. My wife always gets the big bad ones. She got me....... Wallace & care bear
Wednesday, August 4 View Page
What the hail!
Saturday, August 7 View Page
Lombardi-weeded, added sand to a growing giant & read a little story. Will check Cletus's growth tomorrow.
Saturday, August 7 View Page
Lombardi-weeded, added sand to a growing giant & read a little story. Will check Cletus's growth tomorrow.
Saturday, August 7 View Page
Lombardi-weeded, added sand to a growing giant & read a little story. Will check Cletus's growth tomorrow.
Saturday, August 7 View Page
Lombardi-weeded, added sand to a growing giant & read a little story. Will check Cletus's growth tomorrow.
Thursday, August 12 View Page
Beechy plant went weird on me. My new pb for biggest pumpkin to go soft on me. 82lbs was taping 84lbs Matt M. You da MAN! Im shooting to beat my 2 years previous record 380.5 and maybe let my wife finally beat me too. Its worth it.
Thursday, September 2 View Page
Wallace in the mid 3's kinda weak but we are happyish. I have to explain how I posted 4 times all the weeding & sanding I had done. I was trying the blackberry post & even if it say it didnt work it just migh have. 4 times
Thursday, September 2 View Page
Brother & sister - These two get along so well. Lombardi's have the best orange. Kinda so orange it turned Gold @ sunset in this picture....
Monday, September 6 View Page
1157 Lombardi x 1502 Wallace day 64 est. 349lbs only 1 winner here.
Monday, September 6 View Page
1502 Wallace x self day 61 est. 369 lbs Beauty & the beast
Friday, September 24 View Page
My Four year old Cole knows it all about Big Pumpkins and he is my bestest helper.
Friday, September 24 View Page
Cole runs a BlackBerry cam no sweat. Harvest moon - we made use of its glow. Farmers market Friday & Weigh off Saturday. Someone will bust the State Record.
Friday, September 24 View Page
Let the fun begin! The watering,feeding, begging,shading,covering,un covering, pruning, buring, shifting, singing to is all worth it. Thanks for all the folks to help us get em out of the patch tonight in the Harvest moon glow.. Dori "Worker Bee" I am exited to see your great one! Now weigh off, tours, display & will finish from 175' crushing a car. (Thanks for the car Kevin) Next year.....................

 

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