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Saturday, April 5 View Page
Planted all kind of gourd seeds today; bushel, African kettle, hulu and off course Long gourds. 6x 115"Horde 2013 1x 131.5"Lyons 1x 122"Wursten 1x 108.75 Eaton and some hot pepers "madame Jeanette"
Monday, June 16 View Page
My biggest corn so far (jala)
Monday, June 16 View Page
My sunflowers doing ok
Monday, June 16 View Page
First runner bean
Monday, June 16 View Page
having a go at watermelons this year, only what I need now is the right climate...
Monday, June 16 View Page
My 814* Horde Squash plant
Monday, June 16 View Page
1135* jutras Squash, I thought this would make a great pollinator for my 814*
Monday, June 16 View Page
1222 Wuersching, Very nice plant! Main and side stretching good and nice low to the ground.
Monday, June 16 View Page
another 814* Horde Squash in a new patch
Monday, June 16 View Page
Possible pollinator plants, 1749 Hanschmann (2009x self) and 432 Wexler (snowball x self)
Monday, June 16 View Page
My long gourds this year from left to right; 109.. Wursten 93.. Andres 124.5 Jutras
Monday, June 16 View Page
Field pumpkins in the front, Marrows in the back
Sunday, June 22 View Page
814*...
Sunday, June 22 View Page
Corn (did not water....)
Sunday, June 22 View Page
The 814*'s have both little ones on the main vine
Sunday, June 22 View Page
1135* Jutras...
Sunday, June 22 View Page
1222.....
Sunday, June 22 View Page
Some more sunflowers and corn
Sunday, June 22 View Page
Field pumpkins and Marrows update
Sunday, June 22 View Page
Long gourds update
Tuesday, June 24 View Page
814* x 1135* 1222 x 1744
Wednesday, June 25 View Page
814* x sib
Tuesday, July 1 View Page
1222 x self (6 lobes perfect shaped)
Thursday, July 31 View Page
122230254
Friday, August 15 View Page
The longer shaped Field pumpkin on the 181 Hope this is a more blosom end crack proof shape
Wednesday, August 20 View Page
First dmg Field pumpkin of the season. 128 Lyons estimated at around 80 lbs weighed approx. 72lbs
Wednesday, August 20 View Page
First giant Marrow ever for me. on the 114 baggs
Wednesday, August 20 View Page
1222 Wuersching growing over its blossom. found already twice a mouse on this pumpkin between the blankets hope they won't take it down
Thursday, August 28 View Page
We had some cool and wet weather lately, now it is warming up again, here is the first (I hope only) victim. will measure it later
Thursday, August 28 View Page
Sort of stem split
Thursday, August 28 View Page
Long gourds are growing slow with this cool and wet weather, hope they will continue, the thin one is of the 109" Wursten, the fat one of the 124.5" Jutras
Thursday, August 28 View Page
2 fairly young ones on the Andres plant 93.x"
Friday, August 29 View Page
Marrow is estimated at 95 lbs
Friday, August 29 View Page
Squash split at the stem. No squash this year....
Tuesday, September 2 View Page
110Wursten x 114Baggs
Thursday, September 4 View Page
cut off my two largest sunflower heads. both heads almost 24" from petal to petal
Sunday, September 7 View Page
114 baggs x 110 wursten
Sunday, September 14 View Page
My biggest fieldpumpkin on the 103 Mackinnon
Sunday, September 14 View Page
My second biggest fieldpumpkin on the 181 Mackinnon
Sunday, September 14 View Page
short and fat marrow on the 110 Würsten nice striping
Sunday, September 28 View Page
Last picture of the marrow in the patch.
Sunday, September 28 View Page
181 MacKinnon
Sunday, September 28 View Page
103 MacKinnon, picture doesn't do it justice
Sunday, September 28 View Page
hope these signs mean a good percentage heavy
Friday, October 3 View Page
The biggest fieldpumpkins brought home, still this picture doesn't do the 103 justice (on the left side)
Friday, October 3 View Page
This picture shows it better
Saturday, October 4 View Page
Here it is.... Had a real good day Thanks to all involved!!
Saturday, October 4 View Page
I measured the 103 at 194.5 inches (152 lbs estimated) so a good 8% heavy
Saturday, October 4 View Page
My new personal best pumpkin!! 1222 Wuersching x self a good day!
Sunday, October 5 View Page
I measured the 181 at 175 inches (110 lbs estimated) so a good 13% heavy to make it to 124.8 lbs

 

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