Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 8 Entries. Monday, April 24 View Page Well we are going to grow this year . Life has really thrown my family some curve balls this last two months with family illnesses and other very wrong things . Have to get our minds off of that and move on. What other way to do that than grow big pumpkins .   Monday, April 24 View Page The picture is of something that I received in the mail today . It takes a very special person to give a seed like take away . So thank you to that person . Would say his name but he probably would not want that .   Tuesday, June 27 View Page Some people said I was sandbagging . Here is the proof I am not . Plant here is the McMullen .   Tuesday, June 27 View Page Some people said I was sandbagging . Here is the proof I am not . Plant here is the McMullen .   Monday, July 3 View Page Pulled the 1385 H/J today and the 1463 Hoekle gets it tomorrow . Disease is killing me this year . Is it to late to plant some mustard seed ?   Sunday, July 30 View Page Ted wanted me to give a update on the patch . Well I have lost everything to disease this year except long gourd as of now . Only good thing that has come out of this is much needed family time . This year has been rough on our family and this time has helped a lot ... Keepem growin Teddy !!   Tuesday, August 8 View Page Well I only HAD a field pumpkin and long gourds left . Now down to long gourds . Only day 15 and it split on me . I was coming after you Dustin but my dreams have went down again ..   Thursday, September 7 View Page here is my longest long gourd as of now , is so heavy at the bottom ..... It might not make to the weigh off because the land owner where I grow has a farmers market . They said they would like to have it for their market the last week of September.