Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 42 Entries. Wednesday, March 15 View Page Made a path with the snowblower.   Sunday, March 26 View Page Started the germination chamber up.   Friday, March 31 View Page Melon is up. Actually by the end of the day all 3.   Friday, March 31 View Page Not looking too promising in the melon patch but I did turn on the heat cables and that is melting snow from underneath.   Friday, April 7 View Page Melons looking good. Theres a 2537 there that germinated even though it was one of the more immature ones. Surprised me a bit.   Sunday, April 9 View Page Another 2537 germinates.   Tuesday, April 11 View Page The snow is melting a bit. Finally   Thursday, April 13 View Page 2006 Wolf is up.   Friday, April 14 View Page The 202.5 melon is in but not before I replaced the heat cable I burned up.   Saturday, April 15 View Page 2537 is in the north patch   Tuesday, April 18 View Page 2006 Wolf is in the big greenhouse. Leaves are a little yellow, I’m blaming the seed starter mix. Both Ag’s are the same. Melons are good though.   Saturday, April 29 View Page 2006 Wolf   Saturday, April 29 View Page 2537 Crews May have added a bit too much N in the planting area.   Saturday, April 29 View Page 202.5 Crews watermelon. Thats a vine starting, and in the correct direction.   Saturday, April 29 View Page A few more days and the snow may be gone.   Sunday, May 7 View Page 202.5 Crews melon is taking off with these warm temps.   Sunday, May 7 View Page 2537 Crews   Sunday, May 7 View Page Soil in greenhouse is warming up. Looks plenty moist still.   Sunday, May 7 View Page 2006 Wolf. Wait. Wow. Loving the warm temps.   Sunday, May 14 View Page 2537 Crews Good vine starting.   Sunday, May 14 View Page 202.5 Crews watermelon   Sunday, May 14 View Page 2006 Wolf This will be the view from now on. Got a cucumber transplanted as well as my peppers.   Monday, May 15 View Page Lift   Monday, May 15 View Page Cut the hole   Monday, May 15 View Page Pack with wet peat   Monday, May 15 View Page Weight down with a brick until well rooted.   Sunday, May 21 View Page 2537 Crews is being released into the bigger hoophouse   Sunday, May 21 View Page The 202.5 Crews watermelon is upgraded to hoophouse Already have spider mites. Angry face.   Sunday, May 21 View Page 2006 Wolf is coming along nicely. Darkness from smoke isn’t helping though.   Monday, May 29 View Page Other than the snow we had this winter, the last real rain we received was almost a year ago. I broke one of my tanks last year so here is the new one. Our well water is high in sodium so I haul water.   Monday, May 29 View Page 2006 Wolf Finally got some water on this patch. There is quite a bit of distance between each leaf and vine. I also removed the first female so I won’t be tempted. Also have some insect problems already.   Monday, May 29 View Page 202.5 Crews watermelon Spidermites are taking hold.   Monday, May 29 View Page Random field pumpkin pic. This one is the 158 Crews. Late on these because I didn’t believe spring would happen.   Monday, May 29 View Page 2537 Crews First watering of this patch. Hopefully it likes it. Added quite a bit of N to this patch. Risky. First female bloomed days before the first male so thats odd… oh and it has one secondary vine throwing double everything. Like the plant though.   Monday, June 5 View Page 2537 Crews is growing fast. Getting ready to lay out the rest of the drip tape and plastic film. I was a little late cutting root holes and some went right through anyway.   Monday, June 5 View Page Random field pumpkin pic, 110 Wursten. It was about to really rain so i stuck my hand out of the greenhouse.   Monday, June 5 View Page Finally for the first time since last June, an amount of rain.   Monday, June 5 View Page 2006 Wolf is being prepared.   Monday, June 5 View Page 202.5 Crews watermelon growing well. But…   Monday, June 5 View Page On the second biggest finger on the wrong end a melon got pollinated by something. I’m not stupid enough to cut off a melon that looks this good.   Thursday, June 8 View Page 2006 Wolf pollination day! This is technically the second female because I removed the first one when it was pea sized. There are about 18 secondaries before the first.   Thursday, June 8 View Page 2006 Wolf, the deed is done. 2006 x 2537