Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 66 Entries. Wednesday, April 30 View Page Planted seeds today. Filed then soaked in warm water for three hours........waiting now Thursday, May 15 View Page 914.5 LaRue also went in today. 788 Wolf will be in by the weekend. Made the patch a little larger this year too! Monday, May 19 View Page 788 Wolf went in on Saturday the 17th. Monday, May 19 View Page 1161 Rodonis in the cold. High around 50 degrees today w/ light rain. Monday, May 19 View Page Patch made a little larger this year. Roughly 30'x60'. Saturday, May 31 View Page Rodonis starting to grow now that bulb for heat at night is being used. Saturday, May 31 View Page LaRue starting to grow slowly also. Three nights of hard frost this past week. I lost my wolf plant. Saturday, June 7 View Page Rodonis starting to move. Today was the first warm/hot day this season! Saturday, June 7 View Page LaRue looks pretty skimpy right now. Saturday, June 14 View Page Rodonis this week. things have taken off after the first heat of the season, way behind though! Saturday, June 14 View Page 1161 Rodonis with a female at only two feet. Saturday, June 14 View Page a closer look at the female. hopefully a trait of this plant. Saturday, June 14 View Page 914 LaRue starting to move. Saturday, June 14 View Page I hate to say that I lost my 778 wolf plant to frost. I planted seeds from my 632 for my son to take care of in the wolf's place. Wednesday, June 18 View Page tilled patch last week. Sunday, June 22 View Page Rodonis running now. Little sun ALL week. Sunday, June 22 View Page LaRue running. Soaker hoses in place also this week. Saturday, July 12 View Page late night entry of my son's plant from my 632. He's still on vacation in PA and could not wait until he got home to see it! Saturday, July 12 View Page Back from vacation this week. Not good time to take a vacation but thanks to Jimmy (master Po) my plants were in good shape when I got home! Saturday, July 12 View Page Rodonis with first pollination at 12 feet. I'm a week or two ahead of last year but well behind the pack. Saturday, July 12 View Page LaRue, good,fast plant but my first female on the main won't be open for a few days at 14 feet. Saturday, July 19 View Page Rodonis with two sets. One on a side vine and one on the main. Main vine set had seeds in blossom end........NOT GOOD! Sunday, July 20 View Page LaRue finally had a female open on the main at a good 15 feet today. Lobes did not look too good. this could be trouble?? Sunday, July 20 View Page View of the patch. Saturday, July 26 View Page LaRue with still only one female open on a 20+ foot long main. Saturday, July 26 View Page Fruit on the LaRue several days old. Saturday, July 26 View Page Rodonis with three pollinated. I need to pick my keeper SOON! Saturday, July 26 View Page Side vine set that I really don't want to keep. Saturday, July 26 View Page Main vine set on Rodonis at 16 feet. (one week old) Saturday, July 26 View Page 914 LaRue with only one female pollinated on a 20+ foot long main. I should have started earlier this season! Saturday, July 26 View Page First and only female to open on the LaRue main so far. Several days old, there is a lot of plant behind this one. Saturday, July 26 View Page 1161 Rodonis with three pollinated. I need to pick a keeper SOON. Saturday, July 26 View Page most likely the one I will keep on the Rodonis. Monday, August 4 View Page keeper on the LaRue, slow start at day 15. Little to no sunshine in past week, tons of rain! Monday, August 4 View Page Rodonis side vine fruit at day 11. Monday, August 4 View Page My sons first set on his plant from my 632. This is where the 788 wolf was until I lost it to frost on june 6th. Monday, August 4 View Page LaRue and Rodonis plants. Looks like my patch still is not big enough. Monday, August 11 View Page Late pollination Rodonis putting on 3.5" cc a day. I chopped the side vine set last week. Monday, August 11 View Page LaRue set putting on about 3.5" a day also. I don't think I'll come close to a new pb this year. Monday, August 11 View Page View of the patch. Tuesday, August 19 View Page LaRue pumpkin 18# avg the last couple days. Tuesday, August 19 View Page Big jump with the LaRue this week, low may drop below 50 degrees tonight though....ouch Tuesday, August 19 View Page slow gains on the Rodonis this week. I've been putting most of my effort into the LaRue set. Tuesday, August 19 View Page view Tuesday, August 26 View Page LaRue 21# a day avg the last 4 days. Should slow down now, cold at night. Tuesday, August 26 View Page LaRue stem Tuesday, August 26 View Page Rodonis still going along slow. 12# a day avg. Tuesday, August 26 View Page LaRue shoulders starting to fill out. Tuesday, August 26 View Page patch view Tuesday, September 2 View Page LaRue pumpkin slowed to 14# a day but steady. Tuesday, September 2 View Page est at 450#+ right now. Tuesday, September 2 View Page warm weather for this time of year. Tuesday, September 2 View Page Rodonis with bad ring. Tuesday, September 2 View Page patch view, starting to show the change in seasons. Tuesday, September 2 View Page my sons pumpkin taping just over 100# now. Tuesday, September 9 View Page LaRue down to 10# a day. Tuesday, September 9 View Page close to 550#, chance of frost this week. Tuesday, September 9 View Page Rodonis just shy of 400#. Tuesday, September 9 View Page Rodonis stem view. Monday, September 15 View Page 1161 Rodonis in the patch today. Well ahead of last year & made some new additions to the patch. Saturday, September 20 View Page LaRue right around 600#, just about done growing. Saturday, September 20 View Page two nights of frost this week have hurt the plants alot. Saturday, September 20 View Page Rodonis, patch view. Friday, October 3 View Page End of another year. Not huge pumpkins but glad they held together! Friday, October 3 View Page blossem view of the LaRue (914 LaRue X 1161 Rodonis) Friday, October 3 View Page LaRue loaded, thanks for the help Jimmy.