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Sunday, March 6 View Page
Some seeds in the germ chamber. Getting started
 
Tuesday, March 8 View Page
Let's try this again... seeds in the germ chamber
 
Monday, March 21 View Page
Dad doing some tilling on the tractor. It's grow time!
 
Saturday, March 26 View Page
Moved the 7.05 Porkchop and 4.79 Terry tomatoes outside. Growing 3 of each.
 
Saturday, March 26 View Page
Got the weed fabric down on 5 of the melon spots.
 
Saturday, March 26 View Page
Pumpkin spot #1 is ready and waiting to host my first kin.
 
Sunday, March 27 View Page
Spencers Cat!
 
Monday, March 28 View Page
They are small but I have 2 kins up. 1659 miller and 1965 Brandt. The Miller popped quickly. The Brandt put out a tap root quick but was slow to emerge. I don't think anyone will have germination issues with it tho.
 
Sunday, April 3 View Page
Some progress on the garden
 
Sunday, April 3 View Page
157 Bright from 2004 moved outside yesterday...
 
Sunday, April 3 View Page
My Dad Jerry! Another part of Team Lindley! Dragging the sunflower patch...
 
Wednesday, April 6 View Page
232.75 Lindley was moved outside today!
 
Wednesday, April 6 View Page
1659 Miller was moved outside today also!
 
Wednesday, April 6 View Page
These are what I'll be feeding my plants this year! Everything went heavy to chart last year with it.
 
Wednesday, April 6 View Page
More Delta Ag Products! Check out their website! They have everything you need for growing!
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
1625 Gantners yesterday... 2 days old...
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
272.5 K Neptune today
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
232.75 Lindley (A) today...
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
232.75 Lindley (B) today...
 
Wednesday, April 27 View Page
First bloom on the 4.79 Terry...
 
Friday, April 29 View Page
1659 Miller
 
Saturday, April 30 View Page
Sunflower patch coming along...
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
1727 Pierpont... after the monsoon over the last few days...
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
1659 Miller getting close to pollination time...
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
1625.5 Gantner down and running
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
157 Brights
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
272.5 K Neptune
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
Jumbo Black Diamonds and 224.66 Glasgow (closest)
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
232.75 Lindleys
 
Friday, May 27 View Page
Megabloom on the 4.79 Terry
 
Tuesday, May 31 View Page
1625.5 Gantner down and running...
 
Tuesday, May 31 View Page
1659 Miller side view... selfed the plant yesterday... let's hope it takes
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
So here's a picture for the nay sayers about how pumpkins won't put out roots up to the cots...
 
Saturday, June 4 View Page
840 Young... this is my 150 sq ft plant...
 
Saturday, June 4 View Page
1585.5 Werner
 
Saturday, June 4 View Page
1317 Clementz
 
Saturday, June 4 View Page
Got grapes?
 
Saturday, June 4 View Page
1659 Miller 65 DAS 5 DAP
 
Saturday, June 4 View Page
My Mom with the 1659 Miller... it has right at 1100 sq ft if totally filled in.
 
Thursday, June 9 View Page
Germing tiny kins! Gonna plant a row of giant field pumpkins at the commercial patch... also pulling the 1727 Pierpont tomorrow... it's not doing well and the 1625 Gantner beside it is growing well...the 1625 was gonna be my 159 sq ft plant but with it doing so well I'm gonna give it room to grow... so there's a change in plans
 
Friday, June 17 View Page
Had to pull the 1659 Miller on June 17 cause of suspected yvd... hated to do it but all new growth had self terminated... replanted a couple field kins in its place...
 
Friday, June 17 View Page
Had to pull the 1659 Miller on June 17 cause of suspected yvd... hated to do it but all new growth had self terminated... replanted a couple field kins in its place...
 
Friday, June 17 View Page
Had to pull the 1659 Miller on June 17 cause of suspected yvd... hated to do it but all new growth had self terminated... replanted a couple field kins in its place...
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
272.5 K Neptune
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
110 Bright JBD dap 20
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
157 Bright
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
227 Bright
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
Paxton with a couple maters... both singles over 2.5 lbs
 
Monday, July 18 View Page
Here is my 46.6 Westfall at 120" ott
 
Friday, July 22 View Page
1585.5 Werner... most likely Yellow Vine Decline... so it had been removed...
 
Monday, July 25 View Page
Here are some of the Scaly Bark eating melons I've been growing... hand pollinated these and kept the males off the plants to ensure no cross pollination with the Carolina Cross melons. These are an old melon that taste good.
 
Monday, July 25 View Page
Here are some of the Carolina Reaper peppers I have going. I also have Trinidad Scorpions and Ghost Peppers going too.
 
Monday, July 25 View Page
Some of the melons the uncovered the other day after a rain storm. Nothing special here. Still fighting gummy stem blight and other problems.
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Here's our big cantaloupe.... 46.6 Westfall x self... it's now the 53.4 Lindley...
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Here's our big cantaloupe.... 46.6 Westfall x self... it's now the 53.4 Lindley...
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Here's our big cantaloupe.... 46.6 Westfall x self... it's now the 53.4 Lindley...
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
I have no idea why my pictures keep posting sideways... any ideas?
 
Sunday, July 31 View Page
Heres the inside of the 53.4 Lindley
 

 

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