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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 38 Entries.
Saturday, March 9 View Page
"possible"start of the season; planted 3 long gourd seeds; 96" Hamilton 108.7" Eaton 122" Wursten Best line up I ever had. Now hoping for good germination
Sunday, July 7 View Page
Arnold sibbed the 1088 Horde in his patch (green one) with the green 1088 Horde from my patch
Wednesday, July 10 View Page
Polinated 2 pumpkins today; the (south side patch)1088 Horde x 1037.5* Jarvis And the (north side patch)1088 Horde x (west side patch) 1088 Horde (green one)
Thursday, July 11 View Page
Polinated the (west side patch) 1088 Horde (green one) with the 1088 Horde from Arnolds Patch (green one) Very nice sib cross
Monday, July 22 View Page
first lg of the year on the 122 Wursten only at 2 feet high so only for practice.
Monday, July 22 View Page
Yellow fruit on the 1088 Horde (north side)
Monday, July 22 View Page
Yellow fruit on the 1088 Horde (South side)
Monday, July 22 View Page
Green fruit on the 1088 Horde (west side)
Monday, July 22 View Page
Green fruit on the 1088 Horde (Arnolds Patch) Very good shape and very nice color (green one of mine sibbed with this one and reverse)
Monday, July 22 View Page
Yellow fruit on the 1088 Horde (Arnolds patch)
Tuesday, July 30 View Page
Arnolds keeper on the 1694 Meier
Tuesday, July 30 View Page
1088 Horde North patch CC is 68" for day 20
Tuesday, July 30 View Page
1088 Horde south patch CC is 72" for day 20 it's OTT is 175"
Tuesday, July 30 View Page
Arnolds 1088 Horde at day 23. Not measured yet
Wednesday, July 31 View Page
My green 1088 Horde in the west patch at a CC of 68" at day 20 The shape is not as uniform as I like but we will see.
Friday, August 9 View Page
The 1088 Horde in the south patch at 247" at day 30
Friday, August 9 View Page
The 1088 Horde in the north patch at 236" at day 30
Sunday, August 18 View Page
The Long gourd on the 122" Wursten is 23 inches long.....
Monday, August 19 View Page
My 1088 Horde in the south patch at 286" for day 40
Monday, August 19 View Page
My 1088 in the north patch at 281" for day 40
Monday, August 19 View Page
my 1088 Horde in the west patch, will measure it tomorrow how different the collors are... Have a hunch this one will be heavier to the charts than the others
Sunday, August 25 View Page
Lost my "biggest" due to dill ring rib split
Sunday, August 25 View Page
stem side
Sunday, August 25 View Page
Julie doing a sort of Anne Geddes pose
Sunday, August 25 View Page
I think I will loose this one also.... Note to self; Never let the soil become to dry!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, August 26 View Page
Pumpkin harvested It measured 640 lbs weighed 670 lbs so 670 uow dmg Horde 2013 cross is; 1088 Horde x 1037.5* Jarvis
Monday, August 26 View Page
cross section to go with it....
Thursday, August 29 View Page
Measured this one at 311" but also dmg. filled the holes (lets see how long it will hold)
Friday, August 30 View Page
Stem side of the squash on the 1088 Horde in the west patch
Saturday, August 31 View Page
Long gourd on the 122" Wursten here at 75"
Monday, September 2 View Page
put the long gourd sloped at 83 inches, hope it will continue its growth
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
Arnolds biggest pumpkin at the 1391 Wursching
Tuesday, September 3 View Page
Arnolds pumpkin on the SOTY 1694 Meier, picture doesn't really show the size of the pumpkin...
Monday, September 9 View Page
Last fruit in the patch is damaged. Will try to ge a weight on thursday....
Wednesday, September 11 View Page
removed the plant of the green squash today
Wednesday, September 11 View Page
The other side. We will weigh it tomorrow
Thursday, September 12 View Page
We weighed the squash. It measured 732lbs. It weighed 814lbs so a good 11% heavy
Thursday, September 12 View Page
We weighed the orange 1088 also. it measured 850lbs it weighed 760lbs a good 11% light what are the odds. season is over, only the long gourd is hanging in there at 105.5"

 

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