Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 36 Entries. Friday, April 3 View Page Got some nice mushroom soil to spread. � Sunday, April 5 View Page 200 wheel barrel loads later and we are ready for the rototiller. � Saturday, May 30 View Page Getting the babies in the ground. � Saturday, May 30 View Page Found this in the garden....hope it brings Good Luck! � Saturday, May 30 View Page My greenhouses are working pretty good. � Saturday, May 30 View Page All looking good so far. � Sunday, June 7 View Page Getting the watering system ready. � Sunday, June 7 View Page Watering pipes are all buried now. � Sunday, June 7 View Page Close up of nozzle at plant � Sunday, June 7 View Page Plants look good so far! � Wednesday, June 17 View Page Time for a little shade on the plants. � Wednesday, June 17 View Page Pollination time! Plant number 1 - This is my own 1048 pollinated with my own 745. � Wednesday, June 17 View Page Plant number 2 - this is my own 745 pollinated with my own 1048. � Wednesday, June 17 View Page Plant number 3- this is my own 1056 pollinated with an Engel 1374 � Wednesday, June 17 View Page Take quick look...no weeds! � Friday, July 3 View Page Engle 1048 at 15 days. � Friday, July 3 View Page Discarded second pollinations. � Friday, July 3 View Page Lash 1056 at 7 days � Wednesday, July 8 View Page Engle 1048 looking good so far.... � Wednesday, July 8 View Page Lash 1056....progressing nicely, but looking surprisingly more white than I would have guessed. � Monday, July 13 View Page Necessity is the mother of invention...yup, there's a fan in there. We will see how this works. � Thursday, July 23 View Page You can't do it all by yourself. It's good to have friends who are master plumbers...."Junior"! � Thursday, July 23 View Page My 1374 Engel looks good so far. � Thursday, July 23 View Page My 1056 Lash is turning a little more orange and is progressing nicely. � Friday, July 31 View Page This is the Engle 1374 at 40 days. The field hockey stick belongs to this former hockey player. � Friday, July 31 View Page The is our hockey play with the 1056 Lash at 44 days. � Sunday, August 2 View Page 1048 Engle had no growth for 14 days.....had to abort it. � Saturday, August 15 View Page Need protection from the 90 degrees days... � Saturday, August 15 View Page The 1374 Engel at 56 days � Saturday, August 15 View Page The 1056 Lash at 60 days � Thursday, September 24 View Page Loading up for the weigh-off � Thursday, September 24 View Page 1056 Lash final weight....1,233 lbs at the Oley Fair in PA. � Thursday, September 24 View Page The 745 Lash was not designated to go to a weigh-off. � Thursday, September 24 View Page It was painted by local artist Nick Eck for our friends at the Oley Feed Mill to use in their stand at the Oley Fair. Estimated weight was 1,100 lbs. � Thursday, September 24 View Page The saddest part of the season was 1 1/2 weeks before weigh-off, the 1374 Engle showed signs of decay. When I cut it open, as beautiful as it looked, the flesh was only 2 inches thick. I think the 2 weeks of over 90 degree weather did it in. � Sunday, December 13 View Page Merry Christmas to all!! �