Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 20 Entries. Monday, January 12 View Page Here's a potential heavy cross of muscular pumpkins :) Wednesday, March 4 View Page Future compost builder, 5 days old, born outside 2/28/15 -23 degrees........tough son of a gun! :) Monday, April 27 View Page This extra large pumpkin hauling pallet has a dual purpose! Right now there's 24 four gallon pails with plants growing in them. If its sunny they're rolled outside. It is rolled inside every night to keep warm and to extend the light phase. Monday, April 27 View Page Watermelon patch. 100 degrees in here until I put ends up. Soil should be plenty warm! Amended, tilled, drip tape laid and cover crop seeded 4 weeks ago. Monday, April 27 View Page Long Gourd patch. Top of trellis is about 12.5 ' Monday, April 27 View Page Hydroponic "patch". Planning to grow a 2036 Glasier here in 2015. Monday, April 27 View Page 2015 Patch: This will be home to AGs, Squash, and Field Pumpkins. Cover crop has been mowed twice so far. Monday, April 27 View Page 2016 Patch: The cover crop is growing extremely well, will be prepping this spot throughout the year. High Tunnel planned. Saturday, July 18 View Page The 2015 Hydroponic Project: Using a recirculating, top down, pearock bed system. Guided by the General Hydroponics Flora Series Simple Recirculating Feeding Schedule. http://generalhydroponics.com/site/gh/docs/feeding_sched/GH_FloraSeries-Simple.pdf Saturday, July 18 View Page The plant is a 2036 Glasier. This photo shows the plant a while ago spreading over the rocks, Vines were being buried with the pearock. The female was pollinated by sib. Saturday, July 18 View Page Shows the stump coming up out of the pearock. Plant was started in rockwool. Saturday, July 18 View Page 'Rocky 2', looks good. Day 10 was 23.5" Wednesday, July 29 View Page 5.77 pound tomato - grown off 4.24 Deb Gantner John & Merri Barlow, Gays Mills, WI Friday, August 7 View Page 2015 Tomatoes 8/7/15 Harvest: 4.6 (5.5 Martin), 4.61 (7.45 Martin), 5.22 (5.3 Martin), 4.25 (7.45 Martin), 5.20 (7.45 Martin), 5.44 (7.45 Martin) Saturday, August 8 View Page Rocky 2 is D40 = 313.5" OTT doing fair, old leaf syndrome is starting to show up Sunday, August 30 View Page 2036 Glasier Hydro OTT 357.5" Saturday, October 17 View Page 2015 Wrap-up: Picture shows 1703.5 (1985Miller x several), 1161* (1175Holubx1159Kline), 2034 (2036Glasierx2008Neptune/1873Steil), 1655 (1985Millerxseveral), 1508.5 (1257Barlowxseveral) Lost Rocky 2 to soft spot at 363" OTT (2036GlasierxSIB), Also 1047* (1159Klinex2036Glasier) Tomatoes: 5.77, 5.44, 5.22, 5.20 plus 4 others over 4 pounds Long Gourds: 92", plus 1 over 113" with witches nose, also a 118" serious crack case :) Watermelons: 214, 185, 158.5, 56 Field Kins: 136, 106.5, 100, 98, Sunday, October 25 View Page 1047* Barlow '15 (1159 Kline x 2036 Glasier {grew 2034}) Tuesday, December 1 View Page Seed Auction Information One of the seeds I donated for auction was the 2034 Barlow '15 It was grown in the patch on a 2036 Glasier plant. On day 42 the unbelievable growth rate coupled with 3 days w/o watering (life has its priorities) the pumpkin developed a sunken spot. After that developed the plant received half as much water than what I planned due to trying to control the growth a bit so it wouldn't split. I was relieved when I got it to a weigh-off :) The sunken spot was ~1.5" thick at the thinnest area. Stapled to the 2034 Barlow '15 packet is a seed packet from Rocky 2. Rocky 2 is the name of a 2036 Glasier plant that was grown hydroponically on a bed of pearock. The pumpkin, Rocky 2, was sib pollinated (from the other 2036 Glasier that grew the 2034 Barlow '15) Rocky 2 developed a soft spot and was not weighed because seed collection was the priority. It was 363" OTT day 80. Thursday, December 31 View Page HAPPY NEW YEAR! Toast to all! To good health to you and your loved ones.