Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 98 Entries. Monday, June 15 View Page Sorry, late start with diary this year. Had crazy weather(just like normal). This is what my plants looked like after they froze mid May   Monday, June 15 View Page Most of them did come back and look a little better now. Set them back some though. Here is my 1350 Star plant   Monday, June 15 View Page 1385 plant   Monday, June 15 View Page 1252 Marsh plant   Monday, June 15 View Page 1306   Monday, June 15 View Page 1161   Monday, June 15 View Page 1017 Kurkowski   Monday, June 15 View Page sorry, I had to throw this one in(orange coneflowers)   Monday, June 15 View Page Field patch   Monday, June 15 View Page 1445(wolf cross)   Monday, June 15 View Page 985   Monday, June 15 View Page 1231   Monday, June 15 View Page 1407   Monday, June 15 View Page 1407 plant is trying to put out pumpkins already   Monday, June 15 View Page cover crop   Monday, June 15 View Page cool clouds   Monday, June 15 View Page another cloud pic   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1445 Marsh   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 985 Werner   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1231 Pukos   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1407 Wolf   Wednesday, July 29 View Page Field patch   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1350 Starr   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1385 Jutras   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1252 Marsh   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1306 Jutras   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1161 Rodonis   Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1017 Kurkowski   Wednesday, July 29 View Page Maddie and Autumn - best friends(sometimes)   Wednesday, July 29 View Page It has been very cool and wet here. I had to walk a foot deep through mud all during pollination time. It is raining as I type this. 49 degrees for the low tonight and 71 for the high tommorow. All my pumpkins are way behind. Hopefully August will be warm! Hope everyone is doing well!!   Wednesday, August 26 View Page Thats nothing Don! Look at this side to side!   Wednesday, August 26 View Page Quit monkeying around! Sorry about that Don. Its hard to get good help   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1445 Marsh x 1407 Wolf   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 985Werner x 1350 Starr   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1231Pukos x 1407 Wolf   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1407 Wolf x 1231 Pukos   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1350 Starr x 985 Werner   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1385Jutras x 1161Rodonis   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1252 Marsh x 1161 Rodonis   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1306 Jutras x 1407 Wolf   Wednesday, August 26 View Page The 1306 has a beautiful long stem   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1161 Rodonis x 1385 Jutras   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 1017 Kurkowski x 1306 Jutras   Wednesday, August 26 View Page Maddie's first day of school!!   Friday, October 16 View Page Sorry, I havent posted in a while. I havent had a computer for about 2 months. Just got it back today. Here is Maddie and Autumn eating their not so large cantalope   Friday, October 16 View Page Maddie getting her turtle ready for our towns anual "turtle races"   Friday, October 16 View Page Another pic of Maddie and her turtle   Friday, October 16 View Page Autumn helping pick apples   Friday, October 16 View Page What is lurking out in the cornfield?   Friday, October 16 View Page I am getting closer   Friday, October 16 View Page Three giants!!   Friday, October 16 View Page Loaded and ready for Redwing   Friday, October 16 View Page Redwing-what a beautiful place   Friday, October 16 View Page 1302 Marsh(1231pukos x 1407Wolf)   Friday, October 16 View Page 1328.5 Marsh(985Werner x 1350Star)   Friday, October 16 View Page Some of the great growers at Red Wing   Friday, October 16 View Page Maddie and Autumn at the Delano weigh-off. Thanks Bill! We had a great time!   Friday, October 16 View Page Loaded and ready for the SD weigh-off   Friday, October 16 View Page 916 Marsh(1017Kurkowski x 1306 Jutras)   Friday, October 16 View Page 1077Marsh(1350Star x 985Werner)   Friday, October 16 View Page 1078Marsh(1252Marsh x 1161 Rodonis) Thats one ugly pumpkin!   Friday, October 16 View Page 1126 Marsh(1407 Wolf x 1231Pukos)   Friday, October 16 View Page 1488Marsh(1306 Jutras x 1407Wolf)   Friday, October 16 View Page Another pic of 1488   Friday, October 16 View Page Maddie with 1488   Friday, October 16 View Page Heading to Stillwater-this weather sucks!!!!   Friday, October 16 View Page Chads beauty off of the 1385   Friday, October 16 View Page Stillwater-they had a great crowd!!! I was surprised because it was sooo cold!!   Friday, October 16 View Page Top three pumpkins at Stillwater   Friday, October 16 View Page Chad beating me again! This is getting old! Just kidding! Congrats Chad on an awsome year!!!!!   Friday, October 16 View Page Getting ready for the pumpkin drop. Thank you John for donating your pumpkin!   Friday, October 16 View Page Up it goes   Friday, October 16 View Page I took the picture to quick-darn! If anyone has a great pic of the pumpkin actually hitting the ground, I would love to get a copy. Thank you!   Friday, October 16 View Page 1276Marsh(1385jutras x 1161Rodonis)   Friday, October 16 View Page 1399.5Marsh(1161Rodonis x 1385Jutras)   Friday, October 16 View Page I lost my 1445 early Aug(815Marsh dmg(1445Marsh x 1407Wolf))   Sunday, November 1 View Page Pumpkins all in a row   Sunday, November 1 View Page Maddie and Autumn ready to go trick-or-treating!   Sunday, November 1 View Page Autumn stinging the pumpkin with her stinger   Sunday, November 1 View Page I carved 4 of them for Halloween   Sunday, November 1 View Page Beautiful sunset   Sunday, November 1 View Page Happy Halloween!   Sunday, November 1 View Page Another pic   Sunday, November 1 View Page Another   Sunday, November 1 View Page Autumn   Sunday, November 1 View Page Another pic-beautifull sunset!   Sunday, November 1 View Page Maddie   Sunday, November 1 View Page The pumpkin eating Autumn   Sunday, November 1 View Page Help, get me out of here!   Sunday, November 1 View Page Maddie getting chomped!   Sunday, November 1 View Page Maddie and Autumn   Sunday, November 1 View Page I had alot of help retrieving seeds from my 1488   Sunday, November 1 View Page It was a very nice day today! I decided to take the kids for a boat ride. Autumn saying, dont let me drown!   Sunday, November 1 View Page Autumn   Sunday, November 1 View Page Maddie   Sunday, November 1 View Page Maddie again   Tuesday, December 15 View Page Happy Holidays! May everyone have a safe and happy Holiday Season! Good luck in 2010!!   Friday, December 25 View Page Merry Christmas everyone! We are stuck at home. There is no travel in South Dakota. All interstates are closed. This is a pic looking out my front door. We could get 6-10 more inches tonight.