Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 49 Entries. Thursday, January 28 View Page giant cabbage plants started. Never this early before. we shall see the results in the fall!   Thursday, January 28 View Page more pics   Wednesday, May 5 View Page The start of my 2010 Diary! This is a giant flatpoll cabbage and I am way ahead of last year.All my flatpolls have taken a reddish hue but are doing great,especially for only the first week of May!   Wednesday, May 5 View Page A better view of the cabbages and a fake owl on a stick.I have since put some straw around my cabbages.   Wednesday, May 5 View Page I have one pumpkin plant in the ground already! Wow! Pretty good for Eastern Canada I think. This is a 843 Bourne with parents F-1207 YOUNG M-1309 HEBB. I have a 833.5 Bhaskaran that sprouted and seems stunted,so it may not be the second pumpkin and I have started back-up.Gosh,the weather is warm for this time of year and I have most of the garden in except for tomatoes and cukes.The next picture will be the huge cuke trellis I built...check it out!   Wednesday, May 5 View Page Here is the giant cuke trellis I built! Maybe three hours tops with the cutting of poplar saplings and everything.It is 12 feet square and should really save space as well as being so practical.   Sunday, May 23 View Page My cabbage are doing quite well so far,and I am way ahead of last year!   Sunday, May 23 View Page tomatos are in place and starting to flower already! These are big beef.   Sunday, May 23 View Page another cabbage picture.This one is being "force fed".   Tuesday, May 25 View Page I have overwintered my giant cabbage by burying them in underground all winter and now they are growing again(just the stumps!) and starting to flower. Pretty cool eh? Hope to get some seeds and see what happens from there.   Tuesday, May 25 View Page this is the 800....something Bhaskaran...will get the exact numbers in my head soon but it should be ORANGE and BIG.It is growing very well so early in Eastern Canada outdoors.Wow!   Friday, June 18 View Page Giant cabbage at about 4 feet across and starting to head up a bit.Maybe a little bigger than last year...too soon to tell.The mind of a cabbage head is very difficult to read! ha!   Friday, June 18 View Page I have some other cabbages that are doing well also. A team of cabbage perhaps????   Tuesday, June 29 View Page My 843 Bourne has male flowers but no females yet.Getting too much "growing food" I think but patience...patience. Slow and sure can win the race!   Thursday, July 8 View Page Cabbage is still humming along.I don't think I'm much further ahead than last year at this time but I can't say for sure about it heading up where the weight goes on. It sure is tough to keep them from lying down when it gets hot.   Thursday, July 8 View Page My 843 Bourne pumpkin is still putting out runners and leaves and 2 females waiting to open...same as last year this time. I would have thought I might be a bit earlier than last year,but if I can get a successful pollination,I will be ahead.   Thursday, July 8 View Page wonderful crop of giant onions. Mmmmm,I can taste those burgers now!   Wednesday, July 21 View Page Some cabbage pics.This one is starting to head up,and probably a little earlier than last year,but it is a little shy of the 5 foot mark in leaf spread that I had last year. I am hoping that there will be more weight in heads than leaves perhaps...that would be good.   Wednesday, July 21 View Page more cabbage....   Wednesday, July 21 View Page and more cabbage.Some have a greater leaf spread but not heading up as much,plus I have not "babied" them all,but some seem to be growing big regardless,which is important to know.   Wednesday, July 21 View Page and more....   Wednesday, July 21 View Page This is the 843 Bourne which is the focus of attention(gets the most food and drink!) and it is really hooking on now.Females are popping out everywheres and I am sure that the plant is ready for the recent pollinated female to replace a dud previous.   Wednesday, July 21 View Page This seems to be taking well and showing growth.If not,there is another down the line to replace it.Slow and steady wins the race!   Wednesday, July 21 View Page Giant onions are doing well for this time of year and I'm juyst waiting for a big 'ol wind to knock my tops over.They are really super this year.Usually I'm adjusting them a lot.I may wish for 1 or two more inches between bulbs come september.It will be a fight for real estate.   Wednesday, July 21 View Page This is my garden guardian..a.k.a. scarecrow. The crows seems to like it!   Thursday, July 29 View Page 843 bourne. around 10 days or so. Seems to be a keeper so far.   Thursday, July 29 View Page This is the 475.5 Bourne which is a cross between a 1268 and a 1689.I grew this last year and it blew up so I am trying it again.I am giving it less care but it seems to be chugging ahead just the same.   Thursday, July 29 View Page the server won't take my picture....arrrgh!   Saturday, July 31 View Page This is the 843 bourne at day 12 @ 37 3/4 inches. Got a seaweed drench last nite(my own gathered seaweed from last year) and grew 4 inches overnite.I can see it from the window now.   Saturday, July 31 View Page This is the 475.5 Bourne @ 33 1/4 inches near around day 12.   Saturday, July 31 View Page here is the pic...having trouble loading pics lately!!??   Sunday, August 1 View Page My guess is that this cabbage will go to seed.I really can't imagine a head forming through all this mess.   Sunday, August 1 View Page Here is a close up. This was the cabbage that showed the most promise out of the starting gate and I dug a super big hole for it and fed it well....probably too well! No despair though because I have some really big heads forming on the others.Pictures soon!   Sunday, August 1 View Page why won't my pictures load? this is only 2mb.   Sunday, August 1 View Page how about this one?   Thursday, August 5 View Page There is a lack of cabbage pics from the diaries so I will fill the gap. Please post your cabbage if you have some.   Thursday, August 5 View Page pics   Thursday, August 5 View Page more cabbage   Thursday, August 5 View Page and this one.I have others such as O/S Cross but they are smaller and will not be heavies. My cabbage are heading up way early this year.   Thursday, August 5 View Page 843 bourne on day 16 at around 80 pounds or so.   Thursday, August 5 View Page 475.5 bourne at day 16 somewhere in the 60 pound range but still doing well compared to last year.   Saturday, August 7 View Page this is the 843 Bourne over 70 inches.   Saturday, August 7 View Page this is the 475.5 Bourne somewhere in the 66 inch range at day 20.   Sunday, August 15 View Page 843 bourne   Sunday, August 22 View Page day 32 I think. 843 Bourne at 533 pounds or so.   Sunday, August 22 View Page It has one heck of a stem split though!   Sunday, August 22 View Page I can get my fingers in this pumpkin.   Saturday, August 28 View Page 843 bourne @700 pounds now. 25 lbs per day.   Sunday, September 5 View Page 843 Bourne on the right at 900 pounds,day 48. 432 bourne on the left...not sure of the weight,I'll have to measure it,but its smaller.