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Saturday, January 1 View Page
Happy New Years everyone!
 
Wednesday, January 12 View Page
We got the most snow since 1964, 8in so we went sledding fast and got a little bruised it was bumpy but fun:)
 
Thursday, January 13 View Page
Here's a pic from last years fair. In the background are some cushaw squash they were really big ones and I was wondering if anyone knows where I could get some seeds?
 
Monday, February 7 View Page
Here are some of our fertilizers amendments and our little pumpkin helper.
 
Wednesday, February 9 View Page
Grow'em big everyone in 2011!!!
 
Monday, February 28 View Page
Here's the snow we got on Christmas morning, a white Christmas in Alabama is very rare.
 
Monday, February 28 View Page
Here's another pic of the snow we are trying to keep it off of our brothers butterfly house and our pumpkin patch:)
 
Monday, February 28 View Page
This is one of our dogs Bruce he's 13 months old and he like to help with pumpkins witch is a problem:(
 
Friday, March 25 View Page
Giant tomatoes and ghost peppers in the heating chamber.
 
Friday, March 25 View Page
This is my License plates collection.
 
Saturday, April 23 View Page
This is our new screen house for pumpkins to keep the bugs out it is under construction.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
We are running later this year then we did last year, but it should be alright. This is the 600 Molter from Germany. Thanks Jan Molter for the seed!
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
this is the 1258 Wallace.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
1544 Revier.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
This is the 513 Vincent, we had to replant this one because some little bugs ate it:( but John Vincent had sent us more then one seed thanks John:)
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
905 Vincent McGill squash.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
1010 krueger.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
449 Wahl.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
Also have growing giant corn, Swedes, beets, carrots, sunflowers, melons, watermelons, amaranth, and long gourds 92 J/B 115 J/B 111 Lovelace 114 Sperry and 135 Jacobus.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
We also have giant tomatoes for GTG contest this is the 5.58 Timm.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
7.33 Hunt.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
2.55 Wahl.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
3.11 Beachy.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
404 J/B.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
4.39 Timm.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
5.00 Timm.
 
Monday, May 23 View Page
3.51 jacobs.
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
600 Molter.
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
1258 Wallace.
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
1544 Revier.
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
513 Vincent.
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
337 Finders.
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
905 Vincent McGill squash.
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
1010 krueger.
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
449 Wahl.
 
Friday, July 1 View Page
Tall corn.
 
Friday, July 1 View Page
More corn pics 14ft tall.
 
Friday, July 1 View Page
tall sunflower.
 
Friday, July 1 View Page
some pics of giant head sunflowers and tall sunflowers.
 
Friday, July 1 View Page
Sunflower with some bees on it:)
 
Sunday, July 10 View Page
The 600 molter.
 
Sunday, July 10 View Page
600 Molter.
 
Friday, July 22 View Page
Here are some pic of some of our tall corn.
 
Friday, July 22 View Page
In the last pic the ladder is 8' ladder.
 
Friday, July 22 View Page
5.00 Timm this is one of the only giant tomatoes we have so far.
 
Friday, July 22 View Page
114 Sperry long gourd.
 
Sunday, July 24 View Page
We have been having trouble getting our pumpkins to pollinate this year, we only have the 600 Molter and 1258 Wallace pollinated.
 
Sunday, July 24 View Page
600 Molter X 1544 Revier.
 
Sunday, July 24 View Page
1258 Wallace.
 
Sunday, August 7 View Page
First giant tomato weighed for the GTG contest grown on the 5.00 Timm at 1.80 lb.
 
Monday, August 8 View Page
Giant sunflower head.
 
Monday, August 8 View Page
more pics.
 
Monday, August 8 View Page
more.
 
Monday, August 8 View Page
The last one:)
 
Monday, August 8 View Page
A pic of the tall corn with the sunset.
 
Monday, August 8 View Page
Tall corn at 15ft.
 
Monday, August 8 View Page
Tall sunflowers 13ft 6in.
 
Thursday, August 25 View Page
Does anyone know what this is?
 
Thursday, August 25 View Page
More pics.
 
Thursday, August 25 View Page
Any help would be great.
 
Tuesday, August 30 View Page
600 Molter X 1544 Revier it weighed 320lb and est 279lb thats 15% heavy.
 
Wednesday, September 14 View Page
513 Vincent X 1010 krueger growing very slowly it's all most day 30 and cir is 59in very late pollination but a good orange cross for next year.
 
Wednesday, September 14 View Page
513 Vincent X open another one on the Vincent it's so late in the season that I will try to get as many as possible to pollinate for fall.
 
Wednesday, September 14 View Page
Does anyone know what this is on the watermelon plants?
 
Saturday, October 1 View Page
513 Vincent X 1010 krueger.
 
Saturday, October 1 View Page
513 Vincent X open.
 
Saturday, October 1 View Page
Here is a pic of both of them very orange hope keep them going so I can get some seeds for next year should be a great cross for big and orange.
 
Wednesday, October 5 View Page
weighed the 1258 Wallace at 320lb.
 
Wednesday, October 5 View Page
It went 27% heavy.
 
Wednesday, October 5 View Page
anther pic.
 

 

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