Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 89 Entries. Sunday, April 12 View Page Before all else, guard the black gold!   Sunday, April 12 View Page Job #2 Till the new soil into the patch...Look out Beni there's two new sheriffs in town. Don't let their size fool you!   Sunday, April 12 View Page Seeds started 4/12/15. 1420 Zywiec, 2102 Meier, 1832.5 Midthun, 886 Stevens/Hopkins. Tomatoes 7.10 Foss, Cantaloupe 47 Bright, Water Melon 233.5 Bright, Long Gourd 116.25 Vunak, and Sunflower 28" Zappa.   Sunday, April 12 View Page The secret weapon!   Monday, April 13 View Page Fire in the Hole!   Sunday, April 19 View Page Concerned about this one   Sunday, April 19 View Page Concerned about this one   Sunday, April 19 View Page Compost, Horse manure, and cow manure added.   Wednesday, April 22 View Page 453 lbs.   Saturday, April 25 View Page The plants are getting big and need to get outside. The days are in the 50's and nights around 40.   Sunday, May 3 View Page Plants in the ground, Sunday May 3rd.   Tuesday, May 5 View Page 1420 Zywiec on the left and 886 Stevens/Hopkins on the right.   Tuesday, May 5 View Page 2102 Meier on the left and 1832.5 Midthun on the right.   Tuesday, May 5 View Page My new big and very green house that I'm sure all my neighbors love! :)   Sunday, May 17 View Page Name that disease...   Monday, May 25 View Page 2102 Meier saying feed me Seymour!   Monday, May 25 View Page 1420 Zywiec on the left and 886 Stevens/Hopkins on the right. I'm hoping the Zywiec gives me a monster orange. It had nice color and shape. I don't know what the 886 looks like, but I'd like to see what it can do. I read that the weather got it off to a slow start last year, so I don't think it reached it's potential.   Monday, May 25 View Page Memphis Belle caught by the paparazzi sunbathing!   Monday, May 25 View Page Strawberries just starting to turn ripe. The kids eat them as fast as they pick them.   Monday, May 25 View Page Horseradish and garlic doing good. If anybody has advice on how to make hot horseradish I'd like to hear from you. I haven't figured it out yet.   Monday, May 25 View Page Broccoli plants look healthy, but the heads are small and look like they're ready to flower.   Monday, May 25 View Page Long gourds growing slower than I'd like. 116.25 Vunak's 2010   Monday, May 25 View Page Brewing up some of Mamma's go-go juice / Rocket fuel!   Monday, May 25 View Page This is the patented Fert-o-matic that I found in the back of a Popular Mechanics magazine.   Friday, May 29 View Page Tomatoes, Cantaloupes, Watermelons   Friday, May 29 View Page 2102 Meier   Friday, May 29 View Page 1420 Zywiec   Friday, May 29 View Page 886 Stevens/Hopkins   Friday, June 5 View Page Long Gourds   Friday, June 5 View Page Long Gourds   Friday, June 5 View Page 886 and 1420   Friday, June 5 View Page 2102   Wednesday, June 24 View Page Our new bug zapper for the garden. She's a runner duck.   Wednesday, June 24 View Page The greenhouse is full. What I'm trying to do is keep the plant sealed up as long as I can so the SVB's don't get it.   Wednesday, June 24 View Page The long gourds just reached the top of the trellis.   Wednesday, June 24 View Page The long gourds just reached the top of the trellis.   Wednesday, June 24 View Page Watermelons and cantaloupe growing real slow.   Wednesday, July 8 View Page Hopkins/Stevens 886 pollinated with 1420 Zywiec today at 8:00 am   Thursday, July 9 View Page 1420 Zywiec pollinated with 886 Hopkins/Stevens on July 9th   Monday, July 13 View Page This is day 5, not sure if it took.   Monday, July 13 View Page Who do you think did this?   Thursday, July 23 View Page Pollinated the 1420 Zywiec with the 886 Stevens/Hopkins again.... Hopefully it took or I won't have a pumpkin till Christmas!   Saturday, July 25 View Page Apparently my back up plant started itself behind my wood pile. I don't know what plant it came from or how the seed got there. It's growing where I dump my pet pigs manure. This plant is nuclear green. I'm curious how it will do if I can get it pollinated.   Saturday, July 25 View Page These little guys showed up a few days ago. I have three watermelon plants and these two are the only ones so far. I'm reluctant to cull one of them.   Saturday, July 25 View Page My tomato is growing, but it has these black spots. The plant had some spotted leaves and black spots on the lower branches. I pulled them off and sprayed a little Daconil. I don't know for sure but I think it's a fungus   Saturday, July 25 View Page My tomato is growing, but it has these black spots. The plant had some spotted leaves and black spots on the lower branches. I pulled them off and sprayed a little Daconil. I don't know for sure but I think it's a fungus   Saturday, July 25 View Page Still hoping it took. DAP 3   Saturday, July 25 View Page Zappa sunflowers are just starting to form flowers!   Saturday, July 25 View Page Lot's of long gourd vine, but no gourds yet.   Saturday, July 25 View Page I like the way he thinks!   Wednesday, July 29 View Page Growing alright, but has a small split in the stem.   Wednesday, July 29 View Page OTT 16.5 inches. We're estimating about 12 oz. which makes sense because it's about the size of a beer.   Wednesday, July 29 View Page This is on the 886 Stevens/Hopkins. We discovered it open pollinated yesterday. We've narrowed the pollinator down to the 2102 Meier, 1420 Zywiec, and 185 Bill Cosby.   Thursday, August 6 View Page 1420 Zywiec x 886 Stevens/Hopkins DAP 14   Thursday, August 6 View Page 1420 Zywiec x 886 Stevens/Hopkins DAP 14   Sunday, August 9 View Page DAP 17 1420 x 886 has an OTT of 125 approx. 50 lbs. It doubled in weight over the last three days.   Sunday, August 9 View Page This is my new front runner. When this one passed my original in size I discovered it had blossom end rot.   Monday, August 10 View Page 1420 DAP 18 OTT 133 gained 8 lbs. overnight. 53 inch cc   Tuesday, August 11 View Page DAP 19 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 141 67lbs. a 12 lb. gain 55.5 cc   Friday, August 14 View Page DAP 22 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 159 94 lbs. 65 cc   Saturday, August 15 View Page DAP 23 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 163 101 lbs. gained 7lbs. 65.5 cc   Sunday, August 16 View Page DAP 24 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 169.5 114 lbs. gained 13 lbs. 70 cc   Tuesday, August 18 View Page DAP 26 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 179 133 lbs. gained 74 cc   Wednesday, August 19 View Page DAP 27 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 185.5 148 lbs. gained 15 lbs. 77.5 cc   Thursday, August 20 View Page DAP 28 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 190 158 lbs. gained 10 lbs. 79.5 cc   Sunday, August 23 View Page DAP 31 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 200.5 185 lbs. gained 9 lbs. a day 84 cc   Wednesday, August 26 View Page DAP 34 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 207 203 lbs. gained 119.5 cc   Friday, August 28 View Page DAP 36 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 213 220 lbs. 91 cc   Wednesday, September 2 View Page DAP 40 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 221 245 lbs. 95 cc   Friday, September 4 View Page DAP 42 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 223 250 lbs. 96 cc   Sunday, September 6 View Page DAP 44 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 225 258 lbs. 97 cc   Tuesday, September 8 View Page DAP 46 1420 Zywiec x 886 OTT 227 265 lbs. 98.5 cc   Friday, September 11 View Page 229 ott 272 lbs   Sunday, September 13 View Page 230 ott 275 lbs.   Monday, September 14 View Page 233 ott 286 lbs.   Thursday, September 17 View Page 235 ott 293 lbs.   Saturday, September 26 View Page This damage is what stopped the growth. I was able to dry it out and keep it connected, but it couldn't put on any substantial weight.   Saturday, September 26 View Page After this split I decided to cut it.   Saturday, September 26 View Page Damage   Saturday, September 26 View Page Split   Saturday, September 26 View Page Stem shot   Saturday, September 26 View Page Stem shot   Saturday, September 26 View Page Blossom end   Saturday, September 26 View Page Long gourds took over my pine tree.   Saturday, September 26 View Page All my watermelon got blossom end rot.   Saturday, September 26 View Page All my watermelon got blossom end rot.   Saturday, September 26 View Page Good luck at the weigh offs everyone. Looking forward to the seed auctions this winter.... Season Over!   Saturday, September 26 View Page 1420 x 886   Monday, September 28 View Page Smile!