Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 42 Entries. Saturday, January 11 View Page Looks like a January thaw! My garden is very muddy at the moment. Those dirt mounds are from my garden being used as an RC monster truck race track.   Friday, February 21 View Page Screen shot of the Home screen from the BP App on my iPad on iOS6. We submitted an updated version to Apple today.   Friday, February 21 View Page Another screen shot from my iPad.   Thursday, February 27 View Page My new Dobyns rod came today!   Sunday, March 9 View Page Some years I can get out into the patch early and start my prep. This is NOT looking like one of those years.   Sunday, April 13 View Page Marshmellow about to be picked!   Sunday, April 13 View Page Great turn out for the weighoff!   Sunday, April 13 View Page Here it is! The 179.4 Debacco 2014.   Monday, April 14 View Page Hey! That is not the tiller!   Saturday, April 19 View Page Ah, that's better. The garden is tilled.   Thursday, April 24 View Page Two 1676.5 Daletas seedlings ready to go! Thanks for the seeds Steve.   Sunday, May 4 View Page 1676.5 Daletas seedlings put out in the greenhouse on 4/3.   Wednesday, May 7 View Page We had a light frost last night. Plants are warm in their house.   Wednesday, May 7 View Page My wife says I smile while I mow now. Must be because my new mower is orange.   Wednesday, May 7 View Page Starting to see some growth.   Sunday, May 11 View Page Happy Mother's Day! Plant is looking good.   Wednesday, May 14 View Page Matt took me fishing in the CT river. These were the first two smallmouth bass I caught on my new rod/reel.   Wednesday, May 14 View Page We also got this 31 inch striper!   Sunday, May 18 View Page Gets pretty warm in the greenhouse on the sunny days.   Sunday, May 18 View Page Vented the greenhouse and the plants look fine.   Saturday, May 24 View Page 1676.5 Daletas. Main vine is down and moving!   Friday, May 30 View Page Here is my 1676.5 Daletas on May 30th. It will outgrow its greenhouse very soon.   Friday, May 30 View Page Went fishing with Matt last week and shot some cool underwater video with my GoPro. http://youtu.be/YCImB20Iemo   Tuesday, June 10 View Page Looks like it is time to get the greenhouse off.   Friday, June 20 View Page Greenhouses are gone and the 1676.5 is off and running!   Friday, June 20 View Page This one will be the first on the main to open.   Friday, June 20 View Page This season has been very windy so far. As you can see, my windbreaks are up.   Friday, June 20 View Page My corn windbreak is growing good.   Sunday, June 22 View Page Pollinated first on the main vine around 13 feet out.   Friday, June 27 View Page The pumpkin plant is not the only thing flowering. I don't think this cactus would make a good cross though!   Saturday, June 28 View Page Thanks for the Snowball flowers Matt! The boys are getting ready to go into the game.   Saturday, June 28 View Page I hope this one sets. 1676.5 Daletas x 220.3 DeBacco.   Tuesday, July 8 View Page Day10 for the 1676.5 Daletas x 220.3 DeBacco. I culled the one I selfed.   Tuesday, July 8 View Page My plant is now big enough to push out a good sized pumpkin!   Tuesday, July 8 View Page The corn is growing well too.   Tuesday, July 15 View Page 17 days old today. The rain stopped just long enough to get this photo.   Wednesday, July 23 View Page 1676.5 Daletas x 220.3 DeBacco at 25 days old.   Thursday, August 14 View Page It looks like that last rainstorm was too much for the blossom end of our pumpkin. We had cut the ends off lots of side vines to allow the extra water to drain but it did not prevent the split. The season is over for my son and I.   Friday, August 15 View Page Getting ready to cut it open.   Saturday, August 16 View Page Looks like the walls were pretty thick.   Sunday, September 21 View Page Went saltwater fishing with Matt and guide Chris Lefebvre last weekend off Rhode Island. Started the day with this nice big blue on my first cast!   Sunday, September 21 View Page I caught my first ever albie tuna too!