Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 30 Entries. Monday, January 23 View Page Will start assmbly of 3 8x8 hoops over next few weeks plan on running heating cables under each hoop.   Saturday, April 1 View Page Added 30 lbs gypsum, 15 lbs Kmag, 100 lbs black humic, peatmoss and 2 loads of mushroom compost and tilled under as per my soil test.   Saturday, April 1 View Page Fresh patch added 1 inch mushroom compost 30 lbs gypsum 15 lbs kmag 100 lbs black earth 4 yards peatmoss sprayed light application of Borax and tilled under.   Wednesday, April 12 View Page Potted up 2 of my own 940s from last year cross was 1654.5 Sproule x 1463 Hoelke. Also potted up 2 1463 Hoelkes and 2 1803 Hoelkes.   Sunday, April 16 View Page Patch all set 2 6x6 hoops over plots with heat cables 12 inch below surface and ceramic heaters above for cool nights.   Sunday, April 23 View Page Planted out my 2 940s this morning long range forcast looks great, Soil temps under hoops around i0 f. May the best one win!!   Sunday, April 23 View Page A few back ups and my 1803 and 1463 hardening off will plant 1463 and 1803 in hoop 2 next sunday.   Thursday, April 27 View Page Planted out 1463 / 1803 into Hoop #2. May the best one the spot!!. Drenched all 4 plants with a Half rate Humic / Fulvic/ fish mixture.   Friday, April 28 View Page Planted out 1463 and 1803 race is on!!   Friday, April 28 View Page All back ups are off to friends patches!!   Friday, May 5 View Page .   Friday, May 5 View Page .   Sunday, May 7 View Page Installed drip irrigation in patch today. Run off a 2 station timer. Station 1 does drip lines station 2 does overhead sprinklers.   Sunday, May 7 View Page Station 1   Sunday, May 7 View Page Station 2   Thursday, May 25 View Page 940.   Friday, May 26 View Page Tall corn, Big head sunflowers planted. 2 field kins go into separate patch sunday.   Tuesday, June 20 View Page 940 x 1803 Pollination 16 ft out.   Sunday, July 9 View Page 1803 x 940 Pollination at 15 ft   Friday, August 4 View Page 940 growing well averaged 36 lbs a night past 3 nights.   Friday, August 4 View Page 1803 havent measured yet... gotta be 75 lbs. :-)   Friday, August 4 View Page 1803 havent measured yet... gotta be 75 lbs. :-)   Thursday, November 2 View Page 940 McQuay Grew an 1097.5 McQuay... 1463 Hoelke Grew 866 McQuay.   Saturday, November 4 View Page 1097 Mcquay 2017. 11% heavy.   Saturday, November 4 View Page Goodies for the patch   Saturday, November 4 View Page Patch expansion completed. Added a few yards of good compost couple hundred pounds of humic some gypsum and kmag and boron leaf mold top dress then all tilled in. Cover crop of rye was also spread over the top.   Tuesday, December 19 View Page Giant Tomato seeds started for "winter Indoor Giant Tomato Comp".   Friday, December 29 View Page 4.54 Nieuwenhoff Giant tomatoe for "winter grow comp"   Friday, December 29 View Page 4.63 Hunt.   Friday, December 29 View Page Last one 4.04 Butlers only growing 4 giant tomatoes indoors under T5 led and T5 Ho flor.