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Thursday, January 14 View Page
 
Thursday, January 14 View Page
Caption for above post. Bored so trying some different germination techniques. Standard paper towel method. Old orange seeds with oldest seed being 784 Glasier and 941 Eaton and newest being 889 Henkin 2010. 9 of 15 are pre 2000 seeds.
 
Thursday, January 14 View Page
784 Glasier and 941 Eaton are 1996 seeds
 
Friday, February 5 View Page
The reason we need to really pad seeds. Luckily the seeds were in a bubble inside the bubble envelope.
 
Friday, February 5 View Page
With the weather they are forecasting thought I would post some color from fall pumpkin stands and visions of warm weather to come.
 
Thursday, March 4 View Page
When your bored this time of year it’s time to practice germinating. 10 seeds from 1995 to 2008. Trying the seed coat removal and paper towel method that Joe Ailts had in the how to pages. Tried it on my last years seeds and had 100 percent germination
 
Thursday, April 8 View Page
Looks like the 753 Dill 07 ( 1068 Wallace x 670 Daigle). Is going to make it. Now to keep it going until planting time in May. Going to have to pot up a lot
 
Thursday, April 8 View Page
A couple greenhouse pictures to show what I’ve been up to.
 
Thursday, April 8 View Page
Geranium and wave petunias house
 
Thursday, June 24 View Page
This is what bottom ground looks like this am. Hoping with the several inches of rain forecast it’s doesn’t get washed away. Always a risk but my best ground.
 
Tuesday, July 6 View Page
 
Tuesday, July 6 View Page
Diary needs updated. Competition patch. 1215 Young, 1872 Sippel,1552 Young, 1810 Werner, 359 Foss, 1059 V/M, 1464 Brown, 753 Dill,
 
Tuesday, July 6 View Page
Competition fields. 145 McInnis, 2-81 Wolf, 211 MacKinnon, 2-142 McInnis, 181 MacKinnon, 162 MacKinnon, 2-186 Nesbit, 163 MacKinnon, 103 MacKinnon
 
Tuesday, July 6 View Page
Bottom patch. 2- 1002 Ailts, 1157 Zackowski, 525 Wolf, 1625 Gansert, 1398 Janowich, 1263.5 Montsma, 406 Harnica, 532 House, 531.5 House, 827 Gerhardt, 260 Herrmann, 291House
 
Tuesday, July 6 View Page
Commercial patch. 260 Herrmann, 297.5 House, 317 House, 375 House, 406 Harnica, 476 House, 531.5 House, 532 House, 545 Harnica, 250 House, 681 Gansert, 827 Gerhardt, 1200 Engel,1455 Young
 
Tuesday, July 6 View Page
Commercial patch Prizewinners, Monster Smash, Growers Giant
 
Tuesday, July 6 View Page
30-50 pound commercials
 
Monday, October 25 View Page
My new PB pear gourd at 168.5 lbs.
 
Monday, October 25 View Page
744 House 2021. Morton Pumpkin Festivsl winner. 1872 Sippel x 1215 Young. No it’s not polished. Beautiful orange color
 
Monday, October 25 View Page
Come to The Pumpkin Place. Half price on all pumpkins over 100 lbs now to Oct 31. Going to be some big carved pumpkins around Princevillr
 
Monday, October 25 View Page
Before the 168.5 this was my biggest pear gourd at 148.5. Lots of big pear gourds this year.
 
Monday, October 25 View Page
Stacker table at The Pumpkin Place
 

 

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