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Thursday, March 25 View Page
Here's my line up for 2010-PUMPKINS. 1544-Revier 1313-Bowles 1187-Jutras 998-Bowles 672.5-Stevens SQUASH line up. 858-Bowles 695-Landry Back up's 834.5 Brandt will start with the others. 1365.5 Hopkins would not like too waist this seed as a back up,but will grow it if I have time to germinate once a main plant dies(hope that dont happen) I would like too thank the following people for help with seeds and advice. Chad Revier,Dan Bowles,Thomas Englund,Frank & Tina Finders,Chris Stevens,Jeremy Brennen. Thank you all very much!!!!
 
Thursday, March 25 View Page
Here's a hoop house I put together for Chad's 1544 this past weekend. Cost me $10.00 to make("I'm a poor man" lol..) But I think it turn out pretty nice. (that's me by it)
 
Wednesday, April 21 View Page
Well! here we go.. Seeds were filled and left to soaked in proxcide/water for 6 hours.. I would like to give one more thank you, to the generus grower's that sent me seeds this past the winter.. Thanks!
 
Wednesday, April 21 View Page
Off to the germination chamber... The chamber's is at a toasty 87.5 degeers fahrenheit.. Let's hope for the best.
 
Thursday, April 29 View Page
Here is the 672.5 Stevens, at eight days old....Great looking plant so far.
 
Thursday, April 29 View Page
1544 Revier, also on day eight. Both the 672.5 & 1544 were thransplanted on the 28th.
 
Thursday, April 29 View Page
From the top clock wise, 998 Bowles, 1313 Bowles and 1187 Jutras.. all on day eight as well.
 
Wednesday, May 5 View Page
Here is our pumpkin patch... top right clock wise, 672.5 Stevens,1187 Jutras,1313-998 Bowles, and 1544 Revier.
 
Wednesday, May 5 View Page
here is the 672.5 Stevens...
 
Wednesday, May 5 View Page
1544 Revier... there is some chemical burns on the 2nd & 3nd true leaves, but that should not be a problem... On the first day they were set in the patch, I gave them a lite dose of fish/kelp...
 
Wednesday, May 5 View Page
1187 Jutras..
 
Wednesday, May 5 View Page
1313 and 998 Bowles... strongest one will be the keeper....
 
Wednesday, May 5 View Page
Watermelon.. 155 Finders,(thanks Tina & Frank) will be transplanted in a few days....
 
Wednesday, May 19 View Page
672.5 Stevens, awesome plant so far, I'm very happy with it. The weather looks outstanding for the next week, so we should see some good growth. Ps. Joe Menting-you see how I use a two Gallon jug for comparesent, not no little 2 litter pop bottle....
 
Wednesday, May 19 View Page
The stump on the 672.5 Stevens.
 
Wednesday, May 19 View Page
A serious over head view of the patch. Ps. next week I'll post all the plants, which inclued-1544 Revier(biggest plant so far),1313 Bowles,998 Bowles,1148 Menting,1187 Jutras and 858 Bowles(squash).
 
Wednesday, May 26 View Page
672.5 Stevens, about a five foot main, The leaves are huge on this plant,,measuring over twenty inches, and thats not the big one in the middle..
 
Wednesday, May 26 View Page
672.5,,,, stump picture,that a 12 gage shoot gun shell to compare with.
 
Wednesday, May 26 View Page
1544 Revier, this plant is much healthier than what it looks like in this picture, the Revier has about a three and a half foot main.
 
Wednesday, May 26 View Page
1187 Jutras, will fall over soon.
 
Wednesday, May 26 View Page
Okey here are the 1313 and 998 Bowles,, neather were heated,, with the cold we had they got stunted,,,however they are starting to vine so by next week they'll be competing for the spot.
 
Wednesday, May 26 View Page
1148 Menting,, was not heated ether, but was transplanted after the cold..there is some cuke beetle damage on the leaves.
 
Wednesday, May 26 View Page
858 Bowles,, this plant looked great yesterday,,, cukes beetles did that in less than thirty minutes... needless to say all plants were sprayed last night...
 
Wednesday, May 26 View Page
155.5 Finders,, Watermelon,, it really took off this week...I hope it is able to fall and vine by next week..
 
Wednesday, June 2 View Page
672.5 Stevens, I think! I can say now this is the most aggresive plant I ever had in the patch. main is around 8 to 9 feet.
 
Wednesday, June 2 View Page
1544 Revier, if it were not for the 672.5, this would be my biggest plant to date in the patch, for this time of the year. Main is just under seven feet.
 
Wednesday, June 2 View Page
672.5 and 1544,, side view.
 
Wednesday, June 2 View Page
1187 Jutras,, fell over and is now vineing.
 
Wednesday, June 2 View Page
998 Bowles left 1313 Bowles right,,, Okey the 1313 is ahead by a little, however you can see it took some damage from cuke beatles, also it is falling at a bad angle, so the 998 is on top in my opinion. The plant that will be pulled may still get to grow,, because we have since made a new patch,,(it has had cover crop over it for the past few years),, anyways I'll try my best to get some roots out with it,, we'll see what happens.
 
Wednesday, June 2 View Page
1148 Menting,, starting to vine,,,
 
Wednesday, June 2 View Page
155.5 Finders,, Also vineing now,,,I think it looks pretty good, right Tina?
 
Thursday, June 10 View Page
672.5,,, Awesome plant Chris....
 
Thursday, June 10 View Page
Front view of the 672.5 Stevens.
 
Thursday, June 10 View Page
1544 Revier,,, Also a very nice plant,, Ps, weather this week,,, four days of rain(3 inches), two mostly cloudy days,, one sunny with high winds up to 35 mph,plants got beaten up a bit.(not like your's Chris)
 
Thursday, June 10 View Page
1544 Revier, front view.
 
Thursday, June 10 View Page
1187 Jutras.
 
Thursday, June 10 View Page
1313 Bowles.
 
Thursday, June 10 View Page
1148 Menting.
 
Thursday, June 10 View Page
155.5 Finders,, Hey she's doing great Tina..
 
Sunday, June 13 View Page
672.5 Stevens,,, mycro's kicking in....
 
Sunday, June 13 View Page
Got females?
 
Thursday, June 17 View Page
155.5 Finders, this is the first day of sun we had since last-last monday(ohh we got about 4 to 5 inches of rain this past two weeks also!!) ,,, anyways the main is about a foot out with two sencondaires three or so inches long,,,
 
Thursday, June 17 View Page
1187 Jutras,,
 
Thursday, June 17 View Page
over head,, 672.5 Stenvens (right) 1544 Revier (left)
 
Thursday, June 17 View Page
1544 Revier,,, PS. (Stevens on last entry)
 
Thursday, June 17 View Page
Now here is a interesting picture,,, this is how I turn my vine into the S curve,,, I'm about 3/4 of the way there.(I'll do the S curve all in one day typically)
 
Friday, June 18 View Page
Finished,,,, just need to make the main turn to the right,,(straight again)
 
Wednesday, June 23 View Page
1544 Revier, I have a good 19 secondaires behind the first set,,,(pollination)
 
Wednesday, June 23 View Page
Here is a very pretty female flowers-(lobes) coolest female flower I've ever seen, it was on the 1544,,
 
Wednesday, June 23 View Page
Side view of the 672.5 Stevens,,,,
 
Wednesday, June 23 View Page
1148 Menting,,,,
 
Wednesday, June 23 View Page
155.5 Finders,,,watermelon.
 
Wednesday, June 30 View Page
672.5 Stevens,, all plants are loveing this nice weather,,,, plant is around 600-700 Sq. feet,,, alot of the vines have been terminated.
 
Wednesday, June 30 View Page
Here is the main set on your plant Chris. It's on day 11. (in the picture) Just an observation, but the main vine on this plant is very nice,
 
Wednesday, June 30 View Page
Chad this is your 1544,,,, My thought's on this plant so far,plant is very aggresive,, males were slow to grow, and that made it hard to bury vines with out burying the young flowers,, very easy vine to work with as far as bending,,, pumpkins on this plant seem slow to start,, although it's been cold this past week,, thing may jump start with a good week like we are suppose to have,,,
 
Wednesday, June 30 View Page
here is a young set on the 1544 Revier,,,
 
Wednesday, June 30 View Page
Dan this is your 1313,, the main vine on it is 10 to 12 feet out, there is a female on it, and that should be pollinated in a week or less.
 
Wednesday, June 30 View Page
1187 Jutras,,, took off this week, there is a 5 day old set on this one,,,,
 
Wednesday, June 30 View Page
1143 Menting.... female is at the tip of the main right now...
 
Wednesday, June 30 View Page
Tina and Franks 155.5 Melon,, 3 feet long!
 
Wednesday, July 7 View Page
Okey even with 2 and a half inches of rain in the past 48 hours(and more to come),, here is the 672.5 Stevens,,,, the patch is taken the water pretty good,,,,, Ps,,, I have not been able to bury vines for the past two days,,
 
Wednesday, July 7 View Page
672 fruit day 18,,, avg. weight gain per day this week 20.5 pounds.
 
Wednesday, July 7 View Page
1313 front and 1187 back,,,,
 
Wednesday, July 7 View Page
Here is the main set on my brothers 1187,,,,on day ten the cir was 27 inches.
 
Wednesday, July 7 View Page
This is the 1148 Menting,,, also have pumpkins pollinated on this one,,,
 
Tuesday, July 13 View Page
Okay let us start things off this week with a over head shot of the patch, with the 1313, 1187, 1544 and 672.5 in it....
 
Tuesday, July 13 View Page
Here we have foliage on the 672.5 Stevens.
 
Tuesday, July 13 View Page
This is the set on Dan's 1313.. Day eight.
 
Tuesday, July 13 View Page
This is the set on Joe's 1187.. Day 18.
 
Tuesday, July 13 View Page
After problems getting a pumpkin to set on Chad's 1544 it seems this one will take,,,Day 4.
 
Tuesday, July 13 View Page
Here is the beast of the patch,(so far!) Day 24,, Cir ?1?...Side to Side ?4... End to End 7?
 
Tuesday, July 13 View Page
One more shot of Chris's 672.5,,, Day 24.
 
Tuesday, July 13 View Page
For those of you who looked at the over head view and thought what the heck is that plastic hoop house doing there.... well this is what is inside of it... a pepper plant! which is now over 4 feet....(closer to 5 feet)
 
Wednesday, July 14 View Page
Here is a 2 day old set, on Dan Bowles 858 squash......
 
Wednesday, July 14 View Page
Watermelon plant, 155 Finders...
 
Wednesday, July 14 View Page
one of the sets on Tina & Franks 155.5, Day two.
 
Monday, July 19 View Page
672.5 Stevens day 30, best numbers I have ever had for this day,,,Cir-?3? Side to Side-8? End to End ?6 Total ott= BIG.
 
Monday, July 19 View Page
1187 Jutras, day 24,, Doing solid gains so far.
 
Monday, July 19 View Page
1313 Bowles,, day 14..
 
Monday, July 19 View Page
1544 Revier,, 36 inch cir, on day ten.
 
Monday, July 26 View Page
672.5 Stevens (plant) day 99.
 
Monday, July 26 View Page
672.5 Stevens fruit day 37. est. weight = new pb.
 
Monday, July 26 View Page
Okay here is everything that is wrong with the 672.5,,, Day 30 lost stump, to foaming.(tons of rain!) Day 37 this,,, And to be honest I could care less if my weight gains dropped, because if I could manage 5-10 pounds a day this will be a huge fruit. I have a suspicious feeling that the daily gains will stay solid.
 
Monday, July 26 View Page
1544 Revier. day 17. cc=65 this will be my wheel shape fruit. I love wheels by the way.
 
Monday, July 26 View Page
1313 Bowles day 21, this fruit also (not sure yet) is showing signs of being a wheel.
 
Monday, July 26 View Page
1187 Jutras day 31. this fruit will be a nice over all shape.
 
Monday, July 26 View Page
1148 Menting day 10, cc was in the high 30s.
 
Monday, July 26 View Page
This is the 155.5 Finders.
 
Sunday, August 1 View Page
1187 Jutras day 37,, Est, weight 600 and some change,,,
 
Sunday, August 1 View Page
1313 Day 27 Est, weight 204.5,,, this fruit has been picking up the pace with some nice 30 pound gains the last few days.
 
Sunday, August 1 View Page
1544 Revier day 23 ott=201 Est weight 181 pounds.
 
Sunday, August 1 View Page
Hmm 672 Stevens(day 43) sure looks big on the camera,,, Trust me it's not all that BIG.,,, you know what they say the camera adds 200 pounds.....
 
Sunday, August 1 View Page
672,,, had to try and see if the camera would make this end look Big as well,,, Hmm,,, Est. weight = unknown, unknown,,, unknown = small,,, ;)
 
Sunday, August 1 View Page
1148 Menting,, on day 15 This fruit had a 61 inch cc.
 
Sunday, August 1 View Page
155.5 Finders plant....
 
Sunday, August 1 View Page
155 Finders day 8 cc = 22.
 
Wednesday, August 4 View Page
This is one of the hundreds of tap roots on Chris's 672,,, Yes they're all that size,,,,
 
Saturday, August 7 View Page
Me next to the mighty 672.5, day 49, estimated weight,,,eh.. well it was over 1000 on the 30Th of July so you can guess what eight days did,,
 
Saturday, August 7 View Page
Quite hard to get the Cir right now,, that's why I do the ott every 4 days,,, average weight gain for the past four days = 25 pounds per day,, if I can keep that number up for twenty more days I'll be golden...
 
Friday, August 13 View Page
Lost Chad's 1544 to blossom end split today,,ehh,,,day 35 numbers were,,, Cir=104 EE=75 SS=72 Ott=251 est weight was 341 pounds,, lost the stump/crown and 4 secondaries on this plant on day 15(fruit),, Imo this was a great plant will grow again next year,,thanks for the opportunity to grow it chad and I'm sorry it went down,,,
 
Friday, August 13 View Page
You can pretty much guess it was going heavy, that is my 12 inch knife on the wall of the fruit.
 
Friday, August 13 View Page
Last picture,,, we didn't weight the fruit it will be the 341 est Brandt 2010 (1544 Revier x 672.5 Stenvens),good thing is this was are smallest fruit,,would of loved to see what it would've done if I didn't lose the stump and secondaires though,,,,
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
672,,, need I say more.
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
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Saturday, August 14 View Page
Day 56,,,,,,
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
Unbelievible,,,,,,
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
1187 Jutras,,,,right around 700 pounds,,,
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
1313 Bowles,,,,400ish.
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
1148 menting,,,350ish. imo this fruit looks just like Tina and Frank Finders 1164 from last year,,,,
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
155 Finders, right around 55 pounds,,,,
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
Picture to last post,,,,
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
the plant it self,,,
 
Saturday, August 14 View Page
Last picture,,,the stem going into the 672.5 Stevens...
 
Saturday, August 21 View Page
155 Finders, day 28, est weight 92 pounds.
 
Saturday, August 28 View Page
672 Stevens, day 70,,,,Great plant, great fruit, what more can I say,,,
 
Saturday, August 28 View Page
Day 70,,,I'm doing maybe 5-10 pounds a day now,,,I think I did pretty good from day 50-70 I added about 250 pounds so not bad, I would be happy to do 100 more,,anything else is a bonus,,,To get state record I'll have to go heavy,,I think,,,,but idk may be I'll keep 5-10 pounds going up to the weigh off,,that would be awesome,,,35 days to weigh off,,,
 
Saturday, August 28 View Page
This is a picture of the 672's stem,,,healed nicely and as you can see it's 28 inches around,,
 
Saturday, August 28 View Page
Here is the 1187 Jutras,,,Eh,,still growing,,,this will be my brothers new pb once weighed,,,
 
Saturday, August 28 View Page
1313 Bowles,,,what is up with the green on our pumpkins,,lol,,,there has to be something in the soil,,,
 
Saturday, August 28 View Page
1148 Menting over 500,,,bet it is closer to 600,,,this shape tends to go heavy with that big front end,,
 
Saturday, August 28 View Page
Eh,,,,1544 Revier( I never quit ),,lol,,,,day 7, I think,,,pollinated with the 905.2 toftness.
 
Friday, September 3 View Page
155 Finders,,,Ott=168, Est weight=138.8,, doing about 4 pounds a day,,,
 
Friday, September 3 View Page
Over the top view,,,CC=76 EE=51 SS=41,,,30 days to weigh off.
 
Saturday, September 4 View Page
Over head view of the 672 and about 50% of the plant that it grew on with no stump,,,,
 
Saturday, September 4 View Page
672,,,I wanna say it's still growing,,,but not much,,day 75??or 74,,
 
Saturday, September 4 View Page
Late set on the 1544,,,
 
Saturday, September 25 View Page
672.5 Stevens,,,7 days to weigh off.
 
Saturday, September 25 View Page
672.5...
 
Saturday, September 25 View Page
672.5....
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
Weigh off day,,pumpkins just after being loaded the morning of the Nekoosa pumpkin fest....
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
547 Brandt,,est just under 540 so it went a bit heavy,,,
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
698.5 Brandt,,grown off the 1148 Menting,,,it went 112 pounds over est..
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
1091 Menting,,grown from the 901 hunt,,,way heavy,,,est in the mid 900s or so,,,good job Joe,,,,
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
1016 Brandt,,grown from the 1187 Jutras,,,est in the mid 900s,,,
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
Joe given me crap before the weighing of my pumpkin...
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
My pumpkin weighed in at 1288,,, went about 6% light too what I tapped it at,,but what ever I can take it,,,it's a new pb,,and next year I'll brake 1500 for sure,,,
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
Here is the pumpkin that won nekoosa and is also the new state record for wisconsin,,,the 1675 Hopkins,,,
 
Saturday, October 2 View Page
New wr long gourd,,,,,,
 
Monday, November 29 View Page
Here is a buck my brother shot during the wisconsin gun deer season,,,, 12 point,,, grossed 181..
 
Monday, November 29 View Page
In this picture we have a 12 inch ruler to show off the long G2s,,just a bit over 13 inches,,,main beams were 25 inches and 23 inches,,21 inch inside spread,,,and it just out scored his previece biggest buck,,
 

 

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