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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 46 Entries.
Tuesday, April 21 View Page
Started some seeds 8 April. 2*JANKO 1751 en 3*DAHO 1024 SQUASH. I've planted one Janko in the Greenhouse. This year i should have room for 4 plants. Target is 1000lbs.
Sunday, May 3 View Page
Installed the dripping system. I am going for 3 AG's and one squash (1024DAHO). 1751Janko is a certitude, other two are still to choose.
Tuesday, May 5 View Page
1751Janko doing it's job. This plant will have the most 'care'. Added some Root power and Pure enzyme from Plagron
Tuesday, May 5 View Page
1024Daho squash plant. This one starts to pick up.
Tuesday, May 5 View Page
1278Cutrupi from 2013. Was able to grow above 1500lbs in 2014 so 1000lbs should be reachable.
Tuesday, May 5 View Page
1521Cutrupi
Sunday, May 17 View Page
the ground was pretty dry so I used the sprinklers. 1024DAHO plant in the back
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1751Janko doing well
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1695de Swert & 1278Cutrupi. Both are not fast growers.
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1521Cutrupi on the left, 1015 WIld on the right. Started to late with seeding. Pollination will be in July here i guess..
Sunday, May 24 View Page
First female on the 1751Janko.
Friday, May 29 View Page
First problem of the new season: Main vine snapped because it was running pretty high. What to do ? I guess wait and see how the grow will go
Thursday, June 4 View Page
1751Janko running really good and thick vines
Thursday, June 4 View Page
1024Daho also has nice vines and will soon start flowering.
Thursday, June 4 View Page
1521Cutrupi on the left, 1015Wild on the right. Hard decision which one the choose
Thursday, June 4 View Page
1695 De Swert on the left, 1271 Cutrupi on the right. I think I'll cull the De Swert.
Sunday, June 14 View Page
1271Cutrupi
Sunday, June 14 View Page
1024DAHO squash
Sunday, June 14 View Page
1521Cutrupi on the left, 1015Wild on the right which will be culled..
Sunday, June 14 View Page
1751Janko. Main vine had to be terminated cause it became a ribbon vine. Will go on with a secondary
Sunday, June 14 View Page
Patch view of the 4 plants;
Monday, June 22 View Page
1521Cutrupi pollinated yesterday. only 6 feet out so to early but its a try
Monday, June 22 View Page
1024Daho squash. 2 pollinations failed on the main vine. Now trying on a side.. Let's hope it gets set
Monday, June 22 View Page
1271Cutrupi
Monday, June 22 View Page
1751Janko with terminated main vine. Now using the secondary where I cutted the main. already 18 feet out so not much time left to pollinate
Thursday, July 2 View Page
I just came back from a holiday and the garden was a wilderness.. have to cut a lot of vines.
Thursday, July 2 View Page
1521Cutrupi x 1751Janko. 11 DAP Pollination only at 7feet and no pumpkin showing up so far at the main vine. Main vine top is burned I think. Very hot here
Thursday, July 2 View Page
1024Daho x self. 7 DAP. Not sure if this one will hold. It has a scart at the stem so let's see
Thursday, July 2 View Page
1271Cutrupi will be pollinated tomorrow. Will be the last chance. Previous ones failed.
Monday, July 13 View Page
22 DAP: 1751Janko x sibb
Monday, July 13 View Page
22 DAP: 1024Daho squash x sibb.. Doesn't look like a squash
Monday, July 13 View Page
21 DAP: 1271 Cutrupi x 1751 Janko. Slowest grower in the patch but kin is only at 2,2 meters
Wednesday, July 22 View Page
1271Cutrupi. 11 DAP
Wednesday, July 22 View Page
1521Cutrupi. 30DAP est. 206lbs
Wednesday, July 22 View Page
1024Daho. 31 DAP est. 229lbs
Wednesday, July 22 View Page
1751Janko. 30DAP est. 296lbs
Saturday, August 8 View Page
I am also growing a 1751Janko outside. The plant already suffered from the dry but is doing ok with not much care. 34 dap at est 194 lbs.
Sunday, August 9 View Page
311 inches - est. 659 lbs at 49 DAP. Almost a PB
Sunday, August 9 View Page
1271 Cutrupi: 29 DAP est. 229lbs. This one speeds up now
Thursday, August 20 View Page
1521 Cutrupi: 59DAP, 565 lbs
Thursday, August 20 View Page
Daho squash: 60DAP, 565 lbs
Thursday, August 20 View Page
1751Janko: 60DAP, 810lbs
Thursday, August 20 View Page
1271Cutrupi: 40DAP, 414lbs
Monday, August 31 View Page
1271Cutrupi at 51DAP. est. 533 lbs
Monday, August 31 View Page
1751Janko at 71DAP. est. 928lbs. Might get a 1000 pounder this year for the first time. one more month to grow
Thursday, October 22 View Page
Well my season didn't end very good. From the 4 pumpkins started only one survived. This is now the 751Hendriks 2015. I had one pumpkin est. 1190lbs but a rat decided to have a meal and made a hole in it that started to rot. Up to next year !

 

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