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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 20 Entries.
Tuesday, April 3 View Page
Picture of my greenhouse I have been building to grow a pumpkin in, I hope to have it complete by Easter with heat, lights and water.
Sunday, April 15 View Page
Pictures of my 1012.5 planted in my greenhouse on Friday, and my 1613.5 and 890 clones which came up on 4/12/2012 and I put them in the greenhouse today. the 1012.5 are starting to grow nice already.
Monday, April 23 View Page
picture of plants one week old
Monday, April 23 View Page
picture of 6" of snow we got last night, winter is back!
Wednesday, June 6 View Page
My plant is now 26'X 28'The plant can't produce a pumpkin, I will pull the plant next week if no pumpkins.
Wednesday, June 13 View Page
My wife Kathy pollinating her 101 Skymanski ( 1807 Stelts X 1647 Wallace ) only two given out to grow for the 2012 season, crossed it with the 1404 Bryson, the flower had four lobes and is 12 feet out perfect, we are about two weeks ahead of last year.
Tuesday, June 19 View Page
I finally have a pumpkin on the plant in the greenhouse, stem split right away, I cleaned it up and put some sulfer powder on it and it healed up, it doubled in size since yesterday, this plant grew my wife's 1303 and had a growth rate of 63lbs a day for week and never blew up. lets see what this baby can do, it is about 29' out on the vine, and I want to thank all for the help on helping me to getting a pumpkin on this plant.
Wednesday, June 20 View Page
Picture of my plant in the greenhouse, 90% dead headed, cut the main vine, looks like a plant out the tropics, over 4' high, leaves 30"-36" across this is the spot I grew my 1423 last year, that was a good plant also.
Tuesday, June 26 View Page
Picture of pumpkin in the greenhouse a week later, I have another one same size on a side vine that was pollinated after this one, I may cut it off soon, I don't want it to take away from this one. I lost two others I pollinated in the greenhouse due to the heat.
Wednesday, July 4 View Page
Picture of pumpkin in greenhouse, now over 300 lbs, gained 35 lbs a day since last week.
Thursday, July 5 View Page
Pumpkin 7/03/2012 now over 300 lbs gaining 35lbs a day
Tuesday, July 10 View Page
Picture of pumpkin in greenhouse 7/10/2012, now around 510 lbs, it developed a large stem split on Friday 7/06/2012 and a large split inside the cavity, still growing, I put sulfer and a fan on it.
Tuesday, July 10 View Page
Picture of split on pumpkin.
Friday, July 13 View Page
Picture of my 1404 Bryson, taken today, soa can sitting on top, this one is just taking off. over 400lbs.
Sunday, July 15 View Page
My wife Kathy with a 564lb pumpkin in her patch, 30 days old, hope it keeps growing!
Sunday, July 15 View Page
My pumpkin in the greenhouse taping over 650lbs, split into cavity, may be last picture, I packed with sulfer and sealed with lime, It is doomed. 38lbs a day :(
Tuesday, October 16 View Page
Picture of carving on my 1244lb pumpkin mark Ross of Norwich NY did for the pumpkin fest on Saturday 10/13/2012 creature crawling out of pumpkin and eating it,
Tuesday, October 16 View Page
Picture of face on same pumpkin, very creative artist.
Thursday, October 18 View Page
My 1499.50 Adams in Canfield Ohio.1404 Bryson x 998.6 Pukos
Sunday, October 28 View Page
Picture of my pumpkin and myself at Met Life Stadium today for the Jets-Dolphins game, they carved it for the game.

 

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