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Friday, April 14 View Page
2017 season is underway !!
 
Friday, April 14 View Page
2017 season is underway !!
 
Friday, April 14 View Page
2017 season is underway !!
 
Sunday, April 23 View Page
2017 watermelons off and running.
 
Sunday, April 23 View Page
The watermelon patch
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
First melons of the 2017 growing season showing up.
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
350.5 Kent taking off. Looking really good .Thanks for the seed Chris !!
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
Tomatoes loaded. BLT sandwich not far off.
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
Tomatoes and watermelons, one of my two gardens and still work long hours on my job. Lot of work done with a headlight.
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
Graft of one plant.
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
302 Kent
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
318 Kent
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
More tomatoes !!!
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
Tomato and watermelon patch
 
Thursday, April 27 View Page
More melons pictures.
 
Sunday, April 30 View Page
Patch update / Eventful last 7 days / Dad passed on 4/21/17 . My wife and I went away for 3 days to just get away. Came back in today through torrential rain and bad weather. Watermelons made it through pretty well. To soggy to go in the patch to check on melons on the vines. Going back to work tomorrow after a week away .
 
Sunday, April 30 View Page
Plant picture from outside the fence. Probably 6" of rain ,high winds and bad weather here today. Hope all faired well through this weather system !!
 
Monday, May 1 View Page
.Size indication with my fist . I am a big man .Cool nights and slow growth.
 
Monday, May 1 View Page
Same melon,different size comparison with a brick.Main vine, 2nd melon out on the runner.
 
Monday, May 1 View Page
Plants are looking great !!!!
 
Monday, May 1 View Page
350.5 Kent taking off in all directions !!!!
 
Monday, May 1 View Page
I did not select the file in the earlier post. Fist and melon as an indication of current size of this melon. Cool nights and slow growth. Heavy rains forecasted for this Wednesday.
 
Monday, May 8 View Page
This melon is approximately 12" from stem to blossom end today .
 
Monday, May 8 View Page
This melon is approximately 12" from stem to blossom end today .
 
Monday, May 8 View Page
Melon parking only !!! Temporary home for this melon until I have time to put up the permanent one.
 
Monday, May 8 View Page
Taking care of business before heading out of town again with my job. I will be glad when these projects at work are done !!!!!
 
Tuesday, May 9 View Page
Graft union of one plant on 4/8/17 .
 
Tuesday, May 16 View Page
Mother's Day melon picture
 
Tuesday, May 16 View Page
Permanent housing built on Mother's Day.
 
Thursday, May 18 View Page
Day #21 for this melon.
 
Thursday, May 18 View Page
Approximately 23" stem to blossom end.
 
Thursday, May 18 View Page
Melon graft .
 
Friday, May 19 View Page
Maybe a keeper on 350.5 Kent ....
 
Monday, May 22 View Page
Melon patch update. Rain, rain and more rain.
 
Monday, May 22 View Page
350.5 Kent
 
Thursday, May 25 View Page
37" in circumference yesterday evening.
 
Thursday, May 25 View Page
350.5 Kent is 16" stem to blossom end and growing fast.
 
Tuesday, May 30 View Page
Chunky this afternoon !
 
Tuesday, May 30 View Page
Kent 350.5 this afternoon. Rain,rain and more rain this week .
 
Tuesday, May 30 View Page
Kent 350.5
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
Melon #1 / Kent 350.5
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
Melon #2
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
End shot of Kent 350.5 . Definitely a keeper ! See May 19th post of the same melon .
 
Monday, June 12 View Page
Kent 350.5 this afternoon.
 
Wednesday, June 14 View Page
Steady growth on 350.5 Kent
 
Wednesday, June 14 View Page
Top view of 350.5
 
Monday, June 19 View Page
Hit the 50" mark yesterday. Starting to see some stump issues yesterday also. A little foaming . Help anyone! !!
 
Thursday, June 22 View Page
Hole in the top of my stump. Foam coming out yesterday. Treated with Daconil and trying to decide if I need to plug the hole.
 
Friday, June 23 View Page
Trying to root at the leaf nodes in case the stump fails.
 
Friday, June 23 View Page
Pinned runner down to attempt rooting at leaf nodes in case the stump fails.
 
Friday, June 23 View Page
Another angle of the runners pinned down .
 
Friday, June 23 View Page
Runners pinned down for rooting.
 
Saturday, July 1 View Page
Pawpaw's little man !!!
 
Saturday, July 1 View Page
Pawpaw's 2 babies ........
 
Sunday, July 16 View Page
A 6'6" 305 # man not a good comparison for his.........# watermelon. Always next year for the Bigg Dogg !!!!!!
 

 

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