Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 55 Entries. Friday, April 30 View Page Well here's the start to hopefully and better season then last year. A week old 1161 Rodonis seedling Friday, April 30 View Page My 2nd plant ,the 901 Hunt plant a few days behind the 1161 as my 985 werner didn't germinate. Hopefully these will be in the ground by May 6th Sunday, May 16 View Page My 1161 Rodonis after 9 days in the garden. Starting to vine Sunday, May 16 View Page another view of 1161 Sunday, May 16 View Page My 24 feet x 16 foot greenhouse protecting my 2 plants Sunday, May 16 View Page 1161 in background and the 901 Hunt in the foreground Thursday, June 10 View Page Considering the crappy weather my 1161 Rodonis plant is growing real well and has a 9 foot main. My 901 hunt plant is started to take off and has a 6 foot main. I will post pics this weekend. Tuesday, June 22 View Page 1161 rodonis plant with a 13 foot main Tuesday, June 22 View Page 1st female at 13 feet on 1161 Tuesday, June 22 View Page side view of my 1161 rodonis which is my best plant Tuesday, June 22 View Page my 901 hunt with a 10 foot vine and females at the tip Wednesday, July 7 View Page My 901 Hunt plant Wednesday, July 7 View Page 901 plant filling in space Wednesday, July 7 View Page Here's a side shot of the 1161 plant. Training the vines a little like Thad star's method Wednesday, July 7 View Page another shot of 1161 Wednesday, July 7 View Page 1161 x 901 Hunt on july 5th 5 lober 16 feet out Wednesday, July 7 View Page front view of my 1161 plant Thursday, July 8 View Page This is my 901 hunt x 1161 Rodonis on july 5th 5 lober. Very short stem Saturday, July 17 View Page Here's the sea of leaves with the 1161 Rodonis on the left and the 901 Hunt on the right Saturday, July 17 View Page 1161 plant filling in nicely Saturday, July 17 View Page 1161 fruit x 901 Hunt on day 12 = 28 cir 16 feet out Saturday, July 17 View Page The 1161 doesn't have much length and will need some TLC to get it perpendicular to the vine Saturday, July 17 View Page front view of the 1161 plant Saturday, July 17 View Page this is the 901 Hunt plant with a 12 day old fruit Saturday, July 17 View Page this 901 hunt x 1161 fruit is 26 in cir at day 12, but has a very short stem. Saturday, July 17 View Page 901 hunt fruit Tuesday, July 20 View Page THE 1161 RODONIS X 901 HUNT FRUIT ON DAY 15 = 40 INCHES CIR 901 HUNT X 1161 RODONIS DAY 15= 35 INCHES CIR Thursday, August 12 View Page the 1161 Rodonis is growing well and at day 38= 286 ott=497 lbs. the blossum end is sunk right in so I don't know if it will hold together Thursday, August 12 View Page side view of 1161 x 901 Thursday, August 12 View Page lots of healthy leaves on the rodonis plant Thursday, August 12 View Page my 901 hunt plant Thursday, August 12 View Page my 901 hunt at the same amount of days and at day 38= 258ott= 369 lbs and doing only 14 lbs per day Wednesday, August 18 View Page The weather over the past week has kept my 1161 rodonis rockin and this is my fastest grower I have ever had. If it doesn't blow it could break my record of 1171 lbs. day 44= 314 ott = 653 lbs. Doing 25.5 lbs per day. My 901 Hunt is at a slower pace and at day 44 = 279 ott=463 lbs and doing only 14 lbs per day Tuesday, August 24 View Page The 1161 Rodonis still growing well and will post measurements on wednesday Wednesday, August 25 View Page sideview of my 1161 Wednesday, August 25 View Page Another warm and sunny day in Nanaimo and the 1161 is still holding together. Day 51 for the 1161 x 901 = 335 ott= 790 lbs, down to 18.5 lbs per day. Wednesday, August 25 View Page The 901 hunt x 1161 on day 51= 296 ott = 550 lbs doing 12 lbs per day Saturday, August 28 View Page my daughter Julianna posing with my 1161 wheel. day 54= 341 ott= 833 lbs down to 14 lbs per day Saturday, August 28 View Page Here's the pic of the 1161 Sunday, September 5 View Page well things are slowing down in my patch. Day 62 the 1161 Rodonis x 901 hunt = 352 ott = 915 lbs, doing 9 lbs per day now Sunday, September 5 View Page day 62 for my 901 Hunt x 1161= 310 ott= 629 lbs Sunday, September 5 View Page This is my 6 year old daughter Julianna posing with my 1161 Monday, September 13 View Page Thing are sill alive in my patch and the 1161 Rodonis day 70= 359 ott =970 lbs and putting 7 lbs per day. Monday, September 13 View Page another shot of 1161 Monday, September 13 View Page My plants are still in decent shape and staying away from powdery mildew so far. Monday, September 13 View Page That last pic was the 1161 plant Monday, September 13 View Page 901 Hunt patch Monday, September 13 View Page My 901 Hunt continues to put on 7 lbs per day and on day 70 = 319 ott = 684 lbs. I think this one will go heavy Monday, September 13 View Page 901 front view Friday, September 17 View Page some bad news in my patch today. The main vine has split open by the stem as the down stream vine was too tight causing it to split right on top of the stem. So there is only 1/4 of the vine attached to the stem. My chances of a personal best are done for this year. Hopefully it won't loose any weight Monday, September 27 View Page The 1161 Rodonis pumpkin with my daughter holding steady at day 84- c-155 -110 ott- 102 otl =367ott = 1035 lbs. Not really growing much as the vine has only 1/4 of it left to the stem. Monday, September 27 View Page 1161 again Monday, September 27 View Page here's a shot of the 901 hunt on day 84 = 332 ott = 770 lbs This one thumps solid and it's still growing and is very cantaloped Monday, September 27 View Page another angle of the 901 Monday, September 27 View Page stem end of the 901. The shortest stem that I have ever grown