Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 62 Entries. Friday, April 13 View Page Friday the 13th. A great day to start my diary and the 2012season! Sunday, April 15 View Page 12 seeds went in pot today : 1207young(2) 1227hebb(2)1544revier(4)587rupf(2)and 1264ghaye(2) After backups are culled etc . 4 'survivors ' will be grown. Sunday, April 22 View Page All seeds germed on wednesday or thursday except for the 1207's. 1227Hebb, 587Rupf and 1544Revier went into the patch today. Here's a pic of the 1544 Tuesday, May 29 View Page Plants are in the patch for five weeks now and doing well . After all choices made , backups culled etc . final lineup is 587rupf, 1227hebb and two 1544reviers. Here's a pic of the 1227 Sunday, June 10 View Page Plants are in the patch for 7 weeks today . Here's the 1227Hebb.First female opened yesterday but was culled. There are two promissing ones at 12 and 13ft.now. Sunday, June 10 View Page Here's a 1544revier plant . A female opened on friday at about 8ft and got culled. There are better ones waiting at 10ft and 14ft. Sunday, June 10 View Page The two plants in the other greenhouse suffered more from the cold conditions this past spring and are a bit behind. Here's the 587rupf. Sunday, June 10 View Page Here's the second 1544revier: Wednesday, June 20 View Page Pollinated the propably keeper on my 1544revier. 5 lobes and 18ft out. Cross is 1544*self. Wednesday, June 20 View Page 1227hebb*1544revier 5 lobes and 16ft out. Wednesday, June 20 View Page This one is on my second 1544revier plant. 4 lobes and 14ft out. Cross : 1544*self Friday, June 22 View Page Gradually bringing the vine in optimal position towards fruit (1544revier) Friday, June 22 View Page A view under the leafcanopy. Wednesday, June 27 View Page 1227Hebb . 7 days old Wednesday, June 27 View Page 1544revier(1). 7 days old Wednesday, June 27 View Page 1544revier(2). 7 days old Wednesday, June 27 View Page 587rupf. 2 days old Tuesday, July 10 View Page Fruit on my first 1544revier plant. 20 days old today and circ. is 74" Tuesday, July 10 View Page Fruit on 1227hebb is also 20 days old and circ. is 64" Tuesday, July 10 View Page Here's my second 1544revier fruit and plant. Also 20 days old and circ. is 68". Friday, July 20 View Page 1227Hebb. 30 days old and est. weight is 290lbs. Friday, July 20 View Page 1544revier(1) . 30days old and est. weight is 330lbs. Friday, July 20 View Page 1544revier(2) 30 days old and est.weight is 308lbs. Wednesday, July 25 View Page Fruit on my 587Rupf plant. 22 days old and est.weight is 144lbs. Wednesday, July 25 View Page 1227hebb : 35 days old and est.weight is 416lbs. The two 1544reviers are also at day 30 today and tape 473 and 439lbs. Average speed last 5 days on all 3 of the fruits was 25lbs/day. Wednesday, July 25 View Page I posted wrong pic in my entry nr.24 Here's the 587rupf Saturday, July 28 View Page Today i propably made the biggest mistake since i'm growing AG's. Tried to get the 1227hebb fruit in better position to vine and suddenly stem snapped off from the vine. Fruit had a very short stem and bad angle to vine from the beginning . Final est. weight is 500 lbs. Fruit was one of the most beautifull ones i ever grew and plant was in excellent condition. Such a shame! It will take more than a few beers to get over this. Monday, July 30 View Page On day 40 the 1544Revier fruits tape 602 and 579lbs. Both averaged about 27lbs/day last 5 days. Here's the second one : Saturday, August 4 View Page Fruit on the second 1544revier plant got in gear now . Averaged 30lbs/day during the last 5 days and 730lbs est. at day 45. Saturday, August 4 View Page Fruit on 1544revier(1) did 20lbs a day last 5 days and tapes 700lbs now at day 45 . Thursday, August 9 View Page Day 50 today for both 1544revier fruits . The one in the pic here tapes 814lbs today and gained about 22 lbs./day during last 5 days. The fruit on my second 1544 plant tapes 887lbs. and averages 31 lbs./day . Sunday, August 12 View Page 587rupf 40 days old and 670lbs.est. Did 28lbs/day for the last 10 days. Monday, August 20 View Page 1544revier fruit is 61 days old now and est.weight is 1174lbs. Averaged 25lbs/day for the last 11 days. Wednesday, August 29 View Page Day 70 for my two 1544revier fruits. This one is 1120lbs.est and it averaged 10lbs./day during the last 5 days. Wednesday, August 29 View Page This tool will tell me excactly if there's still growth and give me an idea of the pace it's still gaining at. Wednesday, August 29 View Page Babypowder is helping on keeping the stump dry and keeping fruitflies away. Wednesday, August 29 View Page Fruit on my second 1544revier plant is taping 1295lbs at day 70 and pace is about 15lbs/day. No dial indicator needed yet on this one. Thursday, September 13 View Page At day 85 the fruit on my 1544revier plant is 'taping' 1400lbs. Pace is about 6 lbs/day now. Thursday, September 13 View Page The fruit on my other 1544revier plant is also 85 days old and est.weight is 1200lbs. Pace is about 5 lbs./day Friday, September 28 View Page Both my 1544revier fruits(100 days old) were harvested today. One goes to GPC weighoff in Belgium tomorrow, the other one to GPC weighoff in Luxemburg on Sunday. Friday, September 28 View Page This one tapes 406" for an estimated weight of 1444lbs. Friday, September 28 View Page And this one is 'taping' 1285lbs. Soon we will know the actual weight ! Sunday, September 30 View Page First ever GPC weighoff in Belgium was a very nice and well organised event. My pumpkin went 7,5% heavy and weighed in at 1553lbs. First place. 1553Ghaye12 (1544Revier*self) Sunday, September 30 View Page Congrats Dries on breaking 1000lbs in your first year! 1015Vandervennet12 Fruit of a 1674Marsh seed. Sunday, September 30 View Page Today i headed To Biering (Luxemburg) for another GPC weighoff. Here's the fruit off my other 1544revier plant. Sunday, September 30 View Page 1409Ghaye12 (1544revier*self) 9,5% heavy ! First place. Sunday, September 30 View Page No beer but champagne today for a change... Sunday, September 30 View Page Tom's 'squash' on my 1096* seed. Sunday, September 30 View Page Not a bad weekend.. lol Sunday, September 30 View Page 2962lbs. of pumpkin (1345kg) Wednesday, October 24 View Page On oct.13 and 14 we had our annual EGVGA convention an European championship weighoff in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Our convention was very well attended. Kasterlee Growers club (Belgium) celebrated their 10th anniversary and came to Ludwigsburg by bus and trailer with some pumpkins. Wednesday, October 24 View Page With 30 Belgians at the meeting ,organisation had to take some measures to make sure beersupply was sufficient. Wednesday, October 24 View Page With 30 Belgians at the meeting ,organisation had to take some measures to make sure beersupply was sufficient. Wednesday, October 24 View Page All of us were in awe for Johannes ' fruit . 1680Tanner Wednesday, October 24 View Page Beni and me with our 1694 and 1553. Mine looks bigger from this view ! lol Wednesday, October 24 View Page Herman Boonen's 1467 getting strapped. Wednesday, October 24 View Page On the scale... Wednesday, October 24 View Page Kasterlee gang checking the readout on scale. Wednesday, October 24 View Page After 1469Boonen got weighed it was time to perform the famous Kasterlee 'Pumpkin'song on stage... Wednesday, October 24 View Page Beni's 1694 brought to scale Wednesday, October 24 View Page 1694Meier2012. New European Record ! Grown of the 934Shieder, EGVGA european seed of the year Wednesday, October 24 View Page Top 3 Me with my 1553Ghaye, Beni with his 1694Meier(European record) and Johannes with his 1680Tanner(German record)