Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 35 Entries. Monday, March 30 View Page Deciding what seeds to grow, the list has narrowed to I am torn but I want great color on all plants! proven 1250 kline 1347 wallace 06 1110 wallace 1057.5 vader 04 1314.8 beauchimin 05 1180.5 pukos 07 1462 gibson 07 1140 wallace 06 1248 ford 804 vincent mcgill 998 werner 04 769 lombardi 07 1427 kopp 07 21% heavy 1263.8 pitura 07 08 seeds 868 marsh super heavy 1239 marsh 956 marsh 1130 marsh 895 grande 1157 lombardi 993.2 vincent mcgill 320 lombardi 788.6 vincent mcgill 1004 mohr 1156 hunt 1170 vincent mcgill 1 Tuesday, April 7 View Page started the 1314.8 beauchimin for the state fair in the incubator at 87 degrees! Lets hope it goes big and orangeish! Wednesday, April 8 View Page backdug garden out one foot deep with bobcat, now it will be adequate depth! Friday, April 10 View Page We have germination of the 1314.8 beauchimin for the state fair. about an inch long root, will pot tonight when I get home! Monday, April 20 View Page started the 769 lombardi, 868 marsh, 1248 ford, and the 1110 wallace! Thanks pumpkin pastor for the 1290 poirer and the 1347 wallace plants that your shipping! Looking to do a 1290 sibbed and a 1290 x1250.5 Kline, can you say RED ORANGE AND HOPEFULLY BIG! Tuesday, June 16 View Page the plants have been doing well, all cloches are off, just pollinated the 1314.5 beauchimin selfed. The next one that will be ready is the 769. Sunday, June 28 View Page the 1314 beauchimin is roughly 5 days old crossed w the 769 and is softball size the 868 marsh crossed with the 769 is 3 days old and looks like its taking. Saturday, July 11 View Page Well the 1314 beauchemin is at 67lbs and has to be about 17 days old. The next is the 868 marsh which is about basketball size maybe a hair bigger. The 1110 and 1347 are followed and only 7 and 8 days old and are just a bit smaller than mini basketball and the 1347 is weird shaped and LONG! Pollinated the 993 and 769 2 days ago and the 1248 ford yesterday! Sunday, July 12 View Page patch shot Sunday, July 12 View Page another overhead of a few plants Sunday, July 12 View Page 1314.5 beauchimin is at 75lbs today pollinated the 23 or 24th bad record keeping Sunday, July 12 View Page 868 marsh doing well Sunday, July 19 View Page state fair pumpkin 1314 beachimin at 200lbs Tuesday, July 21 View Page all pumpkins are doing okay, rained heavily last night and today, put on some 0-0-60 murate of potash and with the rain the gains seemed to increase already, hope it doesnt have an adverse affect! Im still on pace for 1,000lbs but hoping they will keep growing Sunday, July 26 View Page oops that was the 26th and 350 the 19th was 200 gain of 150/wk Sunday, July 26 View Page quite possibly a star in the making 1110 wallace 1370x1068 crossed with the 1347 wallace 1068x1370 GREAT GENES IN THIS ONE AND POSSIBLY A HOWARD DILL CONTENDER! SEEDS? day 22 76" Sunday, July 26 View Page "cat scratch" we now call it because when it was young something got it now it has lightning bold scars running down it, instead of prettiest it is now the baddest pumpkin in the patch Sunday, July 26 View Page cat scratch is the 993 vincent by the way, I do have another one on the 994 but it is 2" behind pollinated on the same date Sunday, July 26 View Page the 868 marsh was the best healthiest plant in the patch this was last wk and right now I think its stopped just around 175lbs dont know why just a huge upset! Sunday, July 26 View Page 769 lombardi Sunday, July 26 View Page 1248 ford #1 on a side vine, also have another on a trained main thats a bit smaller, having trouble with stem cracks early on but they repair themselves! Sunday, August 23 View Page 1110 wallace crossed with 1347 wallace 1370 Rose x 1068 1068 x 1370 Rose over 850lbs and way super nice lookin! Sunday, August 23 View Page this was supposed to be the 1110 wallace crossed with the 1347 wallace! Two 1370 rose and 2 1068 in this cross, what color, shape and over 850lbs This will be a great cross for next year too, plus shape and color! Started out green! Tuesday, September 8 View Page the 1110 wallace, picture doesnt do the color justice, but at a thousand pounds a good shape with neaon reddish orangish color I will definetly be growing this next year! Good cross so much potential! Tuesday, September 8 View Page Well its been a good year, maybe going to have one break a thousand and one 1314 beauchimin fell at 980lbs cuz I had to pluck it for the fair or it would have went 1100 range but whatever. Next year control vine borers, powdery mildew, more water, better soil, more fets, and less plants! Tuesday, September 8 View Page 1110 wallace Wednesday, September 9 View Page 1,019lbs is the 1110 wallace currently. Friday, September 25 View Page here it is a day before harvest off the 1110 wallace 1370x1068 and crossed with the 1347 1068x1370 wallace hoping to go over 1100 tommorow! Friday, September 25 View Page here it is a day before harvest off the 1110 wallace 1370x1068 and crossed with the 1347 1068x1370 wallace hoping to go over 1100 tommorow! Saturday, September 26 View Page what an exciting day, my pumpkin was a crowd pleaser, it was soo much fun seeing everyone crowded around it. Didnt make the 1100 but argueably the nicest looking pumpkin over a thousand pounds ever grown. 1028 gienger Monday, September 28 View Page 1028 gienger blossom end, kids and transportation scratches grrrrrr! Monday, September 28 View Page side view Monday, September 28 View Page side and front, measurements were 169cc and a perfect symetrical 102.5 and 102.5 went a hair light but the bottom wasnt flat either! Monday, September 28 View Page 1028 top view Monday, September 28 View Page front stem end