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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 36 Entries.
Wednesday, April 22 View Page
This year i will have 3 plants in greenhouse, two plants back to back in big greenhouse and one in my new small greenhouse. I have planted a 1385 Jutras and 1378 Pitura at one direction, and a 1092 Martin and 1161 Rodonis at the other direction in big greenhouse. In small greenhouse I planted a 664,5 Liggett and a 1175 Lilja from my 998,6 pukos x 1019 Mechgelsen cross from 07. all planted 1175 i heard of from 08 went very heavy. I will cut one plant in every spot when time is in for it. It will be a hard choice wich one to cut if all grows properly.
 
Wednesday, May 6 View Page
pic from small greenhouse, 1175 Lilja 07 to the left and 664,5 liggett 03 to the right. so far so good, I hope the 664,5 will be my keeper at this spot.
 
Wednesday, May 6 View Page
In big greenhouse I planted the 1385 Jutras and 1378 Pitura at one direction and the 1092 Martin and 1161 Rodonis at the other direction. It will soon be time to choose what plant i will keep. As it look for now I think it will be the 1385 Jutras and the 1092 Martin that will be the keepers.
 
Tuesday, July 28 View Page
After a struggling season with one plant there everything aborted (1092 Martin)and a lots of deformed lobes and seeds in blossom I finally got something growing. This is my 664,5 Liggetplant with pumpkin that is 27 days today. This is my only hope for a biggie this year. I also got a set on a sidevine on my 1378 Pitura Plant, but it dont grows fast enough to reach my goal.I also got three 1155 Lilja -08 growing, but these are Outsideplants so they are not for competition.
 
Wednesday, July 29 View Page
This is the 1378 Pitura Pumpkin, a perfect shaped one but it dont got the right speed, If I am lucky it might go over 1000 lbs at the end, but not much more.I guess plant is a little to old in its lifecycle to get the right gains. I had many deformed lobes/seeds in blossom on this one before i got this one set. First females on mainvine showed up a month earlier than the one i am growing now. But I will do my best to keep this plant in good shape as long as i can.
 
Tuesday, August 4 View Page
August started very good for the 664,5 It gained 165 Lbs last 4 days.
 
Tuesday, August 4 View Page
Growingtempo of the 1378 also speed up the last days. Last 24 hours gain was 33 lbs.
 
Saturday, August 8 View Page
The 664,5 is up incredible 269 lbs for the week, an average 38 lbs a day. The 1378 is up 190 lbs for the week with an average of 27 lbs a day.
 
Monday, August 10 View Page
664,5 pumpkin 40 days old today est 725 Lbs
 
Monday, August 10 View Page
My son Elias with hes 1155 Lilja #1 plant and pumpkin.
 
Monday, August 10 View Page
My son Hugo with hes 1155 Lilja #2 plant and pumpkin. This one is totaly different in both colour and shape then Elias pumpkin on hes 1155 plant. This one got blossom totaly sucked in, guess it will be a problem when it get bigger.
 
Tuesday, August 11 View Page
1155 Plant #3 the beuty this year, both colour and shape so far on this one.
 
Wednesday, August 12 View Page
1378 pumpkin is 50 days old today and est 710 lbs (Picture). 664,5 pumpkin is 42 days old today est 777 lbs.
 
Saturday, August 15 View Page
Day 45 on 664,5 Liggett est. 862 lbs Day 53 0n 1378 Pitura est. 777 lbs
 
Friday, August 28 View Page
Fruit on 664,5 Liggett 58 days old today.
 
Friday, August 28 View Page
Fruit on 664,5 Liggett, But another view.
 
Tuesday, September 1 View Page
Me and my youngest son was out fishing this weekend and caught this nice Chub that weighed 2660 g.
 
Saturday, September 5 View Page
Pic of my sons 1155 Fruit.
 
Saturday, September 5 View Page
1378 on old plant that got very bad condition.
 
Saturday, September 5 View Page
1378 Backview.This one growed slow and steady all season long. I hope to have this one est over 1000 lbs at weighofftime and some heavy on that.
 
Saturday, September 5 View Page
Sideview of 664,5 Fruit.
 
Saturday, September 5 View Page
664,5 frontview, day 66, 1200 lbs ++ est.
 
Monday, September 14 View Page
Pic of my sons fruit on 1155 today est 278 ott (458 Lbs). It looked very healthy, but when we turned it around..............
 
Monday, September 14 View Page
Biggist hole under i ever seen.
 
Thursday, September 17 View Page
This is the only pumpkin that survived on my three 1155 plants. It will be cut this weekend. I havent measured it but i guess 600-700 bs, will mesure it tomorrow.
 
Thursday, September 17 View Page
Here comes the pic.....
 
Thursday, September 17 View Page
Backview of 664 pumpkin.
 
Thursday, September 17 View Page
Topview of 664 pumpkin.
 
Thursday, September 17 View Page
Frontview of 664 pumpkin. Est a bit over 1300 lbs now.
 
Friday, September 18 View Page
Measured the 1155 This morning est 732 lbs. Not to bad for a late set on a outsideplant.
 
Saturday, September 26 View Page
Picture of big one just before harvest. Est 403 ott 1367 lbs.
 
Sunday, September 27 View Page
The 664,5 Liggett went 1% heavy and weighed 1380,1 lbs at the Swedish GPC weighoff.
 
Thursday, October 8 View Page
Here are my pumpkin from my 1378 Pituraplant. It weighed 1091 lbs and was 7 % Heavy. As you can see the pumpkin is very symmetric.No week spots at all. This is the shape that never split. The cross is 1378 x 664 Liggett. (pollinator grew my 1380). My best cross ever i think.
 
Thursday, October 8 View Page
1091 Sideview
 
Thursday, October 8 View Page
1091 Backview. Nice long fat stem.
 
Thursday, December 31 View Page
Last day of the year I been out winterfishing on local river, I caught 4 pikes and this nice trout.
 

 

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