Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 18 Entries. Thursday, January 1 View Page Its the 2009 growing season now!! I hope I can meet my goal of 500lbs. I also wish evryone best of luck and lets make a new world record!!. I hope you all have a safe and healthy new year Saturday, April 4 View Page Seed line up... main plants will be 781 Frantz and the 1016 Daletas...backups will be 781 Frantz and 1046 Bowles. Wednesday, April 29 View Page 1046 club root 781 club root 1016 club root...man my luck is not good at all...i started another 781 and it shot a root less then 2 days..and it does NOT look like a club root...time will tell : / Wednesday, April 29 View Page update..1016 seems to have a root taking over as the original root...the backup 781 is perfect so far normal root so as of now 1016 and 781 are going in patch in a few days Thursday, June 4 View Page This is the 1016..This picture is misleading on the size of the plant...all in all the plant is healthy..but im a little behinde..but the weather has not been the great Thursday, June 4 View Page pictured is the 781 frantz...planted a few days after the 1016..looking good..you can see the main is showing..notice the holes in one of the leafs...not bugs but hail..DOH!!... Sunday, June 14 View Page Cut a leaf off of the 1016 today it was in the way of the main laying down.main is 2ft long today..should be kicking into gear now... Monday, June 22 View Page 781 frantz 4 feet long today...we need some sun Wednesday, July 1 View Page 781.. little over 7 feet long..no females yet Thursday, July 2 View Page Female spotted in tip of 781!!! 781 is about 8 feet long today so the female will be out probally at 9 or so feet.,time will tell Monday, July 6 View Page 1016 8 feet long today..781 is little over 10 feet and the female is going to drop at 10 feet out onto the ground..hope it opens and sets for me Tuesday, July 7 View Page Female spotted in 1016 growth tip Wednesday, July 22 View Page polled a 1016 female at 6.45am with 2 781 males. i really hope it sets :) Wednesday, July 29 View Page 1016 fruit day 7 and still growing : ) please dont abort Sunday, August 2 View Page 1016 pumpkin aborted... great...i still got one last chance day 3 for it...i wont get my hopes up Sunday, August 16 View Page 1016 day 17 cir 40in.. ss 27 ee 26= 93 Wednesday, August 19 View Page day 20...cir 47 ee 30 ss 32 =109 Monday, August 24 View Page day 25 for the 1016 fruit. cir 57in end to end 37in side to side 37in=131= 57.2lbs.