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Thursday, February 5 View Page
test
 
Thursday, February 5 View Page
Google look at pumpkin patch and long gourd trellis.
 
Wednesday, March 25 View Page
I got my new toy today
 
Wednesday, April 1 View Page
Started state fair long gourds today. So the madness has started!!!
 
Friday, April 3 View Page
State fair long gourds popped in less than 24 hours 100% germination.
 
Friday, April 3 View Page
potted up some tomatoes today.
 
Friday, April 3 View Page
SO Dan is this how you treat an 8.41? I Pulled a PA_J on it on the way back to the grow lights. Wife was so happy with me I can still hear her 4 hours latter. Good thing it was only a 4.25 May test plant not a MacCoy.
 
Sunday, April 26 View Page
long gourds, tomatoes, FP and watermelon out for some sun.
 
Sunday, May 3 View Page
Amendments added and all tilled in pumpkin patch. Thanks Cecil for the list of amendments needed.
 
Sunday, May 3 View Page
Watermelon and tomato patch tilled also.
 
Wednesday, May 6 View Page
Planted the 255 Mitchell tonight.
 
Wednesday, May 6 View Page
FP 160.5 Starr (State fair pumpkin)
 
Wednesday, May 6 View Page
126.5 May LG and back up for state fair.
 
Sunday, May 10 View Page
Seven of my giant tomatoes in and all juiced up with RAW-GROW products. (5)4.25 May and (2)5.33 Diaz.
 
Friday, May 15 View Page
Left 1768 Clementz and on right 1050 Vincent.
 
Friday, May 15 View Page
Left 1947.5 Clementz right 1641 clementz.
 
Friday, May 15 View Page
255 Mitchell starting to run.
 
Friday, May 15 View Page
126.5 May LG for state fair 6 feet up the trellis.
 
Sunday, May 17 View Page
Main patch got almost all the wind fence up today.
 
Sunday, May 17 View Page
Planted the 296.5 Barber out today.
 
Sunday, May 17 View Page
500 Cantrell in the ground also.
 
Friday, May 22 View Page
WiZzzy you better put the ferts to them chicks. Here is my entry for biggest egg contest.
 
Monday, May 25 View Page
State fair long gourd 2 feet from top of trellis.
 
Monday, May 25 View Page
255 Mitchell looking great.
 
Monday, May 25 View Page
giant tomatoes all looking great.
 
Sunday, May 31 View Page
255 Mitchell starting to get side vines.
 
Sunday, May 31 View Page
Giant tomatoes doing well.
 
Sunday, May 31 View Page
1947 Clementz
 
Sunday, May 31 View Page
1768 Clementz
 
Sunday, May 31 View Page
126 May long gourd (for state fair) over the top of trellis. now the funs ready to start.
 
Sunday, May 31 View Page
296 Barber coming along nicely.
 
Saturday, June 6 View Page
1947 has a double kink in the vine. May cull it and go with back up 1641.
 
Saturday, June 6 View Page
255 Mithell
 
Saturday, June 6 View Page
296 Barber
 
Saturday, June 6 View Page
Giant tomatoes coming along.
 
Saturday, June 6 View Page
state fair long gourd 3feet on top of trellis.
 
Saturday, June 6 View Page
500 Cantrell
 
Tuesday, June 16 View Page
DAP 2 on the 255 Mitchell.
 
Sunday, June 28 View Page
255 Mitchel 88" OTT DAP 12.
 
Sunday, June 28 View Page
tomato #1 on 4.25 May
 
Sunday, June 28 View Page
tomato #2 4.25 May
 
Thursday, July 2 View Page
255 Mitchell DAP 17 OTT 111"
 
Thursday, July 2 View Page
plant #1 4.25 May
 
Thursday, July 2 View Page
Plant #2 4.25 May
 
Sunday, July 5 View Page
255 Mitchell dap 20 122" OTT ( told you wrong Sue today is DAP 20)
 
Wednesday, July 8 View Page
255 MItchell Dap 23 131" OTT est.71+ pounds.
 
Wednesday, July 8 View Page
Greenie 500 Cantrell Dap 7
 
Wednesday, July 8 View Page
My biggest tomato on the 4.25 May
 
Wednesday, July 8 View Page
State fair long gourd 31" has five weeks to grow.
 
Wednesday, July 8 View Page
1768 Clementz Dap 15.
 
Sunday, July 12 View Page
255 Mitchell dap 27 140+" wife named it tater.
 
Sunday, July 12 View Page
500 Cantrell Dap 11
 
Sunday, July 12 View Page
State fair long gourd 40" on the 126.5 May
 
Sunday, July 12 View Page
1768 Clementz Dap19
 
Sunday, July 12 View Page
Plant #1 4.25 May 20" CC.
 
Sunday, July 12 View Page
4.25 May 18" cc.
 
Wednesday, July 15 View Page
The 296 Barber is out of the gate and running!!!!!
 
Monday, July 20 View Page
Off the 4.25 May. Home scale 3 lbs 5oz.
 
Monday, July 20 View Page
255 Mitchell Dap 35 156.5" OTT est.114 lbs.
 
Saturday, July 25 View Page
255 Mitchell Dap 40 163" OTT.
 
Saturday, July 25 View Page
296 Barber Dap ?(open pollination sorry Sue) 82" OTT.
 
Saturday, July 25 View Page
Tomato #3 on the 4.25 May 16"cc.
 
Saturday, July 25 View Page
500 Cantrell Dap 24 181" OTT.
 
Saturday, July 25 View Page
1947 Clementz Dap 25 184" OTT.
 
Saturday, July 25 View Page
Field pumpkins growing well!!
 
Monday, August 10 View Page
new PB on the 255 Mitchell est. 160+ lbs.
 
Monday, August 10 View Page
296 barber est. 45.6 lbs.
 
Monday, August 10 View Page
500 Cantrell est. 251 lbs.
 
Friday, August 14 View Page
Loaded up for Indiana state fair tomorrow!!
 
Sunday, August 16 View Page
My watermelon and tomato both took first place at Indiana state fair today. Long gourd came in 4th. Watermelon is a PB at 183 lbs. Up 47.5 up from old one.
 
Sunday, August 16 View Page
forgot to say it was off the 255 Mitchell. Thanks for the seed Marvin!!
 
Friday, October 2 View Page
All loaded for Indy tomorrow.
 
Sunday, October 11 View Page
Display in front yard. Nothing real big but had a lot of people stop and take pictures. Greenie PB 454# and watermelon on ground PB 183#.
 
Wednesday, October 14 View Page
3-D try
 
Sunday, October 18 View Page
Grandson starting to get with the program LOL!!!
 
Wednesday, October 21 View Page
starting to look better but long way to go.
 
Monday, November 2 View Page
cut the 183 May open tonight!! Not much of an air bubble inside. 255 Mitchell x self.
 
Monday, November 2 View Page
not a bad seed count ( I think )
 
Wednesday, November 25 View Page
Pumpkin art for Thanksgiving. probably only carved turkey on a pumpkin in Indiana. Happy Thanksgiving to all.
 
Monday, December 21 View Page
Got my Christmas present from my son and grandkids. He home milled it out of maple log and wood burned the copy and art work. Maybe they think I'm so old needed a sign to make sure I'm working in the right patch!! But it's really cool looking.
 

 

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