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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 17 Entries.
Saturday, January 27 View Page
Renewed enthusiasm for the 2018 season. Just got back from the NEGPGA winter luncheon. Great to see every body and hear Steve Connolly's bushel gourd presentation. Joe Jutras talk about his world record squash. Woody Lancaster Admit that even he doesn't feed his plants enough. And George Hamilton talk about squash bugs and yellow vine disease. I was asked what my line up was and drew a blank because I hadn't looked in a while at what I was choosing. This is my lineup. I am hoping to get a couple second seeds of some of these so I can plant double and not have to choose between one good seed or another. really wont be changing it up much I have so may good seeds I have to choose and be positive.
 
Saturday, January 27 View Page
The other thing I will be planting is my 189.5 bushel gourd and another one for pollination. I just don't know which it will be yet.
 
Tuesday, February 6 View Page
Are there 2 types of bushel gourds we are growing? The 2 seeds on the left are my 189.5 and the 2 on the right are from a 175est. Ciesielski (177 Westfall x open. They look very different.
 
Tuesday, March 6 View Page
These are the cables I got from Mor Electric on line and thermostats I got from another site.
 
Thursday, April 19 View Page
Hey Mr. Charlie. Look what’s sprouting
 
Sunday, April 29 View Page
So far behind last year. Had a good weekend to get stuff done. Three till passed all the amendments in. Four hat cable pits dug.
 
Sunday, April 29 View Page
With all the talk about snow fence and heat cables. This what I had been planning when I bought the cables. These are 5’8” long by 4’ wide. The cables are spaced 4” apart.
 
Sunday, April 29 View Page
Here is the photo. Oops.
 
Sunday, April 29 View Page
In the whole. I left 3’ for connecting to the thermostat control.
 
Sunday, April 29 View Page
Had a bad start. 1 of 10 seeds came up on the first try. 6 out of 7 on the next try. About 3 weeks behind on plants. Feeling better about where I’m at now.
 
Sunday, May 6 View Page
So here’s to 2 productive weekends. Still behind but feeling real good now. Heat cables in plants in final till. Walking boards for the first time for real. Now to relax. Oh but I need to do that and this oh and that. And those things. And umm that and that and that.
 
Monday, May 28 View Page
Weeding experiment and nitrogen source. 29 chickens will work for food.
 
Wednesday, June 27 View Page
Looking good 9 pollinations s as of today. A couple more by the end of the months and I think I’ll be done and down to choosing. Bushel gourd is a bust this year but I have a small plant at the back of the patch. 4 plants doing nicely.
 
Wednesday, July 4 View Page
Patch update. Really filling in nicely. 1912 is the slowest growing plant. With 2 pollinations s on it. The 1297.5 young is growing like a beast. 4 pollinations. Will be culling soon. The 1944 Connolly is growing a pumpkin real fast and my 561.5 is also growing a pumpkin at the same rate as the 1944.
 
Wednesday, July 4 View Page
This is the 561.5 pollinated on June 16
 
Wednesday, July 4 View Page
1944 Connolly pollinated on June 18.
 
Wednesday, July 4 View Page
These are the 1297.5 young. Have a side vine pollination that I like too. Not sure what is going to get culled yet
 

 

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