Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 16 Entries. Thursday, January 21 View Page Tack (Paul) Bethel Ohio I shall...(ala BOOM-BOOM) conducT A CONTEST for 2010 growing season. Contest is who can grow the largest pumpkin from my Tackett 460 09 seed. It is from 1370 Daletas x 664.5 Liggett. I will be awarding a U.S. $250.00 savings bond to the winner. Simple rules...must be weighed at a registered GPC site. Seed must come directly from me and grower is on my list of contestants. if you want to participate, just send me a sas bubble to Paul Tackett 3166 Beach Rd. Bethel, Oh. 45106. Contest is over when the last registered GPC weighoff in 2010 results are posted I will post this invitation till approx. 05/01/10. Contest is open to any grower, rookie or experienced here is a pic of 460 at New Bremen weigh-off Tuesday, March 9 View Page Today is March09, 2010...Finished first full till today. Posted this because nowone believes me that it is dry enough to till Tuesday, March 9 View Page a little closer view of my soil, see there Tony...It is dry here Tuesday, March 9 View Page and a diagonal shot of my patch...all tilled down to 8", soft as ground coffee with peat mixed in. No peat though, just results from my adding 56 cu. yds. composted manure last October Thursday, March 18 View Page this is mini-greenhouse #1. no fun being disabled...took me 2 1/2 days to build what used to take me 4 hours. It is 4' x 8' x 2' tall. Top is on hinges, plastic is 6 mil thick Thursday, March 18 View Page front shot of mini greenhouse #1 Thursday, March 18 View Page last pic of #1 mini-greenhouse. Bye the way, Thanks Bill Friday, March 26 View Page the second mini-greenhouse, just a little different design, Both gereenhouses now have electric and lights, and a ceramic heater installed Friday, March 26 View Page hope this does what I want it to.....my new soil sample report Tuesday, March 30 View Page the two minis with the tops up...63 degrees here now Tuesday, March 30 View Page looking down sideways into mini #1, here is the baby 1354 Young which I hope will head to Iowa State Fair. Notice the ceramic heater...on sale at Wallmart from $30.00 to $9.00, but when it rang up....only $6.00. Tuesday, March 30 View Page another pic of mini #1 lots of room inside for early growth. Can you see the rebar pegs through the 2 x 4 base to anchor? Tuesday, March 30 View Page inside mini #2...two of my seeds from last year...my 460-09, the contest seed on upper, and my 560-09,,on lower side of pic. We buried a little much, that is just one plant on lower side Tuesday, March 30 View Page boy I hate making mistakes...previous discription is reversed. sorry 460-09 is on bottom, 560-09 is upper Wednesday, March 31 View Page here is the dual grow lamps on the 1354 young Wednesday, March 31 View Page the 460-09 and the 560-09 Tacketts, under a flourescent tube grow light fixture