Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 71 Entries. Friday, April 20 View Page tilling complete, hoop houses are up. may the madness begin. line up includes 1041 McKie 1385 Jutras 1381 Checkon 1180 Pukos 200 est Pettit ( 1636 L x 1677.5 H ) good luck to all this year....... Saturday, April 21 View Page a view of my patch, hoops up and ready to go. New patch this year, so special thanks to , Cecil W and Tom P for the prep help.... Sunday, April 22 View Page this years line up, thanks to Sam , Dan, Larry & Gerry, Jamie. Sunday, April 22 View Page ok, the hoops are up, now bring on the Sun Monday, April 23 View Page this is my critter gitter, Cinder, all 107 pounds of her. she's the patch safety system Wednesday, April 25 View Page this is my fair plant, laying down and starting to vine, not in tha main patch Friday, April 27 View Page well 48hrs and nothing peeping, started a backup 1041 McKie, and 3 of mine plus a 991 randoue. hope somthing pops Wednesday, May 2 View Page put a little sunshine on my melons today, from left to right, 228 clementz, 239 leonard, 230 kent Thursday, May 3 View Page 1381 C, biggest plant at the moment Friday, May 4 View Page 1446 on the left and 1180 on the right, lets get ready to Rumbllllllllllllllllllllllle. winner takes all Saturday, May 5 View Page ok Kelsey, i got my frog....lol hope this works Sunday, May 6 View Page this is my fair plant 702 P, not in the main patch about 3' long Sunday, May 6 View Page 1381 C, got a little burn on the 1st true leaf but taking off quick. day 4 in the patch Sunday, May 6 View Page 1041 M, day 4 in the patch, starting to catch the rest.. Sunday, May 6 View Page my 726 at day 4, got high hopes for this one ( 1161 x 702 ) Sunday, May 6 View Page 1446 W on the left, 1180 P on the right also at day 4 Tuesday, May 8 View Page ok time to thank the folks who gave me some special seeds this year. Jammie Drumm, Sam Lovlace, Dan McKie, Sue Barker, Larry and Gerry Checkon, Curt and Sue Saxton, thanks a bunch folks. Wednesday, May 9 View Page temps heading south to 44. so i put the covers back on the hoop houses, looks like the 726 is taking over as top dog of the patch.. Sunday, May 13 View Page 726 and 1381 are both layed down, patch just way to wet, plants look ok wish i had more sunny days though not as big as i would like them to be...................... Wednesday, May 16 View Page Just a swinging, this is my alarm clock. his name is cookie Friday, May 18 View Page got the melons in the patch tonight, 239 L, 230 K, 228 C. will get some pictures this weekend Monday, May 21 View Page got my wind breaks up tonight, all the plant are looking great. fair plant is at 12' i'll get some picts up soon.. Sunday, May 27 View Page my 726 is at 3' Sunday, May 27 View Page 1180 is taking off Sunday, May 27 View Page 1381 is the best plant so far, very thick vine 3.5' and has side vines Sunday, May 27 View Page 1041 McKie , i like this plant, it takes the heat very well Sunday, May 27 View Page 230 Kent Sunday, May 27 View Page 239 Leonard Sunday, May 27 View Page 228 Clementz Monday, May 28 View Page 702 fair plant doing good, hope to pollenate in a couple of days Wednesday, May 30 View Page well i polenated my first kin of the year ,on the 702 fair plant, lets see if she takes. app 10' out Sunday, June 3 View Page all is good............ Saturday, June 9 View Page every thing looks good in the patch, new picts up Sunday Sunday, June 10 View Page 228 Clementz Sunday, June 10 View Page 239 Leonard Sunday, June 10 View Page 1381 C, is the best plant at the moment Sunday, June 10 View Page my 726 is closing the gap on the 1381, less than a foot away Sunday, June 10 View Page the 1180 P is the main vine length leader, but not as full as the 1381 or the 726 Sunday, June 10 View Page the 1041 M, is a little behind the rest of the pack,, but i was told she is a steady grower, main vine is as long but a little short on side vines, still plenty of time for her to catch up Sunday, June 10 View Page overall view of the main patch Sunday, June 10 View Page 702 Fair kin, not so good day 11, but since something ate the main vine tip I will have to see what she does Friday, June 15 View Page will have new picts Sunday, all is well in the patch, every plant is at 12' Have a couple babies in sight,,, Sunday, June 17 View Page 1041 M x 1381 C , 10' out Monday, June 18 View Page 702 fair plant Day 18, rabbit bites and all still pluging away Friday, June 22 View Page if all sets take i am way ahead of last year, 1381 x self - 1180 x 726 - 1041 x 1180 - 726 x 1381. all are 4 lobes, and are 10' to 14' out on the mains. Sunday, June 24 View Page pollinated the 1381 x 726 this morning, 15' out Sunday, June 24 View Page 1041 x 1381, 17' out Sunday, June 24 View Page 1180 P at day 5 looking good, pollinated another one at 18' 1180 x 726 this morning Sunday, June 24 View Page 726 x 1381, at 2 days old, 13' out Sunday, June 24 View Page 230 kent, here ya go Mr Curt Sunday, June 24 View Page 239 Leonard Sunday, June 24 View Page 228 C Monday, July 9 View Page 1381 20 DAP Monday, July 9 View Page 1041 M , 20 DAP Monday, July 9 View Page 726 15 DAP Monday, July 9 View Page 1180 P, 21 DAP Monday, July 9 View Page last post should read 22 DAP Monday, July 9 View Page 239 L, app 13 DAP Monday, July 9 View Page 230 K, app 13 Dap , ugly but thats all she has Monday, July 9 View Page 228 C , app 12 DAP , my lil fat buddy Sunday, July 15 View Page cant figure out what this is,only seems to be on new growth Sunday, July 15 View Page the last 3 feet of the main Sunday, July 15 View Page a side shot of the plant, maybe to much water, mixed ferts, or other Sunday, July 15 View Page over all view of the plant Monday, July 23 View Page 1381, 30 day old Monday, July 23 View Page 1041 McKie, at 30 days old Thursday, August 9 View Page 1381 is down to a crawl Thursday, August 9 View Page 1041 is now the biggest in the patch, Tuesday, October 2 View Page ok got the plants in the patch this morning, hut #1 is the 1381 Checkon, hut #2 is the 1041 McKie, hut #3 is the 726 Pettit, and hut #4 is the 1446 Werner and 1180 Pukos Sunday, October 28 View Page ok 60 hrs and i got 4 poppers, 1180 P, 1381 C, 1446 W, 200 P. still no sign of the 1041 M or the 1385 J. we will see what tomorrow brings Tuesday, December 11 View Page test test test