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Sunday, March 25 View Page
It's been a few years since I kept a diary. Life got busy. I plan to work hard and get a PR this year. Since I've never gotten one to the scale my PR is going to be easy to beat. This is my pumpkin from 2014 around 580 pound
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
2015 was a new home and unknown ground.
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
2015 Sunflower
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
2016 Sunflower
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
2016 patch beauties. I am a lucky man
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
2016 Big guy around 600-650 pound
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
Rum. Enough said.
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
Zero pumpkins in 2017. My patch got hit by a small torando in July. I spent the fall cleaning up critters
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
2nd one for 2018
 
Sunday, March 25 View Page
2018 patch green and ready to go.. or should I say grow.
 
Saturday, April 14 View Page
I hit a large rock with my sub-soiler and broke part of my 3 point.
 
Sunday, April 15 View Page
Leaf compost to be added to my patch.
 
Monday, April 16 View Page
My 2018 seed are ready to for my germination station it's an egg incubator I bought on Ebay for around $25. Seeds started are 1587 Caspers, 1512 Parks, 1546 Shenoha, 1044 Gansert, 621 Gansert, 816 Gansert, and the 1374.5 Rea.
 
Monday, April 16 View Page
Running and warmed to 30c or 86F
 
Thursday, April 19 View Page
All seeds are in the pots.
 
Sunday, April 29 View Page
All the plants are looking good. It snowed today. I will keep them inside for a few more days.
 
Monday, April 30 View Page
My little helper
 
Tuesday, May 1 View Page
All plants are in the ground. Let the battle begin
 
Tuesday, May 15 View Page
Hoops and wind protection
 
Friday, May 25 View Page
I added an additional layer to my wind fencing. Hopefully it works. The wind did me in last season.
 
Sunday, May 27 View Page
621 Gansert is about 5 feet and growing strong
 
Monday, May 28 View Page
I removed the hoop houses and sprayed my plants. I found cucumber beetles today. Very hot 85 and humid
 
Tuesday, May 29 View Page
4 Sunflowers in the ground
 
Tuesday, June 5 View Page
1546 Shenoah at 10 feet. It took some wind damage but it's my most aggressive plant. The 621 Gansert is in the background
 
Tuesday, June 5 View Page
816 Gansert is lagging behind. Almost no side vine growth. The 1587 Caspers is in the back ground
 
Tuesday, June 5 View Page
1587 Caspers is sitting at 11 feet.
 
Tuesday, June 5 View Page
621 Gansert is looking good. The 1546 Shenoha is in the background. My best shots at big and orange
 
Sunday, June 10 View Page
265 yards nothing but head.
 
Sunday, June 10 View Page
Patch invader removed
 
Tuesday, June 12 View Page
621 Gansert Pollinated with the 1546 Shenoha today at 10 feet and 5 lobes
 
Wednesday, June 13 View Page
No mil fabric but I found this bag. I'll cut it up into a usable size.
 
Friday, June 15 View Page
6x4 this should work great. I love the handles. They could come in handy.
 
Friday, June 22 View Page
621.5 Gansert DAP 10 30 inches CC
 
Monday, July 2 View Page
621 Gansert Dap 20 183OTT
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
1587 Caspers DAP 31 258 OTT 384 lbs
 
Sunday, July 15 View Page
621 Gansert DAP 32 265 OTT 414 lbs
 
Sunday, July 22 View Page
1587 Caspers split to bad
 
Sunday, July 22 View Page
I lost but could this be the one for 2019. It's a cross of 1587 Casper x 621 Gansert. I can feel the orange
 
Wednesday, July 25 View Page
Dap 55 lost the 621 Gansert to a split! We got far to much rain
 
Thursday, August 16 View Page
621 Gansert side vine.
 

 

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