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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 58 Entries.
Monday, June 10 View Page
1135 Jutras Have yet to medicate my plants, but considering the spring we've had, and weed pressure...no lights, no cables, no heaters...my 'tricks' appear to be keeping the plants alive.
Monday, June 10 View Page
1486 Jarvis Appeared to crap out early but now seems to be doing better.
Monday, June 10 View Page
1384 Delaney Not the thickest vines but growing.
Monday, June 10 View Page
1464 Anomoly Stalled out at 12 feet..probably be pulled.
Friday, June 21 View Page
"3 rounds with Joze Cuervo"..(sung at 6:30 with nothing but a cowboy hat and a smile;) -1464 Anomoly x 13Delaney.
Friday, June 21 View Page
My 'tricks' applied on 1464 Anomoly at 50% @ 14 feet Horticultue 1.(010*)
Friday, June 21 View Page
Impacted lobe on 1135 Jutras @ 12 feet...will set but probably waith another 4 feet. Horticultur 1.(.02*rate)
Sunday, June 23 View Page
pollonated (day 0) 1486 squash x 1135 Jutras...nice 5 lober
Monday, June 24 View Page
pollonated 16wallace x 13delaney (5 lober) sprayed insecticide last [email protected]*
Tuesday, June 25 View Page
1384 x 2009 day 0
Sunday, June 30 View Page
Got 'cocky', swing and a miss, round 2 coming up!
Sunday, June 30 View Page
16xx wallace looks good, should open in 2 days.
Sunday, June 30 View Page
1135 Jutras looks good.
Sunday, July 7 View Page
this one is about 4 day's old on the 1135 Jutras. sprayed just right
Monday, July 8 View Page
day 7 for this baby. Again my standedized "apple juice" spray used. one other reason these plants are doing better is that no kids are pulling vines off like my city plants
Thursday, July 11 View Page
Sprayed fruit aborted again. Must use very light concentrations if there's to be any feasibility. A dissolved/diluted Urea or seaweed extract exposed to organic solvents will be applied as variables.
Saturday, July 13 View Page
1135 Jutras at day 20. A little below benchmarck, but it should be right!?
Saturday, July 13 View Page
1464 Anomoly well below benchmark at day 20. Good shape, small stock and vine, will try hitting stock again to speed things up a bit.
Saturday, July 13 View Page
1486 looking 'competant' at day 15, still quite a bit behind Jutras in age and inches.
Saturday, July 13 View Page
Young, but Delaney looks to have some potential, good color,shape,%heavy hopefully to come.
Saturday, July 13 View Page
16Wallace will be challenged by split vine and close set, plant/fruit seemed vigorous to start, fruit not sprayed.
Saturday, July 20 View Page
13Delaney...good shape good color, a little off benchmark.
Saturday, July 20 View Page
1486jarvis-starting to 'nosedive'-definitely below benchmark.
Saturday, July 20 View Page
16wallace-near benchmark, good shape, probably gonna suck in her gut.
Saturday, July 20 View Page
1135 Jutras, over 100lbs. Little worried about 11 o'clock but nothing I can do now, 'is what it is!'.
Saturday, July 20 View Page
1464Anomoly-down to 2" day. Doesn't seem to like the heat, put a fan on her tonight to try and cool this dancer down.
Saturday, July 27 View Page
1486 Close to day 30, nothing spectacular and a little off benchmark.
Saturday, July 27 View Page
1135 Jutras has the power and color...may not have the shape to go 15...but she'll try, while still a little off benchmark.
Saturday, July 27 View Page
1464 Anomoly...found a 2" pace and seems to be happy there, nothing great but steady...will need the season to finish big.
Saturday, July 27 View Page
Delaney's gonna sit back and enjoy itself...nice color, may 'chair out' on me which may be a good thing seeing it's short stem.
Saturday, July 27 View Page
16Wallace. At day 30 was off benchmark @ 301...Cut the main at 4 feet due to double vine, could affect final size and growth curve.
Monday, July 29 View Page
Wallace plant is on "RIGHT OF PICTURE" (not left) in next photo....)
Tuesday, July 30 View Page
Not sure if it's genetics, chicken manure or large hardwood mulch...but the wallace plant(left of picture)is growing a huge salad!
Tuesday, July 30 View Page
At day 35 the Wallace fruit is no slouch either, taping north of 700lbs!
Wednesday, August 7 View Page
Delaney with a 'ledge'...gota be 400lbs
Wednesday, August 7 View Page
1486 'nosedive'.
Wednesday, August 7 View Page
Green Jean Jutras pushin' a grand.
Wednesday, August 7 View Page
16 wallace gota be 750lbs (or so;)!
Thursday, August 15 View Page
Taken these girls to the dance before and they're nothin' but trouble...gonna ask her to wear a 'foundation garment' till the end in hopes she can hold herself together.
Thursday, August 15 View Page
Jutras squash still creepin.
Thursday, August 15 View Page
16Wallace still creepin', gota be at least 800 pownds!
Monday, August 19 View Page
Even missed the 'big rib' to get it right...day 55 and the wallace measures 416" with that 3 way thingy.
Monday, August 19 View Page
Gonna dig down in the sand next time so she has a 'respectable' side to side;)
Friday, August 23 View Page
O.h T.he Trauma...430's @ day 60...was a monster!
Friday, August 23 View Page
Yup,.."was":(
Friday, August 23 View Page
Oddly enough i'm sleeping alot better lately:)... (43660)I'll take that bottle of 'Gibson's now Mr.T!;)
Saturday, August 24 View Page
"You still got me daddy" 'Perspective - a way of regarding situations, facts, etc, and judging their relative importance'- Collins English Dictionary
Monday, August 26 View Page
Just have to guess after this...done run outa tape:)...Day 63 and this ol'bird hits 437"ott...will let her run till she stops. This 16(00)lb wallace is incredible!
Friday, August 30 View Page
And the next time you split the main, double vine after 4 feet and feel you must 'dead head' and re-train a secondary as the main and grow on that...don't call her a cow, pig or some other degrading animalistic name...embrace it, own it and get her to the scales:)
Monday, September 2 View Page
13(00) Delaney that was bred onto that other one, and the other one bred onto her...better be heavy 'cause the color is 'terble...just terble'.
Thursday, September 5 View Page
1135 Jutras 'got potential';)
Saturday, September 21 View Page
Please refrain from viewing next posts if squimish or you love mice...(viewer discretion advised)! (In the name of science it must be noted)
Saturday, September 21 View Page
...maybe because he tasted like squash! At least he's having the same kinda year as me now ($#(*^)(*&_:&%#$grrrr!)
Saturday, September 21 View Page
Meet the 1140 DMG squash! (1486x1135 Jutras)..."strike two!"
Sunday, September 22 View Page
This...
Sunday, September 22 View Page
plus this..
Sunday, September 22 View Page
...equals that!(don't joke on pullin' the plug;)
Sunday, September 22 View Page
Musta been celebrating in there for a while...nest was empty!

 

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