Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 31 Entries. Sunday, January 3 View Page HAppy new year to everyone.Im alittle late. Saturday, March 27 View Page Well finally started working on the patch. Spread some Bone meal and Gypsum today. Plan on spreading ashes tomorrow. Pretty soon should get it tilled when it dries. Also started working on a trellis that isnt quite sturdy. IT will need a little more support then should be fine.Good luck to everyone this season, and if anyone has any advice about LG's shoot me an email i would be glad to hear it. Sunday, March 28 View Page Finished spreading ashes on the patch. PRobably swallowed half of them. lol Finished the trellis today. Heres apicture before i made some adjustments. Sunday, March 28 View Page woops the picture didnt work ill have to upload it some other time. Friday, April 2 View Page Im liking this rain. Hoping it washes all my amendments into the soil. Friday, April 30 View Page I filed and soaked a few seeds in a paper towel and put them in pots:3 1370 C/P 1 1622 Young 1 1467 perham 1 710 Bosworth and 1 1162 C/P. Friday, April 30 View Page Heres a picture of my growlight setup. Kudos to JDFan He pretty much showed me exactly what to get and where. Cost around 27 bucks 10 for the lights 12 for the shop light unit and 5 bucks for a chain. It is suspended from the ceiling. Friday, April 30 View Page Heres the 3 1370 C/P's they were the first 3 to pop! Friday, April 30 View Page Heres the 1162 C/P. Thanks Dan and Marc for all the seeds. Friday, April 30 View Page This is my big hitter the 1622 Young! Thanks Don! Friday, April 30 View Page 1467 Perham peaking through the soil! Thanks Brad. Friday, April 30 View Page Last but not least the 710 Bosworth wants to say hello. Friday, April 30 View Page 2 1370's will be double planted , and the 710 will back up the 1622. and since NEITHER of my two 313 tacketts germinated(weird all my other ones did) i have a 1162 backing up the 1467. I will have 3 plants in my smaller patch. These are the 3 i am going for records with. After these are in the ground i will start seeds for 6 other spots in my other patch. Mostly for give aways. Wont bury vines after probably mid june. If i get behind i will concentrate on my main 3. Saturday, May 1 View Page I forgot to mention broke tip of root on 710 when planting may have slowed it a little but its coming up! Saturday, May 1 View Page now im nervous the 1467 was starting to root but no leaves the reasoon is was showing was from watering it.... hasnt moved soo carefully dug around and found it hadnt grown any and was just showing signs of starting to rot. I put it in a hot room and put some dryer soil around it.....Fingers crossed. Starting a 1355 Bhaskaran in case. Sunday, May 2 View Page Learned over watering the hard way......the 1467 perham is lost. That hurts i had high hopes for it. Got a 1355 bhaskaran started. it has rooted and is in pot. Dan has been pushing me to just grow a second 1370 C/P hmmm..... Sunday, May 2 View Page On a good note long gourds i had given up on. i checked the pot today because i was going to dump it and use it. i had a baggie over it for mouisture when it was in the cooler/ germinating chamber. They wasnt much soil in the pot maybe 1/3 full. I took the baggie off and there was a plant top of the pot looking for sun. filled it up to the top with dirt and under teh light it goes! Sunday, May 2 View Page The long gourd is a 54" mcwilliams. I am starting a few 131 schnicker watermelons tonight. Warm and not to much moisture..... Sunday, May 9 View Page Plants are in the ground today. Triple planted the 1370 backed the 1622 with the 710. The 710 didnt look to good we will see if it responds. I also backed up the 1355 with the 1162 C/P. They all have wind protection which i might work on next time im in the patch. PRAY FOR NO MORE FROST! Will start seeds for the other patch later tonight. Long Gourd plants will also go in the ground tonight. Tuesday, May 11 View Page Manbeen really busy with baseball went over late tonghiht just to take a look at the plants. Man were do i start. i new iwas a week early so i kept them in to long to keep them stort i had a fan on low 24/7 well damaged a few new leaves. Then they went out with all this wind a little got under the windbreaks and in the cold 2 plants folded or partially snapped. Tuesday, May 11 View Page 710 bosworth not looking so hot plastc came up on windbreak......ugh leaving it in for the heck of it. If the 1355 needs a backup i will have some ready soon. Tuesday, May 11 View Page 1355 bhaskaran, pry a good thing it was started late. Didnt get leggy. Tuesday, May 11 View Page 1622 Young. damage from the wind. Second leaf stunted. Hope it grows out of it and i think it will. Well if the sun ever came out anyway. Learning learning learning.....just when you thought you knew it all....huh Tuesday, May 11 View Page 1162 C/P wind under the plastic and this is what you get.....please let the 1622 live so this isnt a loss. Tuesday, May 11 View Page 1370's not looking bad but blurry images. I mean if your looking for a headache email me and ill post them...lol Saturday, May 15 View Page Thank you!!!!! Finally 7 day outlook looking good! Hopefully plants bounce back. Started 450 Mcwilliams 948 Young, 972 Bhaskaran a700 Young, and 731 Pingrey i think. Had it too cold only 79to 81 threw away 450 700 and 731. 972 germed. Started new 731 and 450 no backup for 700. scared to start my other 948 so i took the case of the one after waiting a few more days with no germination. After i took the case off stuck it straight in the pot. After 16hours root is started! yes! Deciding to only do 4 plants in the otehr patch with a few watermelon. Thursday, June 10 View Page Need to get rid of the cucumber beetles! Lessened the numbers but their present. Where can i get garlic powder in bulk? Need to know fast. Thursday, June 10 View Page The 948 Young is a trouble maker. it has a split on the stem from the wind pushing it over. How can i fix it? and were can i get what i need? help appreciated!!!!!!! Friday, June 18 View Page WOW i dont think the 4 plants that i have buried vines will be there when i visit the patch. The other 3 hopefully have something left. We are having 60 mile an hour winds.....the forecast said 60 percent chance of rain. also some places are getting hail. Friday, June 18 View Page sorry i meant the 4 plants that i havnt buried vines on yet. Friday, June 18 View Page Visited the patch. everything looked fine except some vines came unbarried? ithink with all the rain and the wind. i staked everything down and headed home only for another storm even worse to hit.