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Friday, April 14
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2017 season is underway !!
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Friday, April 14
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2017 season is underway !!
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Friday, April 14
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2017 season is underway !!
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Sunday, April 23
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2017 watermelons off and running.
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Sunday, April 23
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The watermelon patch
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Thursday, April 27
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First melons of the 2017 growing season showing up.
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Thursday, April 27
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350.5 Kent taking off. Looking really good .Thanks for the seed Chris !!
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Thursday, April 27
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Tomatoes loaded. BLT sandwich not far off.
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Thursday, April 27
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Tomatoes and watermelons, one of my two gardens and still work long hours on my job. Lot of work done with a headlight.
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Thursday, April 27
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Graft of one plant.
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Thursday, April 27
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302 Kent
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Thursday, April 27
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318 Kent
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Thursday, April 27
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More tomatoes !!!
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Thursday, April 27
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Tomato and watermelon patch
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Thursday, April 27
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More melons pictures.
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Sunday, April 30
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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 .
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Sunday, April 30
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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 !!
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Monday, May 1
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.Size indication with my fist . I am a big man .Cool nights and slow growth.
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Monday, May 1
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Same melon,different size comparison with a brick.Main vine, 2nd melon out on the runner.
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Monday, May 1
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Plants are looking great !!!!
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Monday, May 1
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350.5 Kent taking off in all directions !!!!
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Monday, May 1
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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.
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Monday, May 8
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This melon is approximately 12" from stem to blossom end today .
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Monday, May 8
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This melon is approximately 12" from stem to blossom end today .
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Monday, May 8
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Melon parking only !!! Temporary home for this melon until I have time to put up the permanent one.
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Monday, May 8
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Taking care of business before heading out of town again with my job. I will be glad when these projects at work are done !!!!!
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Tuesday, May 9
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Graft union of one plant on 4/8/17 .
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Tuesday, May 16
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Mother's Day melon picture
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Tuesday, May 16
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Permanent housing built on Mother's Day.
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Thursday, May 18
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Day #21 for this melon.
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Thursday, May 18
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Approximately 23" stem to blossom end.
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Thursday, May 18
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Melon graft .
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Friday, May 19
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Maybe a keeper on 350.5 Kent ....
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Monday, May 22
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Melon patch update. Rain, rain and more rain.
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Monday, May 22
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350.5 Kent
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Thursday, May 25
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37" in circumference yesterday evening.
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Thursday, May 25
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350.5 Kent is 16" stem to blossom end and growing fast.
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Tuesday, May 30
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Chunky this afternoon !
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Tuesday, May 30
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Kent 350.5 this afternoon. Rain,rain and more rain this week .
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Tuesday, May 30
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Kent 350.5
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Friday, June 9
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Melon #1 / Kent 350.5
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Friday, June 9
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Melon #2
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Friday, June 9
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End shot of Kent 350.5 . Definitely a keeper ! See May 19th post of the same melon .
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Monday, June 12
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Kent 350.5 this afternoon.
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Wednesday, June 14
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Steady growth on 350.5 Kent
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Wednesday, June 14
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Top view of 350.5
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Monday, June 19
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Hit the 50" mark yesterday. Starting to see some stump issues yesterday also. A little foaming . Help anyone! !!
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Thursday, June 22
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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.
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Friday, June 23
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Trying to root at the leaf nodes in case the stump fails.
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Friday, June 23
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Pinned runner down to attempt rooting at leaf nodes in case the stump fails.
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Friday, June 23
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Another angle of the runners pinned down .
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Friday, June 23
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Runners pinned down for rooting.
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Saturday, July 1
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Pawpaw's little man !!!
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Saturday, July 1
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Pawpaw's 2 babies ........
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Sunday, July 16
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A 6'6" 305 # man not a good comparison for his.........# watermelon. Always next year for the Bigg Dogg !!!!!!
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