Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 22 Entries. Wednesday, May 28 View Page Greetings from Vancouver Washington. I guess I will start my diary off this year with a pic of my best plant. This is the the 1388 LaRue (1068 Wallace x 1017.5 LaRue). It is just over 5 feet long with three other main-side vines of about 24inches. Then - about five other successively shorter side vines on out to the tip. I am posting some questions on the message board regarding the leaves on all of my plants. Wednesday, May 28 View Page This is the 1470 Wallace (1502 wallace x 998 pukos) It is just over 4 feet long. The first three side vines are about 18 inches then about five more successively shorter out to the tip. It is a thinner and less stalky plant than the LaRue, but seems to be moving along just fine. Wednesday, May 28 View Page And...drumroll please...my own 1220.5 Raunig's (983.5 Isom X self) I started these two a week later than the others - but they have also had less heat and pampering. They look two weeks behind the others... I have to cull one of these soon... Other than being late - they both look good. Wednesday, May 28 View Page Whoops...here are the plants And...drumroll please...my own 1220.5 Raunig's (983.5 Isom X self) I started these two a week later than the others - but they have also had less heat and pampering. They look two weeks behind the others... I have to cull one of these soon... Other than being late - they both look good. Wednesday, May 28 View Page The third and fourth leaves had this yellowing problem. I have heard everything from a micro-nutrient deficiency to simple cold soil and lack of nitrogen. I am going to post some questions about this. This seems like it should be an easy diagnosis for one of you botany majors.... It is showing up again as a light yellow mottling in some of the later leaves... Wednesday, May 28 View Page This is a less pronounced version of the same thing that is starting to happen again in some of the later leaves. any solutions or ideas? email me at: [email protected] Tuesday, June 17 View Page Here is a shot of my entire patch. It is about 1800sg feet. There is a bit more that is not visible towards the camera. These are my three plants. On the left the 1220.5 Raunig - which is quite a bit behind the two others. The one in the back is that 1470 Wallace. The biggest plant is the 1388 LaRue - which is hte closest to the camera and to the right Tuesday, June 17 View Page The 1388 Larue. It is about 11 feet long with the first couple side vines out about 6 feet. Tuesday, June 17 View Page Another look at the 1388 Tuesday, June 17 View Page 1470 Wallace... Maybe 8 foot main with the first sides at about 4 or 5 feet. This plant continues to have a lot of yellowing at the leaf veins. It was real cold again for a a week or so....so who knows... Tuesday, June 17 View Page Another look at the 1470... Tuesday, June 17 View Page The 1220.5 Raunig. It got a later start. No heating cables, no heater. It is a thicker - more stout - plant. Everything about this plant is compact. The leaves are close together - making all the vines crowded etc... I have one female at about 4 feet on this....then nothing. If I don't see something yellow pretty soon in the vine tip, the first week in July is going to be tough. My experience is that it is a couple weeks from first sighting of a female to flower opening - give or take a few days depending on heat... Tuesday, June 17 View Page Another look at the Raunig 1220.5 Tuesday, June 17 View Page Starting to work with a female and shaping the vine at about 11 feet on the 1388 LaRue. If this turns out to be the one. I would have about 8 sides vines on each side pre-pumpkin. However, there looks to be a better one at the next node and looks like a better potential position. I think this is my favorite part of season. It is always a pretty good challenge to get the fruit set and vine positions just right. I usually end up doing something dumb and obsessive right about now... Friday, August 22 View Page Well...Here is my biggest...This is the Raunig 1220.5 It is a big wheel. However - the bottom is starting to fill out. This was a six lobe and it has been fun to watch it just grow straight out in all directions. It has a stem split that seems to have stopped- so we will see. Friday, August 22 View Page Side view of the Raunig 1220.5 Friday, August 22 View Page The second largest...1470 Wallace. It has a great shape. I think this thing would have been really big - if i had not lost the stump early on... Friday, August 22 View Page a closer view of 1470 Wallace Friday, August 22 View Page stem end of the the 1470 Wallace Friday, August 22 View Page the smallest of my three....the 1388 Larue Friday, August 22 View Page another look at the 1388 Larue Friday, August 22 View Page Here is the patch...As far as measurements for the pumpkins go....lets just say they are all over 300 OTT, but less than 400 - lol... My goal would be to get them all up over 385 OTT - with one of them over 390. It's a long shot - but not impossible yet.