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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 36 Entries.
Sunday, January 1 View Page
Getting excited. Good luck to all this season.
 
Tuesday, March 28 View Page
Measured out patch today. Getting close.
 
Sunday, April 2 View Page
1st round of maters started.
 
Wednesday, April 12 View Page
Away we go. Seeds soaking, dirt ready.
 
Wednesday, April 12 View Page
290.5 Terry hit dirt yesterday. Hoops went up, dirt amended inside hoops. It's go time.
 
Saturday, April 15 View Page
290.5 Terry Watermelon growing fast. Very aggressive plant. Can't wait to see what she does.
 
Saturday, April 15 View Page
Hoops up. Ground warming! Getting close.
 
Saturday, April 15 View Page
Dad and Jeremy came up and helped me get melon patch ready. Amendments added and ready to roll. Ran out of pine needles but that's an easy fix.
 
Sunday, April 16 View Page
First wave of watermelon graphs complete today.
 
Sunday, April 23 View Page
Pumpkins will have to wait as it has rained 5+ inches and still coming down. 1944 Connolly, 2230.5 Wallace and 2145 McMullen doing well. 2252 Patons didn't make it. Started 1949.5 Paton x 2 and 2109 Zywiec
 
Sunday, April 23 View Page
Maters are doing well. Potting a few every day.
 
Wednesday, April 26 View Page
Pic is of 1944 Connolly. It and the 2230.5 Wallace and 2145 McMullen hit the dirt today. 4th site ready and waiting. Gonna have to see on it as the 2252 Paton didn't make it. Started 1947 Paton and 2109 Zywiec waiting to see who wins spot . Will wait few more days.
 
Wednesday, April 26 View Page
290.5 Terry is doing very well! There will 2 of these in my patch.
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
1642 Wallace. First pollination @ 14.5 feet. Very nice plant. Low to ground and no problems so far.
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
1944 Connolly. Won't be long. Very good plant I really like this one. Expect big things from this one.
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
2230.5 Wallace. Had magnesium problem so little behind. Thanks to Ron, problem corrected and she has taken off.
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
2624. Later plant. Starting to move now! I like this one a lot.
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
290.5 Terry. Hearing lots good things bout this one and I am tickled also. Won't be long. Need little more plant.
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
236 Terry
 
Friday, June 9 View Page
318 Kent right with 290. Both doing very well.
 
Sunday, July 23 View Page
290.5 Terry she is really growing! Great seed hope I don't screw it up!
 
Tuesday, July 25 View Page
177 Westfall 10 DAP.
 
Tuesday, July 25 View Page
1944 Connolly. I really like this plant. Gonna produce some good ones.
 
Friday, August 11 View Page
1944 Connolly What seed. I hope it got planted a lot.
 
Friday, August 11 View Page
1642 Wallace. Another seed that needs to be planted!
 
Thursday, August 17 View Page
290 Terry still moving.
 
Saturday, August 19 View Page
236 Terry decided it wanted to be over 200 also.
 
Sunday, August 20 View Page
318 Kent. Not to be out done.
 
Monday, August 21 View Page
Was hoping it could last couple more weeks but I have another going so decided not to take a chance. Grown off 4.79 Terry
 
Sunday, September 3 View Page
Melons drying out little today.
 
Wednesday, September 6 View Page
Loaded for Knoxville.
 
Wednesday, September 6 View Page
Knoxville.
 
Monday, October 9 View Page
What might have been. Came home this evening checked everything out on pumpkin. Something didn’t seem right so I decided to pick it tonight. Just as I thought soft spot on bottom that was to far gone.
 
Monday, October 9 View Page
1944 Connolly x 2624 went heavy
 
Monday, October 9 View Page
Patch prep started early
 
Monday, October 9 View Page
1741 so close
 

 

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