Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 84 Entries. Thursday, January 1 View Page Happy new year!!! Good luck to all growers in 2009!! Friday, March 20 View Page my line up for this season: 1457 Paton'08 (1041 mckie x 998 pukos)15,5% heavy, 1357 Ghaye'08 (1248 ford x 1502 wallace)10% heavy, 1297 Ghaye'07 (998 pukos x self), 1248 Ford'05 (897 davies x 664 liget), 1110 Wallace'06 (1370 rose x 1068 wallace)9% heavy, and my own 965,7 De Swert'08 (1297 Ghaye x 1470 wallace). Friday, March 20 View Page my back up for this season: 1427 Kopp'07 (1248 ford x 1175,5 bowles)21% heavy, 1402,5 Bosworth'07 (1068 wallace x self)15,75% heavy,1286 Würsching'08 (1092 martin x 985 werner), 1026 Young'08 (1385 jutras x 1207 young),1008 Ghaye'08 (1502 wallace x 1248 ford)16% heavy,and the 736 Paton'08 (998 pukos x 1041 mckie). Good luck to all this season!! Friday, March 20 View Page The 1040 Van Rompaey'06*(792 olsen x 881 beauchemin), 978,6 Cuypers'08* (1040 Van Rompaey x 977 timm) and the 811,5 Cuypers'08* (977 timm x 1040 Van Rompaey)will go in the patch of my good friend Hans Van Bael.He will only grow squachplants this year, good luck Hans!! Friday, March 20 View Page A special thanks go to the growers who give me seeds this year: Jos Ghaye,Ian and Stuart Paton,Rohnny Clerinx, Ron and Dick Wallace,Leo Cuypers,Jan Van Rompaey,and the EGVGA! Thank you all!! Wednesday, April 22 View Page planting time!!! all seeds were soaked for 2 hours... Wednesday, April 22 View Page another pic.. Wednesday, April 22 View Page i let the seeds germ in my selfmade germination box at 28°C Saturday, April 25 View Page All seeds were up today, i'm happy that they all germinate! Sunday, April 26 View Page time to plant the squach seeds: the 1040 van rompaey*'06, 2 978,6 Cuypers*'08 seeds,2 811,5 Cuypers*'08 seeds and 2 716 Van rompaey*'06 seeds will go in the soil for my friend Hans today.They were also soaked for 2 hours and will go also in the germination box.. ik hope they will germ...;) Friday, May 1 View Page The 2 716 Van rompey* seeds didn't germ... the 978,6 and 811,5 cuypers were up today, 1040 van rompaey* is not up, but the seed is sprouted. Tuesday, July 21 View Page hello here i am again... after a long time with problems on my pc and hard working for school i finally found the time to post some new pictures from my 2009 pumpkins... Tuesday, July 21 View Page i lost my 1357 ghaye plant early in the season so now i grow the back up the 1040 van rompaey*'06... This fruit was a nice 6 lober and it is self pollinated on juli 6. I like the long stem off this fruit! Tuesday, July 21 View Page 1040 van rompaey*'06 Tuesday, July 21 View Page fruit on the 1248 ford.. i had to pollinate it on a side vine on juli 8 because i only have 3 females on the main vine and they where all deformed or they had seeds in the blossom. It is pollinated with the 1457 paton. Tuesday, July 21 View Page I forgot to say that the 1248 was a nice 5 lober. I grow this plant in a greenhouse from 7m wide and 10m long. Thursday, July 23 View Page And now the king of the patch: The 1457 Paton, It was a nice 5 lober and it is pollinated on juni 22 with the 1110 wallace. Measurements on day 31 are 205kg (452lbs). I hope that this fruit will stay in one piece... Thursday, July 23 View Page I grow the 1457 also in a greenhouse from 7m wide and 10m long. Sunday, July 26 View Page 1457 paton today: 245kg (540lbs) Wednesday, August 12 View Page time for a new update.. picture is from the 1248 ford fruit, measurements on day 35 are 222kg (490lbs).. Wednesday, August 12 View Page 1248 ford.. Wednesday, August 12 View Page 1040 van rompaey* fruit on day 37, mesurements are 173kg (381lbs) Wednesday, August 12 View Page 1040 van rompaey* side vieuw.. Wednesday, August 12 View Page 1457 paton on day 50 (picture and measurements are from yesterday..) est.wgt. 387kg (853lbs). My biggest fruit ever on day 50..I hope she stay in one piece and that she will give me a new PB.. Saturday, August 15 View Page 1248 ford on day 38: 257kg (567lbs) Sunday, August 16 View Page 1457 paton on day 55: 429kg (946lbs) Thursday, September 10 View Page I think its time to post some new pictures and measurements from my '09 pumpkins.. picture is from the 1040 van rompaey* measurements on day 66 are 340kg (750 lbs) Thursday, September 10 View Page side vieuw.. Thursday, September 10 View Page front vieuw.. Thursday, September 10 View Page 1248 ford fruit.. its hard to measure this one correctly, if i measure it on his smallest side says the tape 375kg(827lbs) and if i measure it on his widest side the tape says 401kg(884lbs).. so i take something in between 385kg (849lbs)... Thursday, September 10 View Page 1248 front vieuw... Thursday, September 10 View Page forgot to say that the 1248 fruit is 64 days old.. Thursday, September 10 View Page 1457 paton, growth was not what i hoped for the last few weeks...It was a bit disappointing when i measured it.. est.wgt. on day 80 is 508kg (1120lbs). Fruit doing now approx 2kg/day.. Thursday, September 10 View Page 1457 paton. Friday, September 11 View Page the security of the pumpkins is guaranteed by me... Friday, September 11 View Page and my kids...;) Friday, October 2 View Page On september 27 we had a local weigh off, my uncle inspected the 1248 fruit before we lifted her.. Friday, October 2 View Page It was a difficult operation before we get her out of the greenhouse.. Friday, October 2 View Page Ready?? Friday, October 2 View Page Always a good feeling when the pumpkin lies safely on the pallet! Friday, October 2 View Page And now the 1040* fruit.. Friday, October 2 View Page mission completed! :D Friday, October 2 View Page it seems that i dont wanna be on the photo? lol Friday, October 2 View Page I like this picture because it gives you a good idea of it's true size.. final measurements off the 1040* van rompaey are 369kg (814lbs). Friday, October 2 View Page loaded.. the fruit in the back is from my 1110 wallace plant, it's a non competition fruit that was grown without watering or spraying... Friday, October 2 View Page arrival on the weigh off... Friday, October 2 View Page many people on the weigh off.. they all wanted to see who will be the new champion... Friday, October 2 View Page my 1248 fruit on the scale... and what is the weight?? 461kg minus the pallet gives 451kg(994lbs)!! A new PB for me! Friday, October 2 View Page My 1040* on the scale... Friday, October 2 View Page I could not believe my own eyes when i saw the weight of my 1040* fruit!! Friday, October 2 View Page 1040* van rompaey: 460kg minus the pallet gives 450kg or 992lbs!! This is the biggest squach i ever had... Friday, October 2 View Page I took first place with my 1248 fruit (994lbs) and second place with my 1040* fruit (992lbs)! My 1110 fruit weighed 270,5kg (596lbs) that was only good enough for the 6th place... Friday, October 2 View Page Two happy growers! Friday, October 2 View Page He wants to grow them biiiiiiiig!!:D Friday, October 2 View Page 994 De Swert'09 and 992 De swert*'09 Friday, October 2 View Page Me and Mark Feyaerts the man who organised the weigh off and also the man who gives me my first pumpkin plant 5 years ago... Friday, October 2 View Page My 1457 Paton fruit will stay one week extra on the plant, it will be weighed at the weigh off in Duisburg on oktober 3... Thursday, October 8 View Page On oktober 3 i went to the weigh off in Duisburg with my 1457 paton fruit and also with my 1040* and 1248 fruits...On this picture you can see how we lifted the 1457 fruit out of the greenhouse... Thursday, October 8 View Page There she goes... Thursday, October 8 View Page Putting her on the pallet.. Thursday, October 8 View Page Job well done, thanks to the lifting team ;) Thursday, October 8 View Page A big trailler for a big pumpkin..lol Thursday, October 8 View Page And now the 1040* (992lbs) Thursday, October 8 View Page And the 1248 (994lbs) Thursday, October 8 View Page from left to right: 1248,1040,1457. ready to leave... Thursday, October 8 View Page scary... lol Thursday, October 8 View Page me and my 1457 fruit, final measurements are 550kg (1213lbs) Thursday, October 8 View Page my 1248 fruit brought to the scale..447,2kg(986lbs) the fruit lost 3,8kg (8,4lbs) since last week.. Thursday, October 8 View Page Wich pumpkin will be the heaviest? mine 1457 or jos' 1309 hebb fruit??? What a stressful moment...:D Thursday, October 8 View Page Off course it was jos' 1309 hebb fruit, it weighed 1360lbs (617kg) congrats jos!!! Thursday, October 8 View Page my 1457 fruit on the scale... and what is the weight?? 550,8kg! or 1214lbs wow! a new PB best for me! The pumpkin was 0%heavy... Thursday, October 8 View Page 1214 De Swert'09 (1457 paton'08 x 1110 wallace'06) Thursday, October 8 View Page My 1040* fruit on the scale... 445,4kg!(982lbs) The fruit lost 4,6kg (10 lbs) since last week... Thursday, October 8 View Page This will be the last picture from my 1040* fruit (now official the 982 De Swert*'09) Thursday, October 8 View Page because... this is how the 982 looks one day after the weigh off in Duisburg...A sad end of a great squach! An uncarefull forklift driver dropped my 982 to the ground after the fruit was weighed.. I was furious! After this incident the driver didn't wanted to load my other 2 fruits... The organisation from Duisburg offered me nothing! Not even excuses... Now the only thing i can do is harvesting the seeds from my beautifull 982lbs squach... And no wiegh off for my 982 in Kasterlee on oktober 25... Thursday, October 8 View Page close up... Thursday, October 8 View Page The bottom was cracked from side to side... Thursday, October 8 View Page ... Thursday, October 8 View Page My good friend Hans Van Bael helped me with harvesting the seeds from the 982.. Thanks Hans! Friday, October 9 View Page Brad Wursten told me that the EGVGA will accept 992lbs as official weight for my 1040* van rompaey fruit and 994lbs for my 1248 ford fruit... So seeds will be called: 992 De Swert*'09 (1040 Van Rompaey*'06 x self) 21% heavy and 994 De Swert'09 (1248 Ford'05 x 1457 Paton'08) 7% heavy. Sunday, October 25 View Page 1611 Daho'09! congrats Medhi!! Monday, October 26 View Page Weigh off Kasterlee 2009 Monday, October 26 View Page I couldn't believe my eyes when i saw this monster!! Monday, October 26 View Page 2 thirsty growers...lol