Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 25 Entries. Sunday, May 2 View Page November 2009. The new patch. A lot of work to get it ready for the 2010 season. Time to get serious. Tuesday, June 29 View Page Here is my 2010 patch shown in November 2009 condition. Looks like a lot of work! It was and is! Tuesday, June 29 View Page November 2009 Farm clean up. Yes, we did get a burn permit and yes, the fire department was there in 2 minutes. Tuesday, June 29 View Page Fall soil prep. Tuesday, June 29 View Page April 2010. Ready to plant. My patch is 25' x 125'. Will have 4 plants. Thanks to Gordon Tanner for coaching me on the soil prep and almost everything else! Tuesday, June 29 View Page May 2010. My 3 daughters at McConkie/Quigley Farm. We had some cold weather in May. Tuesday, June 29 View Page June 24. 1350 Starr & 1636 Liggett. Come on baby. I messed around with a plant last year but now it's serious! Tuesday, June 29 View Page June 24. 919 Isrealson & 1376 Bobier. Thanks to Matt McConkie for taking care of my young plants while I traveled for work (and for the Bobier plant). Unfortunately I am not cover croping the 919. I am losing a battle with some weeds. I still have high hopes for the plant. Tuesday, June 29 View Page June 25. Front to back: 919 Isrealson, 1376 Bobier, 1636 Liggett, 1350 Starr. Tuesday, June 29 View Page 6-24-10. Be the one... Please, be the one. 1350 Starr pollinated 6-28. Tuesday, June 29 View Page 6-28-10. Liggett. Pollinated! Nice thick vines on this plant. Will it take me to the virtualy untouched 1,000 pound mark in Utah? I hope so. I would love to have my name up there with the Utah Legends: Blair, Tanner, Israelson... Quigley, McConkie, Fox??? Sunday, July 11 View Page Watering system patterned after Starr system. Sunday, July 11 View Page Why not!!! Sunday, July 11 View Page 7-8 my patch. Looks like I can grow plants, now let's see if I can get any huge pumpkins. Sunday, July 11 View Page 7-8 Bobier. Sunday, July 11 View Page 7-8 Starr. My first Starr did not take. This is Starr #2 now Starr #1 16' out on main. Sunday, July 11 View Page 7-8 Israelsons. Both opened on the same day. July 4th. Do you like the cover crop of weeds? Monday, August 2 View Page 1376 Bobier day 30. Sunday, September 19 View Page I slacked off on keeping up the diary. This is one of 2 plants that made it. 1376 Bobier plant with my dauthter Audrey. Sunday, September 19 View Page My girls with 1636 Liggett. Friday, September 24 View Page My 2 all loaded up. Thanks to Gordon Tanner for all his help and advice for my 2010 season. I would not have these 2 beauties if it were not for Gordon Tanner & Matt McConkie. Saturday, September 25 View Page Now known as the 886 Quigley this one was good enough for 3rd place and the 15th largest ever grown in Utah. This was from the 1636 Liggett. Thanks to Bob for giving Matt the seed and to Matt for connecting me with it. Saturday, September 25 View Page 646 Quigley. This was a really good looking pumpkin. It came from the 1376 Bobier. Sunday, September 26 View Page Matt McConkie and I displayed our pumpkins for a few days at our kids emementary school. The kids freaked when they saw these. Sunday, October 31 View Page Donald Trump with my 646. It really looked cool on the porch. Very well photographed on Haloween night. Lit it with 550 Christmas Tree lights.