The Official #10 Auburn @ #12 Tennessee Series Thread (Sat. May 3 11AM EDT) (Sun. May 4 1PM EDT) (Sun. May 4 45 mins after) (All games SECNET+)

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87&91ALUM said:
Waiting for storm warning to end at 5:30 CDT so I can fire up the green egg. We have Allegro marinated filets to grill, fresh crabcakes to bake, and drinks to drink. Glad I got my garden in today.
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I wish I could get my garden in. It’s a gamble planting a garden in early May in Ohio. Still the possibility of a freeze until the back half of the month. I dread planting though, so I wish I could just get it done. I only do about five or six, 20 foot rows, and it breaks my back every year! lol Makes me appreciate real farmers and what they have to go through big time!
 
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How long do we have to wait for the SEC to change its inclement weather policy....

Professional inclement weather rules are more forgiving than SEC....

Oy vey.... This game probably wont start until like 11:00 AM tomorrow lol....
 
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Since someone suggested above that we can talk about life until the games start, let me ask a question to all who have planted watermelons before. Last year, I planted several sugar baby melons (the smaller, dark green, round melons the weigh around 5-8 lbs). However, on one vine, I had both a sugar baby and a regular melon growing! At first, I thought maybe they were on separate vines, and figured maybe different seeds got mixed in the package I bought. But, that wasn’t the case. In fact, they grew just about a couple feet apart from each other on the same vine. How is that possible?? lol. Has anyone else ever experienced anything like that?
 
#112
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TigerMan said:
Since someone suggested above that we can talk about life until the games start, let me ask a question to all who have planted watermelons before. Last year, I planted several sugar baby melons (the smaller, dark green, round melons the weigh around 5-8 lbs). However, on one vine, I had both a sugar baby and a regular melon growing! At first, I thought maybe they were on separate vines, and figured maybe different seeds got mixed in the package I bought. But, that wasn’t the case. In fact, they grew just about a couple feet apart from each other on the same vine. How is that possible?? lol. Has anyone else ever experienced anything like that?
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Maybe it was a hybrid variety that was created over time by selective planting and the recessive trait or regular hit. Gregor Mendel would know better than me.
 
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TigerMan said:
Since someone suggested above that we can talk about life until the games start, let me ask a question to all who have planted watermelons before. Last year, I planted several sugar baby melons (the smaller, dark green, round melons the weigh around 5-8 lbs). However, on one vine, I had both a sugar baby and a regular melon growing! At first, I thought maybe they were on separate vines, and figured maybe different seeds got mixed in the package I bought. But, that wasn’t the case. In fact, they grew just about a couple feet apart from each other on the same vine. How is that possible?? lol. Has anyone else ever experienced anything like that?
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Had that happen with tomatoes. Certain breeds will cross with others when they flower and bloom. Had a Mr. Stripey cross with a Brandywine - which normally wouldn’t be an issue, you’d just have Brandywines with Stripes. But we had Brandwine, beautiful pure pink on the same vine with the yellow and red Stripeys. I’m guessing we had a cross, but maybe something genetic happened. Great tomatoes both, but it was bizarre to see.
 
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patrick said:
How long do we have to wait for the SEC to change its inclement weather policy....

Professional inclement weather rules are more forgiving than SEC....

Oy vey.... This game probably wont start until like 11:00 AM tomorrow lol....
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Radar looks pretty bad.. I’d rather the game go to til after 2 A.M. than try for 2 tomorrow. The weather for tomorrow already doesn’t look good.
 
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DooleyOrangePants said:
Had that happen with tomatoes. Certain breeds will cross with others when they flower and bloom. Had a Mr. Stripey cross with a Brandywine - which normally wouldn’t be an issue, you’d just have Brandywines with Stripes. But we had Brandwine, beautiful pure pink on the same vine with the yellow and red Stripeys. I’m guessing we had a cross, but maybe something genetic happened. Great tomatoes both, but it was bizarre to see.
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Nature sure is funny sometimes! In the end, it didn’t bother me at all. Both actually made it to picking time, and both were great! I’m lucky if I get more than 3-4 melons to full growth every year. I’ll have 15-20 start, but the majority don’t make it.
 
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TigerMan said:
Nature sure is funny sometimes! In the end, it didn’t bother me at all. Both actually made it to picking time, and both were great! I’m lucky if I get more than 3-4 melons to full growth every year. I’ll have 15-20 start, but the majority don’t make it.
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When you see those vines start to pop flowers and they open, pinch them together slightly. I’ve found that when I do that to tomatoes and cukes, they start to fruit pretty quickly. Tomatoes are (mostly) self pollinating (and so are watermelons), so pinching them a bit helps speed that process. Nothing like giving Mother Nature a helping hand.
 
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bigdaddy said:
It’s still not raining here. I can see LNS from here
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I’ve been at LNS since 4:30pm. It’s received off and on rain and thunderstorms. I‘m guessing first pitch around 10pm ET. Weather looks awful for tomorrow so they will try to get this one on later tonight since a DH on Sunday looks likely.
 
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DooleyOrangePants said:
When you see those vines start to pop flowers and they open, pinch them together slightly. I’ve found that when I do that to tomatoes and cukes, they start to fruit pretty quickly. Tomatoes are (mostly) self pollinating (and so are watermelons), so pinching them a bit helps speed that process. Nothing like giving Mother Nature a helping hand.
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I’ll give that a try! Thank you!
 
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taylorvol said:
I’ve been at LNS since 4:30pm. It’s received off and on rain and thunderstorms. I‘m guessing first pitch around 10pm ET. Weather looks awful for tomorrow so they will try to get this one on later tonight since a DH on Sunday looks likely.
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I went outside at 5:45 and realized it was a light rain that has become heavier now. My bad
 
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