Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 59 Entries. Tuesday, April 2 View Page I Finally got to meet Ron Wallace. I have grown so many Wallace seeds, he has become a household name around here. Great guy and great day at the big show.   Tuesday, April 2 View Page Patch rooftop view early March.   Tuesday, April 2 View Page Tilled last week. Hoop houses up now.   Sunday, April 14 View Page Got the other 2 hoop houses up yesterday. Snow today,70s in a couple days   Tuesday, May 28 View Page My hoop houses are stretched to the max. I would have taken them down but lots of rain and severe weather in the forecast again. Golf ball size hail took out my first round of tomato’s , cucumbers and bushel gourds last week.   Tuesday, May 28 View Page B side patch. The winter rye finally grew. I have been hand pulling it. If it wasn’t so muddy I would be tempted to just till it again.   Tuesday, June 4 View Page Finally got all the winter rye pulled from patch B   Monday, June 17 View Page 1911 Urena pollinated with 2433 Paton on June 13. 18 feet out   Monday, June 17 View Page 2433 Paton pollinated today with 1911 Urena. 19 feet out.   Thursday, July 11 View Page B patch filling in. Got one set on the Haist plant. Martin plant still needs another week of catch up.   Thursday, July 11 View Page Corn, sunflowers, and weeds are doing pretty good. Rabbits were hungry for the sunflowers this season. Lots of transplants to fill in the gaps.   Friday, July 12 View Page It’s nice when they group so many eggs together. Makes it easier to spot. Nothing new, same SVB BS. They aren’t picky where they lay them but they seem to find the most devastating areas to do it. Satisfying to pluck off.   Sunday, July 14 View Page Double rainbow over the patch today   Tuesday, July 16 View Page 1911x2433 300 pounds. Started growing over early on. Stuck with it since it was an early pollination.   Thursday, July 25 View Page Patch A. Both plants are all filled inn maxed out all available space in the yard   Thursday, July 25 View Page Sunflowers at 10 feet. A few heads showing up   Thursday, July 25 View Page Part of patch B and corn. Under the sheet is another apple shape kin. These always abort on me. Pollinating any decent looking female in hopes of a late keeper.   Thursday, July 25 View Page Congratulations rodebaugh on the amazing state record sunflowers. I admire the scaffolding you created for them. Job well done   Monday, July 29 View Page 1911x2433. About 600 pounds today.   Monday, July 29 View Page 2433x1911 just over 400 pounds today.   Sunday, August 4 View Page 1911x2433. 700 pounds today. Creeping along   Sunday, August 4 View Page 2433x1911. 600 pounds and chugging along well. Still looks like a baby.   Sunday, August 4 View Page Sunflower sidewalk is almost at peak growth.   Tuesday, August 13 View Page Another rainbow over the patch pic. Almost exactly one month since the last one. Nice it came with needed rain.   Tuesday, August 13 View Page 1724 Martin starting to get big in the B patch.   Wednesday, August 14 View Page The apple is still growing. What a pathetic result from such a nice big plant. Couldn’t get anything else pollinated on it. No measurements yet. Probably about 400 pounds   Friday, August 16 View Page Patch B. Sunflowers and corn pretty much maxed out.   Sunday, August 18 View Page 1911 in front 2433 in the back. Both around 1000 pounds   Sunday, September 1 View Page 2433 x 1911 -10 lbs a day.   Sunday, September 1 View Page 1911 x 2433. Only gained about 200 pounds in the past 30 days. Around 900 pounds now.   Sunday, September 1 View Page Grew this one for a fall fest. 2 weeks till picking it.   Monday, September 2 View Page Smells like pumpkin rot outside. Must be carving time.   Thursday, September 12 View Page B patch 1724 Martin is the close white one est 800 lbs. 2416 Haist in the distance. All sunflowers and corn is down.   Saturday, September 14 View Page First fall fest Carvings of the season. Had to go with 2 -100+ pumpkins instead of one giant due to pumpkins not cooperating this season.   Saturday, September 14 View Page 2nd pumpkin. They were happy with the smaller size. Both were raffled off to winners. Easier to load in a car at least.   Sunday, September 29 View Page IGPGA weigh off yesterday. Major rain fall flooded the venue and roads leading to it. Even though they had to close we were still able to weigh our pumpkins. 2433 Patton x 1911 Urena. Went heavy.   Sunday, September 29 View Page The weird Apple one that grew a face on the right was over 1200 pounds. Off the 2416 Haist. Only 3.5 feet long.   Sunday, September 29 View Page 1911 Urena x 2433 Patton   Sunday, September 29 View Page Got four on the truck. Still had at least 2 “ left.   Sunday, September 29 View Page It was a long day. Got them back home and set up just as it got dark.   Saturday, October 5 View Page Today’s carving at the local nursery   Sunday, October 6 View Page Day 2 at the Nursey   Saturday, October 12 View Page Carved a 225 pounder at the Illinois weigh off site today.   Monday, October 14 View Page Night picture of the pumpkinhouse.   Monday, October 14 View Page First carving in the front yard. Was going to use them stem for a nose but it was soft and oozing. Over 1200 pounds made it to hard to move so just did the side.   Friday, October 18 View Page Today’s carving. 100 lbs big maxx   Sunday, October 20 View Page Another fall fest today. A Little 100 pound runt made it till late October. Soft spots and splits. still was a nice one to carve.   Wednesday, October 23 View Page Carved one of the big ones today. This is from the 1724 Martin. Didn’t get weighed. EST 900-1000 pounds.   Sunday, October 27 View Page Carved my 1258 today. Nice sunny Sunday before Halloween.   Wednesday, October 30 View Page Third carving on the 1227   Wednesday, October 30 View Page The 1174 is the last of the four giants on display to be carved.   Wednesday, October 30 View Page All 4 carved and ready for the big Halloween storm headed this way   Wednesday, October 30 View Page Have a very merry Halloween everyone   Thursday, October 31 View Page Bad weather but I bet we still get 300 trick or treaters. Ready for 500   Thursday, October 31 View Page Went with the snowman them this year   Friday, November 1 View Page The Christmas lights were a must for this year   Friday, November 1 View Page The little ones liked this guy.   Friday, November 1 View Page Poured hot water over the pumpkins to get all the snow and ice off last night.   Friday, November 1 View Page The morning after. Turned out to be a great Halloween. Definitely different. Had 350 trick or treaters. The last few groups of kids hit it big since we still had lots of candy bars left. That’s a wrap at the pumpkin house for 2019.