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Sunday, January 20 View Page
My two pumpkin patches
Sunday, January 20 View Page
ready to grow
Sunday, January 20 View Page
garden #2..some herbs and a couple little elm trees
Sunday, January 20 View Page
Holy Composting Batman!
Saturday, February 9 View Page
Guelphs official snow fall results...A Wheelbarrow load!
Thursday, March 21 View Page
Look at the Cool souvenir I got at the Growers Convention in Niagara! All I need is the Half-Ton pumpkin patch to make my collection complete..Thanks Bart
Thursday, March 21 View Page
and a room with a view.
Thursday, March 21 View Page
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Thursday, March 21 View Page
It looks like pumpkingoober is way ahead of everyone this year tilling all ready...I`m thinking about taking the snow blower to my patch.
Friday, March 22 View Page
I`m going to try this.
Sunday, April 7 View Page
turned compost pile today
Saturday, April 20 View Page
yes its the 1872, and it was only in the germination box for 56 hours
Saturday, April 20 View Page
very aggressive
Wednesday, April 24 View Page
my line up
Friday, April 26 View Page
transplanting day
Friday, April 26 View Page
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Friday, April 26 View Page
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Friday, April 26 View Page
so far so good
Friday, April 26 View Page
good night
Sunday, April 28 View Page
catching some rays
Sunday, April 28 View Page
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Sunday, April 28 View Page
my green house
Sunday, April 28 View Page
need to get some work done!
Tuesday, April 30 View Page
it needs to get into the patch real soon..Still prepping the patch hope to be done tomorrow..
Wednesday, May 1 View Page
patch 1 done prepping
Sunday, May 5 View Page
1872
Sunday, May 5 View Page
its a tight fit for three plants
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
1104 Wallace
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
1104 I like this plant
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
so I gave it a big spot (1104)
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
So I gave the 1104 a big spot
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
1670 Parks
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
the 1872 doing well
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
and the 1756 Lancaster..
Wednesday, May 8 View Page
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Sunday, May 12 View Page
dollar store candles for the cold snap.
Sunday, May 12 View Page
May 12
Sunday, May 12 View Page
1872 Wallace, the candle has been burning for 14hrs. I will add one more candle in each tent to bring up the temp.
Sunday, May 26 View Page
8:00 am May 26
Sunday, May 26 View Page
1104 Wallace
Sunday, May 26 View Page
1670 Parks
Sunday, May 26 View Page
1756 Lancaster
Sunday, May 26 View Page
1872 Wallace
Sunday, May 26 View Page
1872
Sunday, May 26 View Page
windy day
Sunday, May 26 View Page
the last night I will use the candles. They seemed to work well I like the candles with glass jars. The glass heats up and radiates heat as well, or you can bury to keep soil warm. They did last about 36 hrs per candle. And kept tents at about 8-10 C or 47,49 F.
Sunday, May 26 View Page
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Saturday, June 22 View Page
Go Bruins !!
Friday, June 28 View Page
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Friday, June 28 View Page
1670 Parks
Friday, June 28 View Page
1670
Friday, June 28 View Page
1104 Wallace
Friday, June 28 View Page
1872
Friday, June 28 View Page
1872
Friday, June 28 View Page
1756 Lancaster
Monday, July 1 View Page
Happy Canada Day !!
Monday, July 1 View Page
cheers
Thursday, July 4 View Page
Happy 4th southern friends..
Friday, August 30 View Page
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Friday, August 30 View Page
and our 3 1/4 pound tomato!
Thursday, September 5 View Page
severe frost warning.. had to cover up
Saturday, September 7 View Page
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Saturday, September 7 View Page
OTT..395
Saturday, September 14 View Page
I found a sore spot Thursday
Saturday, September 14 View Page
A better view
Saturday, September 14 View Page
Went to clean the sore spot and a squash vine borer fell out!
Saturday, September 14 View Page
I don't know if the moth laid the egg on the pumpkin or it bore through the pumpkin...
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Wednesday, September 25 View Page
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Saturday, September 28 View Page
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Saturday, November 30 View Page
test
Saturday, November 30 View Page
I`v had problems with this diarie..but plan to finish what I started
Saturday, November 30 View Page
my lifting team, I`m on the far left..
Saturday, November 30 View Page
we rented a cottage for the weekend..The people beside us thought we had a boat in the trailer.
Saturday, November 30 View Page
It was the night before Pumpkinfest...
Saturday, November 30 View Page
8:30 am
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5th Place 1320.5 lbs
Saturday, November 30 View Page
packing up off to the cottage to party!
Saturday, November 30 View Page
back home
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Saturday, November 30 View Page
the yellow pumpkin on the left is, 1756 Lancaster x 1104 Wallace my version of snow ball..or I should say attempt?
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snacks
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Sunday, December 1 View Page
this was the same cabinet I started my seeds in..
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Sunday, December 1 View Page
1104 stump
Sunday, December 1 View Page
1104
Sunday, December 1 View Page
the source of my fertilzer
Sunday, December 1 View Page
I got 3 loads
Sunday, December 1 View Page
and 2 loads of mushroom compost.with a pumpkin patch across the road thats a good sign
Sunday, December 1 View Page
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Sunday, December 1 View Page
and 2 loads of maple leaves
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I got 736 seeds
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Monday, December 9 View Page
these sick looking seeds came from 200+ pumpkin I grew for the genetics...Its the 1789 Lancaster x 1104 Wallace..
Monday, December 9 View Page
Very thin and brittle
Monday, December 9 View Page
so I did a test
Monday, December 9 View Page
awesome Christmas came early..
Monday, December 9 View Page
I did the same with the 1872 Wallace x 1104 Wallace. going to try to germinate them to fingers crossed!
Friday, December 13 View Page
the last seed test I did from entry 151 was 1756 Lancaster x 1104 wallace
Friday, December 13 View Page
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Friday, December 13 View Page
more seeds tests now its the 1872 wallace x 1104 Wallace
Friday, December 13 View Page
quick and simple germination chamber from a cardboard box
Friday, December 13 View Page
I will open it on Monday
Monday, December 23 View Page
merry christmas pumpkin people
Monday, December 23 View Page
Its not Christmas until you see a decorated manure spreader At the Rockwood parade of lights

 

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