Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 104 Entries. Tuesday, February 25 View Page This is the line up for this year. Have to decide on 2 of the 3 Connelly pumpkins. Got enough room for 6 plants.   Monday, April 7 View Page 8 out of 10 on the 5.19 whitty tomato seeds our club sent out to the growers. I figured might as well try some tomatoes too. Pumpkins start on the 12th.   Friday, April 11 View Page Seeds are soaking now. 1955.5 Connolly 2211Connolly 2457 LeBlanc 2365.5 Lopresti 2080Lopresti1778 Jutras squash 1415 Jolivette squash 1370 Lopresti squash. The fun begins!   Saturday, April 12 View Page 8 seeds germination in gallon pots with bags over them. Big heat mat under them.   Tuesday, April 15 View Page 2211 Connelly and the 1778 Jutras squash are coming up nicely   Tuesday, April 15 View Page 2080 Lopresti and the 2365 5 Lopresti breaking the soil.   Wednesday, April 16 View Page 7 out of 8 are up!! 2211 and the 2080 are super aggressive. Waiting for the LeBlanc seed. Soil movement just slow to come up.   Thursday, April 17 View Page 100 percent germination of the seeds. The 2457 LeBlanc is coming up. The Jolivette squash is super aggressive already. Now we baby them for a couple weeks and then I'll get them into the hoop houses.   Thursday, April 17 View Page 2080 Lopresti   Thursday, April 17 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti   Thursday, April 17 View Page 1415 Jolivette squash   Thursday, April 17 View Page 2211 Connolly   Thursday, April 17 View Page 1778 Jutras squash   Thursday, April 17 View Page 1370 Lopresti squash and the 2457 LeBlanc pumpkin just coming out next to it.   Thursday, April 17 View Page 1955 5 Connolly   Friday, April 18 View Page First till for the well rested patch.   Friday, April 18 View Page Second patch here. This one looks good. Winter rye was killed and tilled. Time to start putting up the fence!   Friday, April 18 View Page Second patch been resting for 5 years. Soil looks great!   Saturday, April 19 View Page Everything looks good and healthy. Gonna set up the hoops tomorrow.   Monday, April 21 View Page 2080 Lopresti growing fast   Monday, April 21 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti looks good too   Monday, April 21 View Page 1415 Jolivette squash is looking good too   Monday, April 21 View Page 2211 Connolly super aggressive already   Monday, April 21 View Page 1778 Jutras squash weard cots but first true looks fine.   Monday, April 21 View Page 1955.5 Connolly is great looking   Monday, April 21 View Page 2457LaBlanc and my back up 1370 Lopresti squash   Wednesday, April 23 View Page The hoops are up in patch one. 2211 Connolly and the 1955.5 Connolly seedling are ready to go outside.   Wednesday, April 23 View Page I'm nearly a month ahead of last year. Watching the weather and waiting for next week to plant.   Friday, April 25 View Page Gonna plant the Connolly seedlings Monday then the squash and 2 Lopresti kinds middle of next week. They are all good right now.   Friday, April 25 View Page This was my job today. Building raised beds for a costumer. They are 8 by4 beds.   Sunday, May 4 View Page 5.19 Whitty tomato plants are happy. Ended up with 9 plants. The 2080 and the 2365.5 Lopresti are in the ground and the 2211 and 1955.5 Connolly pumpkins are in the ground. Also have a 1415 Jolivette squash and the 1778 Jutras squash all planted.   Sunday, May 11 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti starting to vine out .   Sunday, May 11 View Page 2080 Lopresti starting to get going too.   Sunday, May 11 View Page Jolivette squash growing good 1455.   Sunday, May 11 View Page 2211 Connolly   Sunday, May 11 View Page 1955.5 Connolly starting to get going.   Wednesday, May 14 View Page 1778 Jutras squash is in the ground and happy.   Wednesday, May 14 View Page 1269 squash. Massachusetts State record seed. Going in tomorrow morning.   Thursday, May 15 View Page 2420 Mathiowetz started in patch 1.   Thursday, May 15 View Page 1974 Mathiowetz and the 1955.5 Connolly.   Thursday, May 15 View Page 2211 Connolly and some maters   Thursday, May 15 View Page More of the Whitty 5.19 tomatoes   Thursday, May 15 View Page 2080 Lopresti starting to lay down   Thursday, May 15 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti laying down too.   Thursday, May 15 View Page This is from my 517 last year. Might as well grow one of my own.   Thursday, May 15 View Page Jolivette squash growing slow.   Thursday, May 15 View Page 1777 Jutras squash plants.   Saturday, May 17 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti almost on the ground. Weather has been horrible   Saturday, May 17 View Page 2080 Lopresti almost down to the ground too.   Saturday, May 17 View Page 2211 Connolly starting to lay down. The 1955.5 is growing straight up but it will hopefully lay down soon.   Monday, May 19 View Page The 1955.5 Connelly starting to grow in the right direction. It's secondaries are swelling up and ready to go too   Monday, May 19 View Page This is my seed from last year. It's starting to grow nicely.   Monday, May 19 View Page 2420 Mathiowetz is starting to get going too   Monday, May 19 View Page 1974 Mathiowetz is starting to grow too. Our weather has been horrible but it's not slowing down the plants much. I've been trying to keep them as warm as possible.   Thursday, May 22 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti loved the morning sun yesterday.   Thursday, May 22 View Page 2080 Lopresti looks good   Thursday, May 22 View Page 2211 starting to figure out where to go   Friday, May 23 View Page We had a very bad northeaster here in New England. Everything is good at my patches and I'm sending prayers for everyone else. It's very uncommon in May. Winds were almost 60 mph here in the mid coast.   Sunday, May 25 View Page 2420 Mathiowetz happy to see the sun!   Sunday, May 25 View Page 1955.5 Connolly starting to lay down   Sunday, May 25 View Page 1974 Mathiowetz   Sunday, May 25 View Page 2211 Connolly laying down and starting to run.   Sunday, May 25 View Page The younger 2365.5 Lopresti. In the second patch   Sunday, May 25 View Page The younger 2080 Lopresti in patch 2.   Sunday, May 25 View Page The older 2080 Lopresti growing good.   Sunday, May 25 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti trying to lay down. Secondaries are beginning to swell up and grow. It's the leader of the patch so far.   Sunday, May 25 View Page This is from my pumpkin last year. It's growing nicely.   Sunday, May 25 View Page This is the 1269 Kaczenski squash starting to grow   Sunday, May 25 View Page The 1415 Jolivette squash growing well   Sunday, May 25 View Page 1778 Jutras squash plants. The younger plant is winning the race for this spot.   Thursday, May 29 View Page 2211 Connolly has touched down and running.   Thursday, May 29 View Page 1955.5 Connolly on the ground too.   Thursday, May 29 View Page 1955.5 Connolly on the ground too.   Thursday, May 29 View Page 5.19 whitty tomatoes are doing good. I've got 8 plants going. Never tried a giant tomato grow.   Thursday, May 29 View Page Here's another one   Thursday, May 29 View Page And another   Friday, May 30 View Page About 7 feet out on the 2365.5 Lopresti. We'll practice on this one.   Friday, May 30 View Page 2080 Lopresti about to come out of the hoop house.   Friday, May 30 View Page Leader of the patch 2365.5 Lopresti. Secondaries are really coming out good now.   Friday, May 30 View Page 7 feet out   Friday, May 30 View Page 2080   Friday, May 30 View Page 2365.5   Monday, June 2 View Page 2420 Mathiowetz starting to get going   Monday, June 2 View Page Another pick of the 2420   Monday, June 2 View Page 1955.5 Connolly starting to grow   Monday, June 2 View Page 2211 Connolly almost to the end of the hoops.   Monday, June 2 View Page The younger 2365.5 Lopresti   Monday, June 2 View Page The younger 2080   Monday, June 2 View Page 2080 Lopresti first male flower opening today.   Monday, June 2 View Page Always a good thing when there's pollen around.   Monday, June 2 View Page Extended the hoop house by 2 feet and got 2 extra days before she gets out of the hoops. 2365.5 is the best of the patch. Got a pumpkin coming about 7 days out.   Monday, June 2 View Page Extended the hoop house by 2 feet and got 2 extra days before she gets out of the hoops. 2365.5 is the best of the patch. Got a pumpkin coming about 7 days out.   Monday, June 2 View Page My 517 from last year. I had to do one of my own.   Monday, June 2 View Page 1415 Jolivette squash plant is growing well   Monday, June 2 View Page 1269 Kaczenski squash plant growing good   Monday, June 2 View Page 1778 Jutras squash   Tuesday, June 3 View Page 2080 Lopresti out of the hoop house and ready to run!   Tuesday, June 3 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti so far biggest in the patch.   Tuesday, June 3 View Page 2365.5 again.   Tuesday, June 3 View Page 1415 Jolivette squash plant. Is starting to crank up   Tuesday, June 3 View Page The wind protection until the 2080 and the 2365.5 are well rooted in the patch.   Thursday, June 5 View Page 2365.5 Lopresti is starting to run.   Thursday, June 5 View Page 2080 Lopresti is catching up with the 2365.5   Thursday, June 5 View Page 1415 Jolivette squash comes out of the house tomorrow.