Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 31 Entries. Friday, May 6 View Page Old time grower looks like it time to do a dairy.If you don't know who I am look it up its part of pumpkin history Sunday, May 8 View Page Plants are looking ok sun only shines Once a week Monday, May 9 View Page The third most important things in the last 25 years are mycorrzhaie lifting harness and what direction the first true leaf is going to go Tuesday, May 10 View Page Plants inside the greenhouses planted 18 inches apart been doing it this way for 28 years. One greenhouse for two plants Tuesday, May 10 View Page Greenhouses are 10 by 20 . Why because the last frost date here is May 28 they out grow the smaller ones Thursday, May 12 View Page 80 today cooling off this weekend chance of snow this Sunday and Monday Thursday, May 12 View Page Greenhouses open for the day Friday, May 13 View Page 1988 Don black and l Friday, May 13 View Page Did you know that 2009 Wallace seeds was the mother seed for the past three world champions so let's make it four in a row grow them big growers of the 2009 seed Friday, May 13 View Page That was the wrong year on the photo of John and me Thanks to the grower that e mail me and told me. Mistakes happen everyday and I make enough of them. Saturday, May 14 View Page Tried to sent another photo today.so that it this tech stuff is not for me .Will have Karl or Steve so me how to do it have a good growing season Monday, May 16 View Page Winter rye for next year pumpkins will be turn under soon Monday, May 16 View Page If you want to win first place then use the first place mycorrhizal Tuesday, May 17 View Page May 17 sun shine three days twice it snow and frost warning for 12 days waiting for nice weather to show up Tuesday, May 17 View Page 2016 will be twenty years anniversary of the first 1000lbs pumpkin and the tenth anniversary of the first 1500 what does 2016 have for us the first Tuesday, May 17 View Page Winter rye was turn over today .Will wait until it warms up to plant a cover crop Wednesday, May 18 View Page Wind break fence was put up today .just .Shade cloth they use on greenhouses blocks most of the wind .with a solid fence the wind just goes over the top of it.six feet high Friday, May 20 View Page Wind break fence Wednesday, May 25 View Page Open the roof of the greenhouse .Going up to 86 today Friday, May 27 View Page Taking youngest grandson to the movies tonight instead of going Saturday reason going up to 92 here. Must stay home and kept the plants hose down or they burn their leafs pumpkins before everything. Sunday, June 5 View Page The month of May was the driest on record only a 1/2 inch of rain. Raining here now weather person said two inches today. Sunday, June 12 View Page Warming up next week going up to the 80's .The high this past week was only 58 .The snow peas and iceberg lettuce are growing great. Sunday, June 12 View Page Warming up next week to the 80's the high this week was only 58 . The snow peas and ice berg lettuce are growing great . Saturday, June 18 View Page Watering system up and running Monday, June 20 View Page Watering the plants Monday, June 20 View Page Shading the pumpkin got it at a garage sale Monday, June 20 View Page Water tanks big just water small one have 3-4-3 seaweed and molasses mixed together other one has Cal-essential in it water out of tank for five minutes all the fert I need Friday, June 24 View Page Nice to have a shade tree 50 feet from the pumpkin patch and a comfortable chair Monday, June 27 View Page Used paper bag to cover the female pumpkin Tuesday, July 12 View Page Heat wave here in northern New York .Three days over 90 how do those out west do it. Friday, July 15 View Page 1916 Barron is gaining more on one side when this happens. The pumpkin stop growing around 90 inches around will wait and see what happens.