Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 129 Entries. Friday, January 1 View Page ....You've been warned....! Saturday, January 2 View Page ...I've been informed by several memberz of the RMGVG that I have a target on my back thiz year......and to get ready, becauze...... Sunday, January 3 View Page they're coming for me!.......... Friday, January 8 View Page and that'z ok...cuz I'm prepared and ready for the fight........................................ Tuesday, January 12 View Page ....While the bOyz are away Tuesday, January 12 View Page The Biz will play...... Tuesday, January 12 View Page .....And no one will know Tuesday, January 12 View Page what I did today.......... Tuesday, January 12 View Page ......So here'z a little peek Tuesday, January 12 View Page while you're all out at sea........ Tuesday, January 12 View Page .....that I'm trying to beat Tuesday, January 12 View Page my 1283............. Thursday, January 21 View Page .....Oh Ya !!!........Hold onto your Hatzzzzzzzzzzzzzz !!! Thursday, January 28 View Page ...Before we go any farther.......CLICK IT !! !! !! Thursday, January 28 View Page ......while The WiZ and Cojoe were out drinking daiquiriz and pina coladaz on the pumpkin cruize .....I waz preparing my patchez for a 1385 and more 1019z..... Sunday, January 31 View Page .....while I waz installing my new irrigation system Tuesday, February 2 View Page Paps waz out combing the beachez of St. Thomas...........and Wednesday, February 10 View Page Joe Jutras waz showing off to the ladiez in the Bay of Tortola........ Monday, February 15 View Page .....and Dave Stelts waz out on a deep sea fishing trip.....chumming the water with hiz bacon, pancakez and scrambled eggz breakfazt........ Friday, February 19 View Page ....The WiZ called me "collect" from the cruize ship...told me he waz having a great time, that he mizzed me and wished I could see the spectacular view from hiz room..... Sunday, February 21 View Page ...Pumpkin CruiZe II iz over.....time to clean up and head back home....but hang on......what'z thiz ??...... Tuesday, March 2 View Page ......AAAhhhhhhh!!...The WiZ doez love The Biz !!!!!! Wednesday, March 3 View Page .....'The Wiz' told me that before he left for home, that he found something special...and that he would not open it until we were together in the patch........... Friday, March 5 View Page ... The Wiz caught a ride to the airport with Jim Sherwood and Thad Starr.... and had no problem until Tuesday, March 9 View Page baggage check in......... What haz 'The Wiz' done now ?? Tuesday, March 9 View Page What could 'The WiZ' bring back that would cauze such a commotion and...... Tuesday, March 9 View Page .....so much chaozzzzz ????....... Tuesday, March 30 View Page ............... Tuesday, April 6 View Page ..... ??????? ..... Monday, April 12 View Page ....The 1019 Grande !! He found it !!!..Plant it Wiz !!!!!!! Monday, April 12 View Page ...Time for Niagara 2010.....Going to see Christy get her coat and meet Nana Rea for the firzt time.....and have a beer with my buddy The Iceman !... Monday, April 12 View Page ....Somewhere over Ohio !! Wednesday, April 14 View Page ...Christy did a great job on her prezentation !.....Her smile iz one of a kind.....Very happpy for her !!!....I waz really looking forward to Wednesday, April 14 View Page Awardz night.....I enjoy getting drezzed up and honoring the growerz who have earned it.........and Wednesday, April 14 View Page ....so waz Eddy "The Iceman"!! Thursday, April 15 View Page ...back home....and time to germinate becauze Monday, April 19 View Page ....I don't want to be wearing theze come October !! Sunday, April 25 View Page ..............I received a call from the National Earthquake Information Center located in Golden, Colorado ....said they tracked some type of movement.....and that the epicenter waz located in my bazement ....................... Monday, April 26 View Page ....Lookz like my 1385 Jutras, the 1019z and the 1130 Barron'z are making some people nervouz........... Wednesday, April 28 View Page ....so nervouz that I got a knock on my door ! Wednesday, April 28 View Page .....from what I can tell through the peep hole , they are not from the RMGVG ! Friday, April 30 View Page .....I refuzed to open the door.... so the call waz put out ! Monday, May 3 View Page ..... the copz showed up and ---WHAT THE H%@* IZ THIZ !!---WHAT THE *#@K !!-----Thiz global warming thing haz gone way too far...... Thursday, May 6 View Page ........after listening to the police negotiator for 8 hourz, I decided to let them in to witnezz 'firzt hand' the cauze of the disturbanZe............. Thursday, May 6 View Page .....showed them the 1385 Jutras.... Thursday, May 6 View Page .....both 1019 GRANDE'z..... Thursday, May 6 View Page ...and the 1130 Barron...... Thursday, May 6 View Page ....they wanted all my secretz but I wouldn't tell them........so they Monday, May 10 View Page slapped the cuffz on me and tried to take me downtown.......but Monday, May 10 View Page .....The Biz had a plan........a plan to ezcape......so I took a 1019 GRANDE and I Monday, May 10 View Page tozzed it in the middle of the street........... Sunday, May 16 View Page ....headed back to my hide out.....brought with me all my pumpkin suppliez....... Sunday, May 16 View Page ....plenty of room for all my seaweed, fish, compost tea brewer, agro-k productz, seedz and gardening toolz.....juzt need a bed and wirelezz internet....... Tuesday, May 18 View Page ....hoopz are up !!.....No road signz or monkeyz.......yet Thursday, June 3 View Page ....1385 Jutras looking strong.... Thursday, June 3 View Page ....both 1019z look juzt az strong....... Saturday, June 5 View Page "LADIEZ AND GENTLEMAN !.......BOYZ AND GIRLZ !........TONIGHT WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL TREAT FOR YOU!......IN THIZ CORNER WEARING GREEN PANTIEZ, SPORTING A BROWN WIZARD HAT, PREZIDENT AND CEO OF THE RMGVG PUMPKIN GROWERZ CLUB, FATHER OF THE WIZARDNATOR, WITH AN 895 LB ORANGE BEAUTY AND PART OF THE 1000 LB CLUB, THE ONE, THE ONLY, THE MYZTERIOUZ,........ GARY "THE WIZ" GRANDE ! ! ! !........................................AND IN THIZ CORNER, WEARING PINK PANTIEZ, CARRYING A PICTURE OF 'EDDY THE ICEMAN' IN ORANGE SPANDEX, FATHER OF 'THE ICEBREAKER AND ICECUBE'... THE 1019 GRANDE, THE ONE THAT KEEPZ 'LONGMONT PETE' AWAKE AT NIGHT, HOLDER OF THE 2009 COLORADO STATE RECORD WITH A 1283 LB"""HYPOTHERMIA""" WHITE PIECE OF ICE, ALSO KNOWN AZ THE 'WATERBOY', THE ONE, THE STRANGE, ...........jiM "THE BIZ" GRANDE! ! ! ! ! ! "........................................GENTLEMAN, FIGHT FAIR AND ..,,,..,,,..,,,LET'Z GET READY TO RUMBLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tuesday, June 22 View Page .......Remember....It'z not what you have up on top that matterz........ Wednesday, June 23 View Page I heard, from a little birdie, that Longmont Pete haz been having trouble sleeping already.......iz it becauze he feelz Wednesday, June 23 View Page the temperature starting to fall ????? Thursday, June 24 View Page ......Like I said.....I heard it from a little birdie...... Sunday, June 27 View Page ....1019 Grande "CHILLY"....pollinated June 24 at 12 ft x 901 Hunt Sunday, June 27 View Page 1019 Grande "FROZTBITE".....same spot....ahead of lazt year...waiting for 15-16 ft out......juzt like lazt year.. Sunday, June 27 View Page 1385 Jutras..."MAYHEM".....[ the crime of willfully inflicting a bodily injury on another so az to make the victim less capable of self-defenze or, under modern statutes, so az to cripple or mutilate the victim. ].... 16ft Saturday, July 3 View Page ......"MAYHEM"....pollinated July 1 at 16 ft....1385 Jutras X 901 Hunt..... Saturday, July 3 View Page ....1019 Grande "FROZTBITE"...pollinated July 1.....16 ft.....1019 Grande X 901 Hunt....... Sunday, July 4 View Page ....July 3rd = 97 degreez.....July 4th = 72 degreez........cold front coming in.....all pumpkinz pollinated.....ahead of lazt year.....temperature falling and getting 'CHILLY'....might suffer 'FROZTBITE'.....cauzing 'MAYHEM'...... Tuesday, July 6 View Page ......high temp July 7th = 69 degreez...July 8th = 75 degreez.....hmmmm.....Do you have ICE?....?...? Thursday, July 8 View Page .....Today, The Wiz and I signed Brooks Bosworth a 'GrowZ'em Big' t-shirt........Juzt for you brotha Brookzzzz !! Friday, July 9 View Page ....after pollination, I cover up the pumpkin with a small cooler to try and keep it cool......I put a couple of small ice packz ( next to the fruit, on the ground and not touching anything ) to help out in the 90 degreez + . Friday, July 9 View Page ...then I add a piece of car windshield sun shade to reflect the heat......The cooler stayz on for a few dayz depending on the tempz..... Friday, July 9 View Page ....The 1130 Barron seemz to have liked it'z cooler home..... Friday, July 9 View Page ....1385 Jutras "MAYHEM" .....1385 Jutras X 901 Hunt Friday, July 9 View Page ...1019 Grande " FROZTBITE".....1019 Grande X 901 Hunt......had to break out the 'pumpkin sling' to eaze it down slowly......... Friday, July 9 View Page ....and "CHILLY".....my other 1019 Grande.....thiz one iz also X 901 Hunt...... Friday, July 9 View Page ......lezz rain thiz year than last year but we're Friday, July 9 View Page still doin ok.......... Saturday, July 10 View Page .....The 1130 "LaBron" Barron..........why LaBron ??..??.?.??...??...??>?????. Saturday, July 10 View Page ........cuz thiz one iz gonna 'LEAVE' your azz in the dirt !!!!!!!!!!! Monday, July 12 View Page ........tonight, a tremor from the patch.......felt az far North az Longmont, Colo........... Wednesday, July 14 View Page ..1130 "LeBron" Barron..... Wednesday, July 14 View Page ..... The 1130 before 'The WiZ' and I moved it onto it'z growing mat for the seazon......... Wednesday, July 14 View Page ......Don Barron's 1130 ( Grew hiz Michigan State Record to 1478lbz in 2009) Sunday, July 18 View Page .....................................................! Tuesday, July 20 View Page .....time to go ! Monday, July 26 View Page . . . . ! Monday, July 26 View Page . . . ... Monday, July 26 View Page ... ... ... Tuesday, July 27 View Page ...1019 Grande "CHILLY".....crozzed with the 901 Hunt..... Friday, July 30 View Page .......shock wavez....centered in Littleton, Colo....felt deep into Longmont, Colo....... Sunday, August 1 View Page ........1130 Barron...... Sunday, August 1 View Page ......1130 Barron...crozzed with the 1385 Jutras...... Sunday, August 1 View Page ...1019 Grande "Chilly"....... Wednesday, August 4 View Page .....1019 Grande..."CHILLY" Saturday, August 7 View Page I'm ... ....... Sunday, August 8 View Page I'm not ....... Thursday, August 19 View Page I'm not afraid......... Thursday, August 19 View Page .............................................RMGVG ! Sunday, August 22 View Page .......tremorz being felt all along the Front Range....... Sunday, August 29 View Page .....Aug. 28 ...1019 p.m.....still 80 degreezzzzz......kinda "CHILLY" out....... Thursday, September 2 View Page .....September iz finally here.....and that meanz it'z time to break out the good stuff........Longmont Pete can have hiz KDL..........He doezn't have thiz........ Thursday, September 2 View Page .......SUPER DUPER PETER BEATER ! Tuesday, September 7 View Page .......Early morning tempz zapped a few leavez.........getting "CHILLY" !! Thursday, September 9 View Page ...Clock iz ticking.......getting "CHILLY" out ! Sunday, September 12 View Page .......Two big forezt firez have broken out in the lazt week here in Colorado......iz it a coincidence that both are located around the Longmont, Colo. area ??.......Smoke containz potassium right ??.......Could someone around the Longmont, Colo area be out of KDL ??.....hhhhmmmmmm Monday, September 13 View Page ......I alwayz want to help a fellow grower out and since a certain grower in the Longmont, Colo area iz out of potassium, I hired a profezzional .....one surigical strike of KDL on hiz patch should get him through to the weigh off !..................................... Wednesday, September 22 View Page ......48 HOURZ to go.............Time to "ANTE UP"!!!.....I'm in.. Friday, September 24 View Page ....PICKING DAY !......Thiz year haz gone by so fazt !.... Friday, September 24 View Page .....1019 GRANDE x 901 HUNT...."CHILLY"......thiz plant waz Friday, September 24 View Page a kick in the azz thiz year !!......I fell in love with it from germination............ Friday, September 24 View Page ........'The WiZ'z smile sayz it all......Thankz buddy !! Friday, September 24 View Page ......Thiz 1019 waz "SMOKIN" all year.......... Friday, September 24 View Page so here we go....."I'M ALL IN" !....... Monday, October 4 View Page .........( ? ) Wednesday, November 3 View Page 1114 GRANDE ( F-1019 GRANDE X M-901 HUNT ) Wednesday, November 3 View Page 1084 GRANDE ( F-1385 Jutras X M-901 Hunt )...Mom 7% heavy X Dad 27% heavy Wednesday, November 3 View Page 1084 Grande Wednesday, November 3 View Page 1084 Grande Wednesday, November 3 View Page 1023 GRANDE ( F-1130 Barron X M-1385 Jutras )...both mother and father were 5 lobe Wednesday, November 3 View Page 1023 Grande Tuesday, November 9 View Page ......2010 waz a year juzt full of the UNEXPECTED......firzt vehicle to pull into Jared's on weigh off morning found a locked gate....... Sunday, November 21 View Page ....I'll never forget the image of thiz guy trying to open the locked gate so early on weigh-off morning.....I had to tell one of the Jareds' employeez that a grower waz already here.....a truck with a trailer, three huge tarpz and a Minnesota plate....thiz caught my attention!..... Tuesday, November 23 View Page ...But he had a good reazon for being there early....Kevin Marsh and Jim Courson drove a long way to come down to Jareds' and I'm so glad they did !! Kevin's 1536 waz the biggezt pumpkin I have ever seen in perzon....and Tuesday, November 23 View Page it wazn't till that evening when I realized the true meaning of our hobby...thiz picture sayz it all.....Ron Hoffman and hiz son, from Wyoming, playing pool with Kevin Marsh, from South Dakota, in Colorado...... Tuesday, November 30 View Page ....thiz photo waz taken juzt momentz before the huge bar brawl took place....we needed to pay the bill and theze guyz disputed the tab.....the waitrezz added on a few extra beerz and since I don't drink, I tried to figure thingz out....Ron Hoffman said he had two, Jim Courson said he had only three, Wiz thinkz he had about three and Kevin wazn't done yet.....when the bounzer showed up, he Saturday, December 25 View Page tozzed everybody out of the bar except for uz.....he asked if he could buy uz four another round and grab a few seedz if it waz possible......after Ron, Kevin, Jim C. and The WiZ auotgraphed hiz night stick, he showed uz the door and wished uz the bezt of luck next year...... Tuesday, December 28 View Page ....Have seen many thingz while growing over the lazt few yearz......thiz waz the bezt...... Tuesday, December 28 View Page ...July 11th of thiz summer while burying vinez.....even turned the ground orange..... Tuesday, December 28 View Page ....Thankz WiZ for all the help you've ever given me......hope we can do it again next year !