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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 41 Entries.
Friday, August 19 View Page
Test
Saturday, August 20 View Page
My son Stephen with 21 lb English heavy cucumber from Thomas 28.4 WR seed
Saturday, August 20 View Page
First tomato 5.08lb
Saturday, August 20 View Page
2nd Tomato 5.02 lb
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Last week hunting north of the Brooks Range
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Supporting the heavy cucumbers
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Wally the 516 Cantrell- 112 cc
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Look at this one
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Megabloom
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Caleb fishing
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Grandkids fishin
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Saturday, August 20 View Page
My three high tunnels- 7000 sf
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Seward
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Backyard moose
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Sweet corn in Alaska
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Both of these over 4.5 lbs weighed on home scale
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Broke this one picking it. 5.7 lbs on home scale.
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Grandson Ethen catching pink salmon
Saturday, August 20 View Page
Long gourds
Sunday, August 21 View Page
Third tomato 7.15 lbs
Sunday, August 21 View Page
7.15 from Ethen White 5.24
Sunday, August 21 View Page
Son Stephen with the big boy
Monday, August 22 View Page
The GPC rep came out yesterday to witness our 7.15 tomato - it went 8% light so false alarm. However, he liked Wally . Later that afternoon the head of giant vegetable exhibits called and asked us to bring the squash to the fair
Monday, August 22 View Page
Apparently the national news will be there Friday and they thought they would like to see Wally. He tapes only about 350 but Dave Cantrell's 516 should go heavy and he is a beautiful shape and color. Thanks brotherdave
Tuesday, August 23 View Page
Picked the four cucumbers from the four plants- will take the three biggest to the fair. All 18-21 lbs.
Wednesday, August 24 View Page
Wally had a good 150 mile trip to the fair. He got a little scar from a loose strap and cried a little when they trimmed his stem back to one inch to meet GPC rules. He went 28% heavy at 477 lbs. About 20,000 people should see him at the fair. Certainly a better fate than meeting his end behind the high tunnel at the hand of a shovel and a disgruntled gardener.
Friday, August 26 View Page
Fourth tomato. 5.03 lbs
Monday, August 29 View Page
Wally wins Division Champion and Superintendent's Award
Monday, August 29 View Page
Monday, August 29 View Page
Monday, August 29 View Page
Fifth tomato
Monday, August 29 View Page
Sixth tomato
Tuesday, August 30 View Page
Homer
Tuesday, August 30 View Page
Caleb
Tuesday, August 30 View Page
Tuesday, August 30 View Page
Caleb and his 37 lb bushel gourd
Tuesday, August 30 View Page
Ethen and his 98 in long gourd
Saturday, September 3 View Page
Sunday, October 16 View Page
Caleb and MacKenzie's bushel gourds. 45 and 87 lbs

 

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