Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 44 Entries. Tuesday, January 29 View Page That's a nice greenish blue. Its name is Greeb. Vine went to eleven feet. Side vines started. I believe the vine failed from lack of calcium, I didn't give it any. 14 hours of light from seed. Looking forward to spring .   Tuesday, February 12 View Page .   Tuesday, February 12 View Page Is it Grow time yet?   Monday, April 8 View Page 2032,2003.5,2002and2363. Time to get soaking.   Wednesday, April 10 View Page Sprouting around 48 hours.   Wednesday, April 10 View Page My 693 seeds.   Friday, April 12 View Page Approximately 180 days to weigh off.   Friday, April 12 View Page Sunflower 21" Edwards. The ground is still a bit cold. The nights should be getting warmer after this weekend. La Nina winter.   Saturday, April 13 View Page And away we go.   Friday, April 19 View Page Decided to grow them all. See how many pop. Tomatoes are coming up some are looking weak. Starting more, time for the bigguns.   Friday, April 19 View Page Wrong picture on last post. duh   Friday, April 19 View Page Managed to spell my name with last years gourds. Been air drying them outside. Going to get the seeds from the bottle gourd they are rattling.   Wednesday, April 24 View Page The soil was to compact and to much shade. This onion should flower this year. Trying a different area this year.   Thursday, May 23 View Page In the dirt.   Thursday, May 30 View Page Plants look healthy after a week. Compost tea in the am. The 5.71 are the biggest.   Sunday, June 16 View Page Brewing 20 gal at a time. Learning with microscope this year. Getting ready for batch #4.   Sunday, June 16 View Page The tomato patch is covered. Trying 50% shade this season.   Sunday, June 16 View Page Had to start over with pumpkins, managed to mess them up. That hurts. So I have one second round plant under the table shade. Finally getting a decent cover for the patch. 2363 Holland , late start hope this seed grows fast.   Sunday, June 16 View Page I'm excited about the shade structure. Wiggle wire tomorrow.   Sunday, June 16 View Page Plants look good. No mega blooms yet. Couple nice doubles.   Monday, July 22 View Page Plants at 12 feet. Slow start this year. Barely have 150 days with this 2363 Holland. The first kin didn't take. Need a kin soon. The good news is I have completed my permanent screen shade structure, finally!   Monday, July 22 View Page Sooo my really stupid plan of four vertical bushel gourds above the tomatoes is becoming a jungle. The plants are nipple high. 5.02 LaRue the only first tier that took it is pushing the state record measurements. Come on 3 pounder B A decent start.   Monday, July 22 View Page The place to be this fall.   Monday, July 22 View Page This must be a record an onion as big as a banana tree.   Monday, July 22 View Page Huge Blooms. These plants Rock!   Monday, July 29 View Page First pollination of the year. One more two feet up ,ready next week.   Monday, July 29 View Page Fast picture. 4 lobe 2363 Holland. 15 feet out , main vine.   Monday, July 29 View Page I think I'm going to need a special onion area. Ph isn't working in that area.   Tuesday, July 30 View Page Kept it covered for 36 hours. Humidity is high last few days. managed to keep the pollination dry.   Tuesday, July 30 View Page 4lobe   Friday, August 9 View Page Dap 10   Friday, August 16 View Page DAP18 OTT 154 Most of the growth behind the pumpkin is pinched.   Saturday, August 17 View Page Off the 5.32 LaRue About 45/47 days   Saturday, August 17 View Page The 2.10 on the Larue 6/23/19 Picked 8/6/19   Saturday, August 17 View Page Dap 30 on the 5.71 The leaves should look like straws in a couple more days.   Saturday, August 17 View Page As I sit here and dream of getting passed the 2 pound club. Here starts my hopes of having something to bring worthy of the GPC weigh off scale. 65 days left. I planted four gourds above the tomatoes. The have trellised nicely. Great shade... I take a flashlight and machete mid day to find the plants.   Saturday, August 17 View Page Just starting to get growing. One gourd looks like a keeper.   Sunday, August 18 View Page Hubbard   Sunday, August 18 View Page Running out of room .Growing it back over itself.   Sunday, August 18 View Page Dap20 Gained 30 LB in the last 2 days OTT 170   Sunday, August 25 View Page Sandwich slicers.   Sunday, August 25 View Page 5.71   Sunday, August 25 View Page Dap 10   Sunday, August 25 View Page Biggest Bloom in the patch. 4.76