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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 27 Entries.
Friday, January 1 View Page
The 1062 Stelts and me standing at my corn in the background.
Wednesday, January 20 View Page
We had 600 mm rain and it is very bad news for my pumpkins. The pumpkins is standing in water now for 2 weeks and all the good stuff is leaching out the soil.
Wednesday, January 20 View Page
Still lots of water in the patch
Thursday, January 21 View Page
Porcupines like my pumpkins. how did they get to the pumpkins I do not know.
Thursday, January 21 View Page
Porcupines like my pumpkins. how did they get to the pumpkins I do not know.
Thursday, January 21 View Page
Porcupines like my pumpkins. how did they get to the pumpkins I do not know.
Saturday, January 23 View Page
Compost tee
Thursday, January 28 View Page
That is for the porcupines.
Saturday, January 30 View Page
Christopherdson 1090 day 29 est 278 lbs. I try to keep out the porcupines.
Tuesday, February 2 View Page
1062 Stelts day 32 est 225lbs. To much rain slow the pumpkins growth.
Sunday, February 7 View Page
Christopherdson 1132 day 25 est 205lbs.
Saturday, February 13 View Page
The porcupines leave there marks and now the 1090 are rotting and I had to get it out.
Saturday, February 13 View Page
Last pic of the 1090 est 201kg
Saturday, February 13 View Page
Alta help ne getting seeds out of the 1090
Sunday, February 21 View Page
Ugly looking pumpkin. 1062 Stelts day 51 est 457lbs.
Sunday, February 21 View Page
Christopherdson 1132 day 39 est 393lbs. Nice looking pampkin it is on a side vine. There was a pumpkin on the mains but rot after lots of rain on 250lbs and I start all over again.
Sunday, March 21 View Page
This is my family my 2 daughters and my wife and myself with my winning pumpkin the Christopherdson 1132 in Pretoria. Dean thanks sending the winning pumpkin seeds. Next Saturday is the weigh off in Cape Town 1400km from here.
Sunday, March 21 View Page
Pumpkin carving at the pumpkin feast in Pretoria
Sunday, March 21 View Page
Before we set of for the pumpkin feastable with the Christopherdson 1132.
Sunday, March 21 View Page
Some of the pumpkins at the pumpkin feastable.
Sunday, March 21 View Page
Lots to do at the feastable.
Sunday, March 21 View Page
Lots to do at the feastable.
Sunday, March 21 View Page
Me Louis Meintjies and Henri Combrink at the stage.
Monday, April 12 View Page
This is my Stelts 1062 won the Cape Town competition and the largest in South Africa again.
Monday, April 12 View Page
This is my Stelts 1062 won the Cape Town competition and the largest in South Africa again.
Monday, April 12 View Page
This is my Stelts 1062 won the Cape Town competition and the largest in South Africa again.
Monday, April 12 View Page
Another pic.

 

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