Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 57 Entries. Tuesday, January 22 View Page -15 below zero, "COLD" Tuesday, January 22 View Page My new patch glasses. Wednesday, January 23 View Page Waiting for spring, Wednesday, January 23 View Page White winged dragon secuirty this year! Wednesday, January 23 View Page Along with white winged lions! Thursday, January 24 View Page 3 degrees, feels alot colder. Decision time, what seed cross do I want to make? I keep changing my mind! happens every year. Monday, January 28 View Page Ice candles-take a gallon ice cream bucket or 5 gallon bucket, fill with water, let sit over night in freezing weather, time depends on temp and size of container, add food coloring if you want. The next day, alow to warm up for a hour or so, tip over, slide out, top and sides will be a couple inchs thick, bottom will not have much ice, if any at all, drain remaining water, put in candle. Things to do when your bored in MN. Monday, January 28 View Page Bottom becomes top. Tuesday, January 29 View Page Want to make the best cross for the future, keep changing my mind. Can't wait to see the Pumpkinlink on this site! Friday, February 1 View Page -15 below zero, nice and chilly! Tuesday, February 5 View Page Got the time machine ready, going out looking for any secrets on how to grow big I don't know about! Wednesday, February 6 View Page 351Linford08 I may ask for a few seeds, extremely nice looking orange pumpkin. Saturday, February 9 View Page Woop's, thats not the 351 its a 658 Henkin, my mistake. Orange pumpkin growers please forgive me!!!!!!!!!!!! Sunday, February 10 View Page We made a snowman! Sunday, February 10 View Page This is what snowmen do at night! there not out raising mischief like I expected. lol Sunday, February 10 View Page O'k, mistake,,1, 2, 3, 4, above Monday, February 11 View Page The night snowman, a evasive creature!lol Sunday, February 17 View Page Finally made Hungarian Goulash. I got the recipe 13 years ago when I was in Hungary. Its more like a soup, where here it is more thicker like a casserole. Really good. Has turnips in it, don't eat them to often! Friday, March 1 View Page The International Pumpkinhead Club has gone over the 1 member total, of course thats just a estimate! I think! t-shirts, paraphernalia, miscellaneous got to have items soon to follow! stay tuned for the latest. Friday, March 1 View Page One of the topics at the international yearly meeting was where did the name Pumpkinhead come from? many different theorys were discussed, from books to climate, we are not certain! Sunday, March 3 View Page Look out Bud and Miller, soon to be #1 PumpkinHead Ale!! Tuesday, March 5 View Page Us Pumpkin heads grow other fruits, vegetables! tomato's are up, peppers starting. I used those add water to pellets and they expand, worked good for me. Tuesday, March 5 View Page I got the pepper seeds, and for about the third time I made the same mistake. I tasted the serpent pepper and thought "wow" I think I finnaly found the hot pepper I like, planted it, then went and used the bathroom with out washing my hands, took five minutes, and I needed a cold bath, man I thought I was on fire, cold water did the trick, can't wait to try some of them if gemination goes well. Tuesday, March 5 View Page Meaning my privates were HOT! Wednesday, March 6 View Page I ran out of little manilla coin envelopes for seeds. I found out where I will be buying little envelopes next time! the local head shop, where they sell paraphenalia for using drugs. They sell them 100 little plastic bags for 5 dollars. Saturday, April 6 View Page test Saturday, April 6 View Page Minnesota is still cold, was hoping for a early start! Tuesday, April 23 View Page april 23rd and we get 5 inchs of snow! last year I was ready to plant! Sunday, May 12 View Page Happy Mothers day!!! Sunday, May 26 View Page Who's worried about svb's! caught one of these walking buy the patch! it would of been ugly for the Crock once I got my hands on it!! 6 straight days of rain, you've got to be kidding me! cool also. Should not of put the peppers out, new at growing these, don't think they like the cool weather. Monday, May 27 View Page We Cherish Too, the Poppy red That grow on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the sky's That blood of hereos never dies. Thursday, June 6 View Page It has been cold for growing pumpkins! 58 degrees right now, it has been this way for 3 weeks, well since the start of the season, and rainy! pump,ins are growing slooooow. I am growing two pepper plants, one died, the serpent hot pepper plant, can't blame it. My scorpion trinidad pepper I am impressed with, it is growing, slow but growing. Monday, June 17 View Page Happy Father's Day! Thursday, June 27 View Page There here there here! a squash vine borer was on my pumpkin plant today! I squashed it! plant grew a foot overnight. Today it was sunny all day for the first time in about......since last fall! it has been rainy, cool and couldy, finnaly getting some nice weather. Wednesday, July 3 View Page Decided to by a fine wine and roost my super genetic pumpkin seeds! JOKING!! I am in the Army Reserve's and I will be getting ready to deploy for Afganistan at the end of this month, after a month at Ft' Dix's. Thanks to The Wallace's and the Finder's for the seeds, I still have them. I did'nt want to plant them and leave half way thru the season once growing them.(I did not know I would be going when I asked) This year I am just growing my orange pumpkin, crossing more orange into it with the 923 Gerhardt. My wife just has to take the seeds out when I am gone, praying she has no problems. My peas, beans, corn, decrative gourds, halloween pumpkins, carrots, tomato's, peppers, flowers are all growing great. More people should try seaagri.com, 1 teaspoon to a gallon of water, mixed with your fertilizer and thats it, makes plants look better, healthier, taste better. Not a spokesman, I just like the product. Saturday, July 6 View Page Not the 923 its the 921.5 gerhardt. The plant is 11 feet long now, waiting to pollinate! Sunday, July 7 View Page Picture of Mother Earth! (might help my pumpkin grow?) waiting on pollinating now! Saturday, July 13 View Page Got my pollen filled flowers picked, waiting for the flower to open tomorrow, it is covered with baggie. Awesome storm last night, rolling thunder, it rolled and rolled and then wam, a lightening bolt that was deafening. We also had 5 inchs of rain with it. Saturday, July 20 View Page I got one pollinated for my orange cross, would'nt you know it, its pollination time and the heat soars to the 90's, hot and humid! Going to be a good orange cross if it don't abort. Monday, July 22 View Page A great day for a barbeque! The pollinated pumpkin is growing, I will get my cross! I'm watching Ron Rahe's diary, he's got a 100Brouillard going, I hope its good and orange! Wednesday, July 24 View Page Nice day to hate the Packers! well, everyday's a nice day to hate the Packer's! Friday, July 26 View Page 100Brouillard x 921.5Gerhardt I name thee....Glittering orange diamond! I am off to fort Dix's N.J. then Afganistan. Wife will take seeds out for the cross when they are viable. (praying she don't screw it up!) Saturday, July 27 View Page 12 days old. pict above. Monday, August 19 View Page My wife got the seeds out of my genetic orange pumpkin, named it, glittering orange diamond. 150Brouillard2013 (100Brouillard x 921.5Gerhardt) I'm at Fort Dix's New Jersey, getting ready to visit Afganistan. Only 40 seeds, good sized ones. Monday, August 19 View Page Now to start looking for the next orange pumpkin to cross into my orange pumpkin! Monday, August 19 View Page That 100Brouillard Ron Rahe is growing has got Howard Dill written all over it! I'm a little biased... Sunday, September 15 View Page High in the mountains of Afghanistan, wish I was growing a giant pumpkin and some vegetables! Thursday, September 19 View Page Thinking about next year, looking at snowball, the orange 695Johnson from Benjis' diary, Anaid_something or other, don't know what that name means, that orange howard dill winner. War has changed, after growing up with my father being in ww2 and brothers in vietnam, here I am in Afghanistan, and I have internet, (you can buy here) I feel like a spoiled baby. Not my idea of being at war after listening to storys from my Dad and brothers, but it sure is nice! Sunday, September 22 View Page I was looking up MInnesota state tomato, and could not find one. I did see this is Marylands state cake, Smith Island Cake, sure looks good! Thursday, October 3 View Page Can't wait to get out of Afghanistan! it is dusty! I am close to a mile and a half high, lot of mountains! they have snow but not as cold as MN! You really appreciate doing nothing back in the USA after leaving here (I have been threw this before)you really appreciate America. They have some really nice scenic mountains here, there govt. should stop the war and get some tourism going! on top of some mountains are old forts from alexander the great. They are the number one producer of opium, and cannabis/pot is way up there to! Friday, October 11 View Page 11 Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seeds by Charlie Pulsipher Sunwarrior, 27 February 2013 Pumpkins are rich in beta carotene and can be used in more ways than just making a seasonal pie. Pumpkin can be used in breads, soups, granola, salads, waffles, guacamole, and much more. Don�t forget the seeds though; pumpkin seeds are packed with nutrition. Natural Anti-Parasitic � Pumpkin seeds have been used to treat parasites for thousands of years in ancient China. Pumpkin seeds help the body expel parasites, especially tapeworms and round worms. These seeds also have antifungal and antiviral properties. Prostate Health � Pumpkin seeds contain phytosterols that protect the prostrate, along with compounds that lower the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone. Bladder Problems � Incontinence, frequent urination, and overactive bladders affect the lives of many people, especially as we age. Pumpkin seeds naturally alleviate many of these symptoms. Kidney Stones � Several studies show that eating pumpkin seeds as a snack helps prevent a couple types of common kidney stones by removing substances that encourage their formation. Friday, October 11 View Page The rest of the article would not copy! Tuesday, October 15 View Page Have you noticed that not only do the heavy hitters always grow heavy, they pick seeds that always do good. Unknown seeds they pick and seem to produce heavy! makes me think there is a lot more to having good soil. Monday, October 21 View Page A awesome orange pumpkin grown by Ron Rahe from the 100Brouillard, I can't wait to add more orange to the lineage! Monday, October 21 View Page 2329's the goal! and a Howard Dill orange award next year!! Tuesday, December 3 View Page I just left this place, now I'm at Fob Fenty/Jalalabad Afghanistan. Tuesday, December 3 View Page pict did not show on above posting.