Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 43 Entries. Tuesday, January 2 View Page I look at the auctions taking place with envy. I really want to participate, but due to the sanctions, it is impossible to make a payment. There are still a few seeds left from the seeds of the Atlantic giant, sent by Ben McMillan. Plus, of course, your own seeds. But there are no giant watermelon seeds. This year I grew a 72.5 pound watermelon from the seeds of the hybrid "Russian size". Attempts to get seeds for the next year were unsuccessful.   Wednesday, April 10 View Page Today I'm starting to launch pumpkin seeds. McMillan 830.5 in 2020; McMillin 1691.5 in 2021; my 959 in 2022 and my 818 in 2023.   Wednesday, April 10 View Page We also managed to get some seeds of giant watermelons. So I will try to grow watermelons.   Friday, April 12 View Page My 959 seeds are out of competition. In less than 40 hours, almost all of them hatched.   Saturday, April 13 View Page It was not easy with watermelons. Of the four seeds, there are only two. One is 218.5 Vials; the other is a European taken from watermelons in the range of 205 - 242 pounds. But both rootstocks have sprouted - giant bushels.   Tuesday, April 16 View Page McMillin 830.5 sprouted very slowly. Soaked another remaining seed for replacement. I also soaked my seeds 652.5 (Wallace 2054*my 959). They sprouted perfectly. They are in the photo below.   Tuesday, April 16 View Page My 959 are coming out of the ground.   Wednesday, May 1 View Page Spring is late. There are still frosts almost every night. It's time for the plants to be free. McMillin 1691.5   Wednesday, May 1 View Page My 959   Saturday, May 4 View Page Despite the ongoing frosts, two plants were planted under a temporary film shelter, as they were already difficult to place on the window sill. My 959 looks the best.   Saturday, May 4 View Page McMillin 1691.5 was also planted   Saturday, May 4 View Page The roots look great.   Saturday, May 4 View Page McMillin 1691.5 was also planted   Friday, May 17 View Page My 652.5 has clearly outgrown the window sill. There was another frost this morning. Today I am planting 625.5 and 830.5 McMillin permanently.   Friday, May 17 View Page My 652.5   Friday, May 17 View Page 830.5 McMillin   Saturday, May 18 View Page Watermelons have been planted. This is a European 205-242. It has outgrown somewhat and even managed to bloom.   Saturday, May 18 View Page Vial 218.5. The vaccination was not very successful. I grafted it into the cleft because the plant was very thin and with deformed cotyledons. As a result, the watermelon slid heavily to the side. It's growing well now.   Saturday, May 18 View Page Vial 218.5. A very powerful root system.   Saturday, May 18 View Page McMillin 1691.5   Friday, May 24 View Page 1691.5 McMillin. Outgrown the temporary shelter. But I can't remove the shelter because it's cool enough. At the end of May, another frost is forecast. Therefore, it was necessary to urgently expand the temporary shelter in two.   Saturday, May 25 View Page My 959. He also outgrew the temporary shelter.   Wednesday, June 5 View Page Something happened today that I didn't expect. Another freeze. Although the weather forecast did not suggest frosts. That's why I didn't want to cover the pumpkins. But at the last moment, late in the evening, I decided to hedge my bets and covered it. When I woke up in the morning, I found that all the grass was white with ice. When I opened the pumpkin, I found that even under cover, several tips of secondary shoots on each of the pumpkins and partially leaves were frozen. If he hadn't covered the season for me, it would have been over. It looks like this.   Wednesday, June 5 View Page This is what my 959 looks like now.   Wednesday, June 5 View Page McMillin 1691.5   Monday, June 17 View Page McMillin 1691,5. I can't do anything about the yellowness of the leaves. I intensively carry out fertilizing with micro and macroelements, but nothing helps.   Monday, June 17 View Page McMillin 1691.5. It will be pollinated in about a week.   Monday, June 17 View Page My 959. The most powerful plant at the moment. But the young leaves began to burn and dry in the sun. It's very hot right now.   Monday, June 17 View Page 959. It will be pollinated within a week.   Monday, June 17 View Page My 815. The only plant without problems. But it was planted later, so it is somewhat lagging behind.   Monday, June 17 View Page My 815. The only plant without problems. But it was planted later, so it is somewhat lagging behind.   Friday, June 21 View Page My 959 is pollinated by McMillin 830.5. The petals are irregularly shaped. I do not believe that everything went well, because it was cloudy, and immediately after pollination it began to rain.   Monday, June 24 View Page McMillin 1691.5 was pollinated by McMillin 830.5. We had to pollinate early in the morning, because we had to leave.   Tuesday, June 25 View Page Five giant tomato bushes are beginning to actively increase their green mass. I'm growing it for the first time. Let's see what happens.   Tuesday, June 25 View Page Watermelon 218.5 Vial   Tuesday, June 25 View Page Watermelon European 205-242   Sunday, June 30 View Page Pollination of watermelon 218.5 Vial.   Monday, July 1 View Page 813 pollinated by 959. There are 24 secondary vines behind.   Monday, July 1 View Page 959. DAP 10. The size of a football.   Saturday, July 6 View Page McMillin 830.5 is pollinated by 813.   Saturday, July 6 View Page The European is pollinated by 218.5 Vial.   Saturday, July 6 View Page Yesterday, I accidentally noticed that roots began to appear on giant watermelons in the internodes. Moreover, there are quite a lot of them on all three plants. I never thought that watermelons, like pumpkins, are able to grow roots on vines.   Thursday, July 11 View Page My 959 DAP 20 is 118 pounds.