Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 80 Entries. Tuesday, January 1 View Page Here is my PB and friut from lasat year. From the 1180 Jutras. It went 884 at Frerichs Farm. That was 149 pounds greater then what it was taping! It was grown on a 200 sq ft plant. My patch has been tripled in size for next year so I can grow avg size AG pumpkin plants! Sunday, April 20 View Page Planted 1689, 1385 Jutras Recieved Soil results and I am finally balanced, thanks Mr. Jutras for the advice! Sunday, April 27 View Page 1689 Jutras died. 1385 Jutras is a Beast. Planted 1130 Jutras and 971 Jutras. Thursday, May 1 View Page 1130 Jutras is up and is a beast. 971 Jutras is small and slow. Monday, May 5 View Page 1130 and 1385 Jutras are outside in their houses. Very cold out! Thursday, May 15 View Page Plants are slow. 1385 is bigger then 1130 due to it being an older plant. Very cold outside still! Friday, June 6 View Page 1130 is in foreground and the 1385 is in the rear. 1130 ribbon vined then grew out of it. 1385 had some big leafs and got blown over in a big thunderstorm which we are having every night this year. Great weather, NOT! Monday, June 23 View Page Plants continue to chug along. The weather is still not great! No pollinations yet. 1130 has some females but are too close right now. 1385 looks as though it will only throw 2 main vine females. Still shooting for first week of July for blooming females. Monday, June 23 View Page Another note, cucumber and potatoe beetles are very numerous this year. Merit seems to be working but they are still eating the leafs first they croaking. Squash bugs are also out. I am now alternating Sevin and Orthro Max. I have also started with a broad spectrum fungicide becasue it has been so damp here in Preston CT. Tuesday, June 24 View Page 1130 to left and 1385 to right. Wednesday, June 25 View Page First 1130 pollination today. Crossed it with the 1385 and it had 4 Lobes at 10ft out. Friday, June 27 View Page Hail expected today with severe thunderstorms. The season still is not gettng any better. Leafs are already dieing around my stump areas (60 day life expectancy?) Sunday, June 29 View Page 1130 x 1385 #2 12ft out 4 lobes, Plant is now around 14ft 1385 x 1130 #1 15ft out 4 lobes, Plant is now around 19ft Monday, June 30 View Page 1385 starting to pick up pace with warmer nights Monday, June 30 View Page 1130 is 4 ft in length behind 1385 but has females everywhere Tuesday, July 1 View Page 1130 #3 14ft out 4 lobe X 1385 Friday, July 4 View Page 1130 # 4 4lobe X 1385 was around 16ft out, Saturday the 5th will be 10 day for #1 pollination Friday, July 4 View Page 1385 continues not producing females on the main, #1 did not take at 15 ft out and #2 seems to be half blooming today at 19ft and the other half of the flower will bloom on Saturday. I will have one more shot on the main around 23 ft out and so i will be looking for a side vine pollination but will not be in the optimum 1st week of July pollination window for this plant. The past two years my best plants never produce...... Friday, July 4 View Page On a side note we did have a severe thunderstorm with hail on Wednesday. Several small holes in leafs. Saturday, July 5 View Page 1385 X 1130 5 lobe 19 ft out it really bloomed today pollinated with 8 males.... Saturday, July 5 View Page 1130 #1 was 10 days old today and was 26.5 inches circ. Sunday, July 6 View Page 1130#1 day 11 was 31 inches in circ Sunday, July 6 View Page Patch on 7/6 Sunday, July 6 View Page 1385 July 6 Sunday, July 6 View Page 1130 July 6 Sunday, July 6 View Page 1130 sets July 6 Monday, July 7 View Page 1130#1 12 days 35.5 in circ....1130#2 8 days at 19in circ Tuesday, July 8 View Page 1385 #3 x self pollination, no 1130 male flowers available Tuesday, July 8 View Page It should be noted that the 1385 pollination this morning was 23ft out. I am at the end of the patch and swinging the main the to the left now. Each plant has a minimum area of 25ft x 25ft. The 1130 #1 is getting big but I must see some big jumps in growth if I am going to keep it. I will measure all 4 fruit on plant to see which one has fastest growth. Tuesday, July 8 View Page 1130 # 1 was 42 inch circ (6.5 in growth wowza!), 1130 # 2 was 22 in circ so only 3in growth....1385 #1 rotted off, 1385 #2 is 4 days now and is not laying down, 1385 #3 probably did not pollinate since it was 90 degrees yesterday... Wednesday, July 9 View Page 1385 females July 6 Wednesday, July 9 View Page 1130 #1 was 48.25 in circ day 14 (6.25 in growth), culled #'s 2 and 3 on plant and set up shop for #1 to grow, I left #4 just in case....1385 is finally laying down and is growing lets hope it is pollinated as I have over 400 sq ft of plant behind this pumpkinn so far! Thursday, July 10 View Page 1130 was 54 in circ, 1385 maybe pollinated as it is swelling at day 5! Friday, July 11 View Page 1130 was 60 in circ at day 16 Saturday, July 12 View Page 1130 was 65 in circ Sunday, July 13 View Page 1130 was 70 in circ at day 18. Monday, July 14 View Page 1130 was 75 in circ at day 19 Tuesday, July 15 View Page 1130 Day 20, 79, 58.5, 54.5 for 192 OTT. This is all I will be posting for now. Have a great season and see you at the weighoffs, the 1385 is growing! Saturday, July 19 View Page 1130 is now in its 4 inch circumference growth phase putting on slightly more weight everyday. 1385 is now a stumpless plant due to issues unknown but the chosen one grew 6.5 in circ still. Sunday, July 20 View Page Something is bruin in eastern Connecticut and I look like my PAPA! Monday, July 21 View Page 1130 is in the 300lb range for day 26! Stumpless 1385 put on 7 inches in Circ, WOWZA! Tuesday, July 22 View Page 1385 put another 7 inches in circ.... Wednesday, July 23 View Page 1130 taping out to 365! 1385 put on 7.5 in circ! Thursday, July 24 View Page Got about 5 inches of rain , plants got wacked with high winds and some hail....If they don't blow up I will be really surprised. First rain fall n over a month here! Friday, July 25 View Page Pumpkins have slowed down on both plants. Too much rain and cooler nights now here in Preston. 1130 has avg. 24.3 lbs from day 20-30 and now sits above 400lbs the biggest I have had at this 30 day age. The 17 day old 1385 has put on nearly 45 inches in Circ since day 10. Sunday, July 27 View Page Wowza! Tuesday, July 29 View Page 1385 put on 60.5 inches in Circ from day 10-20. Good Show! But both plants have slowed in gains due to heavy rains and cooler nights. Thursday, July 31 View Page 1130 is 500+++++ 1385 is still stumpless Saturday, August 2 View Page 1385 put on 82 inches in circ the last 14 days Sunday, August 3 View Page 1130 600+ Sunday, August 3 View Page 1385 is posting some good numbers. Putting on 30+ all week, but my luck always runs out! Sunday, August 3 View Page Vine borers have been noticed in the patch where the side vines have been exposed from the dirt. They have been removed. Thnderstorms again this week have doused us with rain and the gains have been limited. Fans have been placed on the 1130 stem. Visited an RI grower's patch today and observed his 600lb pumpkins, they just seem so much bigger then my 600lb pumpkin! Maybe I overestimate and they underestimate? They had some beauties going and it shows why I am a novice and they are record holders! Time and effort allow you to grow em big! Monday, August 11 View Page Slow! Monday, August 11 View Page Yippee! Wednesday, August 13 View Page More rain and lack of sun and lack of warm nights have left me slow! 55 degrees the last 2 nights.... Thursday, August 14 View Page Largest thunderstorm with hail of my life just past over my patch....2 inches of rain in half an hour....there goes the leaves Sunday, August 17 View Page Biggest I have ever tape wise in the patch..800+ Sunday, August 17 View Page 1385 ICEBREAKER, Jutras waved his magic wand before he sent me this seed...30 lbs avg/day for last 23 days...Day 40 800+ Circ is 155.5 and has put on over 130 inches in circ since day 10! This seed has been selfed and will be grown next year....here in Preston....Thanks for the seed Joe, you have anymore? Wednesday, August 20 View Page 45 degrees in a valley in PRESTON CT this morning....Great weather.... Saturday, August 23 View Page 1385 SPLIT on its deep rib...Sad day, No shot at a CT record here now. Day 46 around 940lbs... Sunday, August 24 View Page Still slow...but at least it is not cracked yet..still in the 800 lb range for day 60! Sunday, August 24 View Page Another angle...maybe this seed will grow good next year since it was crossed with the 1385..fast growing and thick... Sunday, August 24 View Page Stem of 1385..cracking as well where it meets the kin in 2 spots Sunday, August 24 View Page Caulked split rib of 1385...caulked whole rib in anticipation of future growth Sunday, August 24 View Page 1385 monster...still chugging away...what a beauty Wednesday, August 27 View Page 1385 went down day 49. With Wife and kids. Wednesday, August 27 View Page 1385 with caulked area..split open 1/2 inch after a thunder storm in caulk and filled with water... Wednesday, August 27 View Page Inside with mold and water Wednesday, August 27 View Page 1385 look at crack in lower back...walls 4-6 inch thick, thats not thick! Wednesday, August 27 View Page Cutting the stem....She was 361.5 inches...OTT so she was supposed to be 990lbs...would have been over 1K by day 50. However we weighed chunks on a bathroom scale and she weighed 870!!!!??? 12% Light....Looks more like a 1225Jutras. Wednesday, August 27 View Page Heres the cracked rib... Monday, September 15 View Page 1130Jutras....Lying in the weeds....won't know what she is taping until she is on the pallet...she is growing on unlevel ground...hopefully she will go 20-30%heavy ha ha! Monday, September 29 View Page Picture says it all...Welcome to the 1100 pound club... Saturday, October 11 View Page I went to Frerichs Farm today and saw 2 very big pumpkins. I took some pics as well...I think I may grow a 1306 next year... Thursday, October 16 View Page This was a big one...1507Jutras...Off the 1306Jutras...I will try this one next year... Thursday, October 16 View Page The Beast was equally impressive...1568lbs... Thursday, October 16 View Page Taping the Davies Monster....1408Daletas....Now the 1309Davies Thursday, October 16 View Page This is my kin at work after it was hand painted by my son's kindergarten class....People love these things...next stop a local hardware store Wednesday, October 29 View Page Here is the 1116Traylor on display at the local lawn/garden store, Holdridge Nursery. This pumpkin has made it rounds and will be a jack o lantern for Halloween. It should be noted that this pumpkin in 25% 1354, 25% 1068 and 50% 998, all world record potential seeds... Thursday, October 30 View Page The Kids lovin it....