Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 45 Entries. Monday, April 27 View Page Watermelon beds are bout ready to go, planting this Saturday hopefully.   Monday, April 27 View Page Giving Carolina Strongback a try this year as rootstock, this is the World Record grafted to it.   Monday, April 27 View Page 341.5 Vial also on Strongback. Wait, are we planning on crossing the 2 biggest melons ever grown, hmmm   Monday, April 27 View Page A few of the plants ready to hit the ground running. Good luck to all this year!   Tuesday, April 28 View Page Gonna try a long gourd this year and been working on a trellis.   Tuesday, April 28 View Page Got the top panel on it just before dark, try to finish it up tomorrow. 12’ high and 16’ across the top.   Sunday, May 3 View Page Started bushel gourds yesterday, looking for 400   Sunday, May 3 View Page Watermelon planting day today.   Sunday, May 3 View Page Beds all ready for plants.   Sunday, May 3 View Page Growing 4 watermelons 302 kent 341.5 vial 140.5 cantrell 350.5 kent Pic is of 302   Monday, May 25 View Page Started a few Domingos and just put em outside with a piece of plexiglass to protect them and they pooped right up. ????   Monday, May 25 View Page .....   Wednesday, May 27 View Page Finally got the gourds in the ground, first up is my first attempt at a long gourd. This is a 149 Checkon   Wednesday, May 27 View Page 369 Marshall   Wednesday, May 27 View Page 384 Terry   Wednesday, May 27 View Page Lots of worms in the gourd beds   Thursday, June 25 View Page Star of the week is the 149 Checkon. This sucker is really taking off now and im excited to watch this thing grow!   Monday, June 29 View Page 350.5 Kent x 341.5 Vial this a.m.   Saturday, July 4 View Page 6.55 Marley   Tuesday, July 7 View Page Captain America   Tuesday, July 7 View Page 108   Tuesday, July 7 View Page Giving lopes a try this year   Wednesday, July 15 View Page 108 Niewenhoff x 384.5 Terry   Sunday, July 19 View Page Strongback watermelons, pretty cool ??   Wednesday, August 19 View Page My 5 gallon bucket challenge mater, don’t laugh, shit aint funny lol   Wednesday, August 26 View Page 64lb 11.8oz cantaloupe grown from the 66.9 Bright   Wednesday, August 26 View Page With Briar   Wednesday, August 26 View Page Briar and Remy   Wednesday, August 26 View Page On the scale   Wednesday, August 26 View Page Print out of the weight   Wednesday, August 26 View Page Last one, the bucket pic   Sunday, August 30 View Page Inside lope   Sunday, August 30 View Page Lots and lots of seeds. My first time growing lopes and im hooked. Looking for something new to grow next year give em a try.   Wednesday, September 9 View Page Early tomato entry grown from the 7.64 Spaziani, thank you for the seeds!   Wednesday, September 9 View Page Stem   Wednesday, September 9 View Page Blossom   Wednesday, September 9 View Page Side a   Wednesday, September 9 View Page Side b   Wednesday, September 9 View Page Scale certification   Friday, October 2 View Page I said its great to be a Tennessee Vol!!!   Saturday, October 3 View Page Well what a year! Could have been better could have been worse. But all in all it ended ok today at Allardt. Had a great time and as always enjoyed seeing all my growing friends. I lost my best of 2 melons that I had left after a terrible start to the year but at least I had a back up to weigh. 170 grown from the 350.5 kent, dangit I wish I would have brought my speedo for this pic!   Saturday, October 3 View Page I was fortunate to win bushel gourd, was not happy at all with the 3 gourds I grew this year. Maybe next year.   Saturday, October 3 View Page Look at this beast!!!! I absolutely dominated the field pumpkin class!! Don’t say a word Chris....19.6 lbs woot woot   Saturday, October 3 View Page I guess the highlight of my year has to be my first time growing giant green beans. These were very popular in the neighborhood and lots of folk would drive down the road real slow to check em out. Lots of fun and can’t wait to try again next year. 127” terry is a new Tennessee state record grown from 149 Checkon.   Saturday, October 3 View Page But the best part of the day was seeing ol dad win Allardt and get to ride in the parade, something he has dreamed of since starting this hobby! New site record! 1731.8!!! He also weighed an exhibition that was second heaviest at 1697.8 earning him enough with his 3 kins to be cloaked with a GPC jacket, woot woot!!! Congrats dad, you deserve it!!!