Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 64 Entries. Sunday, February 22 View Page I`m hoping for a good year , not going to expect to much,but being in a new home and new patch,my hopes are high,so many great crosses this year it`s nuts,don`t even know where to go with that yet,I will be dedicating my 2009 season to all my brothers and sister who have died from Hutingtons Chorea,and my gaol this year from seed sales and yard sales bake sales ,is to raise $5000 for the Research of Huntingtons Disease ,if you would like to help ,any seeds sold from my personal stock of seeds on giantpumpkinsonline.com goes for my Charity,also there will be a list posted of other seeds from growers like your selfs have donated for this event.If you wasn`t able to help ,just save seeds fom your 2009 saeson, for next years fund raiser,25 seeds from each pumpkin and a picture of that pumpkin is whats needed,A big thanks to everyone who has already donated! Good luck to all and God Bless   Wednesday, April 29 View Page well so far so good watermelons are in patch for my weigh off in sept laborday weekend,plants started are ,197 weeks ,267,edwards,150 Hampp   Wednesday, April 29 View Page final picks for pumpkins were, 1347wallace,985 werner,904 stelts,667 Hampp,668 Hampp,367 kirts,450,Vanderpool,1125 schaffer,772 P, -500 northrup,and my 305 from last year.hope everybody has a great year.   Wednesday, April 29 View Page Web site for charity is giantpumpkinsonline.com click on seeds for charity God Bless all   Thursday, May 7 View Page I have added the 1145 Conley to the patch in dedication of Buddy Conley ,hope I can grow a big one,and break my new Pb,with his seed , that would make my year!He will be missed.   Thursday, June 25 View Page This is the new house we live in as of 10/08 and the few is worth a million bucks,the kids can run free,and my new patch is doing well.   Thursday, June 25 View Page this is the 1125 schaffer,at day ten   Thursday, June 25 View Page here is the 197 weeks,doing very well,   Thursday, June 25 View Page this is the 1145 Conley, love this plant,Buddy would love to see this plant,missing my little Buddy.   Thursday, June 25 View Page this is the 904 stelts,this plant is lucky to be alive ,I cut the stump completely in half, so the stump was only hanging on by half the stump,and it has healed up very well.and is now one of my best plants.   Thursday, June 25 View Page 1125 schaffer plant today, pumpkin is 13 days old,looking good, this is hopefully going to be my Indiana fair pumpkin.   Thursday, June 25 View Page 305 Hampp,last plant put in the patch   Thursday, June 25 View Page I consider this, the best plant in my patch because it`s mine ,this is the 667 Hampp 06,still not giving up on this plant,the last two years I`ve lost this plant to disease.Big hopes on this plant.   Thursday, June 25 View Page 367 Kirts,nice grower,very fast plant.   Thursday, June 25 View Page 668 Hampp   Thursday, June 25 View Page 450 Vanderpool   Thursday, June 25 View Page 509 schaffer   Thursday, June 25 View Page 500 northrup   Thursday, June 25 View Page 772 porier,starting to flat vine   Monday, July 13 View Page heres a picture of the 1125 with my wife on the right,and her friend from work at 13days old,   Monday, July 13 View Page 1125 at 30 days old,247 total inches,not doing bad at all,hope I make it to Indy,with this one.   Monday, July 13 View Page this is the side view,nice shape   Friday, July 24 View Page update,well things are looking really good here,the 1125,schaffer,is about 400lbs now and gaining well,all plants are set except the 772porier,very slow plant ,but I`M NOT giving up on it yet,about 8feet out now,watermelons are doing great ,two about ten pounds ,and one about 15lbs,will post pics soon.   Sunday, September 20 View Page 136.5 Hampp   Sunday, September 20 View Page cutting the 136.5   Sunday, September 20 View Page me and the inlaws harvesting the seeds   Sunday, September 20 View Page 136.5 Hampp the picture doesn't really do justice, The watermelon is really wide.   Saturday, September 26 View Page This is the proceeds given to Karen Wiggit from the three clubs raised,during the Auction held for Buddy Conley,and we were proud to give it to her,it was a great day!we love you Karen   Saturday, September 26 View Page This is my son Malachi,on top of the 410 grown from the 1125 schaffer,09   Saturday, September 26 View Page Malachi with the 136.5 watermelon grown from the 267edwards   Saturday, September 26 View Page Back side of the 450 vandwepool,lost this pumpkin due to a hole underneath,the pumpkin,est was 544 pounds ,this lost really sucked it was gaining 27lbs a day.450 vanderpool x 772 porier   Saturday, September 26 View Page side view of the 450   Saturday, September 26 View Page front side of the 450   Saturday, September 26 View Page speaks for its self   Saturday, September 26 View Page this was an evening standing out in the patch last week   Saturday, September 26 View Page this is the 305 Hampp from last year,now its 305 x 772 porier,I really like the shape   Saturday, September 26 View Page this is the 367 kirts ,its around 300 lbs   Saturday, September 26 View Page this is the 2nt pumpkin on the the,367 kirts ,also around 300lbs x 904 stelts   Saturday, September 26 View Page this is the offspring from my 668 Hampp 06, this pumpkin is around 400lbs ,crossed this with the 500 northrup,going to the scales oct 1st   Saturday, September 26 View Page this is the 509 schaffer, you wont beleave what this is growing on ,the side vide is about big as my, pinky finger   Saturday, September 26 View Page front side of the 509   Saturday, September 26 View Page this is my 5oo northrup given to me by ,Paul huff, love the color,thanks Paul,hope to get this to the pumpkinshow   Saturday, September 26 View Page side veiw of the 500,nice shape   Saturday, September 26 View Page this is the last watermelon growing on the 179 reeb   Tuesday, September 29 View Page Heres a pic of my 667 Dan Kirts grew this year ,he said it`s one of the longest fruits he`s ever grew ,and will plant again,he lost this around,3oo lbs,I will attemp to grow this again next year for sure   Tuesday, September 29 View Page Here`s a pic of my buddy Dan Kirts ,he`s a great guy!   Tuesday, September 29 View Page My daughter Sarah at the ross county fair ,this year ,she won fourth place,her first year.she kept saying over and over,I can`t beleave I won dad,I wept alittle,I was a proud dad that day.   Tuesday, September 29 View Page this was the sponser that bought,Sarahs Rabbitts,220$ she was even more happy seeing these $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$   Tuesday, September 29 View Page overview of the patch 2009   Tuesday, September 29 View Page DOC LIGGETTS MONSTER TAPEING 1700 LBS,just awesome!got to see it to beleave it.   Tuesday, September 29 View Page Doc pose`s and said to me I`ve had a good year,I`m like yell,proof is in the pudding   Thursday, November 5 View Page This is the 1636, in line at the pumpkinshow ,what a beast,CONGRATS TO DOC LIGGETT for a job well done.   Thursday, November 5 View Page this is the pumpkin that won the Nancy Martin award 2009,Congrats from Rob!   Thursday, November 5 View Page HERE`S my buddy Larry Schaffer with his 815 off his own seed 877 schaffer 07,Congrats Larry!   Thursday, November 5 View Page also would like to congradulate Matt French for his fist pumpkin, weighed in at 798,lbs,you just wouldn`t beleave how he grew this pumpkin .ask me later,lol   Thursday, November 5 View Page Doc with the winning pumpkin at the Circleville pumpkinshow,2009   Thursday, November 5 View Page Is this cute or what?   Thursday, November 5 View Page This is now the center peace of my front yard,this was my 500 northrup x 1689 Jutras,360 lbs, love this cross.and it had great color,I was runner up for the Nancy Martin award, but the other pumpkin was bigger with better shape,theres always next year.   Thursday, November 5 View Page this was a sign my daughter wore, during Holloween and boy did she get alot of complomaents about it!   Thursday, November 5 View Page If you can`t read it ,it says I will work for candy.   Thursday, November 5 View Page This is the off spring off the 765 Vanderpool 07 ,weighed in at 1134 pounds now a proven seed.few guys here will be growing this seed next year.   Thursday, November 5 View Page six 1/2inches on the bottom   Thursday, November 5 View Page 11 inches at the stem,5iches on top,3 1/2 at the blossom end, pics speak for it`s self.   Thursday, November 5 View Page new Patch this year ,so it wasn`t to bad of a year,ended up with ,352,360,399,410,458,524,536,544est,lost the 544 to a hole ,and boy did that suck,was on the 450 vanderpool,the 536 was my best pumpkin I feel ,the OTT,WAS ONLY TAPEING AT 439 WENT 107 LBS OVER THE CHART,AND REALLY DIDN`T TAKE CARE OF IT THAT MUCH ,and it was off my 305 from 08,this will be my number one seed for next year.along with my 09 crosses.end of my diarie for this year.