Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 89 Entries. Thursday, April 21 View Page Time to start the 2011 season, the line up: 1674.5 Connolly 10 1658 Young 09 1622 Young 09 1610 Lieber 10 1520 Sperry 10 1325 Sperry 10 1237 Horton 10 819 Horton 10 *1028 J Johnson 06 *980 Razo 03 Thursday, April 21 View Page Only 7 of the listed will go int the patch Sunday, April 24 View Page The seeds are looking good most are beginning to split the shell, should have 100% germination. The patch is all tilled with the spring amendments and will be ready for the plants. Thursday, April 28 View Page The line up all but two ready to be up potted Thursday, April 28 View Page The 1610 Lieber only came up with one cot leaf. Hopefully the growing point is ok Sunday, May 1 View Page Installed the cold frames today, they should be ready for pumpkins by end of week Monday, May 30 View Page It has been a while since the last post forst up is the 1674.5 Connolly 10 Monday, May 30 View Page First of my own seed 819 Horton 10, the cold frames were taken off last week because of the heat Monday, May 30 View Page 1622 Young 09,it is doing well and starting to run. The blak plastic is drip tape Monday, May 30 View Page *1028 J Johnson 06, My true green squash Monday, May 30 View Page My second seed being grown the 1237 Horton 10 Monday, May 30 View Page 1520 Sperry 10 Monday, May 30 View Page 1610 Lieber 10, It is begining to come out of the initial funk and begining to vine. It is about a week behine the others Monday, May 30 View Page The fist of the season in my have-no-heart trap Sunday, June 12 View Page 1674.5 Connolly 10, The plant is doing well, it has small green pumpkins showing up. Might be a squash, time will tell Sunday, June 12 View Page 819 Horton 10, My longest plant doing well Sunday, June 12 View Page 1622 Young 09 Sunday, June 12 View Page *1028 J Johnson 06 Sunday, June 12 View Page 1237 Horton 10, All kinds of weeds having a hard time keeping up with all the rain Sunday, June 12 View Page 1520 Sperry 10 Sunday, June 12 View Page 1610 Lieber 10 Sunday, June 12 View Page My field pumpkins Sunday, June 12 View Page Finally my marrow plants Sunday, June 26 View Page 1674.5 Connolly 10, Growing well the first acceptable pollenation should take place end of week. Sprayed again for cuke beettles Sunday, June 26 View Page 819 Horton 10, Longest plant at this time and well behaved Sunday, June 26 View Page 1622 Young 09 Sunday, June 26 View Page *1028 J Johnson 06, putting out long females Sunday, June 26 View Page 1237 Horton 10 Sunday, June 26 View Page 1520 Sperry 10 Sunday, June 26 View Page 1610 Lieber 10, The smallest plant in the patch and no female yet like the others Sunday, June 26 View Page Field pumpkins, they are pretty amazing at over a week older than the AGs but almost as big Sunday, July 3 View Page 1674.5 Connolly 10, First good pollenation will be tomorrow morning the blossoming female is yelowing up good Sunday, July 3 View Page 1622 Young 09, first pollenation this morning with 1520 Sperry. next one should be end of week Sunday, July 3 View Page 1610 Lieber 10, plant is behind the others first pollenation should be end of week Sunday, July 3 View Page 1520 Sperry 10, Plant is doing well, the planned pollenation didn't work out, next will be in a couple of days Sunday, July 3 View Page 1237 Horton 10, first pollenation was July 2 with the 819 Horton Sunday, July 3 View Page 819 Horton 10, First pollenation today with 1520 Sperry. Plant is a steady grower in the cool weather Sunday, July 3 View Page *1028 J Johnson 06, self pollenated July 1, nice long fruit Sunday, July 3 View Page Mega Bloom on 7.33 Hunt tomato Sunday, July 3 View Page Field pumpkins, very agressive vining Sunday, July 3 View Page The long gourds finally starting to take off with the summer heat Sunday, July 10 View Page 1674.5 Connolly 10, The plant is growing well the picture is of the first two pollenations Sunday, July 10 View Page 1622 Young 09, The first pollenation on the plant, still shiny but it looks like it might abort. Next one is about 3' further down the vine Sunday, July 10 View Page 1610 Lieber 10, The future pollenation, the plant is remaining a week behind the others. The worst is no ready males on the plant for croses Sunday, July 10 View Page 1520 Sperry 10, The first pollenation on the plant, looks like it has taken. It is at a good location and will be the keeper if nothing bad happens Sunday, July 10 View Page 1237 Horton 10, The keeper on this plant , vine has been adjusted for growth and mat placed Sunday, July 10 View Page 819 Horton 10, This was to be the keeper but bad things happened, The local crows pecked at it twice, the marks at the blossom end, and it may not make it Sunday, July 10 View Page *1028 J Johnson 06, I'm putting my faith in this pollenation has taken and placed the mill fiber Sunday, July 10 View Page Pollenation sumamry for week 7/1 - *1028 J Johnson 06 @ 10' self, 5 lobe 7/2 - 1237 Horton 10 @ 10' with 819 Horton 10, 5 lobe 7/3 - 819 Horton 10 @ 15'with 1520 Sperry, 5 lobe. 1622 Young 09 @ 14' with 1520 Sperry, 5 lobe 7/4 - 1674.5 Connolly 10 @ 14' with self, 5 lobe 7/6 - 1520 Sperry 10 @ 16' with 1674.5 Connolly 10, 5 lobe. 1237 Horton @ 12' with 1674.5 Connolly 10, 4 Lobe 1674.5 Connolly 10 @ 16' with self, 4 lobe 7/7 - 1622 Young 09 @ 16' with self, 5 lobe 7/9 - *1028 J Johnson 06 @ 14' with 980 Razo 7/10 - 1674.5 Connolly 10 @ 18' open, 4 lobe Sunday, July 17 View Page 1674.5 Connolly 10, Having a little problem the skin has split on the pumpkin. If it drys out and stabilizes this will be the pumpkin. Otherwise it will be an open pollenation down the line Sunday, July 17 View Page 1622 Young 09, The first pollenation aborted this is the next in line it is not looking good. I have two more down the line if it doesn't take Sunday, July 17 View Page 1610 Lieber 10, The first pollenation last week, I hope shee takes. Next one will be an open pollenation Sunday, July 17 View Page 1520 Sperry 10, Looks like the pollenation has taken. There is alot of plant behine this one. Sunday, July 17 View Page 1237 Horton 10, My largest pumpkin in the patch. The plant is filling out the alotted space. Sunday, July 17 View Page 819 Horton 10, The fruit has survived the crow damage and scarred up nicely. I have already addded to the damage when the mill fibe was placed. Sunday, July 17 View Page *1028 J Johnson 06, So far so good the squash looks like it has taken but I will wait until it is 3 or 4 times as big before feeling confident. The next is line has already laid down and should be ready if this one aborts Sunday, July 24 View Page It has been an eventful week in the patch with a casuality of the 1622 young plant just not setting any fruit. I pulled the plant today. The squash aborted all the closed pollenations leaving one open pollenation. Onto th the pictures Sunday, July 24 View Page 1674.5 Connolly 10. The split has healed over and growing nicely. I'm holding off on removing the open pollenation further down for a while. Sunday, July 24 View Page 1610 Lieber 10, The closed pollenation has aborted this is the open pollenation down the line. It looks like it has taken and is swelling up Sunday, July 24 View Page 1520 Sperry 10, not much to say, growing nicely looking to be a large wheel, it still may get longer Sunday, July 24 View Page 1237 Horton 10, The largest in the patch at this time and putting on the pounds. Sunday, July 24 View Page 819 Horton 10, The early crow damage has healed and leveld out pretty well, So far it has a really nice shape Sunday, July 24 View Page *1028 J Johnson 06, down to the open pollenation on the plant. The bees seem to be the best pollenators for squash. right now it is about as big as a foot ball. If it makes it thru the week I expect it not to abort like the other two Wednesday, July 27 View Page It looks like my 1610 Lieber final pumpkin is aborting the end is shriveling up. Will be pulling plant by the weekend. This put me down to 5 plants. Sunday, July 31 View Page Just a few pictures of the five remaining pumpkins this week Sunday, July 31 View Page 1674.5 Connolly 10 measurements 98"c, 61"ee, 65"ss, 224" ott, 246lbs Sunday, July 31 View Page 1520 Sperry 10, measurements 92"c, 63"ee, 63"ss, 218" 0tt, 228lbs Sunday, July 31 View Page 1237 Horton 10, measurements 107"c, 70"ee,73"ss, 250" ott, 337lbs Sunday, July 31 View Page 819 Horton 10, measurements 97"c, 67"ee, 73"ss, 237" ott, 289lbs Sunday, July 31 View Page *1028 J Johnson 06, measurements 55"c, 37"ee, 31"ss, 123" ott, 48.6lbs Saturday, August 6 View Page 1674.5 Connolly 10 122"c, 72"ee, 80"ss, 274" ott, 439lbs. Fastest grower of the week, getting pretty ugly and the blossom is really being sucked in Saturday, August 6 View Page 1520 Sperry 10 109"c, 74"ee, 73"ss, 256" 0tt, 361lbs, Smallest in the patch also the youngest. The pumpkin is really growing over the sucke in blossom end Saturday, August 6 View Page 1237 Horton 10 127"c, 82"ee,78"ss, 287" ott, 502lbs Saturday, August 6 View Page 819 Horton 10 115"c, 79"ee, 85"ss, 279" ott, 463lbs Saturday, August 6 View Page The squash is no more, it had a foaming stump and I pulled it Monday, August 8 View Page The 1520 Sperry is gone with a blossom end split, that leaves only 3 pumpkins in the patch. I believe the marrow plants have gummy stem blight which took out one of the field pumpkins. I sprayed down the patch hopefully to slow the progression of the disease. Monday, August 15 View Page I guess it's not my year, I'm down to one pumpkin and a squash on a polleantion plant. The 1674 Sperry and 1237 both had a blossom end split today Tuesday, August 16 View Page 819 Horton 10 131"c, 91"ee, 95"ss, 317" ott, 672lbs. My last pumpkin, blossom end view Tuesday, August 16 View Page Side view of pumpkin Tuesday, August 16 View Page View of the stem Tuesday, August 30 View Page The patch is wet from Irene but the remaining plant is Ok. Locally there is little damage alot of washed out roads and bridges in neighboring towns. Sunday, September 11 View Page My largest field pumpkin, it is wayout on the vine and set August 11 or so. It has just begun to get color. By the tape it is around 70lbs Sunday, September 11 View Page Side view of the pumpkin, It measures 148"c, 104.5"ee, 104.5"ss or 357"ott or 954lbs Sunday, September 11 View Page The stem side of the pumpkin, a little rot on the vine with the rain the solar powered fan is keeping it dry Thursday, September 15 View Page My only remaining pumpkin for the Vermont weigh off. The scars from the crows really showing up. Saturday, October 1 View Page A couple of pictures of my largest field pumpkin. It was brought inside to keep it dry and get it away from the slugs. This is a side view Saturday, October 1 View Page Front View in wheel barrow Saturday, October 1 View Page Backside of pumpkin Saturday, October 1 View Page My remaining marrow