Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 13 Entries. Sunday, April 15 View Page Amendments added and tilled in. My new hot houses are setup and the plants are in the ground. I'm going with the 1789 Est. Wallace and the 1304 Sperry.   Sunday, April 15 View Page 1789 Est. Wallace is in the ground.   Sunday, April 15 View Page The 1304 Sperry is in the ground.   Sunday, April 15 View Page Showing how the lids close on my new hot houses which were a Christmas present from my father who is retired and spent part of the winter working on them for me.   Sunday, April 15 View Page Closed the lids for the night.   Sunday, April 29 View Page 1789 est. "The Freak": It's been in the ground for 2 weeks.   Sunday, April 29 View Page 1304 Sperry: It's been in the ground for 2 weeks. I have concerns that the hot house might of gotten too hot. Some of the leaves have yellow spots.   Sunday, April 29 View Page 1304 Sperry: Here is a closeup of that leave with yellow spots.   Sunday, April 29 View Page 1304 Sperry: Another view of the plant from a different angle.   Friday, May 18 View Page Updated picture of the 1789 Wallace. It's doing well. It was a bit tricky to get the main to settle down on the ground even though I planted it at a 45 degree angle. I also have some weeding to do.   Friday, May 18 View Page An updated picture of the 1304 Sperry. Not doing as well as the Wallace plant. However, it's still doing reasonable. Again, I have some weeding to do.   Monday, August 13 View Page Here's the pumpkin on a side vine on my 1789 Wallace. It grew a deep ridge and split right in that ridge. Bad luck, I guess.   Monday, August 13 View Page Here's another picture of the pumpkin with a closeup on the split.