Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 9 Entries. Sunday, August 3 View Page This is the 1502 Wallace. I had decided not to list a diary this year, but changed my mind this morning. I started out back in April with the 1041 McKie seed not germinating. Then, I had several of my plants with excellent genetics slow to a crawl when we experienced week after week of cold, rainy weather most of May. I pulled all but this 1502 plant out in frustration. I have done everything we are supposed to - added kelp, humic acid, mycorr., spray with seaweed, molasses etc. Nothing good was happening. I had a pumpkin on the main vine, about 15 feet out, that was in perfect position. I pollinated it, and forgot about it. It was the smallest pumpkin I have ever seen. It was 2" circumference when blooming. When I looked at it the night before it opened, I thought it might open in a few days, since it was so small. At day 10, it was 14" cc. I had given up on it. Next thing I knew, it started growing faster than any pumpkin I've had during the six years I've grown them. For the last 10 days, things are looking better each day. The 1502 may salvage an otherwise terrible pumpkin season. Sunday, August 3 View Page Last season, we had four hard hail storms, each time destroying 80% of my leaves. To keep that from happening this season, I have 400 sq ft of the 1502 covered with shade cloth. The 1502 is X self, since it was the only plant I had left. Sunday, August 10 View Page 1502 Wallace X self day 30. For my garden, this pumpkin is on an excellent pace. Sunday, August 10 View Page 1502 Wallace X self side view. Monday, August 25 View Page 1502 Wallace X self day 45. Growing 12 pounds per day lately. At this pace, within a few days it will tape out as the largest pumpkin I've grown. Sunday, August 31 View Page 1502 Wallace X self day 51. Weight in the mid 400's. Gaining 10 to 12 pounds per day. Saturday, September 13 View Page 1502 Wallace X self day 64. Taping well over 500 pounds. Our county record is 575. Maybe a new county record? Tuesday, September 23 View Page 1502 Wallace X self. The pumpkin has stopped growing at an estimated 550 pounds. The plan is to weigh it on Friday. Our County record is 575 pounds. Tuesday, September 23 View Page 1502 Wallace side view.