Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 30 Entries. Monday, April 24 View Page 1168.5 Werner for the Iowa State Fair.   Monday, April 24 View Page 276 Houston in its bed for the Iowa State Fair.   Monday, April 24 View Page 291 VanBeck grafted. I have 2 melon beds this year to push myself on getting my State record higher.   Tuesday, May 2 View Page Wow the wind has been terrible the last 2 days. Lost my 30 x 45 hoop plastic and a couple small hoops covering my watermelon plants. Not much rain for April and the farmers are planting so all this open dirt just blowing around. Did not do anything yesterday outside but tried to protect plants as good as I could but eyes got dust in them. Still have wind advisory out for today yet and cold tonight with lows of 35 degrees. After tonight should get everything outside and planted. The 2168.5 Werner plant is looking good and about ready to lay down and go. My grafted Watermelon plant got burned by the heat lamp coming lose in the wind but looks like it should come out of it but main vine will not.   Sunday, May 7 View Page This is the storm that went through my place. I have some clean up to do. Plants beat up badly but most should come out of it.   Monday, May 15 View Page 2168.5 Werner with Matthew about 6 ft out and about 5 days behind last year's plant. It c ame through the storm with only a few holes from hail. Using only rain water so far and the plants do not have yellow edges to the leaves as the last 3 years.   Monday, May 15 View Page 2168.5 Werner with Matthew about 6 ft out and about 5 days behind last year's plant. It c ame through the storm with only a few holes from hail. Using only rain water so far and the plants do not have yellow edges to the leaves as the last 3 years.   Monday, May 15 View Page 114 Tobeck field pumpkin taking off.   Wednesday, May 24 View Page 2168.5 Werner moving along but having a mole issue in this area.   Wednesday, May 24 View Page Female on the 114 Tobeck field pumpkin.   Wednesday, May 24 View Page Watermelon plants are taking off now and should be getting females in a week. Other plants are slow and been awhile since rain and may be another week till there is a chance. Tomato plants are in their 20 gallon pots looking good. I have 3 pumpkin plants at my brothers place that are laying down now and should have pumpkins to set around June 20th.   Thursday, June 1 View Page 2425 Daletas plant finally taking off. Both plants here not growing fast,like 6 inches a day. Both plants are very beefy and are taking the 90 plus temps very well so far.   Thursday, June 8 View Page 2168.5 Werner day 3 and also the other one is day 5 on back kinda hidden. Hopefully the last one keeps going as it is in a good position. Still using rain water and rural water and plants seam okay so far. Probably will not know if it has been a well water issue all along till late July.   Thursday, June 8 View Page Watermelon set on now with 2 others but this one looks the best.   Thursday, June 8 View Page Watermelon set on now with 2 others but this one looks the best.   Sunday, June 11 View Page 2168.5 Werner all set at day 6.   Sunday, June 11 View Page Field pumpkin for Fair coming along nicely.   Friday, June 16 View Page 2168.5 Werner second plant 5 lobe x sib. I wish it would rain. Only get here 1-2 times a week. Brought 70 gallons of water Thursday and Friday.   Tuesday, June 20 View Page Day 15 on the 2168.5 Werner.   Tuesday, June 20 View Page 2525 Daletas should open Wednesday, out at 16 ft.   Tuesday, June 20 View Page 2425 Daletas should open Wednesday, out at 16 ft.   Wednesday, June 21 View Page Watermelon looking okay so far.   Wednesday, June 21 View Page Tomato looks okay so far.   Sunday, June 25 View Page Day 20 for 2168.5 Werner x 2425 Daletas.   Sunday, June 25 View Page Side view of 2168.5 Werner.   Sunday, June 25 View Page 2525 Daletas day 4 x 2168.5 Werner. Hopefully she took because the next one fried from the heat.   Sunday, June 25 View Page The last photo was 2425 Daletas not 2525. My phone is difficult to hit the 4 sometimes. All plants are doing okay just not getting any rain. If it does rain its like 1 tenth, so running 300 ft. of hose to gardens trying to keep things going at best. Finding lots of squash bugs around but so far keeping up with them. Setting long gourds now that they are at the top of trellis. Still have 4 watermelon plants to get sets on and hopefully this weeks we can get that done.   Monday, June 26 View Page 2168.5 Werner plant 2 with 5 lobe female x sib. 10 days old.   Wednesday, June 28 View Page Not sure how this happened on a 1912 Stelts, but looks like I have a greeny.   Friday, November 24 View Page Onions started finally and a couple weeks later than I wanted.