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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 47 Entries.
Tuesday, July 2 View Page
Hey if i got this right...it should be a pic of part of my patch...Alun
 
Tuesday, July 2 View Page
Hey if i got this right...it should be a pic of part of my patch...or is this too big...my first time...who knows Alun
 
Thursday, July 4 View Page
Yo, Here's a pic of a female which should open tomorrow on my 455.4 Andrews. Glenn says light the fuse and stand well back.Plant is 20'6" long and the female is about 15' down the main. Alun
 
Thursday, July 4 View Page
Yo, Here's a pic of a tomato on a big Zac plant...one beast of a tomato. Alun
 
Thursday, July 11 View Page
Yoo, Hey as I have no pumpkins growing yet, I only pollinated yesterday, I thought you might like a pic of a carrot instead. Alun
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
Hey had some problems trying to get fruit to grow this year. This is the 455.4 Andrews squash.
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
A fruit on the 455.4 Andrews squash.Yeah I know its a yellow one.
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
1107 Girgus plant
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
1107 Girgus fruit...nice long stalk...hmmmm
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
845 Bobier plant...no fruit to boast about..but a nice plant anyway
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
Fruit on 1062 Rivard...well its a start
 
Tuesday, August 6 View Page
Well any idea why the leaf shape has changed the last few days on my 1062 Rivard? Plant is growing fine but the new leaves are a different shape. Why?
 
Thursday, August 8 View Page
Hey I cut off a tomato today. Butt ugly thing aint it? Think I'll keep them seed for next year and have a whole greenhouse full of butt ugly tomatoes. alun
 
Saturday, August 10 View Page
Hey here's that carrot again..... don't know how far down it goes..maybe a foot..maybe more or less.
 
Friday, August 16 View Page
Well I seem to have a few fruit that are looking as though they may decide to grow for me...fingers crossed. This is on the 888 mombert
 
Friday, August 16 View Page
This is on the 845 bobier..yeah its small..but its a fruit a few days old.
 
Friday, August 16 View Page
A pair on the 455.4 Andrews squash...I know their yellow but at least they look as though they may grow...please God..just 6 more weeks growth.
 
Sunday, August 18 View Page
Hey the pumpkins are still small..so have a look at my onions..hey they came first at a local show.
 
Sunday, August 18 View Page
Here's a freind of mine...its Spike the hedgehog...he eats about 50 or more slugs a night..hey what a guy
 
Wednesday, August 21 View Page
Yooo....here's a few more tomatoes
 
Wednesday, August 21 View Page
A pic of my best this year...sad huh..but its growing...54.5" circ on 888 Mombert
 
Wednesday, August 21 View Page
845 Bobier...just starting to take off..fingers crossed..its at 51.5" circ
 
Wednesday, August 21 View Page
And a pic of the 455.4 Andrews....
 
Tuesday, August 27 View Page
888 Mombert a couple of days ago
 
Tuesday, August 27 View Page
455.4 Andrews fruit..gonna get culled..
 
Tuesday, August 27 View Page
455.4 Andrews fruit...new one...gonna keep this
 
Tuesday, August 27 View Page
845 bobier fruit
 
Saturday, August 31 View Page
888 mombert..still putting on a few lb...still a long way behind the normal
 
Saturday, August 31 View Page
455.4 Andrews...hey got one to grow...damn weather
 
Saturday, August 31 View Page
That carrot again...think its still growing? got more heads than George bush
 
Thursday, September 5 View Page
A few more onions to shout about..have a few bigger ones to show next time...keeping the best for last...not like the pumpkins this year.
 
Friday, September 20 View Page
Yo, Her's the fruit on the 455.4 Andrews squash..yeah I know its yellow.
 
Sunday, September 29 View Page
Yooo, well here's a pic of that caorrot..not as big as I wanted at 9lb
 
Sunday, September 29 View Page
At the weigh-off with my 409lber..grown on 888 mombert..came in 2nd place
 
Sunday, September 29 View Page
Also at the weigh-off..Mark (AXC) with his first place 580lb...well done man..gloves off for next year.
 
Sunday, September 29 View Page
At another weigh-off this week-end...pictured with 1st place 360lb..grown off 455.4 Andrews..also came 4th with a 307lb grown on the same 455.4 plant
 
Sunday, October 20 View Page
This is my last fruit. Tapes out at 450lb.. grown on 975 Zehr and crossed with 845 Bobier 00. Frost has now killed the vines. End of the season here.
 
Sunday, October 20 View Page
Frost damage
 
Sunday, October 20 View Page
More frost damage..thats all folks til next year
 
Sunday, November 10 View Page
Vines stacked ready to rot down...gonna cover with manure
 
Sunday, November 10 View Page
GRAVEYARD
 
Sunday, November 10 View Page
Graveyard
 
Sunday, November 10 View Page
Sunset over the graveyard
 
Sunday, November 10 View Page
sunset over the graveyard
 
Sunday, November 10 View Page
I gotta gat a bigger truck
 
Sunday, November 10 View Page
Or a bigger truck
 
Sunday, November 10 View Page
Or a bigger fire truck
 

 

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