Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 108 Entries. Wednesday, January 16 View Page Went to Block Island yesterday and did some soul searching..   Monday, March 4 View Page My happy place.............   Saturday, April 6 View Page I bet we can find some big melons down here..   Tuesday, April 16 View Page Started a 532 House, 907 Young, 1275 Rea and 1297 Young today..I will start the rest 4-20...   Friday, April 19 View Page I made a new friend today.. Top that Henry..   Sunday, May 5 View Page This must be the super top secret trail to Abbynormals garden..   Tuesday, May 7 View Page Tomato's, Pumpkins and Flowers all in one Cold Frame.. Pumpkins go in the ground either Thursday or Saturday.. Good luck everyone..   Wednesday, May 8 View Page Good morning everyone..   Wednesday, May 8 View Page This can only mean one thing, I put some plants in the ground today.. Planted 1297 Young, 1275 Rea, 532 House, 681, 729, 851, 1044 and 1092 Gansert..   Thursday, May 16 View Page Good morning from Johnston RI.. We many get a little sun for the second day in a row...   Wednesday, May 22 View Page Some days the hardest thing to do is nothing...   Thursday, May 23 View Page Best stair workout in the world..   Wednesday, June 5 View Page Put up about 150 foot of silt fence today.. That can only mean that I have plants out growing the huts.. I am behind everyone else around here, but being on a budget and the lack of good weather it is the best I can do so I am happy.. If you look real hard you can see my super hi tech rain gague made it off the ground for the first time.. I almost feel like one of the heavy shitters now.. Life is good..   Thursday, June 6 View Page Took the cold frames off 532 House, 681 Gansert, 1275 Rea and 1297 Young. Put up another 30 foot of silt fence and started on water..   Saturday, June 8 View Page Gangsta deer are back.. Time to get a bigger trap..   Tuesday, June 11 View Page My super Hi Tech, Dollar Store, Rain Gage, says I don't need to water for a few days..   Sunday, June 23 View Page The plants are just starting to grow.. If the sun stays out for a while life will be good..   Thursday, June 27 View Page My entry in the small pot contest..   Saturday, June 29 View Page I brought my small pot challenge plant in last night. It may be a pollin donor today.. If not there is always a plan B.. So that no one out there gets all worked up, the plant you see is from one of my seeds..   Saturday, June 29 View Page Polinated 532 House with my 494 ( 993 x sib ) which is my small pot challenge plant..   Saturday, June 29 View Page Polinated my 681 with my 1092.5.. The 681 is being grown in a flag pattern mainly for genetics.   Saturday, June 29 View Page My small pot plant did so good that I repotted it.. I want a couple more flowers from it if possible.....   Monday, July 1 View Page My trusty Rain Gage says no need to water today..   Monday, July 1 View Page It's 5:30 am do you know where your pets are ?   Monday, July 1 View Page 1297 Young x 1092.5 Gansert   Monday, July 1 View Page 1275 Rea x 1092.5 Gansert   Wednesday, July 3 View Page 681 Gansert x 1092.5 Gansert ( second on main )   Thursday, July 4 View Page 681 Gansert x 1092.5 Gansert ( third on main )   Thursday, July 4 View Page 1297 Young x 1092.5 Gansert ( second on main )   Friday, July 5 View Page 532 House x 851 Gansert ( second on main )   Friday, July 5 View Page 1044 Gansert x 816 Gansert ( second on main )   Saturday, July 6 View Page Polinated 1275 Rea x 1092.5 Gansert ( second on main )   Sunday, July 7 View Page 729 Gansert x 532 House   Sunday, July 7 View Page 1092 Gansert x 1275 Rea   Sunday, July 7 View Page 1297 Young x 1092 Gansert ( third on main )   Sunday, July 7 View Page I was worried that I wouldn't have any June polinations and today what did I do but cut them both off for something further out on the plants...   Monday, July 8 View Page 816 Gansert x 1044 Gansert   Monday, July 8 View Page 851 Gansert x 907 Young   Wednesday, July 10 View Page My day just got a little better..   Thursday, July 11 View Page Smile pretty..   Friday, July 12 View Page 3 in 48 hours.. Thanks Tony for letting me put a trap in your yard..   Friday, July 12 View Page No need to water for a couple days..   Saturday, July 13 View Page Fourth one in three days in the same spot..   Sunday, July 14 View Page 907 Young x sib   Sunday, July 14 View Page Public enemy number 6 ( for the season ) five in the last 4 days..   Wednesday, July 17 View Page Yesterday was decision day on 7 plants, these were the biggest pumpkins I cut of to save smaller ones in better locations,, Left is the 1275 Rea and on the right is the 1297 Young.   Wednesday, July 17 View Page My small pot challenge plant in on the way back to a healthy life.. Amazing how a half handful of bloodmeal, couple handfuls of fresh chicken manure and some ureamate can breathe life back into a sickly plant.. Maybe I should try some on myself..   Thursday, July 18 View Page Polinated second 907 Young x sib.. This one had a seed in blossom.. Have another one in couple days..   Monday, July 22 View Page Good morning from Johnston RI..   Wednesday, July 24 View Page 20 day cc on 681 Gansert is 73 inches.   Thursday, July 25 View Page 20 day cc on 532 House is 64 inches..   Thursday, July 25 View Page 20 day cc on 1044 Gansert is 84 inches..   Friday, July 26 View Page In the small pot challenge,,, take that flat man...   Friday, July 26 View Page 20 day cc on 1275 Rea is 75 inches..   Saturday, July 27 View Page 20 day cc on 729 Gansert is 68 inches.   Saturday, July 27 View Page 20 day cc on 1092 Gansert is 78 inches.   Saturday, July 27 View Page 20 day cc on 1297 Young is 85 inches.   Saturday, July 27 View Page Call me stew ....   Sunday, July 28 View Page 20 day cc on 816 Gansert is 74 inches..   Sunday, July 28 View Page No shortage of critters on The Plantation...   Sunday, August 4 View Page Had a great time at the VT Patch Tour and cookout yesterday..   Sunday, August 4 View Page 31 day numbers on my 681 are cc 104, ss 75, ee 71, ( 250 ott ).   Sunday, August 4 View Page 30 day numbers on 532 House are cc 94, ss 68, ee 66, ( 228 ott ).   Sunday, August 4 View Page 30 day numbers on my 1044 are cc 117, ss 76, ee 72, ( 265 ott ).   Monday, August 5 View Page 30 day numbers on 1275 Rea are cc 109, ss 78, ee 72, ( 259 ott ).   Tuesday, August 6 View Page 30 day numbers on 729 Gansert are cc95, ss76, ee 68 ( 239 ott )   Tuesday, August 6 View Page 30 day numbers on 1092 Gansert are cc 112, ss 81, ee 76 ( 269 ott )   Tuesday, August 6 View Page 1092 Gansert   Tuesday, August 6 View Page 30 day numbers on 1297 Young are cc 121, ss 80, ee 78 ( 279 ott )   Wednesday, August 7 View Page 20 day cc on 907 Young is 62 inches..   Wednesday, August 7 View Page 30 day numbers on 816 Gansert are cc 107, ss 83, ee 74, ( 264 ott ).   Wednesday, August 7 View Page This is the second opossum that I caught this season.. I hear that they eat bugs and ticks so I don't relocate them.. As you can see I have a stick holding open the door on the trap.. Like the first one it ate the bait and now it is going to take a nap.. I guess an open trap is a good place to camp for the day..   Tuesday, August 13 View Page I think I may need a new tiller..   Tuesday, August 13 View Page 40 day numbers on 681 Gansert are cc 116, ss 84, ee 80, ( 280 ott )..   Wednesday, August 14 View Page 40 day numbers on 532 House are cc 109, ss 82, ee 76 , ( 267 ott ) Pumpkin is filling out color is good. Joe,, Thank you for the seed ..   Wednesday, August 14 View Page 40 day numbers on 1044 Gansert are cc 130, ss 83, ee 80, ( 293 ott ) .. This pumpkin has a Svb invasion.. I dug the little culprit out, took a little work, left a good sized scar. If I could put togeather a hand lift it could possibly go to the Woodstock Fair..   Thursday, August 15 View Page 40 day numbers on 1275 Rea are cc 130, ss 91, ee 85, ( 306 ott ). Thank you Glenna for the seed..   Thursday, August 15 View Page The view from my attic..   Friday, August 16 View Page 40 day numbers on 729 Gansert are cc 109, ss 86, ee 79 ( 274 ott )   Friday, August 16 View Page 40 day numbers on 1092 Gansert are cc 130, ss 90, ee 86 ( 306 ott )   Friday, August 16 View Page 40 day numbers on 1297 Young are cc 139, ss 90, ee 87 ( 316 ott )..Thank you Mr. Young and The 5th Grader for the seed..   Saturday, August 17 View Page 30 day numbers on 907 Young are cc 86, ss 68, ee 67, ( 221 ott ).   Saturday, August 17 View Page 40 day numbers on 816 Gansert are cc 125, ss 97, ee 86, ( 308 ott ).   Wednesday, August 21 View Page There goes the neighborhood, weeds have moved in, going to bring their next of kin..   Friday, August 23 View Page 50 day numbers on my 681 are cc 124, ss 90, ee 85, ( 299 ott ).   Sunday, August 25 View Page 51 day numbers on 532 House are cc 120, ss 89, ee 81 ( 290 ott )   Sunday, August 25 View Page 51 day numbers on my 1044 are cc 140, ss 88, ee 87 ( 315 ott )   Sunday, August 25 View Page 50 day numbers on my 1092 are cc 142, ss 95, ee 89 ( 326 ott )   Sunday, August 25 View Page 50 day numbers on 1297 Young are cc 151, ss 95, ee 90 ( 336 ott )   Monday, August 26 View Page 51 day numbers on 1275 Rea are cc 147, ss 97, ee 90, ( 334 ott )..   Tuesday, August 27 View Page 40 day numbers on 907 Young are cc 98, ss 77, ee 75, ( 250 ott ). This pumpkin is on a 250 sq ft flag pattern plant.   Tuesday, August 27 View Page 50 day numbers on my 816 are cc 135, ss 103, ee 90, ( 328 ott ). My buddy Shannon said this pumpkin was ok and I take that as a compliment.. Thank you sir..   Tuesday, August 27 View Page Woodstock Fair, here I come..   Wednesday, August 28 View Page Flat Norm called to ask if I would enter an exhibition pumpkin in his name an I said why not..   Saturday, August 31 View Page 51 day numbers on 1092 are cc 140, ss 97, ee 91, ( 328 ott )   Saturday, August 31 View Page 51 day numbers on 1297 Young are cc 154, ss 97, ee 92, ( 343 ott )   Thursday, September 5 View Page One less in the Neighborhood.   Thursday, September 5 View Page My favorite place to go and relax..   Friday, September 6 View Page First one I lost this season, probably won't be the last..   Saturday, September 21 View Page Off to VT in about an hour..   Sunday, September 22 View Page The 1275 Rea is now the 926 Gansert..   Sunday, September 22 View Page Loaded for Durham Fair..   Wednesday, September 25 View Page Gene Lariviere wins Durham Fair..   Wednesday, September 25 View Page My Durham entry..   Tuesday, October 1 View Page 1092.5 loaded for Topsfield.. I can drive around for a couple days and show it off.. Hope it don't get car sick..   Tuesday, October 29 View Page I hated to open it but it had to be done..   Friday, November 22 View Page Welcome to Block Island..   Saturday, December 7 View Page I picked up a half hour of morning sun today.. Thank you Mr. Ed..