Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 900 Entries. Friday, January 1 View Page Welcome to my 2010 Diary   Friday, January 1 View Page This was my hightlight of the year....... A New Colorado State record out of the patch and a big one at that......Seeing the smile on BiZ's face after all the work he done all year long, he took real good care of his 1019 plant and worked harder than I ever seen him. We did not have a good weather year....weights were down in Colorado except for two growers.......BiZ and LongMont Pete.....   Friday, January 1 View Page BiZ made our sign a reality......   Friday, January 1 View Page The patch   Friday, January 1 View Page at Jared's   Friday, January 1 View Page has come along way.......   Friday, January 1 View Page BiZ has grown up a lot since planting his first seed.....   Friday, January 1 View Page And we have had some fun along the way.......   Sunday, January 3 View Page And this year will be no different....In Fact....   Sunday, January 3 View Page BiZ....The training wheels can now come off.....   Sunday, January 3 View Page Being the State record holder does have itZ responZabilities BiZ......   Sunday, January 3 View Page You have a very important JOB to do BiZ.....   Sunday, January 3 View Page However....it IZ going to be fun around here..... That much IZ for certain.......   Sunday, January 3 View Page .....1283 Grande 09......Nice Target BiZ.......   Sunday, January 3 View Page   Friday, January 8 View Page ROAD TRIP...... Great Pumpkin Cruise II....... Time to leave frigid Colorado temps to enjoy a Cruise with our growing Friends. This is special to me and my wife....we can hardly wait... Believe me I will have pics to share..... GrowZem Big....   Friday, January 8 View Page Pumpkin Cruise II 2010   Monday, January 18 View Page Pumpkin CruiZe II..... The Caribbean Princess......   Monday, January 18 View Page 3,4.....AlwayZ good to count life boats Before you get on..........   Saturday, January 23 View Page Wow... what a ship BiZ.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page First thingZ first..... Seven ShortZ and a Long . . . . . . . _____________ Muster for Life Boat Drill..... Everyone had to partiZcipate...   Saturday, January 23 View Page LetZ go....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Now I'm Askin..... Would YOU get a on a life boat with this guy????   Saturday, January 23 View Page Pumpkin CruiZe II - Portrait at Club Fusion...... January 17th 2010.......   Saturday, January 23 View Page First stop was St Thomas......   Saturday, January 23 View Page St Thomas is were you go to shop for BLING...... We saved our Christmas money for this very stop......   Saturday, January 23 View Page I found what I wanted........   Saturday, January 23 View Page And so Did my beautiful wife Celeste....... after we shopped, we sat on the dock and drank a few Rum PuncheZ.....with the native folkz....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Oh here iZ that pic of Celeste..... This was a great trip.....we alwayZ enjoy St ThomaZ....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Oh here iZ that pic of Celeste..... This was a great trip.....we alwayZ enjoy St ThomaZ....   Saturday, January 23 View Page We fed the liZards cherrieZ from our Rum Punch.... This one really took a fashion to them.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page A Classic WiZard shot here.......   Saturday, January 23 View Page Well time to leave our first port ....and it   Saturday, January 23 View Page WaZ a beautiful sunset indeed.......   Saturday, January 23 View Page St Thomas 2010   Saturday, January 23 View Page Time to leave port..... and   Saturday, January 23 View Page Get dressed up for dinner...... Look BiZ...got me a new suit.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page We had some wonderful dinner guests to spend our time with.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Welcome to Tortola......   Saturday, January 23 View Page Real Nice BoatZ here......   Saturday, January 23 View Page And another........   Saturday, January 23 View Page The Princess waZ the biggest.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page We toured around on the island...and I took some   Saturday, January 23 View Page my camera took some great shotZ......   Saturday, January 23 View Page ThereZ the boat.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page   Saturday, January 23 View Page Our tour took us by some interesting artwork......   Saturday, January 23 View Page We climbed higher and higher.......   Saturday, January 23 View Page Yes.... We went...   Saturday, January 23 View Page Totally to the top of Tortola......Totally.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Tortola 2010   Saturday, January 23 View Page ....   Saturday, January 23 View Page SO down.....we started to travel....   Saturday, January 23 View Page To the other side of the island.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Still everywhere you look.....Beauty....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Back down the winding roadZ.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page ...down   Saturday, January 23 View Page ......   Saturday, January 23 View Page Almost to nowhere......   Saturday, January 23 View Page What a nice beach....   Saturday, January 23 View Page We need a drink......   Saturday, January 23 View Page More Rum drinkz.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Hey Man....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Swen......Swen....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Swen....What are you doing over here...??   Saturday, January 23 View Page Well,... Swen went back down to the beach.......and we went on with our tour of Tortola...... and got back on the bus......   Saturday, January 23 View Page It waZ a beautiful beach.......Swen.....   Saturday, January 23 View Page Back on the bus we were....for our next stop......   Friday, January 29 View Page I placed this sign in BiZ's patch......Real nice of him to help the other growers out this way.......   Sunday, January 31 View Page Just down the road from where we found Swen......was our next stop...... The BOMBA shack.....reknown for itZ special mix of Mushroom tea......   Sunday, January 31 View Page As we headed back....The sun started to set.......   Sunday, January 31 View Page A wonderful end to what waZ only our second day under way ......   Sunday, January 31 View Page Pumpkin CruiZe II ~TorTula~ 2010   Sunday, January 31 View Page But now itZ time for Dinner again.....   Sunday, January 31 View Page Our wonderful dinner guests.....   Sunday, January 31 View Page BiZ......I cant tell you how many people came over...... and asked the Good Dr.....   Sunday, January 31 View Page If he waZ plantin 1019 Grande this year? The one that produced the NEW 1283 pound State Record?   Sunday, January 31 View Page All in all Swen took it pretty good.....   Sunday, January 31 View Page We were all having a good time.....   Sunday, January 31 View Page A good time waZ had by all......   Sunday, January 31 View Page Swen.....You can gimme my camera back now......   Sunday, January 31 View Page Wow.....what a night...... Whew........Time to go to bed............ Tomorrow.....ANTIGUA.....and we signed up for the Zip LineZ.....   Sunday, January 31 View Page Here'Z St. Johns......ANTIGUA...... Kinda a small port.......   Sunday, January 31 View Page Oh no...It looks like itZ a race for the last spot......   Sunday, January 31 View Page The Ruby Princess,,,,by a nose.....   Sunday, January 31 View Page Time to get off and off GO to the Zip Lines.......   Sunday, January 31 View Page Dave said he waZ heading over to the Beach Party..... While Dave was going a dippin...... The WiZ and Wife were going a Zippin?   Sunday, January 31 View Page On the way there waZ some beautiful sites.......   Sunday, January 31 View Page This iZ going to be some fun.......   Sunday, January 31 View Page H A N G ON>.............Scream like a girl......   Sunday, January 31 View Page Dont LOOK D O W N _ V   Sunday, January 31 View Page What a Blast it waZ......   Sunday, January 31 View Page It waZ a most memorable ZIP trip......for both of us... Total of nine Zip lines.....shoulda seen me....WiZZippin da Zips....   Sunday, January 31 View Page Look BiZ....your favorite....!   Sunday, January 31 View Page A Most memorable day....... Pumpkin CruiZe II 2010..........   Sunday, January 31 View Page Time to get back to the ship...... I took thiZ shot because the steel drum band I waZ listening to waZ fantastic..........   Sunday, January 31 View Page BiZ.....You missed a great time......Hope your having fun diggin in the dirt........   Wednesday, February 3 View Page All Aboard.....Next Port.... St. Lucia...Population 160,000 238 square miles Capitol Castries Please check the time of your tour ticket for the correct meeting time and location of your tour.......   Wednesday, February 3 View Page It became quite apparent ......the hardeZt part was leaving each night....becauZe the IT doesn't laZt forever.......   Wednesday, February 3 View Page What a Wonderful cruiZe indeed.......   Thursday, February 4 View Page Welcome to St. Lucia   Thursday, February 4 View Page 5 Star Taxi Service.......Air Conditioned Taxi TX407 Call Leroy Reliable, Courteous, Efficient Driver for Tours and Sight seeing.......   Thursday, February 4 View Page We hooked up with Swen and his wife.....and dropped them off at the beach.....Then WiZ and Wife headed out....on an adventure...... The best tourZ are not planned, but yet spontaneouZ.......   Thursday, February 4 View Page Our TaXi awaitZ us..... Leroy.....PlZ....   Thursday, February 4 View Page Right to the top of a hill we went....to see our firZt spectacular view.....   Thursday, February 4 View Page This waZ our third cruiZe...but our first time to this spectacular island of St Lucia.....   Tuesday, February 9 View Page Wow.....Next time I will remember to bring me WiZ hat.....   Wednesday, February 10 View Page A popular stop for cruize ships....The Carnival 'Victory' is also in port...   Wednesday, February 10 View Page I asked Leroy if he could take us to the active volcano that was on the island...... He said it waZ only a few hours away....We could make it there.....spendZ some time, then get back......the boat sailed at 1800 hrs, sharp. LetZ Go   Wednesday, February 10 View Page Leroy said he knew a road where we could get quite "Close to the Action" he said...... Good because I had planZ....... So Off we went.....   Wednesday, February 10 View Page Off in the distance..... ....we could see our destination.......   Friday, February 12 View Page Across the island we went....going thru small villages with many different types of houses.......Leroy was very proud of where he lived.....   Friday, February 12 View Page WE stopped at the Art Studio of Vincent Joseph Eudovic renowned for his magnificient hand carved woods, ......the best in hand carved sculptures... in the middle of a rain forest.....   Friday, February 12 View Page Victor Joseph Eudovic has been carving wood longer than anyone else on the island of St.Lucia and established himself as St. Lucia’s leading sculptor. having won a Gold Medal for sculpture at an international exhibition in the French island of Guadeloupe in 1973, he has made a significant contribution to the art form through the training of a number of highly talented young men.   Friday, February 12 View Page Back out and across a bananna plantation we went....   Friday, February 12 View Page Monkey Heaven.........   Friday, February 12 View Page Short Cut....Leroy callZ out........   Saturday, February 13 View Page Deeper into the jungle we traveled......   Saturday, February 13 View Page Beauty all around.......   Saturday, February 13 View Page   Saturday, February 13 View Page   Saturday, February 13 View Page Picture after picture I snapped..... ..........then all of a sudden..~ I heard Leroy shout "WIZ....Watch Out!"....   Sunday, February 14 View Page WiZ...WiZ...Be careful WiZ.....One never knowZ whatZ hiding in the jungle....... Whew.!...That waZ a cloZe one.....   Monday, February 15 View Page You know BiZ....... ......Snakes like monkeyZ Like monkeyZ like banannaZ.....   Monday, February 15 View Page It waZ well worth the trip.....   Monday, February 15 View Page The Pitons St. Lucia 2010   Monday, February 15 View Page   Monday, February 15 View Page The volcano waZnt far now......   Monday, February 15 View Page the terrain began to change....   Saturday, February 20 View Page I walked up a bit farther.....It seemed really quite.... I looked back and found....I was all alone.....   Saturday, February 20 View Page I walked up a bit farther.....It seemed really quiet.... I looked back and found....I was all alone.....   Saturday, February 20 View Page I continued towardZ the volcano......   Saturday, February 20 View Page The flowers in the jungle were amaZing.....   Saturday, February 20 View Page But the landscape was changing rapidly as I ascended....   Saturday, February 20 View Page Almost to the top......   Saturday, February 20 View Page   Saturday, February 20 View Page The air was filled with a strong smell of sulphur....My plan was to reach the top and offer up a sacrafice to the volcano GodZ for my 2010 growing year......   Sunday, February 28 View Page I needed to hurry up as the temps were quite hot.....I reached in my back pocket and pulled out.....   Sunday, February 28 View Page Yup....1019 Grande 08......If I'm going to do good thiZ year I gotta sacrafice something good.....The Volocano GodZ would welcome such a special gift.....   Sunday, February 28 View Page Now......How am I going to get it way out there in towardZ the center? ....Hmmmmmm   Sunday, February 28 View Page Yes....My...."Scream like a girl"....Flying BiZ Monkey Sling Shot........   Sunday, February 28 View Page Yes...ThiZ will work purr-fectly.......... SO I tied the 1019 seed on with twine.....Pulled back and.....AwaY.....IT WENT.....   Sunday, February 28 View Page wOOOhOOOOOOOO   Sunday, February 28 View Page SHow ...Off BiZ.....   Sunday, February 28 View Page Wow.....Nice Shot.......   Sunday, February 28 View Page I peered down into the volcano....and couldnt believe me eyeZ..."They'll never believe this" I remember mumbling... and quickly with my telephoto attached...........   Sunday, February 28 View Page Snapped this shot.......   Sunday, February 28 View Page It started to get colder.....and waZ getting late....I still needed to find my wife and Leroy...   Sunday, February 28 View Page Turned around....and back down the path I went.....   Sunday, February 28 View Page This is Odd...a froZen flower?   Sunday, February 28 View Page But what beauty.......   Wednesday, March 3 View Page Hmmm.....Another?   Wednesday, March 3 View Page   Tuesday, March 16 View Page Oh....No.....What..   Tuesday, March 16 View Page IZ it starting.....to SNoW?   Tuesday, March 16 View Page   Tuesday, March 16 View Page What..... Have I Done......?   Tuesday, March 16 View Page The WiZ haZ froZen The Piton'Z......   Wednesday, March 24 View Page I know what I need to do....I need to get that 1019 Grande Seed back......   Wednesday, March 24 View Page And Id better go fast...   Wednesday, March 24 View Page Ah....There it iZ........   Wednesday, March 24 View Page I must find that 1019 Grande...   Saturday, March 27 View Page   Saturday, March 27 View Page Wow......Now where could that seed be...?   Saturday, March 27 View Page .....   Saturday, March 27 View Page There.....I bet thatZ where it iZ.......   Friday, April 9 View Page ........Who turned out the lightZ.....?   Friday, April 9 View Page .......Oh No....... Ah....Hello!!   Friday, April 9 View Page Run Away........   Friday, April 9 View Page What the....?   Friday, April 9 View Page Can I help You.....?   Tuesday, April 27 View Page WIZ....You need to FOCuZ WiZ.....Look A Eye... I know why you are here.....The 1019 GRANDE seed has cauZe tremors all over this mud ball......Volcanoes to erupt...Earth QuakeZ to shake....Powerful GeneticZ....Indeed...... OtherZ have been here before you......Yes...Others indeed....You can call me CuCurB....quite my fancy ...But I have seedZ from all ages......from timeZ long long ago.... Yes Yes....going back.....hmmm let me see.....the 101 Henry IV, Now that waZ a weigh off.... second place grower just lost he's head the poor guy....just over a few poundZ.....and I remember the first one over 200 ...the 245 English Fellow....365...451...the 575 Dill, now thereZ some geneticZ.....Yup..Yup....gottem all......   Tuesday, April 27 View Page But WiZ....You are late....2010 has begun....Wonder no more ...I will keep the 1019 IceBreaker...help your self to what ever seedZ from my stash......My .......   Tuesday, April 27 View Page My WaterBoy .....here will take you down to the vault....then show you the way out.....Take Care Mr WiZ...Ill be watching....Oh and Keep up the great work in your diary......You and BiZ keep me laughing pretty good....I love that BigPumpkins.com Good Stuff Good Stuff....now move along......ItZ time to GROW   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Wow....1019 Grande.....Got Ice?   Tuesday, April 27 View Page A guard was standing at the entrance to the seed vault...   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Wow look at this! "WIZ..theZe are just the oneZ in temporary storage, quarantine till they are cleaned, indexed, and inspected....."   Tuesday, April 27 View Page I could not beleive what I waZ seeing......   Tuesday, April 27 View Page RowZ and rowZ of seedZ......Unbelievable......   Tuesday, April 27 View Page " WiZ.....Fertil Mertil here will help you out with your seed requests...... ....growing season haZ started and itZ the only way to return all thingZ ......back to normal...Now hurry...... WiZ.....we are depending on you to GrowZem BIG.....Now let me find thoZe SPECIAL seeds for you...."   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Becareful on your way out.....The disturbance from the IceBreaker has cauZed us some emergency repair work aZ well.......   Tuesday, April 27 View Page More 1019 Grande Seeds are arriving.....we will be taking care of them for the time being.....We must be careful with the powerful genetics of the IceBreaker........take this bottle now and go.....Remember what Lord CuCurB told you.......Good Luck WiZ......"   Tuesday, April 27 View Page So away I went.....still in awe......   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Finally.....   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Back down the path..... I went........   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Oh.......Now you tell me........!   Tuesday, April 27 View Page WHERE in the HE$#?! have you been? I have been waiting for....do you know what time it iZ?   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Away we went......and Leroy took Off....   Tuesday, April 27 View Page ........   Tuesday, April 27 View Page OH No......   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Dang IT!   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Dang IT! Dont miss the boat....Growing Season 2010 has begun.......   Tuesday, April 27 View Page Hey WiZ.....where you going.....?? Thats not our boat....!!   Wednesday, April 28 View Page What a cruiZe thiZ waZ for the WiZ....   Wednesday, April 28 View Page Great weather,   Wednesday, April 28 View Page Great times shared with great folks......   Wednesday, April 28 View Page I hope I shared the beauty and fun .....   Thursday, April 29 View Page If you have a chance next time you must go......It was most relaxing........   Thursday, April 29 View Page It'Z time to cruiZe on back now..... I hear a Tode knocking at my door......   Thursday, April 29 View Page I do need to figure one thing out though before we go thru customs.......   Thursday, April 29 View Page How I am going to explain all theZe seedZ........   Thursday, April 29 View Page Very fond of this one.........   Thursday, April 29 View Page Great Pumpkin Cruise 2010   Thursday, April 29 View Page 2010 Season has already started.....Vacation Ended along time ago.........Peppers, Basil, and testing has been started......   Thursday, April 29 View Page Forked, FroZen, Thawed.......JaredZ soil was reset in the fall.....   Thursday, April 29 View Page But I have already been working hard this year......   Thursday, April 29 View Page Not messing around this year....bought a few amendmentZ.......   Thursday, April 29 View Page My 2010 starting Line Up.......After so many great seedZ to chooZe from...... TheZe I have choosen to go into battle with.....letZ see what PopZ......   Thursday, April 29 View Page Soaking the World Record Squash 1236 from Vincent/McGill......   Saturday, May 1 View Page Yes....I can say I had several unsleepness nights thinking about this seed. My Good Good Friend Eddy Z gave Ole WiZ one of theZe to grow this year....... Verified to be the real deal..........   Saturday, May 1 View Page Wow...It looked just like the gold 1068   Saturday, May 1 View Page This is a pic from 2008. Master Joe Scherber created this mold of his 1068 Wallace seed.....and created several solid gold seedZ......Wonderful thought and a great job......   Saturday, May 1 View Page Oh look.....Our new shirtZ are finally in and ready.......   Saturday, May 1 View Page This ought to scare the NematodeZ out of oneZ patch......   Saturday, May 1 View Page 2010 RMGVG Spring Meet N Greet...........   Saturday, May 1 View Page We had our top four growers Question & Answer session......... LongMont Pete, Joe Scherber, Ron Hoffman, and Jim Grande   Saturday, May 1 View Page My SeaZon waZ officially started........ April 12th.....SeedZ filed and soaked...... Actually my season started.........   Saturday, May 1 View Page LaZt weigh off......   Saturday, May 1 View Page TheZe guyZ......   Saturday, May 1 View Page Motivate me to Grow BIG.....   Saturday, May 1 View Page R U Ready......BiZ? RU Ready......NemaTode? LetZ GrowZ!   Saturday, May 1 View Page Not going too bad.......then......   Saturday, May 1 View Page I gotta knock on the door......SPECIAL DELIVERY....from Mr Thad Starr....... What could thiZ B?   Saturday, May 1 View Page It'Z not ticking.........   Monday, May 3 View Page Do NOT CUT the GREEN wire.......   Monday, May 3 View Page Thank You Thad Starr for keeping this dream alive for me...... I always wanted to have my own 898 Knauss growing up at JaredZ for pollination planZ....Also thankZ goeZ out to another good friend and grower...The QuiZ....QuiZ featured 898 Knauss in hiZ diary....a nice one...Thadd kept it alive and sent this to me.. from Washington to Oregon to Denver.....Thanks All... Begin....The Attack of the CLoneZ.....   Monday, May 3 View Page 898 Knauss Clone......   Monday, May 3 View Page Getting ready to rumble....... 985 Werner....901 Hunt....1019 Grande...... *1236 Vincent/McGill, 993 Vincent McGill... The little one in the left hand corner is my 540 Grande...Look how small...at two dayZ old.....a sleeper I waZ fooling around with....now one of my best plantZ....super Orange..... Sad NewZ though....my 1068 Wallace did not germ....also had problems with the 587 Mombert...and my 1288 Wallace....Ouch....   Monday, May 3 View Page I had my genetic crosses all set...I really planned on the 1288 Wallace as one of my super 4 attack againZt The BiZ and Nematode......985 Werner.....901 Hunt......1019 Grande.... Hmmmmm..........   Monday, May 3 View Page Time to send out an Emergency Alert Call for assistance.... I asked my self....What would......   Monday, May 3 View Page Would the Grower of the Year do....?   Wednesday, May 5 View Page Something to SMASH the Colorado State Record?............   Wednesday, May 12 View Page Hello Master.....It'Z the WiZ.....   Wednesday, May 19 View Page Master Wallace called upon all the powerZ of Jedi ce to help out......   Monday, June 7 View Page Knock Knock Knock......   Tuesday, June 8 View Page Wow I have been Busy......This special Delivery for the WiZ came on April 27th.......What could it BE?   Tuesday, June 8 View Page It'Z not ticking.......   Tuesday, June 8 View Page Itz A 1288 Wallace.........Yeah...... Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Master....   Tuesday, June 8 View Page And I have the perfect spot just for it........ And   Tuesday, June 8 View Page And ShaZZ Master...... This iZ why BIZ goeZ down thiZ year.............   Tuesday, June 8 View Page DIng DOng......   Tuesday, June 8 View Page Another package haZ arrived........What now? Thad Starr sendZ a 898 Knauss Clone...... Master YOda sendZ a popped out, stud 1288 Wallace.... What could thiZ be.........??   Tuesday, June 8 View Page More plantZ........Yeah!!!   Tuesday, June 8 View Page From Mr DeBacco......1385 CloneZ..... Nice Nice Nice....now I need to put them in dirt.....   Tuesday, June 8 View Page And they perkEd. up nicely....too......better than I thought they would..... Nice Job Matt......thiZ worked out well.....   Tuesday, June 8 View Page I need a pollinator for my *1236 Vincent McGill....thiZ ought to do nicely....... 527 Hester 2005 What nice old GREEN genetics ehh.....and you know what...? That purty white 2005 Hester seed number # 6 popped thru the dirt in two dayZ and iZ now in my JaredZ patch.......   Tuesday, June 8 View Page Where now you know where WiZ haZ been...... I have 11 AG plantZ 4 Pepos 25 TomatoeZ 31 Peppers 2 Water MelonZ 4 diff types of Cantoloupe MuskMelon ............................And   Tuesday, June 8 View Page All thiZ time.... BiZ haZ been monkeying around........   Wednesday, June 9 View Page My 1288 Wallace now   Wednesday, June 9 View Page This is my 1019 Grande current day pic   Wednesday, June 9 View Page 901 Hunt.... my second best plant......sitting at 8 feet on the main   Thursday, June 10 View Page My *1236 Vincent McGill Greenie   Thursday, June 10 View Page Clone 898 Knauss......already cutoff a really nice yellow 5 lober.....Almost have a flower a day now...... Wanting to put this pollen in the 1019 and also my 1385 Knauss CloneZ....   Thursday, June 10 View Page 985 Werner.....This one burnZ and wiltZ easily......not sure why...but itZ growing and soon will have to adapt to our high Colorado UV......outside of any shade....   Thursday, June 10 View Page The GloveZ have come off....... At the beginning of the 2010 Growing seaZon..... I left my two boxing gloveZ on BiZ's doorstep as a reminder of whatZ in store for 2010. Beat the BiZ......Hey Nemo, dont blame you for being quite.....itZ scarry huh?   Saturday, June 12 View Page Rain and Hail......came in at 100 in the morning.....got several leaves with holes.....but no broken vines.....   Saturday, June 12 View Page My 1019 plant....doing quite well.....already   Saturday, June 12 View Page out quite a ways.....I need some side vineZ to grow out...but ahead of last year...   Saturday, June 12 View Page Got plenty of rain since last night...with another day and half to come.....   Sunday, June 13 View Page LookZ like an ARMY CAMP.......   Sunday, June 13 View Page We are alwayZ looking to make improvments into the way we growZem BIG and save time......Here iZ our prototype composter.... One thingZ for sure....... When thiZ baby hitZ 88 MileZ per Hour....... Your going to see some Serious sH~!T   Sunday, June 13 View Page And now...... Welcome to WiZ's ROAD TRIP MEMORIEs.......   Sunday, June 13 View Page Ripppppppp   Sunday, June 13 View Page TheZe two muZt be good friendZ...... Nice Hat BiZ......   Sunday, June 13 View Page CheerZ......   Sunday, June 13 View Page Our PreZ.....   Sunday, June 13 View Page Our 2010 Hall of Fame Inductee.......   Sunday, June 13 View Page At Niagara.....ThereZ something for everybody.......   Sunday, June 13 View Page Last year BiZ gave her a kiss.... My turn this year.....   Sunday, June 13 View Page Paul Tackett......May you rest in Peace.......   Sunday, June 13 View Page Can you say 1725.........CongratZ....Christy.....   Tuesday, June 22 View Page WiZ Pic....June 2010   Tuesday, June 22 View Page Today iZ TueZday.....June 22.....ThiZ iZ my 1019....Bannana Plant.....IT'Z already 15 feet on the main....SideZ are 10 feet out....I thinK I put oN....too much BiZ.....   Tuesday, June 22 View Page BuT thiZ iZ the real ReaZon BiZ is freakin..... 901 HUNT.....Lookin Really good......   Tuesday, June 22 View Page JuZt foe practiZe...at 11 feet on the 901 Hunt......it got some 1385 JutraZ...pollen   Tuesday, June 22 View Page I need a Cigarette.....   Tuesday, June 22 View Page Look at my bannana on my 1019 Grande......It iZ juZt like the ICe Breaker......LONG......The next one on the main also iZ long......check it out.....   Tuesday, June 22 View Page I Think it will open in a few dayZ.... GrowZ'em BIG   Tuesday, June 22 View Page BiZ.....ItZ whatZ under the hood thatZ important...... It'Z a maraThon.....not a Race..... WiZ Vs BiZ.....2010   Wednesday, July 7 View Page June 29th.....ThiZ flower....waZ pollinated on the 1019 Grande....with.....the 901 HUNT......3 huge lobeZ.....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page ThiZ iZ right after I took off the nylonZ.....Nice long lil white pumpkin.......BIZ....LookZ familar huh .....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page Yes....BiZ....I do have salad once again........ Colorado weather haZ been CraZy warm and wet......our best year ever....for everyone that I have talked to....I should be terminated on thiZ plant buy the 15th of July a full month earlier.........On July 3rd...I pollinated the second one on the 1019 with 901.....it waZ a huge 4 lober flower.....not quite as long.... but I do like the first set......   Wednesday, July 7 View Page 898 Knauss CLone.........has been a real surpriZe...itZ pollen will be used to pollnate my 1288 Wallace and also my 1385 Debacco Clone.....which are stuggling with the extra heat we have been having....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page 540 Grande......BIG ORANGE......Pollinated a beautiful 5 lober with 993 Vincent McGill.......on July...6th.....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page 993 Vincent/McGill.......pollinated a beautiful 5 lober with 540 Grande pollen.......on June 30th.....and the second one just this morning another perfect 5 lober.... This is my only plant protected by hail netting.....at least 75 percent of it....ItZ already been plastered twice by hail.....cuZ WiZ has been so buZy.,.....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page BiZ.....your looking....a bit.....perPleXed....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page I didnt take your BASE BALL>......   Wednesday, July 7 View Page Hmmmn ....SUre would be nice to grow Long GourdZ....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page A week old pic of my 1288 Wallace....growing nicely...... Nice long lil pumpkin to be pollinted tomorrow AM with 898 Knauss......   Wednesday, July 7 View Page A pic of my LG WiZ trelliZ......StandZ 12 feet high.....I told the neighbors......I waZ getting a giraffe.....for it'Z poop in the patch.....and it could eat the weedZ aZ well..... BiZ don't got one of theeZe..... or a giraffe either...   Wednesday, July 7 View Page My wife thinkZ I'm a bit craZy.....so do my neighborZ...   Wednesday, July 7 View Page BiZ....are you ready.....to RumbleZ....... I heard the bellZ ..... BiZ..coming from the church BellZ as I waZ pollinating..... ...and I wrote song.....to beat you by...... to the song of "Let there be Peace on Earth"....It goeZ like thiZ....I Changed it to.... Let WiZ-ZY......beat the BiZ....and let it begin....with HUNT.... ..Let WiZ-Zy beat the BIz....AND LET'ET ME KICK...HIS buTT...... 901 is the father........1019 iZ the mom....... Let me BEAT uP MY bROTHER...... AZ I sing in har MO nee..... Let WiZ-ZzZy beat The BiZ...and let me finally kick.....HIS BUTT.... GrowZ'em BIG   Wednesday, July 7 View Page Here we go.....Current July 7th pics......only secondZ Old.....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page 1236* Vincent/McGill A huskey plant with big thick vines....flower bloomed for two dayZ now aZ it had half petals....My 527 Hester iZ not ready yet with maleZ so the cross will have to wait...but we have time....Ill leave this one open and see if it takeZ.....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page A quick glance over the left shoulder showZ us BiZ's 1385 Jutras.......Shhhhhhh dont tell him....he getZ upZet when I show picZ of hiZ tiny plantZ.....makeZ him shiver....COLD   Wednesday, July 7 View Page 985 Werner......ThiZ plant waZ giving me troubleZ.....smaller leaveZ....smaller vineZ....burnZ eaZy....then after I put in the WiZmation Water system.......Now look at her....Pollinated with the 1288 Wallace on the 4th of July....Glad I didnt pull her Arvada Boy....Pumpkin is very round.....and FUZZY..er   Wednesday, July 7 View Page What is WiZMation....you ask..... ThiZ is WiZ mation....and ItZ cheap too....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page The Heart of the WiZmation Water WorkZ....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page And my good friend...Thad told me about theZe.....so I installed thiZ system under my 1019 and 901 Hunt.....and ItZ a really sweet system too.....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page Come On...... let me show you.....dont step on any of my vineZ pleaZe.......Nice color green ehhh? Havent got the Stihl out yet......But will perhapZ tonight......gonna spray milk, baking soda, and oil tonight for PM......   Wednesday, July 7 View Page Back end on my 1019 Grande with the new water system underneath......   Wednesday, July 7 View Page UNDERNEATH... WiZ...WiZ.... ...FOCUS WIZ....... ...I want you to show me UNDERNEATH the 1019 plant....you know...the seed I GAVE you to plant...The that I marked SPECIALLY for you WiZ....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page You mean ThiZ one......ItZ only 9 dayZ old Hey BiZ....I think I found your Base Ball........   Wednesday, July 7 View Page HereZ the 901 Hunt Plant....sorry itZ so small....It just wantZ to GRowZem BIG......   Wednesday, July 7 View Page HereZ the second set on the 901 HUNT, it waZ set on the 3rd of July..........so that makeZ it....4 dayZ old BiZ....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page All thingZ happen for a reaZon...... I have really enjoyed working in the patch thiZ year... I have been off now for many a month..... There Are thoZe of you that will say ITZ been much longer thanZ that..... PerhapZ so.....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page I have never worked so hard outZide than I have thiZ year.....and I love it.... PapZ once told me.......The Harder One WorkZ, the luckier one GetZ.....besideZ.....Look   Wednesday, July 7 View Page at my competators patch next door.....This is BiZ's back to back 1019 patch....... I'm thinking thereZ alot of long and white growing in the Grande'Z patch..... Let the gameZ begin.....   Wednesday, July 7 View Page Speaking of back to back....Dont forget the twinZ... BIG ORANGE.......   Thursday, July 8 View Page GrowZ'em BIG   Thursday, July 8 View Page BoZlee wantZ to say HI......He haZ a new girl friend.....   Thursday, July 8 View Page We welcome Calai Girl to our family...... One eye Brown and one eye Blue......and AuSSie Girl....   Thursday, July 15 View Page 898 Knauss pollinated on 7/13, pollinated with the best plant/fruit so far this year.....the 1019......Sorry BiZ...it waZ mine .   Thursday, July 15 View Page The BiGger Picture.......13 AG PlantZ are Growing at our JaredZ patch....4 for BiZ.....I have two more ORANGE oneZ at home....Some of my plantZ are for seed genetics and for next yearZ competition......   Thursday, July 15 View Page My 570 Grande at home...pollinated with the 993 Vincent McGill....a really nice plant so far for home....   Thursday, July 15 View Page 111 Urena....LG.... My first..so this iZ gonna be fun....   Thursday, July 15 View Page Remember the SLAVE patch....I traded it in for more space in the main garden at home.....this is my wifes lil garden......   Thursday, July 15 View Page Every morning.....I start my day.....   Thursday, July 15 View Page with a good cup of JAVA....and my friendZ......   Thursday, July 15 View Page ooopZ....I thought something waZ missin...... I tried thiZ new stuff thiZ year from Soil MenderZ....It smellZ really good..a composite of all ThingZ good...fish, seaweed, compost tea...humic...vinegar...and secretZ BiZ........ThankZ TomatoE Man....I mean Tomato Man....   Thursday, July 15 View Page Check out thiZ tendrill underneath the 1236* Greenie...... It'Z HUGE   Thursday, July 15 View Page WiZ.... WiZzz....WE want to see UNDERNEATH...... Enough of the Orange MonkeyZ... ..What'Z down UnderNeath...   Thursday, July 15 View Page 1019 Grande......ICEBERG 2010 Day 17..   Thursday, July 15 View Page and UNDERNEATH the 901 Hunt sitting ahead of 15 side vineZ, 8 of which are terminated and a 6 foot SPIDER pattern base....at 9 dayZ old in thiZ pic...# 2 pollination.....We have never had plantZ so BIG, so early in the year....   Thursday, July 15 View Page HereZ the 901.....   Thursday, July 15 View Page I gotta go.....BiZ iZ already at the patch..... 901 Hunt......Day 9   Thursday, July 15 View Page GrowZ'em BIG   Thursday, July 15 View Page My 993 Vincent/McGill Down under.... Swen said thiZ tendZ to go Orange.......   Thursday, July 15 View Page Now from WiZSat....letZ take a look around...... See I found a special application for my DROID......It allowZ me to   Thursday, July 15 View Page FocuZzz....in now..... Opps....a lil too cloZe....Let me back up some.....   Thursday, July 15 View Page A little to the left now..... ThatZ whatZ fantaZtic about the WiZSat...we dont have to worry about thinGZ like DogZ....   Thursday, July 15 View Page ThatZ better......Look...heZ using special foil to deflect the Satellite rayZ....we cant get real good look......   Thursday, July 15 View Page ThereZ another up there....letZ get closer......   Thursday, July 15 View Page I love this WiZSat...... It allowZ me to take peak around..........   Saturday, July 17 View Page That last set of WiZsat pics were from a certain State Champion potential patch located in Wheatridge Colorado......   Monday, July 19 View Page No trick photography here....just 8 giant pumpkin plantZ growing Happily together........   Monday, July 19 View Page Old uniformZ.....can come in Quite Handy...... Jake the Snake ...   Monday, July 19 View Page   Tuesday, July 20 View Page BiZ.....get off my 985 Werner........ SometimeZ.... I just want to shake him like a rag monkey   Tuesday, July 20 View Page Wanna see something really really scarry ?????   Tuesday, July 20 View Page   Tuesday, July 20 View Page Hmmmmn.....ThiZ sayZ.....901 Hunt.......   Tuesday, July 20 View Page Pollinated on the 4th of July....ThiZ oneZ really startin to take off.......16 feet ahead of 15 side vineZ.....pollinated with BiZ's 1385 Jutras...my 901 Hunt   Tuesday, July 20 View Page 901 Hunt on July 20th.......   Tuesday, July 20 View Page The 901 Hunt from the top side.....tonight the main getZ severed just past the pumpkin....16 dayZ old today   Tuesday, July 20 View Page Warning.....IceBERG ahead......   Tuesday, July 20 View Page My 1019 Grande......Now Remember BiZ.....   Tuesday, July 20 View Page IT'z whatZ underNEATH that countZ.........   Tuesday, July 20 View Page I hope I make you proud BiZ....... >>>>..and I knock the SNOT out of your state record.......   Friday, July 23 View Page My 1288 Wallace plant.....pumpkin was pollinated on July 8th......at 14 feet with   Friday, July 23 View Page 898 Knauss Clone which will show next....... I cut the main off today of 1288 past the pumpkin and prepared it for the final run......I looks like a keeper...iT'Z going to go to see LongMont Pete in October...   Friday, July 23 View Page 898 Knauss Clone......For not having all the luxuries afforded some of the other "babied" plantZ in my patch, I am really impressed with how it wantZ to grow plant wise, you would never know it was a clone. Pollinated with the 1019 Grande Banana Plant....... Tomorrow I will pollinate another on the 898 with my 901 HUNT.....and look forward to planting that one next year..... I would like to try and keep this one going again this year...It is really a strong grower.....   Friday, July 23 View Page 1228 Wallace... X 898 Knauss Day 15 Thank you Ron for sending this to me.....   Friday, July 23 View Page A lot of BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARzzzzz 64 dayZ to the weigh OFF.....The MOST DEADLIEST PATCH.... Are you ready.....?   Friday, July 23 View Page Dont forget me......   Tuesday, July 27 View Page 993 Vincent McGill......looking mighty orange....   Tuesday, July 27 View Page Went on a lil trip to the mountainZ with the wife.....been a long time.....   Tuesday, July 27 View Page Me and BiZ going to go fishing next week.....been a long time.....   Tuesday, July 27 View Page Swen....I gotta big ONE>...   Friday, July 30 View Page 901 Hunt patch......starting to pick up steam now....   Friday, July 30 View Page 901 Hunt a few dayZ ago....   Friday, July 30 View Page At JaredZ......we only keep the white oneZ.....   Friday, July 30 View Page BiZ....cloZe...your eyeZ....You wont wanna see thiZ one.....it lookZ like ItZ daddy but bigger......   Friday, July 30 View Page So far my best markZ thiZ early in the year..EVER..Hope it holdZ....1019 Grande ItZ a long one.....   Friday, July 30 View Page BiZ....LookZ like someoneZ been working hard here...... JaredZ 2010   Friday, July 30 View Page 898 Knauss....   Friday, July 30 View Page 993 Vincent McGill.....believe it or not ThiZ iZ my second biggest....lol   Friday, July 30 View Page SLow and Steady WinZ the race.........   Friday, July 30 View Page BiZ.....you havent won yet....thiZ oneZ gonna be cloZe......   Thursday, August 12 View Page RMGVG Patch Tour and BBQ.........2010   Thursday, August 12 View Page RMGVG Patch Tour and BBQ.........2010 Who came home smiling......who went home crying........   Thursday, August 12 View Page First stop on the tour waZ our friend COJoe.... He haZ a BIG one.... BIG Big BiG!! I alwayZ like going over to The Good DoctorZ houZe...because   Thursday, August 12 View Page He alwayZ haZ so many thingZ to look at.... Here iZ one of his Long GourdZ Trellis....   Thursday, August 12 View Page A State Record a growing......   Thursday, August 12 View Page I love theZe Pear GourdZ......   Thursday, August 12 View Page WhatZ over here Joe?   Thursday, August 12 View Page A Giant LOG ZuchiiniZ   Thursday, August 12 View Page Look how beautiful thiZ iZ..... ParadiZe.......   Thursday, August 12 View Page Joe sayZ thiZ IZ hiZ biggest .... BiZ....look at thiZ.....!   Thursday, August 12 View Page IT'Z a Monster.....1421 SteltZ.....   Thursday, August 12 View Page Huge LeaveZ......We know Joe haZ been feeding them BiZ style thiZ year.......   Thursday, August 12 View Page Joe refused to tell me what it taped.....So LongMont Pete drew everyone to the back to look at SunflowerZ......while....   Thursday, August 12 View Page I hid back to secretly tape the MonSter SteltZ.... It waZ eaZy to hide with all theZe leaveZ......   Thursday, August 12 View Page Wow...there it iZ....what a beauty.....Estimated on the tape to be......707 poundZ....Now that'Z how to GrowZEm BIG....   Thursday, August 12 View Page I hurried back to join the tour....Pete couldnt believe it either.....What a monster......   Thursday, August 12 View Page Next stop.....a special visit to Jamie Johnson's patch........Pete led the way....   Friday, August 13 View Page Jamie haZ got a monster growing aZ well.....WOW..... I looked at Pete....and before you know it....   Friday, August 13 View Page Pete had a tape around thiZ one aZ well in secondZ..... 262.5 inches OTT......707 poundZ......an estimate...   Friday, August 13 View Page Next stop the secret patch of the BiZ and WiZ.....   Friday, August 13 View Page Hey....WhatZ the hold up ahead....?   Friday, August 13 View Page Ah.....HereZ the sign......WhereZ the leavesZ?   Friday, August 13 View Page The plant in the back iZ BiZ's 1019.....mine iZ the closest one shown......   Friday, August 13 View Page OpppZ...I had 2007 pics....This is better...   Friday, August 13 View Page Looking over to the 1288 Wallace patch....the 1288 iZ really taking off...   Friday, August 13 View Page ThiZ picture...juZt doeZnt do it justice....perhapZ later....thingZ will change........lol   Friday, August 13 View Page 985 Werner.....Iz not feeling very well.....ItZ starting to shut down....   Friday, August 13 View Page LeaveZ are yellow...stunted and turning   Friday, August 13 View Page BronZe....and crunchy.....I will pull this plant next week....leaves are turning downward as well.....   Friday, August 13 View Page John Vincent's Sunflower.....growing in Colorado   Friday, August 13 View Page The 901 Hunt....   Friday, August 13 View Page Growing at a good clip....and thunking heavy   Friday, August 13 View Page BiZ and HiZ 1385 Jutras....   Friday, August 13 View Page Here is my 1019 Grande....itZ only a small one.....ItZ a baby....   Friday, August 13 View Page ItZ a marathon....not a race.....Grow dam-it.....   Friday, August 13 View Page Everyone came to see the Big one....in BiZ's patch.....   Friday, August 13 View Page I dont know how he doeZ it......I really dont..... IceMan.....check thiZ out.....BiZ haZ installed rod iron around hiZ pumpkin.....can you believe it?   Friday, August 13 View Page I will just have to stick to Purty......   Friday, August 13 View Page ThereZ juZt something about ORANGE...... 993 Vincent/McGill   Sunday, August 15 View Page Everyone returned back to the WiZ's house for the rest of the BBQ.....If you remember....last year we let BiZ start the charcoal...and he damn near burnt my house down......   Sunday, August 15 View Page This year we hired a cook......   Wednesday, August 18 View Page 993 Vincent/McGill.....growing strong still.....   Wednesday, August 18 View Page This is my 570 Grande that I crossed into my 993.....itZ a baby but it also haZ the 993 in it aZ well.... Got Orange?   Wednesday, August 18 View Page I think itZ a PukoZ.....   Monday, August 23 View Page My first attempt at long gourdZ   Monday, August 23 View Page We Interupt thiZ program for a special announcement......   Monday, August 23 View Page We interupt this program to bring you a special alert......   Monday, August 23 View Page We have a chemical spill alert WARNING for LONGMONT COLORADO   Monday, August 23 View Page Chemical Response teamZ are arriving......   Monday, August 23 View Page CitiZens in LONGMONT are advised to STAY INSIDE......   Monday, August 23 View Page   Monday, August 23 View Page High levels of biphosphorous glycerite have been detected........We believe thiZ haZ been causZed by an excessive releaZe of chemcial compoundZ within a residential area..........when thiZ happenZ......   Monday, August 23 View Page KA-BOOM   Monday, August 23 View Page A special removal team haZ finally arrived.......   Monday, August 23 View Page SomebodieZ neighborZ.....not going to be too happy......PETE   Monday, August 23 View Page WARNING.......EXceZZive applicationZ of KDL can be haZardouZ PleaZe proceed with caution........   Wednesday, September 1 View Page We decided to put BrookZ measuring techniques to test..... Jamie wanted Joe to measure hiZ pumpkin while he was away on a biZness trip.....   Wednesday, September 1 View Page NO Problemo Jamie.....   Wednesday, September 1 View Page LookZ like Joe iZ having a problem with the tape sliding down......   Wednesday, September 1 View Page Using the BrookZ method.....Sliding tapes are EAZY to fix.....Improve your accurRacy.....   Wednesday, September 1 View Page Joe started at the stem of JamieZ 1236 Harp......   Wednesday, September 1 View Page all the way around......waZ EAZY with the BrookZ method...........Thanks BoZ....Jamie.... 161 inches in circumference....NICE....and   Wednesday, September 1 View Page One can alwayZ leave the stapleZ in the tape for next time OR........   Wednesday, September 1 View Page Store them cloZe by on a leaf for next time.....   Wednesday, September 1 View Page GrowZ'em BIG   Friday, September 3 View Page My 898 Knauss......Crossed with my 1019.......THis one lookZ in my mind like many traits I have seen.....barrel shaped tall in the shoulders and butt.....I also crossed this with the 901 HUNT......He he he....and put it into my 1288......   Friday, September 3 View Page My 901 Hunt......thumpZ like concrete....Growing slow....and steady   Friday, September 3 View Page 901 Hunt crossed with the 1385 Jutras shown next....... BiZ also put this into hiZ 1019 beast aZ well....   Friday, September 3 View Page This is BiZ's 1385 Jutras....pretty good siZe I'd say....I have my eyeZ on beating thiZ one.....   Friday, September 3 View Page ThatZ right BiZzy Boy.....you can't win every weigh Off thiZ year.......   Friday, September 3 View Page My 1019....still growing....a little bit.....and it haZ no ThingeeZ......thunking like a 1019 should.....   Friday, September 3 View Page Here perhapZ is the next Colorado State Record......1421 SteltZ.....Growing in Joe Scherber's Patch......Joe doesZnt sport a diary......so I thought I'd help him out some....   Friday, September 3 View Page This will be a Colorado Beast, it too thunkZ heavy.......Joe crossed his 1544 Revier into this 1421 I do believe.....It'Z a monster......but   Friday, September 3 View Page But BiZ doeZn't look too worried..........   Friday, September 3 View Page BiZ doeZ have another BiG one......This yearZ weigh off iZ going to be a good one....   Friday, September 3 View Page Barry Todd said.....Joe'Z in trouble......Sorta of what EddyZ said last year.......lol   Friday, September 3 View Page Hmmmmmm I wonder what thiZ guy haZ to say about it all........MadMan....Bring it on the 25th......and Beat them both........   Friday, September 3 View Page ....Harvest Moon......Somewhere.....beneath the leaveZ....   Friday, September 3 View Page a 1288 Wallace......GrowZ'em BIG...... Will there be enough time? Thank You Master Wallace.....   Wednesday, September 8 View Page IceBerg......2010......ItZ whatZ below that countZ.....   Wednesday, September 8 View Page BiZ....you look a little......Cold....   Friday, September 10 View Page This is the first one off of my Big Zac.....it weighed 3.4 lbs....check this out....   Friday, September 10 View Page Not a good pic but there are two more bigger my 3 pounder on the same vine here with 3 other tomatoes....5 total.....and above it another set.   Friday, September 10 View Page HereZ another one of my mater plantZ.....they are doing quite well this year....   Friday, September 10 View Page WiZ iZ gonna have hiZself a RedBeerbrewski.....   Friday, September 10 View Page My 993 Vincent/McGill taping high 700's with two weekZ left....gonna cut thiZ one ThurZday night BiZ........   Friday, September 10 View Page You liked sitting on it........it'Z your most favorist color huh BiZ......   Friday, September 10 View Page 2010 Season Christmas Grapes   Monday, September 13 View Page WiZ with hiZ 901 HUNT......this one iZ gonna weigh heavy.......what a great male pollinator into the 1019....with some good seed countZ we should have some great future big pumpkins.......   Monday, September 13 View Page My first watermelon entree for this year.....   Monday, September 13 View Page 527 Hester 03.....what a great plant this is...put in late just for a pollinator....and it just wont stop....pollinated with the 1236* I want to plant this one again next year...was a beautiful white seed.....Brett can I have another? PLEAZE will go into the ground early next year....   Monday, September 13 View Page Yes this is a 898 Knauss crossed with the 901 HUNT.....898 Knauss plant I cant say enough about....fantastic vine growth...throws lots of babies....nice long tall shouldered pumpkins.....I cant wait to see what grows from my 1288 X 898 cross next year.....   Monday, September 13 View Page Since the tail gate hasn't dropped yet.....thereZ alot of BS flying around......lol   Monday, September 13 View Page And it just wouldn't be right if I didnt stir it up a bit.......   Monday, September 13 View Page ThiZ iZ gonna be one helluva weigh off competition.....between the Ole BiZ and CoJoe......Pretty sure the state record iZ going down.......and we dont know what MadMan has lurking either......4 weigh offZ this year to slug it out.....   Monday, September 13 View Page I think BiZ iZ sending a message.......   Monday, September 13 View Page Will CoJoe towel.......   Monday, September 13 View Page Will CoJoe's towel.......   Monday, September 13 View Page Be enough to dry up the water boy?.......OR   Monday, September 13 View Page will The BiZ do it again?.........   Friday, September 17 View Page Only 7 days left to grow before the BIG weigh OFF......   Monday, September 20 View Page ThiZ iZ my "BIG Ollie"......my 993 Vincent McGill...... We will be picking it Wednesday.....in two dayZ..... How much will it weigh...?   Monday, September 20 View Page It iZ going to be real fun moving BIG OLLIE..... Swen iZ going to bring hiZ tripod....Barry iZ going to bring a catepillar.....I hope we dont knock down the house....I dont need help getting into trouble...... We are going to move it like they moved the trojan horse.... Inside is a special croZZ....   Monday, September 20 View Page Here is a pic of the male pollinator...my 570....I crossed it with the 993 aZ well....I purposely dwarfed this one since It needed to be less to carry out of my back yard....and can fit on the porch come halloween.....   Monday, September 20 View Page Urena 111 long gourd....itZ my check mark.... My longestlong gourd will come from the big pine tree at Jareds.....instead of my nice trelliZ....go figure...   Monday, September 20 View Page TheZe are Big Maters...Going to cut the whole vine off and weigh them to see how much on one cluster.....I bet...over 10 lbs....what a plant....has four clusters like this....   Friday, October 1 View Page BIg Ollie moving pics.......I thought that moving BIG OLLIE was   Friday, October 1 View Page going to be difficult to pick.....but I had a plan....   Friday, October 1 View Page We used Swens tripod to put Ollie on top of the moving sled I made. A pallet with a 3/4 inch solid plywood base to slide upon rollers on the ground......The tripod worked slick......   Friday, October 1 View Page and pushing Ollie across the rolling pins waZ a eaZy too.....thanks to my moving crew....   Friday, October 1 View Page A big THANK YOU goeZ out to Barry Todd and hiZ brother Jack....who brought this little piece of magic to our moving party......   Friday, October 1 View Page It waZ eaZy now.......BIG OLLIE waZ in good handZ   Friday, October 1 View Page Hang On Ollie.....dont be scared....!   Friday, October 1 View Page Made it in the truck....now I can sleep better tonight...... 993 Vincent/McGill X 570 Grande.......Got Ollie?   Friday, October 1 View Page The next day I took Ollie up to see her ole friendZ....they havent see each other since they were lil way back in April.....   Friday, October 1 View Page 1019 Grande X 901 Hunt (27% Heavy Hunt)......thiZ one goeZ to the LONGMont weigh off Saturday.....I felt it only fitting.....since itZ LONG.....genetics side towardZ the 1385 Jutras side of the 1019 cross.......it thumpZ heavy.....we will see....   Friday, October 1 View Page the 985 Werner......cross with my 1288 Wallace..... Picked for the season......but not entered... 615 pounds on the scale.   Friday, October 1 View Page Now itZ time for the Jared's 5th annual weigh off ...... 2010   Friday, October 1 View Page Look what waZ waiting at the front gate........WOW.....thoZe license plates say.....MINNESOTA......and thereZ a Kevin Marsh inside aZ well......   Friday, October 1 View Page And thereZ Ron Hoffman from Wyoming with hiZ family.......   Friday, October 1 View Page Look at all thoZe veggies......   Friday, October 1 View Page HereZ BiZ's pumpkin.....   Friday, October 1 View Page Look at the crowd......   Friday, October 1 View Page Jared's was all setup for Halloween fun.....   Wednesday, October 6 View Page It was our best event ever at Jareds.....Big Pumpkins....Lots of them....   Wednesday, October 6 View Page I cannot believe how much "The Tank" weighed....a whopping 27% heavy...at 1046 pounds.....   Wednesday, October 6 View Page Gary Shenfish.....nice pumpkin and Gary also had the longest long gourd this year at 105" just short of Scherbers record 110 Colorado Long Gourd record that we know of .......Good year Gary.....   Wednesday, October 6 View Page Good Pumpkin BiZ.....your second biggest ever...Good Job   Wednesday, October 6 View Page Master Scherber broke the 1200 barrier with his BIG ONE....   Wednesday, October 6 View Page MadMan with hiZ four aces.......   Wednesday, October 6 View Page It waZ a great time....But TheZe guyZ deserVe a special Thank You.....   Wednesday, October 6 View Page Jim ....Thanks for coming down to our weigh off.....and   Wednesday, October 6 View Page Kevin Marsh.....thankZ for showing Colorado the biggest pumpkin they have ever seen at 1536 poundZ.... You both made our weigh off special....   Wednesday, October 6 View Page Thank You Jareds for putting on a fantastic weigh off....every year still better and better.....   Wednesday, October 6 View Page There she be.....our new leader board.......Does this look familar.....lol   Wednesday, October 6 View Page Top Ten average for Jareds this year.......1026 pounds....fantastic job growers.....Thank You   Thursday, October 7 View Page Now it waZ time to pick the ICEBERG>...This plant was a very agressive grower....big dark green leaves this year...favored the 1285 IceBreaker with length, pollinated with the 901 HUNT.   Thursday, October 7 View Page Thanks for the 1019 BiZ it waZ a joy to grow BRO!   Thursday, October 7 View Page TIme to go to LONGMONT>....   Thursday, October 7 View Page Wow look at all the pumpkinZ....I remember when there was only a few......small oneZ...then PeteZ big one......   Thursday, October 7 View Page 965 lbs.....2% Heavy......and Third place...not too shabby since their where 5 bigger pumpkins there than the Berg.....   Thursday, October 7 View Page Second Place for BiZ....Nice job.....7% Heavy.... Fantastic since we crossed the 1385 into my 901 27% Heavy HUNT......Ha ha...   Thursday, October 7 View Page Wow Pete.....1304 nice....A new Colorado State Record..... Great Job....you are the KDL Kid!   Thursday, October 7 View Page FlowerBin Weigh Off.......2010 The Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers   Thursday, October 7 View Page It'Z been a great growing year.......One more weigh off left for BiZ to kick my butt again...... Our final weigh off this Saturday at Nicks.....in Aurora.... Im taking my 1288 Mr Wallace......   Thursday, October 7 View Page It'Z a shade of the underground......grey.....greenish black...white.....and very cantoupey....TapeZ my biggest ever around 362" maybe....not bad for an Old Man.....I hope it beatZ 1046.....   Thursday, October 7 View Page The BruiZe........Crossed with the 898 Knauss......10% Heavy KnaussZZZ....I also crossed the 1288 into the 898....Ha Ha....Great seedZ in our club package for thoZe who JoinZ....2011   Friday, October 8 View Page Wow...I messed up a few numberZ...... Correction.....I know you caught it BiZ.... Iceberg favored the 1087 DMG and LM PeteZ New State Record.....1306 I know...he waZ holding the sign......lol Great Job Pete... Now I gotta go pick the bruise.....   Monday, October 11 View Page Putting the Bruise in the truck....   Monday, October 11 View Page I hope it fitZ.....   Monday, October 11 View Page 1288 Wallace   Monday, October 11 View Page Nicks Garden Center in Aurora was a really nice site..they went all out for their event.   Monday, October 11 View Page Here iZ the pic I really wanted......lol   Monday, October 11 View Page My new personal best....1053   Tuesday, October 12 View Page Winner of Nicks Weigh Off was .......Barry Todd.... Barry fooled us all by telling us he really had nothing growing the whole year.......Last week he showed up with the second largest pumpkin at LongMont.....then this week he shows up with the winner at Nicks at 1067 lbs......BUT   Tuesday, October 12 View Page the real story waZ still back in hiZ Chevy PU....that he planned to take off to Half Moon Bay right after Nick's weigh off...... This pumpkin iZ the biggest CC ever grown in Colorado..........and   Tuesday, October 12 View Page measured over 400 inches..... At Half Moon Bay....Barry broke the Colorado State record at 1308 lbs.....just beating the previous record set the seek before.....by Pete Mohr...(1306).....   Tuesday, October 12 View Page SurpriZe....SurpriZe....SurpriZe.....   Tuesday, October 12 View Page Nicks Garden Center weigh off.......2010 Thanks RMGVG growers......for making this the best year ever!   Tuesday, October 19 View Page BIG Ollie haZ gone.... DOWNTOWN......and is sitting at Marlowes at the 16th street mall.   Tuesday, October 19 View Page They estimate that 7000 people a day will see Ollie...touch Ollie.....cuZ they dont believe she iZ real....   Tuesday, October 19 View Page I love spreading the facination of Giant Pumpkins.....I cant see myself ever giving this up.....   Tuesday, October 19 View Page BesideZ.....look at all theZe well dress growerZ....... Jared's WO......2010 Left side......   Tuesday, October 19 View Page Jared's Weigh OFF......right side..... It'Z a plethera of GrowZem BIG.......   Tuesday, October 19 View Page ThiZ hobby...... Can make you a MAD MAN....... GrowZem BIG   Wednesday, October 20 View Page HereZ a shot of the biggest pumpkin ever measured in the State of Colorado.......1536 Marsh.....Boy did Kevin have a great year.....guess he brought the small one down to JaredZ.......lol   Wednesday, October 20 View Page ThiZ iZ a Big One 2........BIG BIG Grown by the SwenMaster Scherber.......   Wednesday, October 20 View Page This I would say iZ probably the biggest over the chart ever in Colorado......27%......my 1046 901 Heavy Hunt......Everyone kept telling me it didnt have a seed cavity through out the year while it was growin.....Now, I do believe them.....I want to disect this one instead of drop it......CuZ I dont think dropping it will be wiZe....I dont want to pay to repave the parking lot......   Tuesday, October 26 View Page The BruiZe......iZ now at INVESCO Field.....   Tuesday, October 26 View Page Taking it inside the locker room.....   Tuesday, October 26 View Page Tonight the BRONCOS will hold a special Halloween party for the under priviledged kidZ before they take off to London.....I will be there to help ......I look forward to thiZ....It'Z one of the best partZ of thiZ hobby.......   Tuesday, October 26 View Page Pretty good spread this year on the porch...... I got lots of seedZ from the BIG ORANGE on the porch...croZZed with BIG OLLIE....nice big white seedZ......(last yearZ 670 Daigle..croZZed now with my 993 Vincent/McGill). This one will see dirt next year...in the home WIZ patch.....   Tuesday, October 26 View Page The WiZ patch...already gettin prepped for next year.....   Tuesday, October 26 View Page ThiZ iZ why we have to make sure we double bag our pollinationZ croZZes in Colorado......The BeeZ are quite BIG out here.......   Tuesday, October 26 View Page My doggie iZ a Oscar Myer weiner......That iZ what he truly wantZ to be!   Tuesday, November 2 View Page The BRUISE, 1288 Wallace at INVESCO Field for the kidZ.....   Tuesday, November 2 View Page They loved it too........so many pics taken and I let em climb on it....they couldnt hurt it.....   Tuesday, November 2 View Page I even tried to get them to put in the 1288 to plug the holeZ in the BRONCOS defenZe....heaven knowZ they need it.....   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Wont be getting any of theZe next year.......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Here iZ the 1288 lid.....got a good seed count...and crossed it with the 898 Knauss (10% Heavy). However....Master Yoda Wallace I hope I made you proud.....cuZ check thiZ out......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Top Shelf genetics......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page CroZZed Dandaru's eyeZ......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page What goeZ up.......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Mile High......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page ComeZ down............   Tuesday, November 2 View Page HARD........ HowZ that for stop action.....   Tuesday, November 2 View Page lol   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Got em...that will teach Dan, next time Im on the camera.....   Tuesday, November 2 View Page LookZ like he got da drop on yah TEX....   Tuesday, November 2 View Page The BruiZe.....1288 Wallace   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Outstanding young WiZWalker...... strong are the powerZ of the JEDI.......Umhmfffff   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Now itZ Big OllieZ turn.......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Hang on BIZ.......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page I know your scared BIZ....dont look down.......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Hang on BIZ>.......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page IT took literally minuteZ........and then......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page and then......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Finally........   Tuesday, November 2 View Page ......   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Big OLLIE all over.......it didnt even spread out.....now thatZ an airbag.....   Tuesday, November 2 View Page Ah.....folkZ.....Ollie hit the ground.........you can look down now......   Sunday, November 7 View Page Now you simply must check out this serieZ of shotZ.....Here it the first one.....BiZ's LeBron....you know the "one that would leave you in the dirt"..... Lebron is towering above....unseen but coming down......   Sunday, November 7 View Page Here iZ Lebron.....BEFORE it hitZ....must be less than an inch before inpact......... I looks like its sitting there........but no....   Sunday, November 7 View Page There he goeZ......SPLAT   Sunday, November 7 View Page LeBron all over......Nice pumpkin BIZ.....and I seen the gorgeous white seedZ that BIZ recovered from LeBron....a great cross with his 1385 Jutras....   Sunday, November 7 View Page I want to Thank thoZe who came out for the BIG Drop, Channel 31, and especially Jareds Nursery and Garden Center for allowing us to drop 3+ tonZ from the crane..... What a great event........   Sunday, November 7 View Page And introducing to you......our newly improved RMGVG Trophy.....   Sunday, November 7 View Page Added a second tier, and our wonderful club mission statement......... I truly believe in what thiZ statement meanZ.......   Sunday, November 7 View Page Our club as really come along way....   Sunday, November 7 View Page Growing Bigger every year........   Sunday, November 7 View Page Look LongBeard......I told you we would get our nameZ on thiZ trophy........lol   Sunday, November 7 View Page CongratZ to Barry Todd......for a fantaZtic year.... and Thank You to the rest of the growerZ of the RMGVG. "For what we grow today.......we shall grow better tomorrow......" Gary J Grande President and CEO - Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers Org.......I just love writing that....if you couldnt tell......lol OH yeah....check thiZ out.......   Sunday, November 7 View Page Now available for the RMGVG........ I have digitiZed our club logos......we now can embroider....anything........with our logo......   Sunday, November 7 View Page More details to come....In our next newsletter...... I hope to get it all done..... GrowZ'em BIG WeighZ'em HEAVY DropZ'em HARD "If you are growing OUTSIDE, then you are growing INSIDE" www.ColoradoPumpkins.com   Sunday, November 7 View Page Our club haZ had a great year....ThankZ to a donation from Brian Deevy.......we gave out 8 sets of Prime Rockies tickets 5 rows behinde the visitors dug out....and   Sunday, November 7 View Page It made for some great pics.....That last pic was of Gary Shenfish and his wife.......one of our winners of the drawing at our Spring Meet and Greet.....it payZ to show up to our club functions.........and I couldnt of gotten a close field level shot with my DROID.....   Sunday, November 7 View Page Right behind the dugout......   Sunday, November 7 View Page Here iZ a pic of BIG OLLIE's pollinator.....yes, BIG OLLIE's father waZ a smoker......KIDZ...pleaZe dont smoke......   Sunday, November 7 View Page .....lol BIZ.......   Sunday, November 7 View Page We had a lot of good stuff happen this year......but my proudist moment......   Sunday, November 7 View Page WaZ getting on the front page of the Denver Post Saturday edition with my brother.... "BrotherZ growing with a Passion" ..........   Wednesday, November 10 View Page Guess Old WiZZzy Boy better get buZy and get some patch stuff done if he'Z gonna GrowZ'em BIG in 2011   Wednesday, November 10 View Page GotZ so much to do.......   Wednesday, November 10 View Page But that'Z OK......I start every day......with a cup of GrowZ'em BIG........   Wednesday, November 10 View Page I got lotZ to spread......   Wednesday, November 10 View Page I got'Z me a call from the Papster.....and then I found thiZ in my compost pile..... BINGO   Wednesday, November 10 View Page May the Horse be with you AlwayZ.....young WiZWalker......   Wednesday, November 10 View Page So I used my Jedi PowerZ.....before the storm came our way.....to get at least thiZ much done......then at noon the tempZ dropped....and we say our first HAIL of the year at JaredZ......in NOVEMBER.....of all monthZ>......go figure.....SO   Wednesday, November 10 View Page It'Z time to send out the GrowZ'em BIG CollectorZ cupZ for thoZe who send us them quality AUCTION seedZ for our RMGVG seed auction........pluZ a   Wednesday, November 10 View Page a high quality, preshrunKen,(like BiZ's punkinZ), GrowZ'em BIG tee shirt to wear.......available in S,M,L,XL,2XL and yes.....3XL......   Wednesday, November 10 View Page and let me tell you.......the growerZ are lining up.....   Wednesday, November 10 View Page EverywhereZ.......I cant believe me eyeZ......even under the highway......   Wednesday, November 10 View Page Under........   Wednesday, November 10 View Page WiZ.....did you say UNDER .....I want me a GrowZ'em BIG...carepackage......too WiZZzzzy One KanoBee   Wednesday, November 10 View Page Look at all the growerZ standing in line.......   Wednesday, November 10 View Page Round One of WiZZy Wonka GrowZ'em BIG haZ hit the streetZ.......will you get one? Email..... TheWiZard@ColoradoPumpkin.com before they are all gone...... Next in the set.... The WiZzzzy....WeighZ'em HEAVY cup.....   Friday, November 12 View Page Calm down BIZ.....Calm Down...... "But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret" Ronald Reagan   Friday, November 12 View Page JuZt cant get enough of BIG OLLIE.......Bub me for seedZ....   Friday, November 12 View Page Grown with an Altitude.......   Friday, November 12 View Page OLLIE getZ picked.....   Friday, November 12 View Page Got OLLIE?   Friday, November 12 View Page Purty in Pink..... The BRoMance continueZ>.....   Friday, November 12 View Page BiZ doeZ your wife know about thiZ........?   Monday, November 15 View Page ItZ that time of the year again folkZ.......   Monday, November 15 View Page LetZ bring on a few of WiZ's > "Road Trip MemoryZs...."   Monday, November 15 View Page Me and Ole BiZ....will never forget our road trip....certainly waZ a great time...with great people...   Monday, November 15 View Page The Pride of IOWA..... Mr Don Young......   Monday, November 15 View Page Yes...Don iZ one great BIG pumpkin grower and famouZ to boot.....but thereZ one thing that stickZ out a bit more......   Monday, November 15 View Page thatZ right Don....Pig NutZz....I still have some in the FreeZer......and still pickin hairZ out me mouth......   Monday, November 15 View Page The WIZ BIZ road trip took uZ to many places....and let me tell you...No one tripZ better...than KMarsh....   Monday, November 15 View Page You see...KMarsh and the Jim Courson are still trippin.....   Monday, November 15 View Page and we had us a great time too......ThankZ guyZ....for the memorieeZ.....I will never forget Kevin tappin me on the side at the JaredZ weigh off...with hiZ GrowZem BIG on...I didnt believe it waZ him......BUT   Monday, November 15 View Page He made a believer.......   Monday, November 15 View Page out of all of us....This waZ the biggest pumpkin to ever grace a weigh off.....in COLORADO at JaredZ nursery 2010....and will be talked about for a long time......   Monday, November 15 View Page ThoZe girlZ have grown by now....but thiZ haZ to be the all time best PUMPKIN picture ever.....one of my favoriteZ..... ThankZ Kevin for makin our year special.....   Monday, November 15 View Page Our WIz BiZ roadtrip took us into.....   Monday, November 15 View Page OREGON....and some of THE most beautiful country that WiZ haZ ever laid hiZ eyeZ on....and   Monday, November 15 View Page My good friend....The Tree Doctor.....I know Jim....BiZ iZ not the purtiest to look at...You can open your eyeZ now....heZ gone......and   Monday, November 15 View Page our first pumpkin drop......   Monday, November 15 View Page Now at the time...I didnt know why Thad Starr waZ prayin here.......   Monday, November 15 View Page But now SInce doing our own pumpkin dropZ at JaredZ....   Monday, November 15 View Page We arent the only oneZ that have a problem with... Pulling the stringZ......eventually......   Monday, November 15 View Page what goeZ up.....   Monday, November 15 View Page DoeZ come down......   Monday, November 15 View Page ThereZ no beating the beauty in OREGON....if you havent gone there....   Monday, November 15 View Page Your missin more than juZt the wine.....   Monday, November 15 View Page Up the coast....we went....   Monday, November 15 View Page we stopped and BiZ..did some fishin for dinner......   Monday, November 15 View Page Ole WIZ caught one too....but it waZ too purty to eat....so I put it back......   Monday, November 15 View Page you see before.....growin punkinZ....we use to fish a lot.....   Monday, November 15 View Page but WiZ and BIZ were on a mission.....collectin for sumthin....special   Monday, November 15 View Page But I do miss thoZe dayZ....when I wore.....a different hat.....   Monday, November 15 View Page Where we going with thiz....well you know....   Monday, November 15 View Page Some oneZ gonna dance......again....   Monday, November 15 View Page Yes Sir......   Monday, November 15 View Page ItZ gonna be a long off season.....   Monday, November 15 View Page   Monday, November 15 View Page and some oneZ gonna DANCE........ Next stop.......WASHINGTON State...... DO YOU know JACK?   Tuesday, November 16 View Page More GrowZ'em BIG headin out the door.....Round 2 of the GrowZem BIG revolution.......and look what just came in the mail.....!   Tuesday, November 16 View Page The ZONE 4 magaZine.....Living in the high country west... ArticleZ from Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah... and whatZ on....say page...11 of the 2010 Winter edition???   Tuesday, November 16 View Page That BIG Dodge lookZ really familar.....It mentionZ something about beatin the 2009 Colorado State record of 1283 owned by Jim Grande....Guess now we need a new article about Barry Van San BagusZzz and the new Colorado State Record...and the new Wyoming State Record...and the new New Mexico State Record..... We are growing BIG.....thankZ for your support....This iZ one classy magaZine too.....I think the club iZ going to buy a subscription....and for thoZe on my staff that really help out the WiZ....perhapZ one too......   Thursday, November 18 View Page SPECIAL ANNOUNzMENT.....NOW HEAR THIZZZ   Thursday, November 18 View Page The WIZ iZ now a Pompo..... Born to my son and daughter in law..... Bryan and Heather..... Greyson Derek Grande 21" 10 poundZ...... I am a POMPO...... He will be the firZt one to grow over 3000 poundZ...and will take on the name.....Lil.WIZzy.....lol I like hiZ hat already........ I am quite proud.......   Friday, November 19 View Page A side shot....lol   Friday, November 19 View Page Gettin a bath....   Friday, November 19 View Page And on the scale.....He is a BIG star......lol and hiZ wife someday will see thiZ diary....   Friday, November 19 View Page And now....back to the Jareds...patch and pumpkinZ>...   Friday, November 19 View Page 901 27% Heavy Hunt....sliced...   Friday, November 19 View Page Cut it...right down the middle...and it waZ thick....   Friday, November 19 View Page Very thick.....lots of seedZ crossed with the 1385 Jutras from BiZ's patch......   Friday, November 19 View Page Got lotZ to do at JaredZ....I better get to work...gotta work smarter....not harder.....   Friday, November 19 View Page Got my hunt....all over the patch....chopped it up...thiZ one didnt get dropped...cuZ I didnt wanna hole in the payment......   Friday, November 19 View Page Working smarter....not harder....We welcome DON...to our patch......Thank you Sir! Eddy....you are gonna DANCE.....again....   Friday, November 19 View Page Makein a spot for the 1674.5 Connolly....... WiZ and BiZ....Let the preparation begin...Eddy Oh Eddy......   Friday, November 19 View Page Go DON Go....help us GrowZem BIG   Friday, November 19 View Page Go Don Go.....   Friday, November 19 View Page Choppem Up....   Friday, November 19 View Page TillZ'em.....DEEP   Friday, November 19 View Page Go Don Go....Help US grow......   Friday, November 19 View Page Go Don Go....Help US grow......   Friday, November 19 View Page What the...."?"   Friday, November 19 View Page IZ that who I think it iZ ?   Friday, November 19 View Page That lookZ like the BIZ....let me look again......   Friday, November 19 View Page Bet cha knew that one waZ coming...... :)   Friday, November 19 View Page BEFORE......   Friday, November 19 View Page AFTER.......   Friday, November 19 View Page GrowZem BIG.....   Friday, November 19 View Page WeighZ'em HEAVY   Friday, November 19 View Page DropZ'em HARD   Friday, November 19 View Page TillZ'em DEEP   Friday, November 19 View Page The Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers Org www.ColoradoPumpkins.com Join our club!   Sunday, November 21 View Page And now...back to our regularly scheduled show.....   Sunday, November 21 View Page Up the coast to Washington State we went......   Sunday, November 21 View Page So much beautiful to look at in this state.....simply amaZing......   Sunday, November 21 View Page Hey BiZ check out the map....how much farther?   Sunday, November 21 View Page Hey we made...it.....   Sunday, November 21 View Page Better slow down.....theZE guyZ look seriouZ>....   Sunday, November 21 View Page Check it out BiZ... looks scarry......Hey...iZ that   Sunday, November 21 View Page Jack.....Jack LaRue...?? BiZ look.....   Sunday, November 21 View Page No No nO BiZ...over there...iZ that him?   Sunday, November 21 View Page ThatZ gotta be him....the floating corn stalkZ....   Sunday, November 21 View Page No WIZ....I am Jack......   Sunday, November 21 View Page Hey BiZ...check it out....I am loving this state already......lol   Sunday, November 21 View Page Hey ...over their on that pier......IZ that Jack?   Sunday, November 21 View Page Look at all the birdZ.......   Sunday, November 21 View Page IZ that Jack?........   Sunday, November 21 View Page Put the birdie down BiZ.......you dont know Jack.....   Sunday, November 21 View Page ThatZ gotta be Jack...   Sunday, November 21 View Page WiZ...how many timeZ do I have to tell you....WIz.I am Jack...waZ Jack...and alwayZ will be Jack.... Got it WIZ....?   Sunday, November 21 View Page Guess thiZ iZnt Jack either.....Well. BIZ...guess we go better.....where to next....Hey how bout.....   Sunday, November 21 View Page How bout heading into CANADA....we have lotZ of friendZ there......   Sunday, November 21 View Page You know what BiZ? This IZ Jack.....Hall of Fame Pumpkin Grower....CongratZ Jack.....   Sunday, November 21 View Page Jack LaRue.....Thank you for being Jack.......Now off to Canada.....BiZ...we better pull over and get us some sleep......thiZ iZ gonna be a long trip..........   Tuesday, November 23 View Page Great state huh BiZ.... I got some great picZ....to share with my pumpkin friends....This is going to be some vacation....Give a call to North Shore BoyZ...tell him were a comin......   Tuesday, November 23 View Page With turkey day just around the corner...and a storm ahead.....we should pull over soon...we are Trippin again........WiZ and BIZ on the road.....Great thing theZe new cell connections.....we can post from anywhereZ....   Tuesday, November 23 View Page BiZ...check it out....get the camera...Holy.."$#!!&"   Tuesday, November 23 View Page SLow down..... slow down...dude....   Tuesday, November 23 View Page Not good BIZ...not Good....we dont want to be the turkey dinner....now GO FAST.......   Tuesday, November 23 View Page Shhhsss....Yeah do ya think.....There BiZ.....   Tuesday, November 23 View Page LetZ spend the night here.....Whew.....   Tuesday, November 23 View Page Man BiZ...that Canadian customs dude did not like us taking pictureZ of him....   Tuesday, November 23 View Page Oh well....at least we made it with out being "Jacked UP".....lol   Tuesday, November 23 View Page Since were so close to Eddy...lets head over there firZt......   Wednesday, November 24 View Page Yo BiZ....I think we better stock up on this at our next stop....a somethin somethin for the Ole IceMelt Dude....   Wednesday, November 24 View Page Makes me think were back in Colorado BiZ....British Columbia kinda makeZ me homesick already...and we just left.....Hey Celeste called....look what she said the postman brought......   Wednesday, November 24 View Page More GrowZem BIG tees....and the New WeighZ'em HEAVY WIZ cup......That's great....now she can finish sending out out thoZe MugZ and Tees to growers that have helped the RMGVG Grow BIG. BiZ......I'm sorry.....for telling everyone that the tee shirtZ are preshrunken........like your pumpkinZ......Sorry BiZ....   Thursday, November 25 View Page Happy Turkey Day......   Friday, November 26 View Page Time for another wave of GrowZ'em BIG....out the door.....   Friday, November 26 View Page This iZ a special WAVE.....with a special "JEDI pak" for one called YODA.........   Saturday, November 27 View Page BiZ...BiZ....check it out....look out the window.....all the snow......   Saturday, November 27 View Page ThereZ just something tranquil about all this snow.....   Saturday, November 27 View Page I gotta take BoZley out to go potty....be right back....   Saturday, November 27 View Page You just sit there.....OK? Then we will take off to go see a very special place........   Saturday, November 27 View Page I know BiZ...thereZ lotZ of snow....but I told you we were going to visit a special place.....   Saturday, November 27 View Page What do we alwayZ have to add to our soil to raiZe the Ph....?   Saturday, November 27 View Page That'Z right BiZ....."sulphur"... Elemental my dear BiZ.....   Saturday, November 27 View Page Going on a ride BiZ.....just like the pumpkin drop.....   Saturday, November 27 View Page We're going to see the Cosmic Ray station.....   Saturday, November 27 View Page ...thatZ where the FantaZtic Four received their super powerZ BiZ.....   Saturday, November 27 View Page .....   Saturday, November 27 View Page AH..the weather station..........   Saturday, November 27 View Page What do you mean you already been here before......???   Saturday, November 27 View Page Ah.......thatZ how you got the powerZ to grow the 1283 Grande for the State record.........Now it all makeZ sense......   Saturday, November 27 View Page Hey whoZe calling you....? IceMan...?...Whad do you mean he wantZ you to pick something up for him> ?   Saturday, November 27 View Page IceMan wantZ a snow globe?... OK...I suppoZe...anything else? ...   Saturday, November 27 View Page yeah...I know you want to give him something else too...lol   Saturday, November 27 View Page Ok...well, we better be on our way......I told North Shore Boy we would head hiZ way...... the roadZ are pretty icey.....   Sunday, November 28 View Page BC iZ quite beautiful.....but snow can be.....   Sunday, November 28 View Page A BIG PAIN huh BiZ>.....!!   Sunday, November 28 View Page Stuck in the snow......everyone haZ their memorieZ of when they were stuck....One thing we have learned living in Colorado....weight iZ most important....   Sunday, November 28 View Page One doeZ want a lot of weight in the back of your truck....   Sunday, November 28 View Page Weight for it.....   Sunday, November 28 View Page Weight for it.....NorthShoreBoy thiZ oneZ for you.....   Sunday, November 28 View Page Dont get your wienner stuck in the snow !!   Sunday, November 28 View Page What were you thinkin?.....lol   Sunday, November 28 View Page Were gonna be a little later than we thought Glenn....keep the Beer cold....   Tuesday, November 30 View Page YO BiZ....   Tuesday, November 30 View Page What you got there BiZ?..... LimeZ......wad you mean I been messing with you....telling you wrong..... Would WiZ do that....lol? Get him Bosley.....   Tuesday, November 30 View Page Your right BiZ....I waZ messing with you....lol   Tuesday, November 30 View Page When I was growing up BIZ...I remember this waZ one of my most favoRitist showZ>....The real Mr WiZard....lol   Tuesday, November 30 View Page Check it out.....   Tuesday, November 30 View Page Perhaps this will help.......   Tuesday, November 30 View Page Sulfur or sulphur ( /ˈsʌlfər/ SUL-fər; see spelling below) is the chemical element that has the atomic number 16. It is denoted with the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Sulfur, in its native form, is a bright yellow crystalline solid. In nature, it can be found as the pure element and as sulfide and sulfate minerals. It is an essential element for life and is found in two amino acids: cysteine and methionine. Its commercial uses are primarily in fertilizers, but it is also widely used in black gunpowder, matches, insecticides and fungicides. Elemental sulfur crystals are commonly sought after by mineral collectors for their brightly colored polyhedron shapes. In nonscientific contexts, it can also be referred to as brimstone.....   Tuesday, November 30 View Page   Tuesday, November 30 View Page Lime is a general term used for various forms of a basic chemical produced from calcium carbonate rocks such as limestone (CaCO3) and dolomite (CaCO3*MgCO3) More specifically, “quicklime” is calcium oxide (CaO) or calcium-magnesium oxide (Ca)*MgO). “Hydrated lime” (also called slaked lime) is produced by mixing the oxide forms with water. “Hydraulic lime” is an impure form of lime that will harden under water. “Dead-burned dolomite” is a special form of dolomitic lime used in refractories. Most lime is produced by calcining (burning) limestone or dolomite. For example, if limestone is burned at 1010 to 1345 degrees C, the carbon dioxide is driven off and leaves calcium oxide or quicklime. In its purest form and under laboratory conditions, 100 kilograms of limestone will produce 56 kilograms of quicklime. Lime has been used for thousands of years for construction. Archeological discoveries in Turkey indicate lime was used as a mortar as far back as 7,000 years ago. Ancient Egyptian civilization used lime to make plaster and mortar. In the United States, lime use has changed dramatically. In 1900, more than 80% of the lime used in the U.S. was for construction uses. Today, nearly 90% is used for chemical and industrial uses...... Now iZ that better BiZ....?   Tuesday, November 30 View Page Now I want you to stare at this until we get to North Shore BOyZ house....I hope we are all better now.....lol   Wednesday, December 1 View Page Yes BiZ.....limeZ used to RAISE the Ph in low Ph soilZ...(5.8)..and sulphur to help lower the Ph in our usually high Ph Calcium rich soilZ of Colorado......My soil test told me my patch Ph was 7.8 at JaredZ.....and I'm being told that since our water here is also around 7.8 I will never get my Ph down to the 6.9, unlock the Calcium and give them pumpkinZ what they prefer......but   Wednesday, December 1 View Page ...there iZ a way to cheat BiZ.....   Wednesday, December 1 View Page ....& we're gonna cheat next year.....to make ICEMAN and The BOZaroni.....Dance the CHA CHA.....   Wednesday, December 8 View Page Well....we finally arrived at Ole North Shore BoyZ house....sorry for the delay...seemZ...snow and cell phone towerZ just dont work too well together....neither doeZ driving through it.......but we made it safely....Glenn iZ gonna treat us to a hockey game....tonight.....I hear ole McDebagg iZ now the BroncoZ ex-coach...bout time...   Wednesday, December 8 View Page Before we got treated to hocky ticketZ...we had to do a lil of thiZ......   Wednesday, December 8 View Page What a beautiful site......well worth the trip...   Wednesday, December 8 View Page Look...BiZ...juZt like me and you out in the patch....   Wednesday, December 8 View Page Doesnt Ole BiZ.....look cold here...he didnt like the skiing too much either.....   Wednesday, December 8 View Page But he doeZ like hiZ hockey.......   Wednesday, December 8 View Page and hiZ beer.......   Wednesday, December 8 View Page NorthShore BOyZ gang....heading to their weigh off......Thanks for the hospitality....hope you like what we left you....Glenn.......Take Care.....Guess where heading to Ole ICeMan's house next......   Wednesday, December 8 View Page IceMelt dude......better tell the HITMAN BoZworth.......   Wednesday, December 8 View Page We take NO priZoners.....He better.......   Wednesday, December 8 View Page Learn to danZe....IceMan style.....   Thursday, December 9 View Page Yo Ice....we are coMMing your way dude......stock up the beer....BiZ iZ thirZty.......   Thursday, December 9 View Page On the road again.....The WiZ and BIZ are on the Road Again.....Yo BiZ....better cell connection here..Guess thatZ cuZ we are on the top of the world here.........What do you think the WiZ and BIZ cloneZ are doing we left back in Ole Colorado....huh? DO you think we should go visit ICe Man Next....I think so...we right close by.....then maybe we stop by and see....Santa ClauZ.......lol too Maybe ICeman will dance for us again....a private show before 2012 Niagara event.......before him and Ole HitMan BrookZ dance the cha cha.....   Saturday, December 11 View Page Yo BiZ....check out the map for IceMelt Dude....and   Saturday, December 11 View Page and look out the window......   Saturday, December 11 View Page Highway 93 I cant believe how beautiful this iZ.....   Saturday, December 11 View Page This remindZ me of Colorado.....no wonder Eddy likes to visit our state.....I wonder what the weather iZ like in Colorado now.....??   Saturday, December 11 View Page Colorado TempetureZ.....60 degreeZ, Sunny & NO Snow still. It's December 10 2010. Barry Todd, Colorado State Champ 2010 in his 1308 lb canoe, a new Colorado State record! And it floatZ..... 50 Todd X 901 Hunt, The WiZ's 27% Heavy Hunt......Hmmmm bet that seed will get planted in 2011.......I would bet this is the smallest pumpkin ever to get planted to break a state record......KudoZ Barry for believing in your own seed. Nice Job Champ......Way to represent the RMGVG! Now that'Z how to GrowZ'em BIG.   Saturday, December 11 View Page Email received from "The Champ" Hi Gary, I got the bug to go fishing this morning. How do you like my new boat? She's a little heavy for her size, but she's pretty stable in rough water. I really have got to get a custom boat trailer for next season, but for close by lakes I'll just use my dad's front end loader to launch Edna for now! I soon picked up a couple of water going hitch-hijackers. The guy in the reddish brown shirt got a little mouthy with the captain of the ship & I had to smack him upside the head with an oar. Then I saw his grand-dad standing on the shore (within pistol range). That's when I smacked myself in the head with an oar. We got along better once I realized the guy in the reddish-brown shirt was actually a pretty good fisherman. I knew if we got stranded on a deserted island that we could all survive for a few weeks even if we hadn't caught any fish on this voyage, because we could just eat our ship. It's also pretty comforting that even after you eat your boat, as long as there are some viable seeds from it you can just grow another ship next summer, & sail away!! I'll send more pics after we reach Hawaii. Take care, Gary and Merry Christmas. P.S. Edna did have a good seed count-- over 500!! The Champ   Saturday, December 11 View Page Hey BIZ.....we must be getting close to EddyZ house.....   Saturday, December 11 View Page BiZ....look....It'Z IceMelt Dude and The Hit Man...practicing the CHA CHA.....   Saturday, December 11 View Page One two, cha cha cha......three four....cha cha cha Way to practice guyZ.....   Saturday, December 11 View Page OoopZ....IceMan fall down.......   Wednesday, December 15 View Page Were getting close now BiZ>...a lot of snow up here....   Wednesday, December 15 View Page Iceman said we needed to cross the bridge...go..   Wednesday, December 15 View Page into the city.....to get to   Wednesday, December 15 View Page the other side of the river.....   Wednesday, December 15 View Page then go past the wheat sign....   Wednesday, December 15 View Page Turn left at the Polar Bear but   Wednesday, December 15 View Page But...butt....what?   Wednesday, December 15 View Page becareful.....dont go over fifty....   Wednesday, December 15 View Page What??   Wednesday, December 15 View Page WaZ that turn right at the polar bear   Wednesday, December 15 View Page polar bear but,....or polar bear butt?   Wednesday, December 15 View Page BiZ....you messing with me....:"?   Thursday, December 16 View Page Hey BiZ....we made it.....IceMan's house......Yea....   Thursday, December 16 View Page Whoa....this is nice......   Thursday, December 16 View Page No one iZ home.......   Thursday, December 16 View Page HereZ hiZ IceBed......   Thursday, December 16 View Page And hiZ...Bar.......Hey BiZ....look   Thursday, December 16 View Page Our favorite.......BrewZkee......   Thursday, December 16 View Page a church inside....???   Thursday, December 16 View Page Hah....look.....Ice CandleZ.......   Thursday, December 16 View Page IT must be hiZ house BiZ.....thereZ his new green houses out side.....   Saturday, December 18 View Page and thereZ hiZ IceMan dancing suit.....look'Z like he'Z been practicin BiZ......   Saturday, December 18 View Page Oh no !!.....did you see a white dog BiZ...?   Saturday, December 18 View Page I have a bad feeling Biz.....   Saturday, December 18 View Page Run BiZ....Run.....   Saturday, December 18 View Page   Saturday, December 18 View Page .....huh?   Saturday, December 18 View Page Back to the house BIZ.....They eat   Saturday, December 18 View Page monkeyZ>......run BIZ...   Saturday, December 18 View Page Whew....that waZ a close one....   Sunday, December 19 View Page We found hiZ house keeperZ taking advantage of the "Ice tub jacuZZi"......they said Iceman was out working...and wouldnt be back for day'Z.....Normal we guess for ole Eddy......We told them to say Yo and we would try to stop back later....they gave us a few Brewski's for the road.....we needed to get going if we were to stay on schedule, we have a lot of growerZ to see......Hey BiZ....look at that picture on his desk.......it lookZ like   Sunday, December 19 View Page It' a picture of hiZ buddieZ ......The WiZ and BiZ...... Gee Ice.....what a friend.......Later Dude...Yo BiZ...letZ head further North....go see another champ....   Sunday, December 19 View Page Off we went.....LotZ a snow BiZ.....a very beautiful as well....What BiZ.....you wanna stop and see Santa?.....lol Well....I suppose...it iZ getting close to ChristmaZ ehh?   Sunday, December 19 View Page Hey BiZ....check out the licenZe plate Iceman had on his tractor.....lol   Sunday, December 19 View Page That IceMan what a "character" he....sure..   Sunday, December 19 View Page sure iZ interested in AG geneticZ......Oh well. BiZ>..too bad we missed him....letZ go see Santa....   Tuesday, December 21 View Page On the road again....the WiZ and BiZ are on the road again.....Hey BiZ>..   Tuesday, December 21 View Page Look.....itZ>....Jake....Jake Van Kooten....Remember...?   Tuesday, December 21 View Page That 1536.5 Record pumpkin....we saw him   Tuesday, December 21 View Page On stage in Niagara.....remember?.....   Tuesday, December 21 View Page That pumpkin waZ huge....and thoZe close to call dill ringZ......   Tuesday, December 21 View Page That waZ a nice pumpkin.....   Tuesday, December 21 View Page He looked great in that orange jacket....   Tuesday, December 21 View Page Remember thoZe championZ on stage at Niagara....some day BIZ....me and you will be holding that cup.....I swear BiZ...   Tuesday, December 21 View Page We can do it BiZ....we can   Tuesday, December 21 View Page Just like Jake Van Kooten....   Tuesday, December 21 View Page What a great guy...with a giant pumpkin.....Take Care Jake....see you 'out there', my friend...... BiZ.....we gotta move fast....it's December 21st....the first day of Winter....and we are gonna need some help to get to   Tuesday, December 21 View Page the North Pole in time to see Santa....but....BiZ>...I got friendZ....   Wednesday, December 22 View Page And if we are going to find santa before he getZ real buZY we are going to have to move fast........well.....time to call my friendZ.....Hey BiZ....you know I was in....   Wednesday, December 22 View Page the Navy right...were not gonna make there on time walking ......so hang on here why I use my new Droidsee if can hitch a ride from someone......   Wednesday, December 22 View Page I just love my little Droid......haZnt let me down yet... Hey BiZ...wanna be a bubble head?......   Wednesday, December 22 View Page ThiZ is going to be some ride BiZ.....my early present to you.....lol   Wednesday, December 22 View Page Come on BiZ....dont be scared......remember thoZe gondolaZ....at Suphur Mountain...well thiZ is going the opposite way......   Wednesday, December 22 View Page LetZ go down to the torpedo room BIZ...go see some fish.....   Wednesday, December 22 View Page BIZ>...the missle tubeZ....oooh...   Wednesday, December 22 View Page hey....torpedo tubeZ>....ehh>?   Wednesday, December 22 View Page Hey BiZ look.....I know what your thinkin.....a lil pussy on a submarine iZ a good thing.....INDEED......lol   Wednesday, December 22 View Page After we finished our tour......we had dinner with the captain and hiZ guests....what a wonderful road trip this was.....   Thursday, December 23 View Page After dinner....Me and BiZ found the hatch that went to the Screen Door on the submarine I always knew they had.....   Thursday, December 23 View Page Hey BiZ.....here iZ a picture of My submarine BiZ>...thatZ right....My submarine....USS DACE, SSN 607 for which I was the Data Systems dude at the time...along time ago when WiZ wore a different hat..... I was very proud of this boat so this is a real pic....and   Thursday, December 23 View Page I have this silver plaque in my RMGVG Office hangin on the wall.......pics to come when we get back home.....but this was my boats patch they had a logo too..... but being on the fire control team we did to.....it waZ "Live by chance, Love by choice, Kill by profession"....we took our jobs seriously ....but we had to do what we had to do...... Riding on this sub BiZ....makes me thing back to thoZe good Ole dayZ......   Thursday, December 23 View Page and what it meant to get mail....in THOZE days before email....websites like BP...and the mini PC....the disk drive I waZ trained to work on back then was a big as a refrigerator and waZ hydraulically driven pistons for the headZ to seek the track, one platter, a whole 16K of information..... The max memory chip for thoZe computer geekZ like Ken was made of yes....Bubble Memory....then to TorroZiodal Core arrayZ....made up of ferrouZ magnets....one core per bit position....of who hoo....a 8 bit processor operating system....total memory.....16K. WOW.....and we were gonna get a max upgrade to a new system with new type memory.....200K Ken....believe it or not......lol that was the way back then......   Thursday, December 23 View Page USS Dace (SSN-607), a Permit-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the dace, any of several small North American fresh-water fishes of the carp family. The contract to build her was awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi on 3 March 1959 and her keel was laid down on 6 June 1960. She was launched on 18 August 1962, sponsored by Betty Ford, wife of future President of the United States Gerald R. Ford, Jr., and commissioned on 4 April 1964, with Commander John A. Walsh in command. History from 1964 to 1988 needed. Dace was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 December 1988. Ex-Dace entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington and on 1 January 1997 ceased to exist. I got off the boat in......1983 BiZ.....still miss it even today...so this lil trip back was special for me as well....   Thursday, December 23 View Page The HelmZman and PlaneZmen...have reported to the captain...we have reached our destination......We are at the north Pole........   Thursday, December 23 View Page Surface Surface Surface....the yellow alarm soundZ three timeZ and always iZ the same....... The diving alarm is sounded twice to signal a dive and three times for emergency surfacing, and is accompanied by either the announcement "dive, dive" or "surface, surface, surface." The alarm is usually described as "ah-OOG-ah." On early submarines, it was an actual motor-driven vibratory horn (called a klaxon after the popular Klaxon Horn used on automobiles); later classes used electronic signal generators in the General Announcing System (1MC) that did not sound much like a klaxon but were variously described as "blats," "honks," or "cow farts." Motor-driven horns supplied by Benjamin Electric (Type H-9 horn) The diving alarm handle is a green square. Activation of the contact maker causes the alarm to sound until released. The diving alarm handle is a green square. Activation of the contact maker causes the alarm to sound until released. Pull the green square BiZ....OK?   Thursday, December 23 View Page Hang On BiZ....we gonna feel a few bumpZ......   Thursday, December 23 View Page Quite a few BUMPz....BiZz....   Thursday, December 23 View Page We made it......   Thursday, December 23 View Page The North Pole.........   Friday, December 24 View Page Well BIZ....we have to find Santa....He'll be taking off soon so we better get going.....   Friday, December 24 View Page The Captain said he had to go as well, gotta protect the North Hemisphere....from the bad guyZ......We thanked the captain for the ride....it waZ a really good time for me.....we gave him a few of our best seedZ....1019 Grande...and my 1046 Grande the 27% heavy Hunt crossed with the 1385 Jutras....See ya Captn.....see ya 'out there'.....   Friday, December 24 View Page Didnt take me long to pick up a track to where Santa lives....wont be long now.....   Friday, December 24 View Page We headed off in that direction....towardZ Santa Claus....BiZ was really excited....I could tell   Friday, December 24 View Page Really excited to see Santa Claus....   Friday, December 24 View Page We turned around and could see our sub friendZ getting ready to depart......   Friday, December 24 View Page Following the droppings it didnt take to long to find our way....however....   Friday, December 24 View Page Since it waZ the north pole...night time waZ arriving fast...   Friday, December 24 View Page I couldnt believe how fast the sun had set......   Friday, December 24 View Page Darkness waZ upon us as fast as one could say.... St Nick......   Friday, December 24 View Page AS we got closer.....something MAGICAL started to occur......   Friday, December 24 View Page Santa's house.....   Friday, December 24 View Page started to come Alive......   Friday, December 24 View Page BiZ.....look.....   Friday, December 24 View Page The treeZ looked like they were on fire......   Friday, December 24 View Page the bushes glowed......   Friday, December 24 View Page Rain waZ falling from the Oak treeZ....   Friday, December 24 View Page Santa'Z reindeer started to change colorZ.......   Friday, December 24 View Page ColorZ all around us......BiZ.....BiZ>...   Friday, December 24 View Page What time iZ it?.......   Friday, December 24 View Page It waZ 11:59........   Friday, December 24 View Page and juZt as BiZ spoke....we heard the chimeZ go off....a sound of pitter pattering feet.....and I blur blew past us........we heard a HO HO HO......Merry Christmas ....WiZ and BiZ>....Ho Ho HO...... I got work to do......enjoy.....yourselfZ ....I'll be back before sun up.......Ho HO Ho.....Merry Christmas......   Friday, December 24 View Page We stood back and couldnt believe our eyeZ>......   Friday, December 24 View Page Santa'Z house ......waZ....   Friday, December 24 View Page dancing....with colorZ.....   Friday, December 24 View Page changing to every color......   Friday, December 24 View Page could imagine....   Friday, December 24 View Page   Friday, December 24 View Page   Friday, December 24 View Page   Friday, December 24 View Page   Friday, December 24 View Page   Friday, December 24 View Page   Saturday, December 25 View Page And as we walked around.....we saw amaZing thingZ.....   Saturday, December 25 View Page ThingZ aZ magic as Santa himself......   Saturday, December 25 View Page As we starred around in total amaZement....our mouthZ wide open.....I couldnt help but feel for the company of my beautiful wife at home.....   Saturday, December 25 View Page WhatZ that......whoZ that......and   Saturday, December 25 View Page just as magical as Santa and the aura around us....Celeste appeared to me....out of nowhereZ......   Saturday, December 25 View Page I wnated so much to share with her the beauty and amaZement I was seeing.....you see....we as growerZ spend so much time attending our plantZ in the patch......we take for granted our relationships that mean so much in our lives.........   Saturday, December 25 View Page I wanted so much to share with her the beauty and amaZement I was witnessing....... you see....we as growerZ spend so much time attending our plantZ out in the patch......we take for granted our relationships that mean so much in our lives.........and take our wiveZ for granted.......   Saturday, December 25 View Page the with SPECIAL meaning of Christams and for this magical place....Santa brought her to me to share the moment.....   Saturday, December 25 View Page A magical place indeed......   Saturday, December 25 View Page How lucky I am to have such a wonderful wife...that letZ me wear me WiZ hat in life.....however...   Saturday, December 25 View Page while we were at Santas shop...she did want me   Saturday, December 25 View Page to try on a few more.....   Saturday, December 25 View Page different hatZ.....and I think I found one.....I really like......   Saturday, December 25 View Page In a forecast for the future....I look forward to spending the rest of my life with her at my side......and growing pumpkinZ as well.......   Saturday, December 25 View Page So straight from our hearts.....we both would like to wish everyone in BIG Pumpkin land..... A Very Merry Christmas .......   Saturday, December 25 View Page and a Happy New Year.......   Saturday, December 25 View Page ........