Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 28 Entries. Monday, April 19 View Page This is the results that the lab sent me. I have a very small patch. I only have room for one plant, but I will probably try to manage two. my garden is only 10'x30' Last year I had a 115 lb`er. This year I am trying to do better. Please, can you look at this test result and tell me what I should add to this tiny garden? Saturday, June 19 View Page This is a pic of the secondary that is growing out of the crown of my plant. Tuesday, June 29 View Page this is the tip of the vine Tuesday, July 6 View Page I sprayed the merit yesterday. Looks like I got one. This bug was DOC (dead on contact) Tuesday, July 13 View Page This is a shot of the cast that formed from the Captan paste. Tuesday, July 13 View Page This is a closer look at the cast Tuesday, July 13 View Page This is a shot of the split that developed today on my main. Likely cause I think was the fish drench the night before, the vine growing straight up to the sky, and the resulting split from when it landed. I think Tuesday, July 13 View Page this is a closer look at that split Thursday, July 15 View Page This is what the split turned into. A full blown crack. Crack goes about 90% straight through vine. Thursday, July 15 View Page This is a close up of crack. Crazy Glue?? Duct tape?? Thursday, July 15 View Page Had to do it. Thursday, July 15 View Page The final result. What a bummer. I wonder what the chances are for that female at the end? Maybe she will make it? Sunday, August 1 View Page This is my pumpkin on day 15. Sunday, August 22 View Page Every year by now I have been in a full blown war with powdery mildew. This year however I have none. I attribute this to the use of eagle20, and daconol. I have been rotating the two fungicides every week. Sunday, August 22 View Page It is now august 22 and the leaves on my plant are looking pretty beat up. I have no idea what is wrong with them. I could take a guess and say its downy mildew. Its only a guess. Only the older leaves have it. The really old leaves are all long gone. Sunday, August 22 View Page Can anyone tell what this is? Sunday, August 22 View Page I know its to late for this tear, but I would really like to avoid this happening next year Sunday, August 22 View Page Is it Downy mildew? Sunday, August 22 View Page My pumpkins are still growing despite the mystery disease on the leaves. Its not good though. I only have a limited amount of leaves to begin with. I really cant afford to loose any of them. This plant is going down. I predict that by the end of Sept. I will have one leaf left. Saturday, October 2 View Page This is a shot of LIpumpkin`s lifting tarp Saturday, October 2 View Page This is another view. Saturday, October 2 View Page This is my son, Sam. Saturday, October 2 View Page This is all of my neighbors helping me. Thanks Paul, Mark, Sam, and Roger. That's me with my back to the camera. Saturday, October 2 View Page She`s in there and ready to go. The big weigh of is tomorrow. Sunday, October 3 View Page Here she comes. Headed to the scale Sunday, October 3 View Page Close up on the fork lift Sunday, October 3 View Page Thats me. Pumpkin weighs 340 lbs. Wow! 2nd place Sunday, October 3 View Page That's Scott Armstrong with the winner. 622 lbs. Congratulations Scott. Nice fruit