Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 85 Entries. Friday, February 16 View Page Hi my name is Knevin. I will be trying to grow a new state record pumpkin this year. Along with Uncle John, my dad, my patch dog Jagger, and a couple of 2363 Holland seeds. We will give it our best shot. I will be updating this diary throughout the season.   Friday, February 16 View Page Me, Jagger, and some test seedlings from last years 250lb est...   Monday, February 19 View Page All the choices in the world....So hard to decide....   Friday, March 30 View Page here is my seed lineup for 2018 2363 Holland, 2043 Clementz, with 1792 Holland, and 1826 Wolf as backup Patch 2 (big + orange) will be 1279 Clementz, and 682 Arnold....   Saturday, April 21 View Page Finally!! roto-tilling the garden!!!   Saturday, April 21 View Page Hopefully soon we can 'till the pumpkin patch!! still too wet right now!! Where are you spring?!   Saturday, April 21 View Page Until then.. Its baseball time!!! Go Michigan! Boo Yankees! (uncle John is a Yankees fan)   Sunday, April 29 View Page This is uncle poop who is helping me this year.   Sunday, April 29 View Page This is uncle poop who is helping me this year.   Sunday, April 29 View Page Got the compost bin ready.   Sunday, April 29 View Page So scared but so excited can't wait NJ state record i'm coming for you.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page this is Uncle Po** err.. Uncle John here.. (guess I found out what happens when I leave an 8 yr old unattended with a Wii remote lol) 5 of 6 have germinated (only waiting on Big Bubbles 2043 Clementz) So the season has officially started!!   Wednesday, May 2 View Page Big Bubbles just pushed through a few hours ago.. 6 for 6 on germinations   Wednesday, May 2 View Page expanded the main pumpkin patch by about 600 square feet   Wednesday, May 2 View Page tilling out patch #2 for the cash cow 'kins...   Friday, May 4 View Page May the 4th be with you two days later getting ready to transplant the seeds ready to go.   Friday, May 4 View Page Look at the roots there BEAST! Lets go!   Friday, May 4 View Page Got them transplanted lets get the golden pumpkin!!!   Friday, May 4 View Page #Tapeface Rules!!   Wednesday, May 9 View Page first leaf starting up on each one... Hopefully can put into the ground on Tuesday   Wednesday, May 16 View Page Uncle John here... Unfortunatly, with the lil guy at school and the weather here in NJ just wont be consistent.. Taking a chance here with several more days of crappy weather by at least getting 1 plant and 1 backup into the ground with a hoop house slapped together to keep em warm... 2043 Clementz was first in alongside 1792 Holland.. Hopefully this wasn't a mistake, as the ground was a lil soggy as it was spritzing a lil as I started to get them in.. Will wait out the weather before getting 2363 Holland in... If the ones that went in today have any problems, then the 1826 Wolf dmg will go from back up to 2nd main...   Wednesday, May 16 View Page hoop house waiting for plastic with 2 whizzer sprinklers set for main garden and patch 2 ( now called the B&O patch by Knevin Cole)   Thursday, May 17 View Page So far, so good... 2043 Clementz looks like it is enjoying being where it truly belongs!! So happy as this is my nephews favorite plant!!   Thursday, May 17 View Page Pic of 2043 Clementz and 1792 Holland...   Thursday, May 24 View Page Have all the competition plants into the ground... Hopefully we get something yuuuggge this year!!   Thursday, May 24 View Page Peppers and chose are in the bed!!!   Monday, May 28 View Page making a change and going to plant 1279 clementz into the main patch as the 2043 clementz is looking sluggish, while the 1792 Holland didn't take... The weather just isn't really cooperating here in the northeast...although the 2363 Holland is really taking off   Monday, May 28 View Page Had a near catastrophe last week.. Was giving the plants that hadn't gone in yet a lil sun.. while on the ground in front of garage, a rabbit came sniffing around.. I scared it off.. But it ran right through the 682 Arnold and snapped the stem in half... I quickly taped it back together with electrical tape.. This is one tough plant.. Thanks for the seeds FarmerGal   Wednesday, May 30 View Page 2043 Clementz seems at a standstill... 1279Clementz next to it looks like it might be the keeper...behind those... 2363 Holland is coming along nicely, considering how crazy the weather has been this spring...have them a light drench of fish fertilizer...   Wednesday, May 30 View Page Peppers, peas, and beans taking shape...got corn and sunflower seeds in today...   Thursday, June 7 View Page 2363 Holland is ready to lay down and start running!!! Thick stem...really liking the look of this plant   Thursday, June 7 View Page Gave the pumpkins a lil bit of NPK Raw grow mixed into the water...   Monday, June 11 View Page Pulled the 1826 DMG Wolf... Going with the 2363 Holland.. Going to wait 1 more week to decide on the other side between 2043 and 1279 Clementz..collar sprayed Raw microbes on everything today..   Monday, June 11 View Page That was foliar...not collar...gotta love spellwreck...   Wednesday, June 13 View Page 2363 Holland.. Almost 3 1/2 ft...   Wednesday, June 13 View Page 1279 Clementz   Wednesday, June 13 View Page Tilled out...just a few more feet on either side..   Thursday, June 14 View Page Ok...so after consulting with my nephew...We decided to full the 2043 and go with 1279 Clementz... Growing very nicely, and straight...buried the main with mixture of garden soil, work castings, and pumpkin power   Thursday, June 21 View Page Working on setting a drip line off of rain barrels...It's a lil bit of a red neck setup...But it seems to work... Bad news...found a few SVB's in my traps..good news..Found the borers in the traps, and not on the plants...   Sunday, June 24 View Page foliar sprayed fish fertilizer....2363 Holland now measures 9' long growing about 7" a day   Wednesday, June 27 View Page 2363 Holland on left.. almost 12' long 1279 Clementz on right 11' long... so far the vine borer traps we got from Hollands giants are totally doing the job.. Fingers still crossed there...   Friday, June 29 View Page getting a lil nervous with the late start... 2363 Holland has a 'kin at 12' out... Hopefully can pollinate it at next week will then have about 80 days to grow out before end of Sept... last night Knevin Cole sprayed the plants with NPK Raw microbes.. will transition to bloom next week hopefully   Wednesday, July 4 View Page 2363 Holland is really growing!! over 15' long!!   Wednesday, July 4 View Page Here I am measuring the width of the 2363 Hollnad with my dad... over 20' wide at the base!!!   Thursday, July 5 View Page Pollination day!!! 2363 Holland opened up with a perfect 4 lober!! 12 ft out... let the games begin!!   Thursday, July 5 View Page 1279 Clementz with a 4 lober also!!   Friday, July 6 View Page By the way... both 'kins were X self no crosses   Monday, July 9 View Page Pollinated a second 4 lobe flower on 2363 Holland this morning...15 ft out   Monday, July 9 View Page overhead view of the main patch.. 2363 Holland on the left.. 1279 Clementz on the right... Gave them a drenching of npk Kelp...   Tuesday, July 10 View Page first pollination on 2363 Holland didn't take... Hopefully the one a few feet down will   Wednesday, July 11 View Page well neither 1st pollination took.. Have a 2nd pollination on 2363 Holland that is looking good so far... have to wait couple days for next chance on 1279 Clementz... tonight did foliar of fish fert.and actinovate... also sprayed Merit after seeing a SVB land on one of the leaves... So far I have found dozens in the traps and no evidence of any on the plants until I saw that one land this evening... hopefully the Merit works   Friday, July 13 View Page pollinated a beautiful 5 lober on a side vine on 2363 Holland   Saturday, July 14 View Page this morning pollinated 1279 Clemntz 4 lober crossed with 2363 Holland... Also pollinated 682 Arnold X self   Monday, July 16 View Page 2363 Holland 4DAP   Monday, July 16 View Page 1279 Clementz 3DAP   Monday, July 16 View Page The Patch!!   Thursday, July 19 View Page 1279 Clementz 6DAP... the 2363 Holland baby aborted...   Thursday, July 19 View Page 682 Arnold 6DAP   Thursday, July 19 View Page Broccoli and Brussel sprouts are Yuge!!!! Biggly even!!   Thursday, July 19 View Page soon there will be corn!!   Thursday, July 19 View Page don't know what happened yesterday... But heres photo of 682 Arnold   Thursday, July 19 View Page corn   Sunday, July 22 View Page just cannot get a pumpkin to take on the 2363 Holland plant this year... will keep trying into August though...   Sunday, July 22 View Page Here's a pic from this morning of 1279 Clementz pumpkin 9DAP   Sunday, July 22 View Page 1st pumpkin on 682 Arnold in the B&O patch...   Monday, July 23 View Page not sure what is going on here... If anyone knows please email me @ slick5454@comcast,net   Monday, July 23 View Page 1279 Clementz 10 DAP   Wednesday, July 25 View Page 1279 Clementz 12DAP   Wednesday, July 25 View Page 682 Arnold 12DAP   Friday, July 27 View Page I'm back from vacation in Florida. I can't believe my Uncle didn't say. Anyway I was playing hide and seek in the pumpkin patch.   Friday, July 27 View Page I'm back from vacation in Florida. I can't believe my Uncle didn't say. Anyway I was playing hide and seek in the pumpkin patch.   Friday, July 27 View Page Dang it Uncle John found me we had some good measurements 92 it name is Jagger it named after my super cute patch pup.   Tuesday, July 31 View Page RIP 2363 Holland plant.. YVD claims yet another victim!!   Tuesday, July 31 View Page from 7/30/18 17DAP 118"OTT 43.7 lbs est   Tuesday, July 31 View Page RIP 2363 Holland.. yet another victim of YVD...   Sunday, August 5 View Page Not sure what is going on, but no growth at all the last couple days.. 2 'kins in 2 patches... Absolutely zero gain...no visible or soft spots noticed on either..vines and stems are healthy...3 straight days of cloud and rain...But should still get some growth right?   Wednesday, August 15 View Page this has NOT been a good year for pumpkin growing here in NJ... The competition patch just got flooded too many times... cant get a pumpkin to take there... But we do have one in the top patch about 23-25 DAP that is 145 OTT.... Hopefully can get it to ramp up.. But its a small plant without a whole lot of sides behind it...We'll do the best we can though... Need to rethink things a lil for next year though   Monday, August 20 View Page Say hello to JJ.. (Jagger Junior) on the 250est Pilley '17 About 28-30DAP unknown pollination but at 165" OTT est 105lbs now i'll take it!!   Monday, August 20 View Page Tonight's numbers for JJ...170OTT for est. 114 lbs... Last 3 days growth..6,5, now 9...rainy weather slowed it a bit...really impressed such a small plant is churning out a nice pumpkin ...   Wednesday, August 22 View Page so latest measurements on JJ 176OTT" for 126lbs!! Not bad at all for an unknown pollination!!   Saturday, August 25 View Page tonights #'s 183 OTT inches for est. 140lbs... slow and steady... There's just not a lot of sides behind this plant to really push it along...   Thursday, September 6 View Page still plugging along... 197"OTT... 172lbs according to chart...   Saturday, September 8 View Page Wow he didn't mention my second vacation I'm now in fourth grade I have a really nice teacher its the forth day of school we have a lot of cool privileges.   Sunday, September 23 View Page Headed to Ridgefield with JJ (Jagger Junior). Hopefully it comes close to chart (180lbs)   Tuesday, September 25 View Page "What an awesome experience going to Ridgefield on Sunday!! Special thanks to Steve Mayden for putting it together!! It was an honor meeting some of the best growers in the world.. I learned quite a bit just sitting there talking with Pap Wallace!! My nephew Cole cant wait to go back next year!! Even his father, who isn't as into it as us, had a great time!! For the first time seeing some of these true "giants" up close.. Pics and vids just don't do these babies justice!!