Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 34 Entries. Thursday, January 2 View Page got my first seed from the ICEMAN, so I have one. not got a clue what else I would like to grow??? nothing seems to be calling me this year. been over the plot today to refill one of my compost bins with horse manure, just got home and found a bit extra in my trouser pocket :-O   Thursday, January 9 View Page my 2 plots have shrunk,,,, had a measure today and there 17x28 and 18x28, I thought they were 33 long :( must be the government cutbacks?   Thursday, January 9 View Page Top of the pic is north   Sunday, January 12 View Page roll on spring,,,,, if your bored like me? http://youtu.be/ovMYfmXSKlg   Sunday, January 19 View Page Last years watering system was a little complex,, so I thought I should post a pic of how I kept 2 plants going all summer,,i will have a slight upgrade for this season though ;-)   Friday, February 7 View Page Got a load of seeds through the post today ;) just looking for 1 more to compliment what I have now,, the last one will be the hardest,,, lol   Saturday, February 8 View Page Well this time yesterday I only needed 1 more seed for my line up, so I then go and add to the collection at least 3 more that really screamed at me!!! so first choice this year is Awesome reserves are Awesome and the reserve reserves are, ? well just plain Awesome!   Saturday, February 15 View Page just got back from 2 days in hospital, blood pain n stress, oh did I mention the pain :-( what did I find when I opened the door? a big fat yellow bubble, made coming home all the more sweet,,, thanks MPG for your timing, made me feel a little better.   Friday, March 7 View Page Getting a little worried now, still bleeding from the last trip to hospital, and not due back in till Monday :( the weather has now broke here, and I just cant do anything still, even a trip to the shops is more than enough! got some wicked seeds that I really want to try this year, the best I ever had for sure,,,, I failed to gain a mentor, so I have no chance of getting a helper,, lol, gotta laugh hey   Wednesday, April 2 View Page Rotovator is up the creek, tines are worn out, so its a rush now to find another asap!!!!!!!! typical me hey,,,,,,,   Tuesday, April 8 View Page picked up another rotovator, even got my little one working after 3-4 yrs, had a go of my little one and its lovely, just too low for my poor old back :( tines off my other one   Tuesday, April 8 View Page Next up is a project I started last winter, I rushed the finish as I had enough of it nailing me nearly everytime I went near it,,, so over the allotment it will go   Monday, May 19 View Page my new toy   Friday, June 13 View Page 1357 stevens got pulled, main vine doubled then ribbon :-(   Friday, July 4 View Page First off, pollinated today, took a big risk of taking off all females until this one,, reason was I wanted to make sure I had a bigger plant this year behind the fruit, last year I had very little and the plant stopped growing after pollination, got another on the other plant called (little judy)will pol in a couple of days   Saturday, July 5 View Page Pulled my 1596 werner, that hurt I tell ya! been after that seed for ages, Eddy kindly sent me one to grow, thanks again ;-) never mentioned it before as I wanted to mail him first.   Sunday, July 6 View Page Went over the plot today and judy was open :-( Dint think she would have been ready till tomoro,, I would never have been able to pollinate though as I had another kidney stone last night, so if it grows I wont be able to keep the seed, gotta love it hey! enough to make me start smoking again,,,,,, lol   Wednesday, July 9 View Page Double G is escaping the plot!!!   Wednesday, July 9 View Page not what I hoped for,, big arse tomatoes :-(   Wednesday, July 9 View Page one reason I stopped growing onions from seed,, any idea how to cure it?   Wednesday, July 9 View Page This grey mold on the leafs just kills them, we even got it on the overwintering onions, it never happens this early though,,,   Wednesday, July 16 View Page Yesterday I buried sides on little judy, been wanting to get in there for a while, noticed there was a lot of loose soil near the stump, tonight while watering I found a tunnel!!! god knows what has made it? I poured half a can of water into it before it started to over flow.   Monday, July 21 View Page Typical,, Looks like little judy is going to abort. Gotta love this game   Sunday, August 3 View Page Well Double G sure lives up to its name,, wide long n low for me this year   Sunday, August 3 View Page And again   Thursday, August 21 View Page Well looks like the cold weather here is gonna stop me from getting anything bigger than last year. still growing though, nights down to 6-8 here   Thursday, August 28 View Page hope its the end of the 6-7 deg nights, don't know how I got 30lb over 3 nights? these things still amaze me!   Sunday, August 31 View Page I need a bigger tape, or shall I stick 2 together?   Friday, September 5 View Page Well time to throw the towel in,,, not going to carry on watering every day just to get 7lb a night. Thanks judy for letting me have the 1789, I tried hard with that one, hell of a plant, roots everywhere, just dint set on at the right time, got 2 on it now, both small though. not sure if I will add to this anymore this year, not learned a lot this season, One thing I have found out is, its hard to get help if your face don't fit in the pumpkin world !!!   Wednesday, October 22 View Page Reminder ss 86.5 ee 86.5 cc 145 measured over a week ago, roll on spring   Saturday, October 25 View Page measured n on the trailer for tomoro, gained 1.5 inches ee, broke the tarp, pulled a muscle,, the joy of growing these things!   Thursday, November 6 View Page got her weighed,,,,, take off 3kilo for the sling, and its on tested scales so a new pb on a real cold year. Thanks to those who told me to keep going when I gave up watering this year   Sunday, November 9 View Page My 907 =25% Heavy just got my first 20lb night, then it went cold and slowed right down, will try this one again in the future! 1625 x 1789 pic taken from local paper   Sunday, December 14 View Page washed and ready for the middle plot