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Sunday, April 24 View Page *CORRECTION* 1002 Jarvis is the 1217.5 Jarvis x 982 Sherwood...not 1215.   Monday, April 25 View Page "All in" on the weekend...A 'little' wet but these crosses should weather the storm just fine ;p 2011 Pumpkin/Squash Line-up. 1219 Jarvis - (1725 Harp x 1155 Frantz x pond cypress) 1236 Harp - (998 Pukos x 1385 Jutras) 1217 Jarvis > (800 Neily x 1132 vincent x sandbar willow) 1002 Jarvis - (1215 Jarvis x 982 Sherwood x swamp cottonwood) Pollinators- 632 Vincent (Like the cross). -982 Sherwood.(green genes)   Tuesday, April 26 View Page *CORRECTION* 1002 Jarvis is the 1217.5 Jarvis x 982 Sherwood...not 1215.   Saturday, April 30 View Page 1/4 circle jig compliments of 'Bob the Builder Brooks'...aka...poor man's start to a greenhouse;)   Saturday, April 30 View Page Highly mechanized and tecnologically advanced bending system:)   Saturday, April 30 View Page Highly mechanized and tecnologically advanced bending system:)   Saturday, April 30 View Page Uniformity beats the '2 tree' method for sure.   Saturday, April 30 View Page Poor mans tunnel:)   Saturday, May 21 View Page It may not help...but it sure can't hurt when your 'patch' is this wet:(   Saturday, May 21 View Page "Read 'em and weep"...best hand ever...(said without any hint of sarcasm:)   Saturday, May 28 View Page Pot-boound squash pollinator serving her 'exploitive' purpose:)   Saturday, May 28 View Page 1236 Harp starting to lay down, hopefully with warm weather next week she'll start to run.   Saturday, May 28 View Page 1219 pumpkin spreading out and lookin' for lunch...seems to be happy to be back home.   Saturday, June 11 View Page 1236 Harp-mains out about 8'.   Saturday, June 11 View Page 1217 Jarvis squash-out about 8'.   Saturday, June 11 View Page 1219 jarvis pumpkin-out about 9'.   Saturday, June 11 View Page 2nd 1219 Jarvis (1725 Harp x 1155 Frantz)-so far an enthusiastic eater;)   Monday, June 20 View Page Day 1 for 1219(new plot) Jarvis   Saturday, June 25 View Page Day 0 for 1219 Jarvis x 1236 Harp-4 lobes and long, not sure if i'll keep it.   Saturday, June 25 View Page Day 0 for 1002 Jarvis x 982 sherwood-5 lobes and green:)   Sunday, June 26 View Page 1219 Jarvis day 6. watching for one a little further out but may keep this one to tick Mr.T off;)   Monday, June 27 View Page 1236 Harp comes out to play at 11 feet as big as a beer bottle and boasting to be the blooming behemoth of the back:)   Monday, June 27 View Page Pollinated 2nd 1236 Harp and terminated main @15 ft.   Wednesday, June 29 View Page Crossed 1217(f) x 1002(m) day 0 @ 12 ft.   Wednesday, June 29 View Page Crossed 2nd 1002(f) x 1217(m)@ 15 ft.   Thursday, July 7 View Page July 7th and 'sets' are locked and loaded.   Thursday, July 7 View Page 1236 Harp.   Thursday, July 7 View Page 1219 old patch   Thursday, July 7 View Page 1217 squash, old patch.   Thursday, July 7 View Page 1002 squash, new patch.   Thursday, July 7 View Page 1219 pumpkin, new patch.   Sunday, July 10 View Page 1219 pumpkin(a). At day 20 a little below circ. benchmark, but still gaining "'s. Maybe the heat, dunno. 777121920177   Friday, July 15 View Page 1219a pumpkin. After a pretty good start, everthing is now Little below benchmarks on some...very hot and dry...may not be able to give them what they need this year...maybe they just don't got it...we'll see. 7771219a198612171460100219741219b2594   Friday, July 15 View Page 1217 squash. "'n along. 7771219a198612171460100219741219b2594   Friday, July 15 View Page 1002 squash. a little 'light', hoping it darkens with age. pretty consisten color but definitely a light green right now. 7771219a198612171460100219741219b2594   Friday, July 15 View Page 1219 pumpkin. Just doesn't have any speed. 3" is a good day for her...thinks she's shutting down, should be doing more at this stage...maybe it's growing on the inside;) 7771219a198612171460100219741219b2594   Thursday, July 21 View Page With such a short stock the 1219 threatens to 'pick itself'...at the rate it's growing though it'll be another month.   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1219 @ day 31. Still pluggin' away but growth seems quite slow. 777121931263   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1002 says 'No' to vine stress. Growth also seems quite slow. 777100224251   Wednesday, July 27 View Page Quite a change in weather. Cooler temps has cause quite a decline in growth rates here...hopefully will adjust soon. 7771002302981219a282881219b37295   Saturday, July 30 View Page 1236 Harp. Cut first one thinking second looked better, looks are decieving...second aborted so here we are today, a little late but on deck:)   Saturday, July 30 View Page 1219...growing long and strong..., i'm squating so picture looks better than it really is. Pumpkin has very little hight, just past my shin but is quit long and wide. Nothing spectacular growth wise but still growing.   Saturday, July 30 View Page 1217 squash. Haven't measured lately but has to be pushing 400 lbs. Nothing spectacular but still putting on inches. Color should get better as we go, but displaying the same striping as her sibling did last year.   Saturday, July 30 View Page 1219 side shot. Steady grower, haven't taken an ott yet but guessing around 500 lbs.   Wednesday, August 3 View Page 1217 Throws green again. Favorite of the girls because of the stripes. I'll be happy if it makes it to the scale;)   Wednesday, August 3 View Page 1219..day 37, still looking pretty young, starting to age a bit in front and back. Tapes around 600 lbs. 77712362077121937320100237332   Saturday, August 6 View Page Warmer weather still has growth 'acceptable'. Small stem splits starting to show, thinking about covering for moisture aversion. 77712362086121940333121738296100240347121945300   Wednesday, August 10 View Page 1236 Harp starting to move...albeit a late pollination. 98" cic. day 23.   Wednesday, August 10 View Page 1219 Seems to have slowed substantially after a big rain...vine check coming up, but still putting on "'s. 337 ott on day 44 or estimating just over 800lbs.   Wednesday, August 10 View Page 1219 Has her dads length, dunno if she'll come up any more...don't care as long as it keeps growing;)   Wednesday, August 10 View Page 1217 squash still putting on "'s. Tapes 309"ott or 623 lbs...lost the other 1217 squash, Hope this one holds.   Friday, August 19 View Page Patch help gives an 'update' from the front..."366 ott dad, slowin' down put still grownin;)"   Friday, August 19 View Page 1217 Jarvis still pluggin away, estimated at 726 lbs according to charts.   Friday, August 19 View Page 1236 Harp, a victim of circumstance:(...set too late after keeper aborted to make a good run, estimatated at 260lbs...   Monday, August 22 View Page Affectionately known as "Mr.Bigger", has been surpassed by most in the patch...still creeping though. Deep initial ribs were of concern, but when your little girl names and claims 'em you gotta go with it;)   Monday, August 22 View Page Although the 1219 is still a 'shoe', she's coming up a bit so may end up being a basketball shoe;) 370"ott and still creepin'.   Wednesday, August 31 View Page 1217 Jarvis hits 350 ott or 900lbs on the tape.   Wednesday, August 31 View Page 1219 Jarvis a.k.a 'the blob' hits 380 ott or around 1100.   Tuesday, September 27 View Page 'Sandbaggin'   Tuesday, September 27 View Page Group effort @ 900+.   Tuesday, September 27 View Page Gota be 750 pownds!!;)   Wednesday, September 28 View Page Fall of 1984. A whoppping 80 lbs and hooked ever since!   Thursday, September 29 View Page "PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION:)"   Thursday, September 29 View Page 1984's maiden attempt..a whopping 80 lbs! Traveled accross N.S in the back of dads Econoline van with this thing on my lap, waiting for the 'big show' in the Grandparents drveway...so proud!   Thursday, September 29 View Page In the patch in ''87 with Sean Turner...AKA..."Mr.T". Sitting on milkcrates with talk almost certainly revolving around fishing, girls and whose gonna grow the first 500 lber;)   Thursday, September 29 View Page Heading to windsor in '87. Skids were'nt required (or needed)...Haircuts on the other hand should have been enforced;)   Thursday, September 29 View Page Times change, but the joys remain.   Friday, September 30 View Page John B explains "um,...it's bigger than your pumpkin" whilst I sip on a mug of 'disguised' drink;) Art and Sean shake there head after every stressed out sip;)   Friday, September 30 View Page Coming out party...for the squash...(not Mr.T hiding out in the back corner lol;)   Friday, September 30 View Page All aboard!!   Friday, September 30 View Page Lifting crew...left to right...Ed,Doug,Bob,Art,Justus stradling me, Mr.T, John B, and Sean (wait 'til next year) Wardell...the next GVGO member to put one out of the park!;) Thanks for all your help guys!   Friday, September 30 View Page Saying 'goodbye' to a very good girl.   Friday, September 30 View Page Not crazy thick but..thick enough. Very Uniform with no internal/growth cracks at all. This girl wasn't about to crack;)   Tuesday, October 4 View Page Introducing the 6.12 Jarvis! A memorable couple of days to say the least:) (I may space my 'pollinations' out a bit next time;)   Thursday, October 13 View Page Now the 1037.5 Jarvis. (1217.5 Jarvis x 1002 Jarvis). Fairly good seed count, poor genetics;)   Thursday, October 13 View Page 1037.5 Jarvis. A shaded North facing posterior and some discoloring up front made this squash 'questionable', i'm thankful for the reasonableness of the judges (and for the help of Art and John when a grower is in neonatal need;) This could throw a large squash next year.   Thursday, October 13 View Page 1037.5 Jarvis. A shaded North facing posterior and some discoloring up front made this squash 'questionable', i'm thankful for the reasonableness of the judges (and for the help of Art and John when a grower is in neonatal need;) This could throw a large squash next year.   Friday, November 4 View Page John B explains "um,...it's bigger than your pumpkin" whilst I sip on a mug of 'disguised' drink;) Art and Sean shake there head after every stressed out sip;)   Friday, November 4 View Page The 1486.6 sends some of her stregth to the next generation;)   Saturday, November 5 View Page Although overshadowed by 'the squash' 1219 Jarvis (1725 Harp x 1155 Frantz) grows the 1427.4 Jarvis (1219 Jarvis x 1236 Harp). A new personal best pumpkin with some pretty good genetics:)   Saturday, November 5 View Page A formidable but friendly advesary. John Vincent presents green jacket and 'growers of the world' trophy. A very memorable convention and award in Niagara!   Saturday, November 5 View Page Sally Hunt presents another $500 from Port Elgin Pumpkinfest in Niagara for a new World Record squash. Sally and her team put on a great convention and fed us very well:)   Saturday, November 5 View Page Awards night in Niagara with Kristine and our 'trainees'... a very memorable evening:)   Thursday, December 1 View Page Squash 1486.6 Jarvis* (2011WR)*-1002 Jarvis* x 982 Sherwood* 1002 Jarvs*- 1217.5 Jarvis (dmg)* x 982 Sherwood* 1217.5 Jarvis* (dmg) -800 Neily x 1132 Vincent* 1037.5 Jarvis*-1217.5 Jarvis (dmg) x 1002 Jarvis*. Pumpkin 1427.4 Jarvis-1219.5 Jarvis x 1236 Harp 1219.5 Jarvis-1725 Harp x 1155 Frantz