Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 49 Entries. Sunday, March 1 View Page This is my brother in law digging a path to the garage, he's 6 feet tall to give you an idea of how deep the snow in my yard is.   Wednesday, April 29 View Page Soaked (2) 575 Wolf seeds and a bunch of 388 Langley seeds last night. Put them in moist paper towels in baggies in germ chamber today. Germ chamber temp was 86 degrees   Thursday, April 30 View Page Repaired cold frames today just ned to cover in plastic. Picked up (2) 1500 watt mini heaters for hoops. (1) 575 Wolf sprouted , transplanted into a pot filled with new product im trying. Buffalo Loam potting mix. 575 started to sing "OH Give Me a home where the Buffalo Loam ......."   Thursday, April 30 View Page 2nd 575 Wolf sprouted as did (2) 388 Langley's. put them in pots of Buffalo Loam   Sunday, May 3 View Page Soaked some melon seeds tonight. Lucille, Weenie, and some yellow flesh for eaters.   Wednesday, May 20 View Page 575 wolf's fighting off some toasted edges and yellowing.   Wednesday, May 20 View Page 388 Langleys things are going well.   Sunday, May 24 View Page Lucille #1   Sunday, May 24 View Page Lucille #2   Sunday, May 24 View Page Carter marrow packet said off 110 x 70 so not sure of actual lineage, will have to talk to Mal.   Thursday, May 28 View Page 575 Wolf laid down today, culled smaller of the 2 575's. The 388 Langley's are still upright but all plants are nice and healthy   Thursday, May 28 View Page 181 MacKinnon field pumpkin went into patch today   Thursday, June 4 View Page 575 wolf   Thursday, June 4 View Page 388 Langley   Friday, June 5 View Page took down the rye cover crop and tilled a 3 foot perimeter around the 575 Wolf. added bone meal and blood meal to that area. Both 296 Barbers damped off. since 575 was at the end of the hoop I laid down weed fabric and put hoop and heater over one melon spot. put another 296 Barber in that spot.   Monday, June 15 View Page 575 Wolf is at 10 feet today and 388 Langley is at 8 feet. 575 has some nice sidevines going but 388 is still trying to recover from extensive wind damage. Good amount of rain scheduled for today. not sure why but one of the 296 barbers just up and died. so only one melon plant right now, have another seed germing and will go in once it pops soil. Giant maters all look good. 181 MacKinnon FP is trying to still recover from cold wet spell. its greening up finally. had to put cantaloupe back up in after wet period killed it. Carter marrow is a jumbled mess. looks like a nasty ribbon vine but its growing now. hopefully it will come out of it this week with warmer weather after todays rain. I'll try to get pics up this week also   Tuesday, June 16 View Page 296 Barber   Tuesday, June 16 View Page Carter marrow   Tuesday, June 16 View Page 575 wolf   Tuesday, June 16 View Page 388 Langley   Monday, June 22 View Page 575 wolf female at 11ft, will be my first June pollination, woohoo   Monday, June 22 View Page 388 Langley not far behind with a female that will be about 11 ft also. Could have 2 June pollination   Friday, June 26 View Page 575 Wolf x 388 Langley 4 lobes at 11 feet Lets hope it takes. only 16 days till I'm gone for a month   Saturday, June 27 View Page 575 x388 day 1, nice curve in vibe to alleviate vine stress later on when pumpkin is 2500 lbs. One can dream can't he.   Saturday, June 27 View Page Next female on 575 wolf   Saturday, June 27 View Page 575 wolf plant   Saturday, June 27 View Page 388 Langley ready for pollination tomorrow   Saturday, June 27 View Page 388 Langley plant   Sunday, June 28 View Page 388 Langley x 575 Wolf at 10 feet   Monday, June 29 View Page 575 x self at about 14 feet   Saturday, July 4 View Page 388 x 575 4 lobe at about 14 feet   Monday, July 6 View Page 575 wolf x 388 Langley day 10   Thursday, July 9 View Page 575 wolf x 388 Langley day 13, culled backup since I'm leaving Sunday for vacation   Thursday, July 9 View Page 388 Langley x 575 wolf day 11, culled backup that was at 14 feet as the stem split on it, mill fabric is down and tarps up.   Thursday, July 9 View Page Carter marrow plant, has a female that might open before I leave for Italy. If not I how the bees are eager.   Wednesday, July 15 View Page Zucche? Che zucche! Sto amando la vacanza. Sempre l'anno prossimo, grassa risata!   Thursday, July 30 View Page 575 wolf x 388 Langley day 34, definitely gonna be orange, I should vacation during the season more often.   Thursday, July 30 View Page 388 Langley x 575 wolf day 32 gonna be orange as well. Really like the cross as the 575 will only help the color stick.   Sunday, August 2 View Page Window smashed in rental today and backpack stolen. 2 tablets and 4 passports in it. Vacation just became a real adventure. US embassy here we come. Really missing the pumpkin patch now.   Thursday, August 13 View Page 388 Langley 299 ott   Thursday, August 13 View Page 388 stem split   Thursday, August 13 View Page 575 wolf 245 ott, plant is toast, looks like gummy stem lesions again.   Thursday, August 13 View Page Lil melon on 296 barber few days old maybe   Sunday, August 16 View Page On a plane to korea today but before I left sulfured the stem on 388 good and caught the woodchuck that dig under 575 plant. Both pkns are glowing orange now, 2 more weeks no care let's see how they do.   Monday, August 31 View Page 575 wolf 253 ott   Monday, August 31 View Page 388 Langley 326 ott   Sunday, September 6 View Page 388 Langley puked today, last measures 326 ott , now known as the 755 est Langley 15..... 575 wolf is in front yard with a rotting stem, will try to get it to Topsfield but I'm not optimistic.   Saturday, September 12 View Page Grew Carolina reapers this year. Put this in a mango salsa I made, it is amazingly good. Took a bite of just the pepper and it nearly floored me. But in the salsa it is bearable. Even my kid likes the salsa.   Saturday, October 17 View Page I really hope soil this deep improves my water issues.