Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 59 Entries. Monday, April 8 View Page My last entry was the 1288 Wallace that was pollinated with the 2009 Wallace Thursday, May 2 View Page Up and out of the dirt is the 2009 Wallace,the 1382.5 G.Vincent and having trouble with the 1684 Delaney.It has roots sticking straight out of the soil, never seen this before. Thursday, May 2 View Page 1684 Delaney,s roots!! Thursday, May 2 View Page The 1395 Wallace is just about out of the soil. Started a few more seeds on May,1st and they are the, 1288 Wallace,1650 Sproule,1579 Wallace and one of my own the 695 Johnson/12 for color. Saturday, May 4 View Page The 1684 started out with a twin root, that would explan why it had trouble coming out of the soil. Monday, May 6 View Page 2 heat cables in the ground tonight, to tired to do the third it will have to wait till tomorrow! Friday, May 10 View Page The 2009 Wallace is now in the garden on May 10th Friday, May 10 View Page Next in the garden is the 1382 G.Vincent on the 10th of May. Put in soil on April 27th and came up in three days. Friday, May 10 View Page The last to go out in the garden is the 1288 Wallace, Put in the soil on the 1st of May, and came up on the 5th of May. Friday, May 10 View Page The New patch for 2013 Friday, May 10 View Page Plants look good tonight in the greenhouses. I covered the plants tonight with a styrofoam cooler and insulated packing blankets, gonna be cold! for a few nights. Plus having the heat cables we should be good! Friday, May 10 View Page Got some advice from Steve Greddes on my soil sample today and it looks like i'm pretty good at my levels except I will have to add more gypsum and Boron and copper sulfate. Wednesday, May 15 View Page This 1288 Plant has a wierd first leaf? Wednesday, May 15 View Page Gave the plants there first shot of Yara this morning. Thursday, May 16 View Page Just checked the soil temps and this what I got!! the temp in the soil for the 2009 Wallace is 70 degrees mabe 71! Thursday, May 16 View Page Soil temp for the 1382 G.Vincent is like 95 degrees "WOW" need to unplug. Thursday, May 16 View Page Soil temp on the 1288 Wallace is at maybe 91 degrees!!! Friday, May 17 View Page Here is the 1288 Wallace after 1 week in the garden, soil to warm. must get new cables for next year. Friday, May 17 View Page The 1382 G.Vincent is looking pretty good after 1 week in the garden plus survived the greenhouse being blown over. Friday, May 17 View Page And the 2009 is looking good also, after 1 week in the garden. Sunday, May 26 View Page 2009 Wallace is starting to pick up! it been such a cool spring. Sunday, May 26 View Page 1382 G. Vincent is coming along nicely, starting to green up also. Sunday, May 26 View Page The 1288 Wallace is starting to kick it into hi gear, starting lay down already. Wednesday, May 29 View Page Just rewired the warming cable on the 2009 plant, soil was only at 70 degrees. Now its on a timer! coming on for 1 hr and off for 1/2 hr. See if this will make a difference on the growth of the 2009,other then that the plant has been a slow starter but very thick. Thursday, June 6 View Page 2009 Wallace Thursday, June 6 View Page 1288 Wallace Thursday, June 6 View Page 1382 G. Vincent Saturday, June 22 View Page Open female on the 1382 Vincent, 7 feet out on the main. Except no males in site. Sunday, June 23 View Page 2013 Roof shot of the patch,looking pretty good! for the crappy spring! Sunday, June 30 View Page Pollinated a 4 lobe flower on the 2009 Wallace, 10 feet out on the main. Crossed it with the 1382.5 G.Vincent. Monday, July 1 View Page Finally a female pollinated on July 1st,on the 1288 Wallace, 10 feet out on the main. Crossed it with the 2009 Wallace. Monday, July 1 View Page 1288 Wallace female flower, 10 feet out. Thursday, July 4 View Page Pollinated a 4 lober on the 1382 Vincent this morning and crossed it with the 2009 Wallace. It is 12 feet out on the main. Plants are suffering pretty bad with the heat. Sunday, July 7 View Page Pollinated a nice 5 lobe female on the 2009 Wallace on July 6th. About 12 feet out on the main and crossed it with the 1288 Wallace. Monday, July 8 View Page Pollinated a nice 6 lobe female this morning July 8th!, late but who knows what will happen. 14 Feet out on the main and crossed the 2009 wallace into it. Monday, July 8 View Page The female on the 1288 Wallace at 10 feet out on the main did not take.Hope the one at 14 feet will take. Wednesday, July 10 View Page Pollinated a nice 6 Lobe female on the 1382.5 G. Vincent, July 10th,crossed with 1288 Wallace. It is way out on the vine at 16 feet. Pretty late bur who knows! Wednesday, July 10 View Page 1382.5 G. Vincent female crossed with 1288 Wallace.16 Feet out on the main. Wednesday, July 10 View Page Day 10 for my early pollination and it is only sitting at 17 inches. Hope my later set does better. Wednesday, July 10 View Page Day 10 measurement on the 2009 Wallace is 17 inches, it at 10 feet out on the main. Thursday, July 11 View Page Well the pollination did not take on the 1382 G.Vincent that was set on the 4th of July:( Hope the on at 16 feet takes or i'm sh&t out of luck Sunday, July 14 View Page Found a few of these in my soil! dont know what it is? Thursday, July 18 View Page Day 10 numbers look pretty good on the 1288 Wallace kin, it's at 26 inches! Sunday, July 21 View Page Culled the pumpkin on the 1382.5 Vincent because it had a scar across the top and it started oozing. Also oozing at the blossum end. I have had the blossum end's of other pumpkins ooz in the past and I lost the pumpkins later on. Went with my last set which is at 19 feet out on the main, I also dead headed the vine at 19 feet so it will grow or blow. I guess you can say this is and experimental plant now! Pollinated on the 15th of July, 4 lobe, crossed with the 2009 Wallace. Sunday, July 21 View Page Blossom end on the 1382 Vincent that I culled. Sunday, July 21 View Page Scar on the 1382 Vincent that started to ooz! Tuesday, July 23 View Page Day 17 for the 2009 Wallace X 1288 Wallace ands it's at 43 inches. Bring on the heat! Tuesday, July 23 View Page 1288 Wallace X 2009 Wallace doing pretty good, but still behind! Friday, July 26 View Page Well! no records being broken here this year:( Day 20 for the 2009 Wallace is at 56 inches Tuesday, August 6 View Page 1288 Wallace........Well it's August 6th and the pumpkins are chugging along at about 4 inches a day in cc. Tuesday, August 6 View Page 1288 Wallace from a distance. Tuesday, August 6 View Page 2009 Wallace is coming along at a nice pace, nothing great but its gonna be a nice one! Tuesday, August 6 View Page 2009 Wallace from a distance Tuesday, August 6 View Page The Johnson patch.....2013 Thursday, August 15 View Page 2009 Wallace Thursday, August 15 View Page 1288 Wallace Friday, August 23 View Page 1288 Wallace X 2009 Wallace Friday, August 23 View Page 2009 Wallace X 1288 Wallace Wednesday, September 18 View Page Could'nt stand it no more!, here is the 2009 Wallace and it is crossed with the 1288 Wallace. Nice Big orange pumpkin, no Howard Dill award but its nice!