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Sunday, March 21
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This is a great way to start this years Diary!!!!
3/12/2010
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Sunday, March 21
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This is what I went to see, She is an amazing women!
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Sunday, March 21
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Christy with the past record holders! they look like a bouquet of ORANGE!
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is Jack LaRue recieving his award for the Hall of fame!
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is Christy getting the Master grower's award!!!
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is Tom P. getting his award for the 1400 lb pumpkin
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is Nick and Christy's reward for all the hard work they have done ! I'll bet that check will come in handy with a new baby comming!
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is the man that broke the world Squash record, John Vincent. He is as happy as a new Dad with his first born son!
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is a new guy recieving an award,not sure who he is ,but he is with the past winners.
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is THE DON YOUNG putting on a show.
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is Don getting his Jacket.
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Sunday, March 21
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The Don getting his check and award.
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Sunday, March 21
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Don and Ron !!!
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is all the winners from this year's Convention.
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Sunday, March 21
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And the World record!!!
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Sunday, March 21
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Christy and her trophy!
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Sunday, March 21
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Here is Don and his award!!!
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Sunday, April 4
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Here is craig my 9 year old with the shovel getting a soil sample
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Sunday, April 4
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Here he is adding alfalfa cubes to the patch
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Sunday, April 4
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craig is tilling he says hey dad this is fun,we'll see how funr it is when he has to do it.
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Sunday, April 4
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craig realy seems to like tilling his own patch.
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Sunday, April 4
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added the heat tapes, dug trench and put the pvc pipe at the end of the rows. the rows are 8" a part. patch is tilled and ready
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Sunday, April 4
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another view of the patch with the pipes, that is where the heating tape is
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Sunday, April 4
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another pic with the pipe
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Sunday, April 4
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I added a tempreture controler for the heat tape, this is the temp of the soil @ 9:00am
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Sunday, April 4
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another pic 2 hrs later, the heat tape is down 8" down.
I added the temp prob and put 2 " of soil over the top of the prob.
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Sunday, April 4
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pic of the temp controler and the rain proof box
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Sunday, April 4
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Everything is in place,the hoop sits over the heated area
and the sides of the hoop are covered with soil.
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Sunday, April 4
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final pic of the current temp of the soil
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Wednesday, April 21
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Here is the new tiller I bought today!
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Wednesday, April 21
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got it hooked to the toro!!!!
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Wednesday, April 21
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Different angle!
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Wednesday, April 21
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This tiller realy helps and saves work and time.
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Wednesday, April 21
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15 min and I was done !!!! and no back pain!!!
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Monday, April 26
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The 1622 in the dirt in hoop house, day 1
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Monday, April 26
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another pic of the 1622 young. sat 4/23/10
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Monday, April 26
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Pic of the new patch for pumpkins
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Monday, April 26
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patch after tilling it for the 2nd time with the new tiller.
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Monday, April 26
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A close up of the new patch....well as close as I could get because it would not fit in the pic
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Monday, April 26
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distant pic to show how big the patch is! At the top of the pic is a brook about 100 ft. away for an endless water supply
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Monday, April 26
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patch after tilling a 2nd time.....this soil has not been worked in 38 years.
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Tuesday, April 27
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April 27th......Does not look like pumpkin growing weather.
But the inside of the hoop is nice and warm. Checked the temp and it was 80 deg.
The infered heater is set for 80 deg. And doing it's job!
Hope the snow goes fast! todays high was 38deg. Sat. is supposed to be 83 deg. big diff. in 4 days.
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Sunday, May 2
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1622 young in the hoop for a week
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Sunday, May 2
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the infered heater in the hoop
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Sunday, May 2
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My son Craig filling the milk cartens
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Sunday, May 2
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Craig is filling the little boxes one at a time.
He likes to help whenever he can. " hope he likes to pull weeds too"
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Sunday, May 2
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One last box to fill. The milk cartens work real nice,,,and they are real cheap too "FREE"
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Sunday, May 2
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Forgot to add the pic! I'm real tired tonight!
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Sunday, May 2
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78 plants in all
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Sunday, May 2
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17 wolf 78lb 09 plants I hope!
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Sunday, May 2
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Young 1622 out in the hoop for 1 week and it's on it's 3rd leaf.
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Sunday, May 2
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1549 rose 6 days old, from sanding till now. 5/2/10
I watered all my seeds with 1/4 oz.neptunes fish and seaweed with a pinch of co2 mixed with 24 oz. of water.
seems to realy make them grow!
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Sunday, May 2
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Finaly got the 1658 young to germ. 6 days same as 1549 rose.
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Sunday, May 2
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1059.6 vincent/Mcgill same as the rest 6 days
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Sunday, May 2
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forgot the pic again
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Sunday, May 2
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1127 vincent/Mcgill 6 days
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Sunday, May 2
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All together in my germ box
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Monday, May 3
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The 1622 young is comming along nicely!
I took this one just for you COOP!!!!!
Have you got your xxxxxx yet?
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Saturday, May 8
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I had to make another hoop today, I got another plant that needed a home! Thanks to Steve minor!
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Saturday, May 8
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Another look at it out side, made it a 4x6 hoop
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Saturday, May 8
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This is a pic of the vent I made for it! works great!
Detales to follow on how to make the vent! I have another hoop to build tomorrow, but my back is killing me so I had to quit for the day!
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Sunday, May 9
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Not a very nice day for mothers day! snowing again. It's been a long time since I have seen snow on mothers day.
The white on the ground is snow and the blur spots in the pic is snow. woke up this morn with it snowing like crazy.
I guess thats expected for living here in the north country
Still nice and warm in the hoop!
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Sunday, May 9
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The wind has been real bad too, you can see how hard it is blowing by the trees that are leaning! WILL IT EVER STOP???
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Sunday, May 9
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started making 2 hoops first the frame, I used 1/2x1 1/2 ferring strips. make sure to pree drill the holes or the strips will split.
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Sunday, May 9
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I used up most of my 1 inch pvc from last years hoop that was destroyed by WIND again! make sure you pre drill the holes, it makes it much easier to drill.
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Sunday, May 9
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It is also a good Idea to flatten the pvc pipe also. I used a small propane torch to heat the pipe.
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Sunday, May 9
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I used a vice to flatten the ends of the pipe. It's not a good Idea to use your hands, use a vice! It's not pretty but it does the job!
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Sunday, May 9
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I used up the last years hoop pipe! so I had to use 5 ft. pieces. Most of the time I would use a full length and it would not have a piece of strip in the middle. And you can't bend pvc with a coupling in it, it will break on a short bend! YUP done that too! So useing up last years pieces this is what I came up with. It's not pretty but it will work, and maybe I can reuse it next year.
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Sunday, May 9
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After the plastic is on the hoop! I had to use 200 mph Duct tape on the sides of the hoop. The clips that you can buy just don't hold up to the wind we have had.
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Sunday, May 9
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It's been so cold and windy here that I had to move the plants in the garage. I don't have to worrie about them here!
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Monday, May 10
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Finaly got the hoops out! Maybe these will stay in place.
These are staked down with rebar inside and wood stakes on the outside.
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Monday, May 10
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The 1622 @ 3 weeks 2 days. it's possable it will be vined by the weekend!
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Tuesday, May 11
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The 875 Blais plants are in the ground.......I know
Steve minor was looking to see this pic.
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Tuesday, May 11
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A close up of the 875 Blais,very nice plant!
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Sunday, May 16
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Here is the 1622 young friday!
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Sunday, May 16
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Here is the 1622 young TODAY! 3 weeks,1 day. Big diff. in 2 days.must be the secret formula Don told me to use!
It sure is workin. Hope it works when the pkn comes on it.
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Thursday, May 20
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This is a side view of the 1622
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Thursday, May 20
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View looking from the other side
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Thursday, May 20
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close up of the stump, I have had to trim off some of the wild growth already.
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Thursday, May 20
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angle view of the stump!
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Thursday, May 20
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top view of the plant
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Thursday, June 3
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To tired to edit all the pics, here's whats been happening since the last entry!
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Thursday, June 3
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Thursday, June 3
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Thursday, June 3
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sprinkler system installed and working great! removed the hoop on the 1622
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Monday, July 5
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Pumpkin on the 1622
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Monday, July 5
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Another pumpkin on the 1622 ....it will be ready to pollinate tomorrow.
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Monday, July 5
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Here is the 1622 plant.....I started it in april to try and have a pumpkin at it peak growth when the warm weather finaly got her in july and august.
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Monday, July 5
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Here is the 875 Blais plant that VTSteve gave me.
I'll bet he didn't think it was growing!
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Monday, July 5
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The other 875 blais, my sons plant
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Monday, July 5
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My son's pumpkin on the 875 blais plant.
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Monday, July 5
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Another pumpkin on my son's plant, on the end of the main .
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Monday, July 5
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The 875 blais plants back to back.
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Monday, July 5
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pumpkin on the end of the 875 blais plant
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Monday, July 5
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1059 vincent/Mcgill. finaly started to grow!
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Monday, July 5
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split in the main on the 1059......gotto fix this!
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Monday, July 5
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78# wolf plant
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Monday, July 5
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shot of the pumpkin patch!
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Thursday, July 15
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1622 young plant filling in
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Thursday, July 15
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I hope Don likes this one? It's on his plant....it's got a long way to go! It has till October 9th to make 1000 lbs or better. I have never had a pumpkin this size in july.
Maybe this is my lucky year.
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Thursday, July 15
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This is my son Craig's pumpkin, he keeps telling me that his is bigger than mine. little does he know it's only gona be for a short time. His pumpkin is on the other 875 Blais plant.
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Thursday, July 15
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This is a blossem on the 1059 Vincent/Mcgill plant. It has been slow growing till now. I almost pulled the plant earlier, but I wanted a cross between this and the 1622 young. I hope it takes.
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Thursday, July 15
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This is the other 875 Blais plant that I have growing.
This one has a small pumpkin that split. This plant and my son's plant also had a split in the main near the stump.
It seems to be fine now, with huge leaves on it. I hope it gets a huge pumpkin on it too. The next pic will show the split in the pumpkin.
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Thursday, July 15
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Here it is, also has a wierd shape to it. never seen a small one split this early.
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Thursday, July 15
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This is the other 875 blais plant. It's growing so nice too.
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Thursday, July 15
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Finaly the 1059 Vincent/Mcgill plant. It was growing slow, early and now it has realy took off. must have finaly been the hot weather.
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Thursday, July 15
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The pollinator for the 1059 was the 1622 young.
So it was the 1059vincent/Mcgill x 1622young
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Sunday, July 18
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This is a leaf off of the 875 blais plant. It was fine in the morning but by evening it was toast! Not sure why.
I have 2 more.
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Sunday, July 18
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Next leaf !
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Sunday, July 18
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Last leaf picture.....any suggestions?
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Sunday, July 18
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This is one of the first pumpkins from Andy Wolf's 87# pumpkin from last year. Standing at attention!
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Sunday, July 18
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This one is the prettyest one so far!
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Sunday, July 18
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Last pumpkin from Andy Wolf's 87# seed!
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Sunday, July 18
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Pic of my son's pumpkin on the 875 blais Plant....and he is still ahead of mine.....would'nt ya know it and I got to keep after him to water and feed it. He hasn't done much with the weeds.
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Sunday, July 18
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Another view same pumpkin
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Sunday, July 18
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Here is the stump on the 1622 young. Looks like a frankinstien stump.
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Sunday, July 18
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Blossom end of mine on the 1622. it's nice and round so far.
The stem is not to long but it's growing nice and even all the way around.
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Sunday, July 18
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I can't remember which end is which....Duh it's the stem end.
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Sunday, July 18
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the 1622 plant ......almost filled in the whole patch.
the plant is twice the size I normaly have in here.
All the other years I have 2 pumpkins growin in the same area.
This year It's only 1 ...so in reality I should have 2 times the size pumpkin.
So far I'm way haead of last year as far as the time I got a pumpkin growing.
Most years I don't get anything pollinated untill the 1st or second week in july
This year it was the last week of june.
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Sunday, July 18
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this is the regular jack-o-lantern patch.
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Sunday, July 25
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1622 now @ C=88 EE=59 SS=59 total in. 206, 194 lbs
A gain since last monday is 103lbs
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Sunday, July 25
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Side view of the 1622 young
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Sunday, July 25
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Blossom view
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Sunday, July 25
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Over view of the 1622 plant by next weekend I will have all secondaries termaninated, and it will cover the 25x36 area. Hopefully the warm weather will stay with us for awhile and have some good growth next week.
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Sunday, July 25
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Finaly a pumpkin set on the 1059 vincent/Mcgill
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Sunday, July 25
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3 day old pumpkin on the 875 Blais
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Sunday, July 25
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Craig measureing his pumpkin, now at 174lbs
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Sunday, August 1
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Here Is my son Craig feeding his pumpkin on the 875 Blais plant. He says I'm not going to feed mine and not his.
He wants to beat me so bad, he watches every move I make when watering the pumpkins, and feeding and makes sure they get the same amount of water. His plant is only about 200 sq. ft. and It's doing well.
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Sunday, August 1
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He is making sure he gets everything covered, he isn't going to miss anything.
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Sunday, August 1
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Her is my pumpkin, the 1622 vines are all terminated.
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Sunday, August 1
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Pumpkin on the 875 Blais. I don't know what is going on with this pumpkin, it's now 3 weeks old and looks funny and ugly. It has rubs like it is old already. If anyone has any Idea let me know!
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Sunday, August 1
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This ia a field pumpkin on the 87# wolf plant. I'm showing it because of the huge stem on it. I hope the big stem is a reflection of how big the pumpkin is going to get.
It is also shaped like a peanut, it remindes me of the planters peanut, should make an interesting jack-o-lantern.
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Sunday, August 1
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Here is another pumpkin on another 87# wolf plants. All of the pumpkins were crossed with another wolf plant, so does it make them a self or a cross? interesting question.
The seeds were from the same mother pumpkin but different plants.
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Sunday, August 1
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Here is one more, with a huge stem.
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Sunday, August 1
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This is my sons pumpkin on his 875 blais plant,
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Sunday, August 1
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Blossem end of craig's pumpkin
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Sunday, August 1
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This is the stump on my Blais plant. It had an early vine split, and I used some electrical tape to close it. It seems to be ok, maybe this I why the pumpkin is deformed.
The plant is in great shape.
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Sunday, August 1
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My son's pumpkin is covered with a Spongebob blanket and a silver tarp over the top.
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Sunday, August 1
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Final my patch gaurd Dog. She is the most efectionet dog we have ever had. Her name is BJ and and only 2 yrs old and weighs 113 lbs. She thinks she is a baby. And still trys to get on your lap.
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Sunday, August 1
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Measured tonight @ 7:30 and the OTT is 274" = 439 lbs, weekly gain of 245 lbs and an average daily gain of 35 lbs
This is the best I have had. 8/1/2010
Never had anything this big this early.
Maybe I'll hit 1k this year.
Still got 8 weeks till weigh off.
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Sunday, August 8
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Monday's hail storm. It's not good.Done a lot of damage to the 1622 plant. Good thing I had the pumpkin covered. No marks on it.
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Sunday, August 8
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This is the other half of the plant.
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Sunday, August 8
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Big holes in the leaves!
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Sunday, August 8
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Another leaf, I have been feeding lots of krlp this week. The leaves are starting to perk back up.
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Sunday, August 8
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Looks like there was a war here!
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Sunday, August 8
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I found a small crack under the stem this morning while inspecting the pumpkins! filled it with some captin, hope it doesn't get any bigger.
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Sunday, August 8
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Some surface cracks on the top of the stem. these look like growing cracks. Filled them with captin also.
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Sunday, August 8
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Stem view of the 1622. We had 2 nights in the low 50s, I was hoping to have some hot nights in August but not happening. It looks like it has slowed down some.
I'm not giving up yet Mike! I know yer reading this and I'm gona push this thing with every thing I got.
It's gona weigh 1k or i'm gona fill it with some mercury.
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Sunday, August 8
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Blossom end view! getting kinda wide!
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Sunday, August 8
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Patch 1 week later after the hail storm.
There is some new growth on the tert. vines.
I'm letting it grow , just to offset the old leaves
that were so bad. I had to remove the real old and bad leaves.
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Sunday, August 8
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Measured at 7:00 pm tonight and ott weight is 553lbs.
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Sunday, August 15
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The next few pics are from the VGVGA patch tour yesterday!
First stop was Mr. Youngs patch.
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Sunday, August 15
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Looking good so far!
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Sunday, August 15
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They are thinking he got a nice pumpkin!
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Sunday, August 15
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This one needs some pants!
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Sunday, August 15
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Next stop! Kevin Companion's patch.....bet he's got some nice pumpkins
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Sunday, August 15
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Now ain't this spiecal! looks like an inner tube!But big!
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Sunday, August 15
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Next stop on the tour was none other than Terry Keim's patch.
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Sunday, August 15
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Huge sun flowers! Can't imagin how big his pumpkins are.
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Sunday, August 15
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WOW! Look what he has hidden in here!....Now there is something to talk about!!!! Real pretty too!
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Sunday, August 15
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Terry has two of them growing here.......what is he feeding these things????
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Sunday, August 15
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Last Stop was waiting for! Looks like a road to Heaven!
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Sunday, August 15
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Heading for the Squire's Patch. I'll look at all the flowers first.
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Sunday, August 15
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Sure is pretty here, and you can smell all of the flowers no matter where you are !
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Sunday, August 15
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Look out for Champy on your way to the patch.
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Sunday, August 15
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Tired, Care to sit a spell? Take a load off!
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Sunday, August 15
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Listen to the Toads !!!!
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Sunday, August 15
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Toads must be big here!!!!!
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Sunday, August 15
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Dick's got a nice pumpkin too ! already beet his PB from last year.
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Sunday, August 15
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Looks Like an albino pumpkin! but it's not!
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Sunday, August 15
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Just had to take one more pic of the flowers.
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Sunday, August 15
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Now for mine, the 1622 young! still growing ,but it has 2 cracks in it!
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Sunday, August 15
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Crack on the top of the vine. Filled it with captian.
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Sunday, August 15
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Crack , filled with captian and sealed with silicone.
Still growing, but it is slowing down.
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Sunday, August 15
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Blossom end view!
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Sunday, August 15
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One of my field pumpkins
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Sunday, August 15
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Found another one near the sprinkler under the leaves.
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Sunday, August 15
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my 1059 vincent/mcgill. Not very big because of a late poll. but crossed with the 1622 young. This is gona be a great seed for next year........BIG and ORANGE.
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Monday, August 23
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New pics of the 1622 young, CC= 140,SS=88, EE=83
It's not getting much taller ,but it is getting wider.
Still has smooth skin, abd starting to show some ribs on the sides.
It grew another 12 lbs today.
As long as it keeps growing till the weigh off I'll be happy.
It has almost beat my last years PB.
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Monday, August 23
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A blossom end view of the same pumpkin. Not sure if it looks like it's mother. Only Don would know.
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Monday, August 23
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My son Craig's pumpkin, still growing!
And it's taping 370 lbs. I can't believe it's still shinny,and smooth maybe it is going to stay like that.
Nice dark orange too. It's getting some ribs on 1 side.
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Monday, August 23
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Side view of Craig's pumpkin. You can see the ribs here!
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Monday, August 23
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Here is one of my jack's, just starting to turn orange.
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Monday, August 23
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Same pumpkin, tryed to take a pic of the tape on it. looks like 26 in. long.
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Monday, August 23
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Top view with the tape
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Monday, August 23
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Side view with the tape
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Monday, August 23
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Looks like 18 in. wide
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Monday, August 23
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Nope ! looking at it closer it's 24 in. wide.
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Monday, August 23
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Went back out and checked it again and measures only 23 in. wide. hard to see the tape numbers on a small picture
on the computer.
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Monday, August 23
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Taped the cir. and it's 70.5 in.= about 115 lbs.
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Friday, August 27
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I was awakened in the middle of the night to a loud moaning. I had to call the Pumpkin Doc. to help me with my pumpkin. After checking it, he said we'll have to put it on life support. Pictures to follow!!!!
Stay tuned and see if it makes it!!!
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Friday, August 27
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So I called Dr. Kyle to see what he thinks!
Well Doc? what Do ya think?
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Friday, August 27
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I think we better take it's tempeture and see what it's temp. is
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Friday, August 27
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He says! just as I thought.......It's getting a (cold), it should be nice and warm!
It's temp. is between warm and cold......we got to do something! Before we loose it!
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Friday, August 27
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So he says! Quick lets hook up an Intra venus!
It needs some fluid.....better inject it here!!!
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Friday, August 27
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Doc Kyle says!!! OOOHHHHHH NNNOOO !!!! quick get the life support! we'll have to shock it to keep it going.
Phewww!!! we made it.
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Friday, August 27
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Doc Kyle says ! it was a success it's gona live.
Thanks Doc!
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Tuesday, August 31
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Sunday evening after inspecting the stem of the 1622 young I found the split under the stem had grown. so I removed the epoxy and refilled it with silicone. Tonight I measured it again and the numbers aer EE=93" SS=85",and Cir.= 144" for an est. weight of 703lbs a new personal best so far. And it is still growing.
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Friday, September 3
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Measured my son's pumpkin and it measures CC=116". SS=72"..EE=79"=267 OTT for 407 lbs
Not to bad for a 9 year old!!
He's done a great job.
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Monday, September 6
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measured tonight and the 1622 is Cir.146"
the SS = 86
the EE = 94
for a total of 326 " and = to 729 lbs
still growing and it grew another 26lbs this week.
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Tuesday, September 14
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this is the latest picture from the 1622 young.I thought it had stopped growing so I just left it alone. I had found some small pumpkins growing in the plant after I let the Tertiary vines grow, to off set the hail damage.
And I measured it tonight and It had grew another 23lbs this week.
It is now up to EST. 760 lbs
And it still has 4 weeks to grow.
I thought by now, with the cooler temps it was done growing,So back to watering it at night after work.I haden't watered it in a week, since there was no growth the last time I measured it.
The plant has almost renewed itself with all the tertiary vines . It looks like a spring plant. and no signs of PM or any disease.Maybe this is why it has started growing again.It just might make 800 lbs. It would be nice if it went heavy and makes 1k.
It also thumps solid. I tried to rock it a bit and no luck
could not move it.
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Tuesday, September 14
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Blosson end view of the 1622 young.
It has been turning orange from the bottom up.
I'm not sure if it showes in the pic. I hope it continues to turn, it's a nice color orange.
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Monday, September 20
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Some of my larger field pumpkins! The seeds were from Andy Wolf.
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Monday, September 20
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A closer look of the field pumpkins, note! the 4 ft. level for reference. I have 2 more that are larger than the ones in the picture. I had to use a plank to roll them into a trailer.
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Sunday, October 10
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Cutting my pumpkin free 2 days before the VT weigh off!
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Sunday, October 10
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UP IT GOES!!!! Please Don't drop!!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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And how's the bottom??? LOOKS good.!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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I hope the tractor can lift it? this Kabota is only rated for 1k!
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Sunday, October 10
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Easssssyyyyyy Does it!!!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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ALL loaded....Now my son's kin gets to fly!!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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Craig cutting his loose...and ready to lift it!
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Sunday, October 10
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We're all loaded field kins and all.
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Sunday, October 10
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Unloading my field kins...it took to "Young" boys to carry them !!
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Sunday, October 10
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Front 4 kins are mine....back ones looking small!
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Sunday, October 10
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Unloading some giants at the VGVG weigh off!
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Sunday, October 10
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some more!!
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Sunday, October 10
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One of Wilbur's kins
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Sunday, October 10
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This one sure is pretty!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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Getting to be quite a few kins here!
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Sunday, October 10
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Here is my son Craig.....gaurding the kins....I don't think anyone is gona pick them up and run away with them...lol
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Sunday, October 10
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Some field kins sitting all alone!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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weighing my field kin
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Sunday, October 10
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Finaly got to weigh my giant! and what a supprise it was......965lbs A new PB and it went 24% heavy.
This was one of Don Youngs seeds from his 1622.
Some of the guys at the weigh off were thumpkin on it and they said it was real solid.
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Sunday, October 10
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I didn't think it was ever gona go that heavy......
Better luck next year Coop!!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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My son Craig with his field kin.....79 lbs in the youth class!!!! Way to go kid!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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Craig with his AG in the Jr. class......first year for these....nice 475 lbs. He is on a roll!!
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Sunday, October 10
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A little closer look at the kin....it's crossed with the 1622 young
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Sunday, October 10
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Hey!! look who showed up at the weigh off!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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Craig with John young....winning 2 1st place ribbons.
1st in the jr. class field kins and 1st in the jr. class AG. He is on a cloud!!!!!
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Sunday, October 10
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Look at the hair do on the guy on the right!!!!
Anyone know this guy???
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Sunday, October 10
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I thought he was just having a baaad hair day till I saw him take his hat off!
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Monday, October 25
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Carved my 965.....Daylight pic
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Monday, October 25
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Just before dark pic!
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Monday, October 25
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Pictures of the Haunted House and graveyard with lights
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Monday, October 25
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More pics
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Monday, October 25
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Just before dark
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Monday, October 25
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closer pic of the Organ player
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Monday, October 25
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Another view
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Monday, October 25
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Craig checking everything out!
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Monday, October 25
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looks good
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