Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 73 Entries. Tuesday, January 24 View Page I start my diary with this freezing sunset from today... brrrr....   Tuesday, January 24 View Page ... little moment of beauty and then it's gone.   Saturday, February 4 View Page -35c....brrrrr....   Saturday, February 4 View Page ... and i cant do absolutely nothing in my garden....so...   Saturday, February 4 View Page ... I decide to build little greenhouse in our garage, i put some LED lights in there :)   Saturday, February 4 View Page It is not very pretty sight, but this is not a beauty contest...lolll   Saturday, February 4 View Page ...mmmm... warm and steamy... my chilis seems to like that... a lot :) Again, i have lot of different kind of chili plants, thanks Juha !   Saturday, March 17 View Page Oh well, this is what i have to do all the time...   Saturday, March 17 View Page I just cant take this winter anymore, too much snow, cold, frost... I NEED A HOLIDAY !!!! And what happen in next day?...   Saturday, March 17 View Page I went to Dominic Republic.... ooooh, amazing blue sea, hot sun, white sand....   Saturday, March 17 View Page Tropical flowers... I have these at my home too, but in here they can grow in nature...   Saturday, March 17 View Page I see lot of cute animals too, like this monkey.   Saturday, March 17 View Page ... and dolphins, they had a great show in Ocean World.   Saturday, March 17 View Page My youngest child with the dolphin, so cute <3   Saturday, March 17 View Page ... and all my 3 kids when the dolphin jump over them, they never going to forget that moment for sure :)   Saturday, March 17 View Page This "ride" was quite scary...lol   Saturday, March 17 View Page Nice gardens in hotel area.   Saturday, March 17 View Page Beautyful pool/beach restaurants... good food and drinks :)   Saturday, March 17 View Page Awesome views where ever you look at...   Saturday, March 17 View Page Jep, now i can go back home... i feel so happy and relax now :) This photo was only one about me during that holiday trip, because i always want to be behind the camera... so lucky you, i dont have any bikini pics... LOLLL   Friday, March 23 View Page Maybe it is time to show my seedlings from this year... my carrots and parsnip looking good...   Friday, March 23 View Page My giant onions...lol... they are not big, because i start them way too late. Well, i havent got anything else to show, because i lost almost all my seedlings during my holidays for over watering... oh well, but these kind of things can happen sometimes... i just have to start new seedlings :) My chiliplants looks great, i am so happy that i didnt lost them :)   Friday, March 23 View Page We still have over 50cm snow in here, even it have been quite warm lately (+5c on daytime)   Saturday, April 14 View Page It have been very cold spring in here, we still have lot of snow and night temperatures have been between -20c...-10c, but now the weather have start to warm up... Maybe spring will come after all... Here is my biggest onion.   Saturday, April 14 View Page I have lot of other plants growing too... tomatoes, tall corns, carrots etc... In the middle you can see 107 Daho watermelon plant...   Saturday, April 14 View Page ... It was planted in the very same day what was Mehdi's sadest day in his life... My condolences, thoughts and prayers to Mehdi and his family.   Sunday, April 15 View Page Today i will start to heat up my little greenhouse, we had heavy rain yesterday and last night... it feels so good to see how the snow have start to melt away very rapidly:) Welcome springtime!!!   Sunday, April 15 View Page Oh, no, it is really springtime...   Sunday, April 15 View Page ... but this is only fun, she has own that 4-wheeler since she was 3 years old and it really start to show on it, it is hardly in one piece anymore...lol   Tuesday, April 24 View Page Ice is melting... The lake going to be free soon :)   Tuesday, May 8 View Page Yesterday i transplant almost all my tomato plants, here is 7.33 Hunt, i have two of them :) I have also my own 3.96 and 3.24 Osmala plants. I bury all my tomato plants very deep in the soil to get more roots.   Tuesday, May 8 View Page I am in troubles with my tall corns (Olotillo and Montana), they are quite big already, how in earth i can transplant them outdoors? They have to wait that at least 2 weeks from now on...   Tuesday, May 8 View Page Lucky me... most of my plants are still very small :)   Tuesday, May 8 View Page I am very happy, because all the seeds has germinate very well.... here is my first attempt to grow field pumpkin...   Tuesday, May 8 View Page Cucumbers are also very tiny :) I have also 85.5 cm Thomas cucs.   Tuesday, May 8 View Page In witch way this one (402* Preis) going to grow?...lol I have also 1196* Ghaye and 939* Cuypers plants. I going to grow all my squash plants outdoors, no pumpkins in this season.   Tuesday, May 8 View Page Sweet pepper, from Wursten 2011 seed, little bit leaf burn, but it going to be ok, i am sure about that.   Tuesday, May 8 View Page First attempt to grow cantaloupes... i have 5 plants of these.   Tuesday, May 8 View Page My chili plants looks quite good... between them are my little marrows ( 99.2, 86.4 Osmala and 66 Baggs )   Tuesday, May 8 View Page Overview in to my little greenhouse, there is all kind of stuff growing and in my big greenhouse... well, there is even more...lol That means only one thing... lot of work and no holidays in summertime... oh well, lol...   Monday, June 4 View Page Things has change in one month, tomatoes looks great and they start to bloom in these days.   Monday, June 4 View Page :)   Monday, June 4 View Page Little something in my big greenhouse... beetroots, swedes,carrots,radish,cucumbers,parsnip,long gourd and shadows of tall corns :)   Monday, June 4 View Page Onions start to get some shape...   Monday, June 4 View Page My outdoor plants looks so ugly at this moment, because of many frostnights, so i prefer to look at these apple tree flowers instead....lol   Monday, July 30 View Page Finally I have something nice to show.... New Fin Rec tomatoe!!! Weigh was 1.984kg (4.37lb) and it was from my 3.24 Osmala seed, I feel soooooo happy !!!!!   Monday, July 30 View Page ... and the kiss...lollllllll   Thursday, August 9 View Page "Oh no, what she try to show this time??? Well, nothing without me, that's for sure...grrrr"   Thursday, August 9 View Page 71cm (28.0in) cucumber from 85.5cm Thomas seed and 1.718kg (3.79lb) tomato from my 3.50 Osmala seed :) "Yeah nice.... now move that damn tomatoe away from my face! grrrr... I want a pig...oh, sorry... a pic about me!!!"   Thursday, August 9 View Page "That's better... me, myself and I"   Tuesday, August 14 View Page Here is my first over 100lbs (46.5kg) marrow, but it split on day 30... oh well... it was from my 86.4 Osmala seed. Maybe it is not the prettyest one... in fact it is so ugly that even my dog dont want to pose with it...lolll   Sunday, August 19 View Page Here is my biggest cucumber... 71.5cm long and the weigh was 5.728kg, it make two new Fin Recs !!!!! It was from 16.98lb Daho seed.   Tuesday, August 21 View Page We had first frost night! My sunflowers survive but I cant say same thing about my marrow plants :( This has been the coldest summer ever!!! Last year my sunflowers start to bloom over a month earlier than in this year.   Tuesday, September 11 View Page In this morning I notice something awful... my biggest carrot has start to rotten !!! Argh...!!!!!   Tuesday, September 11 View Page Then I decide to clean it.. (smell was quite interesting) I take leaves and all rotten stuff away.. and the weigh was 2.490 kg. Now I want to scream for sure !!!   Monday, September 17 View Page Everything seems to be late in this year...   Tuesday, September 18 View Page Here is "Miss Piggy" watermelon... 40 kg I guess... it didn't have any change to grow big one, because this summer has been way too cold... it is from 185 Barber seed.   Tuesday, September 18 View Page Here is my only proper looking marrow, it is from my own 96.2 Osmala seed.   Tuesday, September 18 View Page I have lost all my biggest swedes... I have only these little ones left...   Tuesday, September 18 View Page ... same thing with beetroots...oh well..   Tuesday, September 18 View Page Well, here is something hilarious to show... my underground long gourd... 4 feet deep :D   Tuesday, September 18 View Page I bring all my chili plants indoors... this is "Inka Berry"... I really start to have same feelings as my dog has....   Tuesday, September 18 View Page ... I feel SUPER tired !!! This has been the most difficult year with giant vegs.   Tuesday, September 25 View Page Last tomato of the year... unfortunatelly I found soft spot and it cant get official weigh. ( sorry about dark photo )   Tuesday, September 25 View Page My cat seems to care less about my difficulties... Lolll   Saturday, September 29 View Page In Finnish weigh off... hmmmmm.... It is quite big....   Saturday, September 29 View Page OMG.... Congratulations to JARI HÄMÄLÄINEN.... I cant believe it.... WOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!   Saturday, September 29 View Page Okay.... I will lift my hat for you.... :D   Saturday, September 29 View Page Ohhh, Yesssss!!!!!!!!   Monday, October 1 View Page Here are few my competition vegs... I feel quite proud about my long gourd... 285cm (114in), it is new Fin Rec :) I win 15 classes and make 10 new Fin recs in Finnish weigh off.... so, this was quite good year after all...lolll   Thursday, October 4 View Page Oh no, my dog didn't want to pose with this marrow either... He said "Mom, it is pretty but not over 100lb" OMG....lollllll   Wednesday, December 12 View Page My giant onions are 4 weeks old <3   Wednesday, December 19 View Page Merry Christmas and All The Best for 2013!!! :)