Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 50 Entries. Thursday, January 1 View Page Happy New Year !!!! Hope 2015 is your best year yet !!!!!! Good luck to all the growers !!!!!   Thursday, January 1 View Page I hope everyone got what they wanted under the Christmas Tree this year !!!! Only a couple more months and we will be back out in our gardens !!!! I can't wait !!!!   Saturday, January 10 View Page Got my first bubble in the mail today !!!! Two of these will be in my patch this year !!!!! Can't wait !!!!   Saturday, January 10 View Page My dog Dozer out checking on the patch for moles !!!! Very cold here in Vermont for the last 4 days !!!! Got to -14 below the other morning !!!!   Monday, January 12 View Page Got another seed in the mail today and I have high hopes for this seed this year !!!!! It is the 247 Graham field pumpkin seed !!!!!!   Monday, January 12 View Page Here are a couple more field pumpkins that are going to see the dirt in Vermont this season !!!!! 104 House with that awesome 81 Wolf seed in there and the 173 Wellington !!!!! High hopes !!!!! 2015 !!!!   Monday, January 12 View Page Giant Squash for this year !!!!! Plus I am going to try a couple of my own seeds from a couple years ago and see what ones take off !!!! We will see !!!!   Monday, January 12 View Page Going for a new person best with my marrows this year !!!!! Got some good genetics from over the pond !!!!   Monday, January 12 View Page My cantaloupe selection for this year !!!! Hope I can get a new personal best with this !!!!   Wednesday, January 14 View Page Burrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!   Sunday, January 18 View Page Went ice fishing today with my daughter !!!! We went jigging and caught some rainbow smelt !!!!!!   Tuesday, February 3 View Page -21 is the coldest I have seen I a long time here !!!!! Come on spring !!!!   Monday, February 9 View Page Zoey caught some nice perch out of Lake Champlain on Saturday !!!! Both of these where over 12 inches each !!!!! We caught 22 in all and they where all about this size !!!! A great day !!!!   Sunday, March 1 View Page Well this long cold winter continues !!!! We are into March now and have put the third coldest February on record behind us now !!!! Average temperature for the month at 7.6 degree !!!!! Hope March warms up !!!!! Here is my patch today with about 3 feet of snow on it !!! It likes to drift a crossed my patch with the wind here !!!!   Sunday, March 1 View Page The other side of the field and is my newer patch !!!! Same thing there a lot of snow and cold !!!!! Come on spring !!!!!   Wednesday, April 1 View Page Giant tomato are doing great !!!! Can you see them in the back ???? Can you say world record seed !!!!! Hope i can break that 4 pound mark this year !!!!   Friday, April 3 View Page Snow is almost gone !!!! Hope it stays warm !!!!   Saturday, April 4 View Page Started a couple more giant tomato seeds today !!!!! Think these are going to be the ones that put me over 4 pounds   Saturday, April 4 View Page And guess what , the white stuff is back !!!!!! Won't this winter end !!!!   Saturday, April 4 View Page My watermelons are showing life !!!!! Here is the 127 Young !!!!!   Saturday, April 4 View Page Another watermelon the 177.5 Berry !!!!   Saturday, April 4 View Page And one more the 148 Jones !!!!!   Thursday, April 9 View Page Got my hoop house up tonight !!!!   Thursday, April 9 View Page 1 hour later we got this white stuff again !!!! Come on winter we have had enough !!!!   Wednesday, April 15 View Page First seed for the 2015 season is sanded and soaking !!!!!   Wednesday, April 15 View Page Second seed sanded and soaking !!!!!   Wednesday, April 15 View Page 127 Young watermelon is cruising along has its second true leaf already !!!!!!   Wednesday, April 15 View Page My 8.41 world record tomato seeds are growing great !!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page 1840 Ghaye is up and looking good !!! Had a little issue with it wanting to come out of its sed case !!!! But now it is standing tall !!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page Here is the 1832.5 Midthun also up and starting to spread its cot leaves !!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page My line up for 2015 1947.5 Clementz!!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page 1330.5 Keys !!!! This seed has gone some big pumpkins   Wednesday, April 22 View Page 1432 Northrup !!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page The 1710 Breznick !!!! Vermont State Record !!!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page My 1015.5 Cole !!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page My good friend Steve Minors beauty 912 Minor !!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page 1464 Dwelly from 2008 !!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page Norm Gansert 923 !!!!! And you know what that is getting crossed with !!!! My wife wants a beautiful pumpkin this year to display so !!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page And my 2 squash seeds !!!! 388 Breznick and the 1218.5 Morris !!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page All sanded and going for a little soaking !!!!!!   Wednesday, April 22 View Page And the 2 squash seeds all ready to grow !!!!   Tuesday, April 28 View Page 1947.5 Clementz !!!!!!   Tuesday, April 28 View Page 1015.5 Cole !!!!!   Tuesday, April 28 View Page 1432 Northrup !!!!!!   Tuesday, April 28 View Page 1710 Breznick !!!!!! State record for Vermont !!!!!   Tuesday, April 28 View Page 1330.5 Keys !!!!!   Wednesday, April 29 View Page They are finally all transplanted into there gallon pots and all look great !!!!   Wednesday, April 29 View Page Some of the others !!!!!   Tuesday, May 5 View Page 1947.5 Clementz is going into the ground !!!!! Good luck little fella !!!!!   Tuesday, September 15 View Page In my growing of tomatoes I have never grown one over 4 pounds but this year I have grown 5 over the 4 pound mark !!!!!