Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 24 Entries. Tuesday, May 12 View Page Here is a pic of the Irrigation system based upon Thad Starrs design. in the pic you can see my hoops, very fast to setup.   Tuesday, May 12 View Page This system is very easy to adjust   Tuesday, May 12 View Page I added Ball Valves to control where and when I get water.   Tuesday, May 12 View Page These Micro Sprinklers work very well, nice uniform coverage.   Tuesday, May 12 View Page You can see how uniform the coverage is, with the exception of a few rows I had turned off. This is after 5 mins of watering, tomorrow we start on the other half.   Monday, June 15 View Page Fairly rough storm passed over last night, plants got caught in the hail storm....... here we go again...   Tuesday, July 7 View Page Hail To 2 Inches In Diameter... Thunderstorm Wind Gusts To 70 Mph... And Dangerous Lightning Are Possible In These Areas. YEP....this is todays forcast..........can't wait to see the carnage..   Wednesday, July 29 View Page THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH ARE LIKELY TO TRAIN REPEATEDLY ACROSS THE SAME AREA. BY THE TIME THE THUNDERSTORMS DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT MUCH OF THE WATCH AREA CAN EXPECT UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS TRAINING THUNDERSTORMS CAN EASILY PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF SEVERAL INCHES IN AS LITTLE AS AN HOURS TIME. Here we go again!   Monday, August 3 View Page A Tomato I picked today   Monday, August 3 View Page Here it is again on the scale, 2.72 lbs, not any record breaker, but I don't cull any, I don't really grow for competition.   Monday, August 3 View Page and again   Sunday, September 13 View Page We had a death in the patch....1096.5 Privitera x 898 Knauss 850 lbs est.   Tuesday, September 15 View Page Since the temps are going to drop for the next two days, I decided to build a frame around my 893 Privitera 2007 Plant. The plant still is very healthy for a plant that was started on April 26th.   Tuesday, September 15 View Page Reemay is up and covering the plant.   Wednesday, September 16 View Page This pic is for my good friend Norm - My 898 x Self Fruit   Sunday, September 27 View Page I wanted to take a minute and thank all of my good friends and family who helped make it a great weekend! My wife and Kids, My good friends Ron & Janyelle Gage, Rocky & Sam Rockwell, Scott & Tracy Arnold, Randy & Deb Sundstroms, Joe Pukos, Matt Teeter, Matt Verschnieder, Todd Brownell, Andy Wolf and anyone else that I might be forgetting!   Sunday, September 27 View Page Ron Gage and I unloading the 1401.5   Sunday, September 27 View Page Ron Gage and his 814~!   Sunday, September 27 View Page Todd Brownell and his first year 1052.5~!   Sunday, September 27 View Page Randy and Deb Sundstrom with their 1383!   Sunday, September 27 View Page at some weigh offs they cheer for you......at others they congratulate you...at Cooperstown....we molest you!....LMAO!   Sunday, September 27 View Page Unfortunately I didnt take any pics, I was busy with our booth, talking to all the great growers there,and generally being nervous. Sorry if I missed anyone, and I know I did, I apologize.   Sunday, September 27 View Page Some of the fruit that hit the scales   Sunday, September 27 View Page The Extreme Pumpkin Store Booth