Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 101 Entries. Friday, April 1 View Page Would you look at that sexy pumpkin!!!....my girlfriend isn't bad either ;)   Saturday, April 9 View Page Gotta beat 1170...should be easy enough right?!?   Saturday, April 16 View Page BigStem trials Chris D is doing for me. Hopefully will set a new state record!   Saturday, April 16 View Page I think I looks like it will get 5 pounds! Go Chris go!   Monday, April 18 View Page Primary!   Monday, April 18 View Page Thanks Dan! Gonna give it a go :)   Monday, April 18 View Page A quick dip to clean the seeds! Than a rinse with deionized water.   Monday, April 18 View Page Seed soaking jars. (Step 1)   Monday, April 18 View Page 4hrs lager they are put in there start pots with mycos mixed in! Than watered with alittle Wallace wounder! Than its of to the green house!   Monday, April 18 View Page The man himself!   Monday, April 18 View Page Got the tiller on and I did it my first try!   Monday, April 18 View Page A quick lesson from my boss (farmer Greg)   Monday, April 18 View Page Than it was my turn! Time to make the new patch!   Monday, April 18 View Page It's a start! Still alot to be done!   Monday, April 18 View Page Get moooooving the 2016 season has started!   Tuesday, April 19 View Page The one that could have been! Pollinated July 16th was doing over 24# a day when it went down it was over 1000# wish I could have know what it would have gone to!   Tuesday, April 19 View Page Talk about a blow out!!!   Wednesday, April 20 View Page Inside the 2145 getting seeds! I could have taken a nap!   Wednesday, April 20 View Page Fetching seeds out the 2230! Thanks Ron for making sure I didn't get stuck!   Wednesday, April 20 View Page Perfect temp! Right around 78° F   Wednesday, April 20 View Page Got my BigStem product in the mail today and enclosed in the envelope was something I never expected... A 2032 Mathison seed! Thanks Tanner Conway! You rock! Very Glad the seed made it there safe Barrett hope it grows you a monster!!!   Thursday, April 21 View Page 1625 Gatner the first to germinate! The other seeds haven't even got anything yet. Only 3 days too so still early for the others.   Friday, April 22 View Page Got all amendments in the 2000 sqft patch today. It received 100 pounds lime, 120 pounds gypsum, 30 pounds Milorganite (5-0-2) and 50 pounds sustain (6-2-4) it's great stuff! Hopefully all that will get the pH raised from 6.5 to closer to 6.8-7 and the gypsum lossen the soil!   Friday, April 22 View Page After that it all got tilled in.   Friday, April 22 View Page Well needed after a long day!   Saturday, April 23 View Page First we dig a really big hole!   Saturday, April 23 View Page Next add lots of compost!   Saturday, April 23 View Page Than add peatmoss sustain and mycos!   Saturday, April 23 View Page Cold frame   Saturday, April 23 View Page That's gonna be a nice one!!!   Sunday, April 24 View Page Special thanks to my dad for driving up to help me make my hoop houses!   Sunday, April 24 View Page Charlie Brown came too!   Sunday, April 24 View Page 6 foot by 10 foot!   Sunday, April 24 View Page Sure would love to see this guy as well as a 2000# kin this fall!   Sunday, April 24 View Page Won't be seeing this guy :/ had him on camera for 2 years was trying to get him than my dad called while I was at college asking if he could hunt my stand....well 20 minute's later he sends me a pic saying your stand was great! Dam o well happy him not a poacher or car it scored 143"   Monday, April 25 View Page Roots on the 2017 Martin kinda looks like a fat root!   Monday, April 25 View Page Close up of freshly inculcated knap weed with mycos! Really cool to see the fine root hairs!   Monday, April 25 View Page 2009 is the only plant yet not germinated. Come in 2009 I got big plans for you!!!   Monday, April 25 View Page 1625 the first to push dirt.   Tuesday, April 26 View Page Good find Charlie Brown a nice little shed!   Tuesday, April 26 View Page 2009 ...still nothing :(   Tuesday, April 26 View Page 1676 great looking roots! But.....   Tuesday, April 26 View Page Rotted cotyledons :( so sad day!....   Tuesday, April 26 View Page 1338 should be up tomorrow just started to push dirt!   Tuesday, April 26 View Page 1161 should be up tomorrow too! My first ever squash!   Tuesday, April 26 View Page 1625 looking good!   Tuesday, April 26 View Page Started a 2008 tonight hopefully not to late!   Tuesday, April 26 View Page All plants on the heat mat soil temp is at 88° should really help them rokt and pop fast!   Wednesday, April 27 View Page 1161 squashy is up!   Wednesday, April 27 View Page 1338 is up!   Wednesday, April 27 View Page Got mycos?!?   Wednesday, April 27 View Page Perfect!   Wednesday, April 27 View Page 2008 already germinated at 22 hours! Dannnggg :)   Wednesday, April 27 View Page I need this set up for watering!   Thursday, April 28 View Page 1625 looks great! If all goes well I will make a 1625 x 2009 cross!   Thursday, April 28 View Page Woops here it is 8 days old   Thursday, April 28 View Page Could really use some sun here! The plants that have germinated already are cozy in the greenhouse with a soil temp of 78 but some actual sun would really kick things into gear!   Friday, April 29 View Page Looks like the 2008 should be up fully tomorrow! I went ahead and transferred it to the big pot as I will be gone this weekend. All plants got watered till it just started to drip out the bottom with Marks root keeper and Ron's soluble seaweed. I know I probably over watered a bit but its hot in the green house today and being gone till Monday I don't want the soil drying out! :)   Saturday, April 30 View Page A few of the fertilizers and supplies I'll be using this year!   Saturday, April 30 View Page My gravy this year! Gonna be using alot of teas applying it weekly through the season.   Saturday, April 30 View Page My vine burying mix will be made up of...   Saturday, April 30 View Page ...   Saturday, April 30 View Page ...   Saturday, April 30 View Page ...of course!   Saturday, April 30 View Page Done lots of testing for Mark on this product! It's very high quality and will be used weekly till fruit set! (It is liquid mycos mix)   Saturday, April 30 View Page Big thanks to Stimplex for the seaweed donation :)   Saturday, April 30 View Page Good stuff!   Saturday, April 30 View Page Good stuff!   Sunday, May 1 View Page I know a guy who used this and his pumpkin went 17% heavy and 29% heavy   Sunday, May 1 View Page With companion   Sunday, May 1 View Page My paph. Orchid is blooming it's second flower! :)   Monday, May 2 View Page 2008 is up! Looking alright but it's normally the runt that does the best for me!   Monday, May 2 View Page 1625 gatner doing well the first true leaf got alittle deformed but it happens   Monday, May 2 View Page 1338 looking good!   Monday, May 2 View Page 1161 squashy looking great!   Monday, May 2 View Page VIP vary important pumpkin ;)   Monday, May 2 View Page 1338 looking great in its new home!   Monday, May 2 View Page 1338 :)   Monday, May 2 View Page Growing in God's country :)   Wednesday, May 4 View Page Almost done with finals! Luckly I am in a better boat than that! ;)   Thursday, May 5 View Page 1338 Martin starting to get its bearings :)   Thursday, May 5 View Page 2008 Neptune getting rooted in!   Thursday, May 5 View Page Got bees? :)   Thursday, May 5 View Page Bees getting a drink :)   Friday, May 6 View Page Love golden doodles especially the puppys!!!   Saturday, May 7 View Page A giant rock in the hole where the 1625 is going...is this a sign it will weigh like a rock ;)   Saturday, May 7 View Page WOW mycos and Root Keeper ...got roots?!?   Saturday, May 7 View Page 1625 looking good in its new home!   Saturday, May 7 View Page Final caffeine!!!   Tuesday, May 10 View Page 1338 moving along. Been cooler with little sun this week. The first true leaf has some thrip dammage (the green house at college has lots!) But it should be alright   Tuesday, May 10 View Page All plants where watered with root keeper for mycos and biologicals plus vodoo juice for more mycos.   Wednesday, May 11 View Page My thinking cap on!   Sunday, May 15 View Page Working on the organic apple orchard with Dad!   Sunday, May 15 View Page Tilled the home patch today! Soil looks amazing after adding 10,000 sqft of compost to 4,000sqft patch lol!   Monday, May 23 View Page So long story short my plants all froze :( ....but a hero named Glene helped me out!   Monday, May 30 View Page Not gonna lie my plants do not look anything like how I'd wish they should!...but with a new patch new location i have many new challenges!!!   Monday, May 30 View Page Gave the plants a shot of witches brew to Perk them up!   Saturday, September 17 View Page Off the 8.4 first attempt   Saturday, September 17 View Page Same plant! I'm happy for my first year! BigStem treated on both plants!   Saturday, October 1 View Page Guess the weight :) will be weighed this weekend at Stillwater Winner will get 4 plants worth of BigStem and a mystery seed!   Tuesday, October 4 View Page I'll add a hint this pumpkin was pollinated July 16th (like last year!) And was almost pulled hence no vine burying or special treatment a local grower said "don't give up" so I kept trying and now ... If it goes heavy it will be a new personal best! Hint hint ;)