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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 21 Entries.
Sunday, February 19 View Page
2012... Starting out big this year with elephant poo !!!!
 
Sunday, February 19 View Page
Lot's of elephant poo
 
Sunday, February 19 View Page
Elephant compost tilled in to patch.
 
Sunday, February 19 View Page
New patch protector ....Grindel
 
Thursday, February 23 View Page
2012 line up is 922 Young,750 Langevin, 1,035.6 Van-hook
 
Thursday, February 23 View Page
922 Young ...transplanting in to patch today
 
Friday, April 6 View Page
plants are about 10ft. long
 
Friday, April 6 View Page
installed irrigation today
 
Monday, April 9 View Page
Hydro. garden looking good
 
Friday, April 13 View Page
pollinated the 922 today,,with self
 
Friday, April 13 View Page
pollinated the 1,035.6 today,,,,with 922
 
Tuesday, April 17 View Page
922 young
 
Tuesday, April 17 View Page
patch view
 
Tuesday, April 17 View Page
1st. pollination on the 922
 
Tuesday, April 17 View Page
Grendel
 
Saturday, April 28 View Page
922 Young,, 14 days old 39" cir.
 
Friday, May 4 View Page
922 Young 20 days old today 159"OTT about 28" less than the 1131 Daletas was last year when it was 20 days old.
 
Friday, May 4 View Page
This is some of the best looking plants I have had, big leafs and alot of them. For some reason the pumpkins are smaller than the ones I had at this time last year.
 
Friday, May 4 View Page
922 stump
 
Friday, May 11 View Page
922-Young OTT = 232...estimated 260lbs.
 
Friday, June 1 View Page
Picked pumpkins on Wed. 5/30/12 they had stoped growing. The Young was developing a split on the blossom end. Young = 273 OTT..est.412Lbs. Van-Hook = 245 OTT...EST.305LBS..Now they get to chill in the AC. till October.
 

 

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