Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 41 Entries. Sunday, January 28 View Page Well as we enter 2018 I have went over my list about 200 times, lol. Still need to put down compost and soil test. Looks like I have narrowed the lines up down to these AG's 2095 Brandt (800 sq ft) 2230 Wallace (800 sq ft) 1059 V/M or 840 Young(500 sq ft) 1985 Miller (150 sq ft) 1328 Burchette (150 sq ft) or 1741 Terry Dmg (I feel a few elite kin growers need to grow this one) Watermelons 291.4 Lindley x 2 298.5 Lindley 291 Kent 350 Kent 302 Kent x 2 204 Bright 332 Mudd or 296.5 Mudd 272.5 K Neptune 245 Bartoli or 253.4 Lindley Other options could be 283 Dawson, 255 Mitchell, 272.5 E Neptune, 262 Lindley, Cantaloupes will be 53.4 Lindleys Bushel Gourds will be 2 plants 268 Kent 250.5 Wexler Long gourds will be 2 plants Maters will be 8 plants We will also plant tall and bighead sunflowers, giant cucumbers, rutabagas, and tall corn.   Saturday, March 17 View Page Extended the melon patch for 2 more plants last week.   Friday, March 23 View Page This dump trailer is great. Took 3 hrs to haul in all the compost and spread it with the tractor.   Friday, March 23 View Page Germ chamber is full of rootstock for the first wave.   Wednesday, April 4 View Page Still playing in the dirt... She's almost ready... Hopefully a 300 lb melon will come from the patch this year.   Wednesday, April 4 View Page WR Giant pepper plant and mater plants going outside on Friday the 13th. Was gonna wait til the 14th but Friday the 13th sounds better   Wednesday, April 11 View Page Catching up on the diary... These are a few grafts completed   Sunday, April 15 View Page Some Butler giant cabbage   Monday, April 16 View Page First wave of kins... 2095 Brandt 1985 Miller (150 sq ft plant) 1741 Terry (back up to 1985)   Wednesday, April 18 View Page More grafts in the first stage of healing.   Friday, April 20 View Page Weed mat going down   Friday, April 20 View Page Weed mat complete   Friday, April 20 View Page Pine needles going down   Friday, April 20 View Page And now 2 @ 291.4 Lindley hit the dirt... 8 more melon plants to go   Friday, April 20 View Page 2 @ 291.4 Lindley   Monday, April 23 View Page Look who showed up to the party... 255 Mitchell's and 302 Kents   Thursday, May 17 View Page All my melons are in the ground.   Thursday, May 17 View Page Butler giant cabbage seem to be doing good. I also have 2 pumpkins in the ground the 2095 Brandt and my 1985 Miller. The 1985 Miller will be my 150 sq ft plant.   Saturday, June 9 View Page 6.06 megabloom   Saturday, June 9 View Page 6.06 again   Sunday, June 10 View Page Another megabloom on the 8.22 PC... This plant actually has 3 others the same size   Wednesday, June 13 View Page 159 Joynson 09 (197 Leonard x self)   Wednesday, June 13 View Page 350.5 Kent   Wednesday, June 13 View Page 302 Kent   Wednesday, June 13 View Page 298.5 Lindley 17 (302 Kent x self)   Wednesday, June 13 View Page These 3 are 291.4 Lindleys (272.5 K Neptune x self)   Wednesday, June 13 View Page These 3 are 255 Mitchell (nearest), 245 Bartoli (middle), and 291 Kent (farthest)   Thursday, June 14 View Page After a mix up on what plant was what here are the corrected pictures. This is the 8.41 MacCoy   Thursday, June 14 View Page 7.07 qtip   Thursday, June 14 View Page 6.06 Spanzini   Thursday, August 16 View Page 245 Bartoli - still growing well   Thursday, August 16 View Page 291.4 Lindley - still doing 4 lbs a day   Saturday, September 1 View Page Here is the 214.1 Lindley (291.4 Lindley x sibb) that finished 2nd at the Old Washington Farmers Market GPC event on September 1st   Saturday, September 15 View Page Here's the 223.5 Lindley (255 Mitchell x self) that finished 10th at Roberts Family Farm in Kentucky. Great melon showing with 27 melons.   Saturday, September 15 View Page Here's my bushel gourd from Roberts Family Farm. Set the Arkansas state record at 147 lbs. She went a touch light but I think it was due to being really old and hadn't had any forward growth the last 2 weeks prior to picking.   Monday, September 17 View Page Here's the union of the graft on the 255 Mitchell. It pulled apart when I was pulling the plant up.   Friday, September 21 View Page 245 Bartoli x self is still growing well   Friday, September 21 View Page Huge damaged and leaking stump on my 302 Kent plant. She is still gaining 1/2 inch per day but a really late set.   Monday, October 8 View Page Gabby will be headed to Operation Pumpkin this weekend.   Saturday, November 10 View Page Killed this 9pt on opening morning of shotgun season... ole H&R 20 ga ultra-slug hunter is a killing machine...   Wednesday, November 14 View Page Killed anither 9pt during shotgun season. We only have 9 days of gun season here and it's shotgun only. I'm a bow hunter by heart but like to sling some lead periodically... Still need to shoot a doe with my bow and do my part in herd management...