Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 58 Entries. Sunday, April 14 View Page It is time to start, I have added all the spring amendments and tilled the whole patch. The cold frames will be going in this week. Sunday, April 14 View Page The first eight seeds are in the germination chamber. The seeds are *1114 Horton 12, *908 Horton 12, 1386 Horton 12 1756 Lancaster 12, 1422.5 Giarrusso 12, 2009 Wallace 12 777 Young 11 and 1770.5 Lieber 12 Thursday, April 18 View Page All the seeds are up and out of their shells with a little help. 4 of the cold frames have been installed the remaining 4 will be installed next couple of days. Sunday, April 21 View Page Started back up seeds - 1306 Jutras 07, 1556 Companion 12, 1271 Horton 12, *908 Horton 12, 1002 Horton 12, *1132 Vincent-McGill 08, 1469 Dwelly 12, 1649 Lancaster 12 Sunday, April 28 View Page Planted pumpkins in cold frames today, the next 10 days look to be good for starting. Also started some 124 Young 11 long gourds, bushel gourd, cantaloupes, and field pumpkin Thursday, May 2 View Page The plants have been out 4 days and not problems yet this is the *1114 Horton 12 Thursday, May 2 View Page 1386 Horton 12 Thursday, May 2 View Page 1756 Lancaster 12 Thursday, May 2 View Page 1422.5 Giarrusso 12 Thursday, May 2 View Page 2009 Wallace 12 Thursday, May 2 View Page 777 Young 11 Thursday, May 2 View Page 1770.5 Lieber 12 Saturday, May 4 View Page *908 Horton 12 Sunday, May 5 View Page Lost the 1422.5 Giarrusso 12, 2009 and 1770.5 Lieber 12 in the hoops, both damped off and died others are still going Saturday, May 11 View Page What I thought was a problem with damping off turned out to be a small infestation of root maggots. I found them on the replacement plants. I replanted the spots and hit the areas with another dose of triazacide Sunday, June 2 View Page I have been slacking a bit this year on the diary. The following photos show how everything is doing as of June 1. after being chilled and now baked. Sunday, June 2 View Page This is the 2009 Wallace 12it is the biggest plant in the patch and is about 3' long. Sunday, June 2 View Page 1386 Horton 12 My large pumpkin from last year. growing well Sunday, June 2 View Page 1556.5 Companion 12 This plant was a backup and replacement for the 1770 Lieber. The leaf damage is from frost last Monday Sunday, June 2 View Page 1556.5 Companion 12 This plant was a backup and replacement for the 1770 Lieber. The leaf damage is from frost last Monday Sunday, June 2 View Page 777 Young 11, It is a bit stunted by heat in the cold frames and has begone to grow out of it the condition. Sunday, June 2 View Page 1756 Lancaster 12 Sunday, June 2 View Page *1114 Horton 12, The plant is misbehaving a bit it doubled at least once and the leaf internode spacing is short making it very bushy. Sunday, June 2 View Page 1649 Lancaster 2012, Another backup plant -it is flagging a bit but recovers once the sun is off it Sunday, June 2 View Page *908 Horton 12, The last on the list is the other squash Monday, June 3 View Page I placed the trap out yesterday after finding digging by a woodchuck. Caught a opossum in the trap and missed a chance at running over the woodchuck crossing the driveway. Will try again Sunday, July 7 View Page It's been a while since posting last. This is the 2009 Wallace 12 the 777 Young 11 on July 3 Sunday, July 7 View Page 1386 Horton 12 with 777 Young 11 on 7/3 Sunday, July 7 View Page 1556.5 Companion 12 pollenated with the 2009 on 7/6 Sunday, July 7 View Page 777 Young 11 selfed on 7/5 Sunday, July 7 View Page 1756 Lancaster 12 to be pollenated in a couple of days Sunday, July 7 View Page *1114 Horton 12 selfed on 7/5 Sunday, July 7 View Page 1649 Lancaster 2012 both pollenated on 7/4 with 2009 Sunday, July 7 View Page *908 Horton 12 to be pollenated tomorrow Sunday, July 7 View Page Field pumpkins pollenated this morning with long stems Sunday, July 7 View Page Another field pumpkin Sunday, July 21 View Page It has been a while since last posting, the pumpkins all have sets unless something changes. Sunday, July 21 View Page 2009 Wallace 12, a late pollination on 7/11 but the only one to take it is a self at 20' Sunday, July 21 View Page 1386 Horton 12, The pollination was on 7/3 with 777 Young at 11' Sunday, July 21 View Page 1556.5 Companion 12, The pumpkin shown was the planned keeper but I broke it clean off while repositioning. The keeper now is to the right peeking out from the leaves and is an open pollenation Sunday, July 21 View Page 777 Young 11, This should be a nice orange pumpkin, it is filling out and looks less like a hubbard squash. It was pollenated on 7/5 with self at 11' Sunday, July 21 View Page 1756 Lancaster 12, The best shaped fruit so far, it is a 7/9 pollination with 2009 Wallace at 15' Sunday, July 21 View Page *1114 Horton 12, This is the only one on the main and is an open pollination. I have let the pollenations go to the the bees I wasn't getting anywhere Sunday, July 21 View Page 1649 Lancaster 2012, This one was pollenated on 7/4 with 2009 Wallace at 10' Sunday, July 21 View Page *908 Horton 12, This is an open pollenation on the side vine nothing on the main yet. The plant may have some genetic issues has been a slow grower with small leaves and thick vines Sunday, July 21 View Page One of my field pumpkins this is a self at two weeks old the other two closed pollenations aborted or split. Nice size with a long stem Sunday, July 21 View Page Another field pumpkin off my own seed about a week old, looking good. Should be a nice fair pumpkin Sunday, July 21 View Page As for other plants. The long gourds were decimated by slugs during all the rain. The tomatoes are having issues with blossom end rot with the weather going from wet to dry. I will be setting water up for them in the next couple of days Tuesday, July 23 View Page My 2009 Wallace 12 has caught a disease, I'm not sure which one but the main vine leaves are tuning yellow along with some of the side vines. The fruit hasn't grown since this weekend. I have made the decision to remove it to reduce the chance of spreading the condition. Sunday, August 4 View Page 1386 Horton 12 at 31 days old, 126"c, 80"ee, 80"ss, 286" ott, 525lbs est. Grwoinf steady with no issues Sunday, August 4 View Page 1556.5 Companion 12, not much to say on this one other than I had to remove a side vine due to rot Sunday, August 4 View Page 777 Young 11, 29 days old, 108"c, 71"ee, 66"ss, 245"ott, 331lbs. Had to remove a back vine which was rotting Sunday, August 4 View Page 1756 Lancaster 12, 25 days old, 106"c, 69"ee, 69"ss, 244"ott,327lbs Sunday, August 4 View Page 1649 Lancaster 2012, 30 days old, 117"c, 71"ee, 76"ss, 264"ott, 413lbs. Sunday, August 4 View Page *908 Horton 12, this is my lumpy squash, beginning to look yellow, I'm thinking it is aborting. Probably will be pulling plant in couple of days Sunday, August 4 View Page *1114 Horton 12, This is the only pollination so far to hold to this size all others have either aborted or split. There are 4 others in case this one doesn't survive Sunday, August 4 View Page This is my largest field pumpkin so far hiding in the weeds Monday, August 26 View Page Just had my second rib split in a week, Last week lost the 777 Young and today lost my 1386 Horton 12 pumpkin. Down to one pumpkin the 1756 Lancaster 12 and two small ugly squash with all kinds of cracking.