Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 5 Entries. Sunday, February 3 View Page Hi, First time at growing a giant pumpkin.. A friend gave me a seedling of Atantic moon and it was planted out into a ton of composted manure on good basalt soil at our small farm in the southern highlands NSW Australia. Came across this fantastic site and thought I would share the obsession that has occured. This is a photo of the small patch with my kin 7 days after pollination 7th January 2013 Sunday, February 3 View Page 14 Days Sunday, February 3 View Page 21 Days Sunday, February 3 View Page 28 Days Sunday, February 3 View Page 34 Days ..taken today after some wild weather over the last 2 weeks.. 12 inches of rain in the last 7 days and 2 weeks ago had our hottest day on record of 42c. Have only left the one on the vine about 10ft out. patch is only small about 80 sq feet and next year will plant in October Will update in a weeks time and give an estimate