Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 52 Entries. Sunday, May 2 View Page April 8 seeds went into the pots This photo has been taken at April 17th. Seedlings of 864Kiewiet09 1058Gaye*self Sunday, May 2 View Page Seedling ready for transplanting at April 26th This is one of The Ghaye's. Thanks Jos! Sunday, May 2 View Page A collection: 4x 864Kiewiet09, the best wil be selected, 2x 1264Ghaye09, 1x 1085ghaye08, 1x 1452Ghaye09, the best will be selected, may be the 1452? 3x 568Duchezeau05, these will be transplanted and selected for a red giant and a few 1360Ghaye09 for male pollination if needed. Sunday, May 2 View Page This small greenhouse has soilheating for the nighttime and sunless days. Ik will be build bigger if the warm weather does not arrive in time. Sunday, May 2 View Page The greenhouse on the plot. Monday, May 17 View Page The improved temporary greenhouse with groundheating since May 10th. It has been utterly needed, because here we got two weeks between 3 and 9 degrees Celsius. Now temerature improves somehow. Monday, May 17 View Page the 1264 Ghayes 09 (1058ghayex1309hebb) has 5 leaves today, my own seed from the 392kg pumkin from last years 1058Ghaye08 (xself) has 7 leaves and goes ahead.[In front] Monday, May 17 View Page this is the 568Duchezzeau05 (670daigle03x1088kennedy03), which might grow my favorite shiny red colour... For crossing with another Ghaye champion. :-) Thursday, May 27 View Page The offspring of my own 392kg speeds up nice. Thursday, May 27 View Page The extension of the small temporary greenhouse. Thursday, May 27 View Page The red pumpkin Duchezzeau goed doubble, first time at this garden.. Thursday, May 27 View Page The 1264Ghaye09 went to fast up and got stuck, by trying to free the main shoot it broke. :-( Than trying a secondary! Friday, June 4 View Page Since june 2nd the greenhouse has been removend, good weather has arrived finally. Also the soilheating is not needed anymore, nighttemps are 13°c, that is sufficient for independent growth. Thanks to cousin Willem Kiewiet who gave me the ground heating system, the plant is in good shape and in good competition growth. Many thanks Willem!! More than 3 weeks earlier we [Martha and me] are now than last year, and that in the coldest springtime since 1991! Potential Dutch competition stuff, for Dutch Brad and Iwan Horde, if things go well: weather and good luck, are the main factors. Friday, June 4 View Page The potential champion female flower of my offspring 864Kiewiet09 of the 1058Ghaye08 has the size of 3mm today. The seed has been planted at April 8th, popped up 9 days later and transplanted at April 26th to the [soil]heated greenhouse. Within 10 days or two weeks the flower might be ready for pollination...... The bad weatherforcast improves day by day, thankgod. If it might be too early, may be flower nr 2? Finally I reached that I am on scedule this year. Martha and me go for it. :-) good luck to all! Monday, June 14 View Page Weather is not too bad, low temperature creates a bit a backdrop and the child of the 1058 Ghaye x self is a bit yellow-leaved of itself, only heath we need now a heathwave even better! :-) Monday, June 14 View Page the patch more close with 568Duchezeau05 and 1264ghaye09 in the back for male pollination and a shiny red pumpkin. Monday, June 14 View Page first and second female on the main vine of the 864Kiewiet09 (1058ghaye08 x self). The second will be selected, most probably, the third is not far: only two flowers later.:) Sufficient choice! So far so good, just a bit behind, because the greenhouse is missing, the somehow cooler day teperatures at the seashore here and hot weather did nog arrive YET!... Thursday, June 24 View Page The 864Kiewiet09, ±13 feet long, open pollination today, one male flower of 568Duchezeau05 is available (and more selfed); no flowers of 1264Ghaye09: the shoots coloured very yellow after an extreme cold weekend with a bit sunshine and I took it out. Going for two pumkins now, a heavy and a nice one, God and me willing. :-) The 864Kiewiet09 grows prosperous, but leaves are still small due to some extreme cold weeks in june and a few days allmost without sunshine. Now weather improves and royal +20°c temperatures appears, even a long cherished and wished heathwave is possible!!! The second plant 568Duchezeau05 in the back behind in the garden has a female flower ready with one week or so, with a very small corner it might bring a nice shiny red coloured but not so big pumpkin. My wish of pollinating a serious pumpkin candidate at the early end june goes into fullfillment, Willem, again many thanks giving the groudheating element. It had done marvellous! Now more good luck, and water-water-water, with some extra organic minerals after a while, when it is all big and strong anough.... Good luck too all! :-) So far the frut at the flower is full yellow... Thursday, June 24 View Page The864Kiewiet09 second flower and serious canditate at good size on the vine, nice 5 lobbed and opened in the early morning. Handpollination with one male flower of the 568Duchezeau05 and most probably more selfed by the bees/insects. Going for it with the best weatherpredictions since 2006!!! :-) Friday, July 2 View Page First serious sunburn, a few minutes above 30°c today, it needs all protection being found, all umbrellas been used, lol... Sunday, July 4 View Page 14 days young, slowly but steady growing. :-) Sunday, July 4 View Page Situation today. Friday, July 9 View Page Worldchampion! :-D ;-) Monday, July 12 View Page Day before yeaterday Monday, July 12 View Page Day before yesterday Tuesday, July 13 View Page 19 days young and hailstorm protection and irrigation have been done. After meny dry weeks heavy thunderstorm seasons seems to have started. Thank God no hailstones on the patch but too haevy rainwater downpoures should be accounted on too. So far the patch is free of an overdosis of water. The pumpkin growth is nice and gives satisfaction so far. Monday, July 19 View Page Today 55kg, 26 days young.:-) Not too bad at all. so far everything within control. ;-) Sunday, July 25 View Page Today 100kg (222Lbs), day 31, gain 8/9kg per day last week, since yesterday loss of 1 or 2 kg per day through temperaturedrop. :-( Wednesday, August 11 View Page 568.3 Duchezeau 05 shows her mum's colour well :-) The male pollen have hopefully done someting for the next year crossing with the Ghaye - Wallace ofspring on the next photo. Wednesday, August 11 View Page 864 Kiewiet 09 starts looking like her mother, 220kg now day 49. Some cold & dry spells brought the grow down in stead of up... Much more than a personal record & local championship is not within reach, that gives sufficient satisfaction. :-) The 8kg per day growth should go to 12kg, may be with some heath transport form Russia??? Monday, September 6 View Page 568 Duchezeau 2005 Same colour or even more red! 140kg and stopped growing. Monday, September 6 View Page If she grows heavy, there will be a new PB and Local record. But even 1000Lbs will be out of range.... If she is like her mother (10% light). Any news about Dutch championship? Iwan, Brad? May be nr. 7 again. :-) Friday, October 1 View Page Allmost ready for transport tomorrow. Friday, October 1 View Page allmost on wheels. :-) Friday, October 1 View Page Belovend Pumpkins... She still can set a personal best! Tomorow in the Dutch championship we'll know if it is more or less than 392kg. Friday, October 1 View Page Even prouwd on the result going to Beilen, the new place this year for Dutch pumpkin contest. Thanks, Iwan and Brad, for all you have done in organizing this! Monday, October 4 View Page On our way to the National Pumpkin contest 2010 in Beilen Netherlands Monday, October 4 View Page A part of the collection pumpkins and squashses of this year in the Welkoop store in Beilen NL. Monday, October 4 View Page Also many other types of giant vegetables join the exebition. Monday, October 4 View Page Some of the biggest pumpkins ever in the Netherlands! Monday, October 4 View Page No beauty contest, but she should score well on colour and shape! Monday, October 4 View Page As well as this one of, beuatiful colour shape and good weight too! Monday, October 4 View Page The National winner, allmost 600kg, a new record for out small country. Congrats to Bartjan van Raalte, well done! Monday, October 4 View Page Happy and satisfied back home over sea, with 5th prize in the contest. Monday, October 4 View Page A special place for the cup! :) Monday, October 4 View Page Colour combination! ;-) Monday, October 4 View Page There she goes, the winner 2010. Monday, October 4 View Page The winners and some of the biggest pumpkins. Monday, October 4 View Page Second prize winner Coby Kiewiet (Willem was in Ireland!) Congrats to you! Monday, October 4 View Page the happy winners: Martha & Theo. 697 Lbs this year on Ameland. Monday, December 13 View Page Merry Pumpkin Christmas and a Happy Pumpkin Year!!! Friday, December 31 View Page Happy New Year To All!