Walter Knott, Founder with wife Ophelia, of Knott's Berry Farm. Buena Park, California. A true American Pioneer, innovator and Entrepreneur. You can Achieve your Dreams if you think of others First

Fourth Set-level fruit on Green Manure Tea treated Early girl tomato Plant

plant on right has been fed Manure Tea since planting every 10 days

These are Three tomato Plants in same line as Green Tea Test. Doing OK but not as prolific or tasty

This is Patch where Ambrosia Melons and Crenshaw are planted 6X30=180 sq feet. These will trellis on Strong fence lines

3 of 9 Ambrosia Melons Harvested so far form 6 Plants. 18 more melons ripening. averaging 4 1/2 pounds each. Very Sweet Variety. Total cost 1.79, Harvest value so far 9 melons@ 4.5 pounds=40 pounds @.98/lb market Value=$39,20 plus the joy of being in gar

Our Corn Ptch Behind the Barn 3 Rows 36" apart and 35 feet Long. So Far, as of 07-29-09 6 Dozen Harvested

6 Ears of Silver Queen Sweet corn. NO WORMS Thanks to every 3 day application of Bt (bacillus thuringiensis). So far, 5 dozen Harvested No Worms

07-22-09 Bottom set of well pruned Early Girl Tomato Plant, Orland California. We prune for Yield. Not too late to "fix" your Plants

#Garden fresh.Some of the Blue Lake Pole Green beans, 2 Eggplant and Yellow Squash and Zucchini from this AM 06-28-09. 89 degrees at 8:00AM

A lone ripe Sun Gold Tomato 06-28-09. Shilrey snagged the rest of these Sweet Crunchy tomato delights. 2 Plants keep us in supply

Blue Lake Pole Beans 06-28-09 Vines over 8' Started Harvest 06-02 so far 12lbs of sweet and tender beans. Space used 3' x 112'

Green beans shaping up fast after Application of Manure Tea from @GreenSoil. Will pick several pounds Wednesday-Thursday

First Blue Lake Pole Beans of the Season Shaping up for weekend Harvest. 06-17-09

First Blue Lake Pole Beans of the Season Shaping up for weekend Harvest. 06-17-09

Two long Green variety Cucumbers growing on a Corral Panel. We have already Picked 12 form 4 Plants 06-17-09 Orland, California

)6-17-09 Another Early Girl Fruit set showing growth Vigor after another lateral Branch pruning. Orland, California

Early Girl Fruit Set 06-17-09. I have pruned first two Flower sets, so this is actually third Blossom set

Niece Alicia and Sister-in-Law Ilona at Graduation 06-11-2009 Biggs High School Biggs California

Walter Knott in front of The Chicken Dinner House at Knotts Berry Farm. He was a real role model for me. He must have read Wallace Wattles, "Always deliver more in Real Value than received in Cash Value"