Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 27 Entries. Sunday, March 4 View Page Year 4 just bought some great seeds. This year I'm being more aggressive with my spray schedule. I've been researching and talking to people and it seems like my past failures have been from not protecting my plants from disease and pests. I will not make that mistake this year. Thursday, March 22 View Page Seed Number 1 1452 Northrup Thursday, March 22 View Page Seed Number 2 1600 McConkie Friday, March 23 View Page not sure what happened with my picture lets try that again 1452 Northrup Friday, March 23 View Page 1600 McConkie Tuesday, March 27 View Page The Seeds will be started today! Monday, April 30 View Page Sunday April 29th the 1600 McConkie hit the ground Extremely fast growing plant so far lets hope this continues! Also i was going to plant the 1492 northrup but went with the 1244.5 Rae just an amazing looking pumpkin and it went 15.5% heavy so he's to dreaming big and orange! Friday, May 4 View Page I made a mistake i said i was growing the rae but actually my parents are i'm going the 1158 Keim and man it is growing like it is the middle of june the plant grow around 8 inches yesterday Wednesday, May 9 View Page the 1158 Keim has a small split in the vine at about 2 feet but it is growing nice and steady main is about 6 feet right now. the 1600 McConkie is just growing very nice and steady the main is about to lay down hopefully it will do so without any issue! Wednesday, May 16 View Page Plants are looking good the 1158 Keim is around 12ft long growing very nicely still no females. I noticed a few white spots on the leaves so i checked out the mad scientist and i think i have a little spray damage. I need to be more careful when applying the neem oil. The 1600 McConkie is a beast what a plant it is really starting to vine out around 4 feet already. My parents have a plant the same age that hasn't started to vine just yet so i have high ups for this one. Great Cross! Thursday, May 17 View Page 1158 Keim Thursday, May 17 View Page 1158 Keim i think this is spray damage Thursday, May 17 View Page 1600 McConkie a beast of a grower this is my best growing plant that i've ever had lets just hope i can turn this into a beast of a pumpkin! Monday, May 21 View Page The wind was crazy this weekend no storms but they were to our south and north so we just got wind. It rolled around the 1600 a bit and broke a couple of leaves. I cleaned it up and buried the vine a bit so it is looking much better now. Tuesday, May 29 View Page Pollinated the first 1158 Keim at 11 ft on Saturday May 26th and the second at 12.5 ft on Monday the 28th. Both of these i've crossed with the 1600 McConkie the 1600 McConkie has its first female at the 7ft mark probably be ready to pollinate on Sunday. The plant has been growing very well about 6 inches a day it has been producing alot of male flowers so it seems very happy. Tuesday, June 5 View Page Day 10 for the 1158 Keim crossed with the 1600 McConkie. 18 inch cc. Nothing great but it has a nice big stem, great location on the plant and a very big plant behind it so I really think with the next 10 days of temps highs of 90 and lows in the 60's and 70's it should really take off. Wednesday, June 13 View Page Pollinated the 1600 McConkie self on Saturday June 9th at 9.5 feet and 1600 McConkie self on Wednesday June 13th at 11 feet. Also pollinated the 1158 Keim x 1600 McConkie Wednesday June 13th. Friday, June 15 View Page Both plants have a few pollination's on them and we got our first big rain of the season last night...finally! Just a really great soaking rain that lasted all night long. The plants were growing great before i can't wait to see what they look like in a few days. Monday, June 18 View Page Plants are really taking off in this heat the 1600 McConkie has 3 pumpkins set pollinated the third today June 18 at 13 feet. Nice pumpkin and great location. All have been self pollinated. The 1158 keim has 3 set also the fourth will be set on Wednesday all are on side vines the plant is huge and all have been crossed with the 1600 McConkie Tuesday, June 19 View Page Day 10 fruit 1 on 1600 McConkie 27.5 cc Day 10 Side Vine 1158 Keim 32 cc Pollinated 1158 keim with 1600 McConkie today Tuesday June 19 Monday, June 25 View Page Pollinated 1600 McConkie self Friday and Sunday June 22 and 24 Wednesday, June 27 View Page Just trying to keep my plants alive not going to be an easy task should be over 100 for the next 10 days. I have 5 pollination's on the main vine of the 1600 but none have taken just pollinated 1600 x self on a side vine. I have many pumpkins on side 1 on main that will open in a couple of days and i'm pollinating all of the hopefully i can get one set. Thursday, June 28 View Page not looking good for the pumpkins this year i'm just trying to keep the vines alive at this point pretty sure in the next 10 days that every pumpkin will abort. 105 yesterday heat index was around 115 same today and the next 10 days bad news for pumpkins Monday, July 2 View Page Hot Hot Hot The 1158 Keim plant still looks good putting on new growth everyday. The 1600 McConkie doesn't look good just using him for pollen right now. My first 1158 keim aborted on day 18 at 63 cc too bad good looking pumpkin. I did pollinate a side vine on the 1600 McConkie on Saturday morning x self we'll see if it takes. Also, pollinated another 1158 keim x 1600 McConkie on saturday June 30. Thursday, July 5 View Page Still hot i have fruit set on the 1158 keim so i still have hope for this season the 1600 McConkie plant just looks bad but fruit is on so i'm not giving up. Pollinated on July 4th 1158 keim x 1600 McConkie. Thursday, July 12 View Page Pollinated the Keim x self on Sunday the 8th and Keim x Self on Wednesday the 11th we've had some of the best weather of the season only 88 for the highs and low 90's so i'm hoping both take FINALLY and in 20 day's i'll have a tough decision to make! Monday, July 23 View Page 20 out of 22 days so far in july upper 90 or above 12 out of 22 days in the 100's forecast says 9 out out the next 10 in the 100's. But i have 3 pupmkins still growing on my plant fingers crossed they live until cooler weather hits and then they take off! IF NOT THERE IS ALWAYS NEXT YEAR!!!