Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 42 Entries. Tuesday, March 2 View Page got my seeds for this year( thank you Ron Wallace). included are 1007, 1341, 1395, 1258, 900, 1596, 919 Thursday, March 4 View Page got my hoop house built tonight. used 1/2" PVC. dimensions: lenght- 10' width- 6' height- 3'. Wednesday, March 31 View Page made my germination chamber today. it consists of a back heating pad inside a collapsible plastic clothing bag. three 5" peat pots can fit inside comfortably. Saturday, April 24 View Page thermometer inside germination chamber Saturday, April 24 View Page Started the 1596 and 1341 wallaces today. Sunday, April 25 View Page 1596 wallace, paper towel method, 87 degrees, germination time: 30hrs. Tuesday, April 27 View Page 1596 showed itself today. day 4 after germination Tuesday, April 27 View Page 1341 still hasn't sprouted so i started the 1395 as a backup Tuesday, April 27 View Page 1341 sprouted tonight. right after starting the backup 1395. o well i guess it's better to have extra backups just in case Wednesday, April 28 View Page 1395 sprouted this morning. that makes 3 of 3 successful germinations Wednesday, April 28 View Page the 1596 day 4. last post with picture of 1596 should have said day 3. Thursday, April 29 View Page 1596 day 5 Friday, April 30 View Page 1596 day 6 Saturday, May 1 View Page day 7 Sunday, May 2 View Page 1596 day 8 Sunday, May 2 View Page another shot Sunday, May 2 View Page planted outside today in cold frame Sunday, May 2 View Page cold frame Saturday, May 15 View Page compost pile looks finished Sunday, May 16 View Page 1596. something was munching on the leaves, so i sprayed with Sevin spray. must have worked because the damage has stopped and new leaves are untouched. It's getting ready to vine. Thursday, May 20 View Page 1596 Thursday, May 20 View Page all future plant pictures will be of the 1596. it's the only one i'm growing. Thursday, May 20 View Page cool underneath shot Thursday, May 20 View Page zoom in of the soon to be main vine Sunday, May 23 View Page took cold frame off for this week. highs expected in the high 80's, lows in the upper 60's. put this makeshift cardboard wind protection around plant. Sunday, May 23 View Page closer shot Wednesday, May 26 View Page it's been miserable this week. highs have been in the 80s with high humidity and heat index in the low to mid 90s. good pumpkin growing weather. main vine is starting to appear Wednesday, May 26 View Page close up Wednesday, June 9 View Page just starting foliar feedings. no female flowers present yet. main vine approx. 10 ft. Wednesday, June 9 View Page side shot Saturday, June 12 View Page still no females on the vine. starting to get a little worried, but still have a few weeks until pollination so hopefully they'll appear soon. main is about 12' Saturday, June 12 View Page on the contrary, the first male opened this morning Wednesday, June 16 View Page the 1596 and myself before the storm Wednesday, June 16 View Page the 1596 and myself before the storm Wednesday, June 16 View Page and after the storm Thursday, June 17 View Page a lucky recovery Thursday, June 17 View Page first female and baby pumpkin at 13'. Tuesday, June 22 View Page shot of the plant this morning. Tuesday, June 22 View Page female on the main at 15'. should pollinate tomorrow morning. then the beast is born Thursday, July 22 View Page I haven't posted anything for a long time, and so much has, and is, happening. My 1596 wallace is gaining weight like crazy. Today is day 29 for it. This morning it taped 281" or 472lbs. this week it has averaged 33lbs a day and it hasn't even hit day 30. hoping to get to the 700lbs mark by the end of july. at this rate, that could be an easy task, but things are known to go wrong in the blink of an eye. pictures soon to come Thursday, July 22 View Page blossom end of the 1596. it's even bigger than it looks if it weren't for the birdbath shape it's beginning to take on Thursday, July 22 View Page side view. now you can see how the blossom is shooting upward while the stem points down.