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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 42 Entries.
Sunday, April 23 View Page
old fashion soil oxygenation
 
Sunday, April 23 View Page
wish i had soil like that..........OH SNAP!!......i do...he he
 
Sunday, April 23 View Page
hoops up.....ready to rumble
 
Sunday, April 23 View Page
game on....1385, 2 - 1439's, 3 - 566's* and 811*
 
Tuesday, April 25 View Page
just another spring day in rapid city
 
Friday, April 28 View Page
started fow more for local growers....older stuff
 
Monday, May 15 View Page
1385 h/j in the ground.....needs a highball.....lol
 
Monday, May 15 View Page
1439 pettit in the ground...not happy yet.....will see
 
Monday, May 15 View Page
back ups ready for dirt if needed
 
Tuesday, May 16 View Page
hail again....#4 for the year
 
Tuesday, May 16 View Page
ready for winter again
 
Thursday, May 18 View Page
here is the area for 150 contest....be afraid....very afraid.....he he
 
Sunday, May 28 View Page
greenie....811 v/m....still not happy yet
 
Sunday, May 28 View Page
150 plant....getting happier....1439 pettit
 
Sunday, May 28 View Page
1385....starting to smile not
 
Saturday, June 17 View Page
1385 h/j
 
Saturday, June 17 View Page
1439 pettit
 
Saturday, June 17 View Page
566* winey on the left and 811* v/m on right
 
Friday, June 23 View Page
left is 1385, top left 566* greenie, top right 811* greenie and bottom 1439 for 150 contest
 
Saturday, June 24 View Page
ok.....the entire growing area is 35 x 36....fence to fence.....that 150 plant as u can see....the pvc is 10' long....the marked area is 12' x 12'.....lots of room to fill yet..
 
Friday, June 30 View Page
ok...patch update....bottom right is the 150 plant....marked out is 12' x 12' area....got 2 set so far...1385 on the left doing ok...nuttin set on er yet...the greenies....nuttin yet....soon though
 
Friday, June 30 View Page
try this pic....my bad
 
Friday, August 4 View Page
over head shot....rough year....past couple weeks hot...over 100 many days.....last night 48....gotta luv this south dakota weather
 
Friday, August 4 View Page
matters and long gourds roughing it as well
 
Friday, August 4 View Page
matters and long gourds roughing it as well
 
Sunday, August 13 View Page
1439 on the 150 square foot plan.....very unhappy she be...slow slow growth
 
Sunday, August 13 View Page
1385....not sure how this one keeps going but not doing to bad, but slow
 
Sunday, August 13 View Page
811 v/m again.....not doing very well and very slow....rough year growing....be lucky to get anything to the scale
 
Monday, August 14 View Page
#6
 
Sunday, August 27 View Page
the melon
 
Sunday, August 27 View Page
greenie 811 V/M
 
Sunday, August 27 View Page
1439 pettit
 
Sunday, August 27 View Page
1385 H/J
 
Tuesday, September 19 View Page
the ugly 1439 has not grown for 3 weeks now...but the 1385 just keeps chugging along....
 
Sunday, October 1 View Page
perty good turn out and weather for out weigh-off....was sunny and 75
 
Sunday, October 1 View Page
another shot from the other direction
 
Sunday, October 1 View Page
here is the vine from my patch that had the 1385 h/j on it
 
Monday, October 9 View Page
my tiny greenie....398 i think i weighed
 
Thursday, October 26 View Page
shot of or rapic city weigh-off
 
Thursday, October 26 View Page
another shot
 
Tuesday, November 7 View Page
1439 on the scale from the 150 square foot plant...now the 564 Evans/Winey
 
Tuesday, November 7 View Page
1439 on the scale from the 150 square foot plant...now the 564 Evans/Winey
 

 

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