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Monday, January 6 View Page
Afghan girl. 50's daytime, 30's night, don't miss the MN winter at all.
 
Friday, February 7 View Page
Every time I decide what I will grow I change my mind, so this year I will be waiting tell its planting time! I will be getting a late start!
 
Wednesday, February 19 View Page
Afghan workers getting ready to work.
 
Wednesday, February 19 View Page
Santa did come this year!
 
Wednesday, February 19 View Page
Afghans like to play cards!
 
Wednesday, February 19 View Page
Guard duty can be boring!
 
Sunday, February 23 View Page
Forts on mountain tops from when Alexander the great was here. I don't know if they were growing giant pumpkins back then.
 
Sunday, February 23 View Page
The FOB I was at when I got altitude sickness, was not used to the sltitude, Minnesota is about 1,000. No they didn't grow giant pumpkins there either,
 
Tuesday, February 25 View Page
Bugs and Mickey visiting Colo & Wash! months to go here in Afghanistan, the 60's weather is nice.
 
Sunday, March 2 View Page
A few more months to go here, then the MN cold winter should be done!We had a fob drill, I was bleeding form the nose, ears, unconscious, medics found me out on the fob, they drove me to the medics hospital, where I was to be sent to Baghram air base. Was a lot of fun. Guy in the picture is asking god, why! how could this happen! can't wait to till my garden.
 
Thursday, March 13 View Page
Regina and Heather at the USO baked me a cake for my birthday, nice of them.
 
Saturday, March 22 View Page
A man over looking a garden area, closest I come to gardening here. And I will say it again, glad I missed the long cold Minnesota winter!
 
Wednesday, March 26 View Page
Khyber pass mountains, looks cool.
 
Wednesday, March 26 View Page
Lots of these here, can't wait to get back to just garter snakes in my garden!
 
Thursday, March 27 View Page
Drone taking off, they have between 10-20 of these in the air at all times. (looking for the perfect garden spot)
 
Wednesday, April 16 View Page
USO party, the cigar club had a party, I won a humidor filled with cigars. Some nice ones in it. Pulling a lot of weeds, and I keep a eye out for snakes, spiders.
 
Saturday, June 28 View Page
Well, got off to a late start, 3rd week of May. I have plant A and plant B, enough. One good note, I squash vine borer was going to lay its eggs on my plant, I killed it! This is a pict. of a world famous model, in the 90's, had to take a pict with her. Both plant A and B are going good.
 
Saturday, July 5 View Page
I snapped a side vine today not a good day!
 
Sunday, July 6 View Page
Kids and me at Minihaha falls, water is really flowing after all the rain. My leafs have never looked so bad, I used to much malathion,,,I went into attack mode when I seen svb's! put to much in the sprayer!! dumb mistake!
 
Monday, July 14 View Page
Never had this happen, I put a stick at the end of the main vine so I don't accidently kick the main vine. As it was passing up the stick, tendrils (the octopus vines) wrapped around the stick then the main vine snapped. The tendrils did not let go pulling the main vine sharply back. It is for pollinating, so I should still get flowers off the side vines. I got a late start this year, I will be able to make my cross if everything goes well.
 
Wednesday, August 6 View Page
Done pollinating my 100Brouillard, now is 100Brouillard x 1107Zunino, I will name thee!! "Orange Punch" I just had one pollination abort, I have 3 others pollinated, I hope they take!
 
Monday, August 11 View Page
"King of the Cave" I name thee! the heavy one! finnaly pollinated and looks like it took.
 
Wednesday, August 13 View Page
Neighbor lady had a good idea. She looked at the size of my leafs on my plant and said, you know those bird baths, the kind with a inprint of a leaf, these would be perfect. A late late start this year, finished pollinating a week or so ago,,,all I need is a few 200 pound nights and I'm in the competition! yeah!!
 
Friday, August 15 View Page
Yikes! I culled all the pumpkins that needed to be culled, there are only two left, one for each plant. Praying nothing goes wrong!
 
Sunday, August 17 View Page
2009 Wallace x 1789 Wallace (Heavy) 12dap 99OTT 21 feet out.
 
Sunday, August 17 View Page
125 Brouillard x 1107 Zunino (Orange) 11dap 26 1/2 feet out 93 OTT. Have never had pumpkins this far out.
 
Sunday, August 17 View Page
Woop's! it is suppose to be 100Brouillard x 1107Zunino, not 125Brouillard.
 
Wednesday, August 20 View Page
Learned a lesson! even tho its early in the morning you still must be careful! I took the sheet off my pumpkin and "fling" off went the blossom end, it got caught up in the sheet!
 
Sunday, August 24 View Page
2009Wallace, "King of The Cave" day 19 169 OTT.
 
Sunday, August 24 View Page
100Brouillard "Punch" day 18 141 OTT.
 
Sunday, August 31 View Page
2009 x 1789 day 26 ott205
 
Sunday, August 31 View Page
100 x 1007 day 25 ^"King of The Cave" above^ "Punch" is the 100Brouillard, Orange ott 168
 
Sunday, August 31 View Page
King of the cave (2009) gained 11 lbs a day average for the week. Punch (100) gained 6 lbs a day average for the week.
 
Sunday, September 7 View Page
Cold is slowing the gains!
 
Sunday, September 7 View Page
Still growing
 
Sunday, September 7 View Page
Fed and watered today
 
Sunday, September 7 View Page
Sure hope this is the right photo.
 
Sunday, September 7 View Page
Hoping!
 
Sunday, September 7 View Page
Trying to figure how to upload photo sent from a tablet. The Orange one above "Punch" (100Brouillard x 1107Zunino) has really slowed from the cool nights. 184 ott. The white one "King of the Cave" (2009Wallace x 1789Wallace) has slowed but still growing also. 242 ott.
 
Sunday, September 7 View Page
King of the Cave day 33 (White Heavy) Punch day 32 (Orange)
 
Wednesday, September 10 View Page
222ott, I think, I did a quick remeasure and I wrote the wrong ott. The cold weather is bringing everything to a stand still, 48 with a cold drizzling rain.
 
Wednesday, September 10 View Page
This past May you joined in a show of support for America’s troops by signing your name to the “Every Moment Counts” flag. Together, we have broken the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title for most signatures on a flag. 115,405 were gathered digitally and in-person around the globe, shattering the current record set in 2012 by more than 82,000 signatures! This record couldn't have been achieved without your support. The flag is being stitched for its big reveal this week.
 
Wednesday, September 10 View Page
The above was emailed to me. The fob (forward operating base) I was at fob fenty/jbad was where it started, I am 18th on the list I think, but its pretty cool, I'm in the guiness world records!!!
 
Sunday, September 14 View Page
King of the cave, my suppose to be heavy that was started a month late has all but stopped, from me working a lot and unable to water to the cold nights.
 
Sunday, September 14 View Page
Orange, sure has the basketball look!
 
Sunday, September 14 View Page
The little scratches are turning into big scars.
 
Sunday, September 14 View Page
I don't know why the picts are on there side.
 
Saturday, October 4 View Page
Test
 
Saturday, October 4 View Page
Picked my 100Brouillard, now 175Brouillard2014 (100Brouillard x 1107Zunino) alot of orange in it, 1003Christensen, 975Kline, 1003Young & 1007Zunino. My other pumpkin is close to 400lbs, I need a few more days of warm weather. I got started a month late due to military service.
 
Sunday, October 5 View Page
Picked my pumpkin, 377Brouillard (2009Wallace x 1789Wallace) got cold stopped growing. Started a month late. Comp broke, can't post Picts with a phone or tablet.
 
Monday, October 6 View Page
Checking out all the orange pumkpkins so I can pollinate into the orange I grew this year for next year. Alsa o looking at heavy pumpkins, some nice looking 2328 crosses. Might try to get a 247Graham FP.
 
Monday, October 6 View Page
The orange seeds are small, whitish. The heavy ones are good size, plump and I got 730 of them, I have never gotten that many seeds out of one pumpkin.
 
Saturday, October 11 View Page
Stillwater was great! I thought of one question? Is there a Howard Dill award for field pumpkins at weigh-offs? I seen some really big field pumpkins, and some that were not as big but looked great.
 
Saturday, October 11 View Page
And led me to think, after all the Howard Dill awards at the weigh offs, do we choose which one of all is the best? A overall winner, chosen by the growers?
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
100 brouillard x 1107 zunino, orange orange orange
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Now the175Brouillard2014
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Orange (punch)
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
2009 x 1789
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
377Brouillard2014
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Worlds best genetics, started 1 month late. I m just glad I had any kind of season.
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Great time at Stollwater
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Fp carver (psst, I think it's Charlie Brown)
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Nice looking orange
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Few big ones
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Crew working hard.
 
Thursday, October 16 View Page
Retrieving 2328 genetics.
 
Monday, October 20 View Page
Its that time of year for growers on a tight budget to steel all the neighbors baged leaves! I'm waiting. And don't post diary Picts from your phone or they come up sideways?
 
Friday, October 24 View Page
I came across this. Contech CRO101 scarecrow motion activated sprinkler, battery operated, animals within a 1,000 feet it sprays water fast and startles them away.
 
Friday, October 31 View Page
Sent seeds out today. 377brouillard is 2009wallace x 1780wallace, for heavy. 175brouillard 100brouillard x 1107brouillard for orange color. I can't wait to see what seeds I get from the seed exchange.
 
Tuesday, November 4 View Page
Sent out a lot of seeds, should be at least 2 people growing them next year. :-) hopefully more. There are a lot of good orange crosses out there, changed my mind three times now.
 
Wednesday, November 12 View Page
Well I have sent out over 200 seeds each of 175 & 377, should be at least 1 other person growing them besides me :), I just sent some to a Hawaii 4 H club. I have some Giant tomato seeds, going to give a try also this coming year. 5 months to go.
 
Saturday, December 6 View Page
Thanks Becky from Hawaii! I sent her some seeds and she sent me some choc covered macadamia nuts.
 
Wednesday, December 17 View Page
I got the Carolina reaper pepper seeds I asked for, thanks to City Farmer, I got Carolina Reaper and other pepper seeds. Thank You City Farmer
 
Thursday, December 18 View Page
Out of seeds! I have sent out hundreds, to growers and clubs, and I'm not even a heavy hitter.
 
Saturday, December 20 View Page
The seeds are here! The seeds are here! Lots and lots of seeds. Thanks to the seed exchange. I turned the photo into a painting with a phone app I downloaded.
 
Thursday, December 25 View Page
Beni Beni Beni! Thanks for the world record seeds! Your the best, what am I going to do with 3 world record seeds. <-joking kidding. Merry Christmas
 
Sunday, December 28 View Page
Finally picked the orange pumpkin I want to use! Waiting for the grower to respond.
 
Sunday, December 28 View Page
I can't wait to see if the grower can spare one!
 
Sunday, December 28 View Page
Can't wait to get planting!
 
Wednesday, December 31 View Page
With the orange pick, RichardB. Picks the 575Wolf,, let's take a look at the highlight real! HD awards, no doubt this orange added to a already orange pumpkin is only going to make the orange oranger!
 

 

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