Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 34 Entries. Saturday, March 5 View Page Getting the patch ready!   Saturday, March 5 View Page Adding some goodies to the soil. Some fish bone meal, rock dust, 20-20-20 and a few others. :0)   Saturday, March 5 View Page Using my spreader my dad was nice enough to let me borrow.   Saturday, March 5 View Page Using the Mahindra Tractor to till in the amendments and mix up the Scarecrows Pride manure and several yards of mushroom compost. Thanks again for the tiller Ron Barker.   Saturday, March 5 View Page Getting excited to see what we can get to grow in this patch this year. Can't wait to try some of the Green Gro products this season!   Saturday, April 9 View Page Here is this year's seed line up. All seeds have germinated and are starting to poke out of the soil. Hoping for a big orange pumpkin this year. Grow'em Big!   Sunday, April 17 View Page This is the 776.5 Joyner plant. Trying to get an early start so I hopefully have a big orange pumpkin for the Washington State Fair.   Wednesday, April 27 View Page Looking forward to seeing how these products work this year!   Monday, May 2 View Page 776.5 Joyner   Monday, May 2 View Page 1399 Christensen   Monday, May 2 View Page 1317 Clementz   Thursday, May 26 View Page Got some giant tomatoes (Giant Belguim Heirloom Variety) put in the ground. First year growing these, we'll see how it goes.   Thursday, May 26 View Page 776.5 Joyner trying to grow, but needing more sun!   Thursday, May 26 View Page 1399 coming along. Soon I'll be picking which plant to go with.   Thursday, May 26 View Page 1317 Clements is also starting to grow. It's a little cold though, would love to see some more sun and hopefully it will take off.   Thursday, May 26 View Page My wife and baby checking out the patch with me. We've got a future Junior Grower on our hands, folks! Got to get em started young!   Sunday, June 5 View Page 776.5 Joyner is finally starting to move, but the sweltering sun is taking a toll on its leaves.   Sunday, June 5 View Page 1399 also having issues with burning of the leaves, but is still gaining ground vine-wise.   Sunday, June 5 View Page 1317 also doing well, having the same issues with the sudden heat/sun exposure hurting the leaves.   Sunday, June 5 View Page I'm happy with all of my plants so far. Would be nice if the weather would stay more constant, but I'll take the sun over rain any day (and so would the pumpkins).   Sunday, June 12 View Page Giant tomatoes are growing . No Mega Blooms yet but there doing pretty good   Sunday, June 12 View Page The Joyner pumpkin is looking a growing great. The weather for this up coming week is not great with it being over cast but it looks like there is sun toward the end of the week.   Sunday, June 12 View Page First pumpkins on the Joyner plant about 10 foot out on the main vine.   Sunday, June 12 View Page The 1399 Christensen is doing good.   Sunday, June 12 View Page 1317 "Tiny" is doing its thing :).   Sunday, June 12 View Page over view of the kins.   Sunday, June 12 View Page Another look at the patch.   Sunday, June 12 View Page Not sure what to do with these but they look healthy to me.   Monday, June 27 View Page Plants are really liking this warm weather. They've picked up the growing pace, hopefully we can keep it up!   Monday, June 27 View Page 776.5 Joyner   Monday, June 27 View Page 1399 Christiansen   Monday, June 27 View Page 1317 Clements   Monday, June 27 View Page 1399 has some big leaves comin in! :)   Monday, June 27 View Page First pollination on the 776.5 Joyner. Ugly looking 4-lober, but still happy to have our first pumpkin on its way.