Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 56 Entries. Sunday, April 15 View Page Started the watermelons today, (6) 112 Johnson/11 and (4)118 Joynson/09   Monday, April 23 View Page First batch of pumpkins seeds were put in soil and into the germination box are the 1059 Vincent-McGill, 1080 Hunt, 1002 Kline/11, 1401 Privitara, 2-970 Johnson/09   Wednesday, April 25 View Page First seed to germinate is the 1059 Vincent-McGill, the seed is about a 1/2 inch out of the soil this morning. 2.5 days ! not bad.   Thursday, April 26 View Page The 1401 Pritera is now out of the soil and is doing great, the 1002 is starting to show it's seed coat out of the soil. The 1059 V/M is coming along, kinda stalled out on me, so we will see.   Saturday, May 5 View Page Should I plant this or not!   Wednesday, May 9 View Page Here is the 1059 Vincent/McGill set out in the garden on May 9th, looking like it needs some food!   Wednesday, May 9 View Page The 1002 Kline is on the left and the 1176 Lombardi in in the right, also set out on the 9th   Wednesday, May 9 View Page 1401 Privitera set out on May9th, also needing some nitro!   Wednesday, May 16 View Page 1059 V/M, One week in the garden and looking good compared to last years diary.   Wednesday, May 16 View Page 1002 Kline on the left and the 1176 Lombardie on the right. One week in the garden and the 1176 is starting to come around.   Wednesday, May 16 View Page 1401 Privitera, one week in the garden   Wednesday, May 23 View Page The 1059 V/M is now 2 weeks in the ground, and looking pretty good   Wednesday, May 23 View Page The 1176 Lombardi is now my keeper it is a few days behind my other plants but I'm sure it will catch up.   Wednesday, May 23 View Page The 1401 Privitera ia also doing Awesome!   Monday, May 28 View Page Here is a pic of my lower end of the patch after the latest rain fall. Our area is under a state of emergency as roads are washed out.   Wednesday, May 30 View Page Now 2 weeks into the growing season, my best looking plant.Seems i'm a bit behind from previous years.   Wednesday, May 30 View Page The 1176 Lombardi is starting to come around. Gave it some Fish and seaweed today.   Wednesday, May 30 View Page Last is the 1401 Privitera, I could'nt give this plant any food as the ground is saturated from all the rain.Hope this end of my garden dries up soon!.   Wednesday, May 30 View Page Also gave the 1059 Vincent/McGill some fish and seaweed mixing it at 1/8th of a cup to 1 gallon of water.   Wednesday, June 13 View Page Well here was I got for this year, looking pretty Good!!! 1059 Vincent/McGill   Wednesday, June 13 View Page The 1176 Lombardi is starting to pick up, sitting at about 7 feet   Wednesday, June 13 View Page The 1401 Privitera is doing awesome! siting around 7 feet long.   Sunday, June 24 View Page Roof shot of thpumpkin patch   Sunday, June 24 View Page The 1059 Vincent/McGill is by far my best plant so far, pollinated a 5 lobe flower this morning (selfed) about 8 feet out on the main.   Sunday, June 24 View Page 1176 Lombardi   Sunday, June 24 View Page 1401 Privitera, not looking so hot these days, it is in the lower part of the patch where the soil has been pretty wet for sometime now. Do not want to add any ferts to the soil right now untill it dries up a bit more.   Wednesday, July 4 View Page A little behind on my diary but here is whats going on, on June the 29th my wife pollinated a 5 lobe slightly deformed flower on the 1176 Lombardi. She crossed it with the 1059 Vincent/McGill. 10 feet out on the main.   Wednesday, July 4 View Page On June 29th she also pollinated a multi-lobed flower on the 1059 Vincent/McGill at 11 feet out on the main. It also had seeds in the flower.   Wednesday, July 4 View Page On July 2, I pollinated a perfect 5 lobe flower on the 1059 Vincent/McGill at 14 feet out on the main. Crossed it with the 1176 Lombardi.   Wednesday, July 4 View Page On July 2nd I set a pumpkin on the 1401 Privitera at about 11 feet out on the main and crossed it with the 1059 Vincent/McGill. 5 Lobe flower, slightly deformed with no seeds.   Wednesday, July 4 View Page Day 10 measurment on my 1059 V/M is only 18" cc. This was my only early polination. It is at 8 feet out on the main.   Thursday, July 5 View Page Set a perfect 5 lobe female on the 1176 Lombardi this morning and crossed it with the 1059 Vincent/McGill. 14 feet out on the main.   Sunday, July 8 View Page On July 7th I set a pumpkin on the 1059 V/M 16 feet out on the main, 4 lobe flower.   Sunday, July 8 View Page July 7th I set one on the 1401 Privitera and crossed it with the 1059 V/M 15 feet out on the main.5 lobes   Sunday, July 8 View Page Set another one this morning on the 1176 Lombardi and crossed it with the 1059 V/M, 17 feet out with 4 lobes   Monday, July 9 View Page Day 10 for the 1176 Lombardi X 1059 Vincent/McGill 21 inches.   Monday, July 9 View Page Day 15 for my early polination of the 1059 V/M X Self 32 inches, 1 inch behind last year.   Tuesday, July 17 View Page Day 10 for the 1401 Privitera and this is one of the best 10 day measurements I have ever had. Except I was a little late polinating this one, but the good thing is it is at 15 feet out on the main.   Tuesday, July 17 View Page The 1176 Lombardi is starting to pick up speed now, now we are at 54 inches at day 19. The only draw back to this year is my plants seem to be smaller then previous years.   Tuesday, July 17 View Page Here is the 1059 Vincent/McGill on July 17th, Day 23 and we are at 68 inches.Gonna be a nice color. I'm Way behnd on my work in the garden an never put anything under my pumpkins yet. Could be tricky now!.   Saturday, July 21 View Page Here is the patch for 2012   Saturday, July 21 View Page Here is my biggest for 2012. it's the 1059 Vincent/McGill and it is nice!   Saturday, July 21 View Page Second biggest is the 1176 Lombardi   Saturday, July 21 View Page And the baby of the parch is the 1014 Privitera   Saturday, July 21 View Page This blossum end has me concerned as I have had this type before and I usally loose them to a blossum emd split, hopping for the the best as this is a beaut!   Tuesday, July 24 View Page Day 30 numbers on the 1059 Vincent/McGill, 99cc + 65ss + 66ee= 230 inches, behind from last years measurement at day 30   Friday, August 17 View Page Well I have'nt posted for a while so here goes, the 1401 Pritera had troble this year. It sufferd from lack of mangenese and also I discoverd the vine was kinked! So the 1401 will not be doing anything this year. It's starting to crack at the stem. Estimated weight is around 300 lbs.   Friday, August 17 View Page The 1176 Lomabardi also lacked manganese and before I got my supply of manganese i lost about 40% of the plant.The pumpkin is sitting around 650lbs.   Friday, August 17 View Page My biggest pumpkin in the patch is the 1059 Vincent/McGill the ott is at 342 inches. Thats 100 lbs behind from last year, o well! gonna be a nice orange:) though.   Monday, August 27 View Page Roof shot of the colorful patch, Aug 27th   Tuesday, September 11 View Page Day 79, the big Orange guy is sitting at 383" ott   Tuesday, September 25 View Page The weight of the 1059 Vincent/McGill ended up to be 1187 lbs. It measured out at 391 ott and came in about 9% light.   Tuesday, September 25 View Page The 1176 Lombardi produced this Beauti... it weighed in at 695 lbs and the cross is 1176 Lombardi X 1059 Vincent/McGill it was about 18% light   Wednesday, October 24 View Page 1187 Johnson/2012 1059 Vincent/McGill x Self   Wednesday, October 24 View Page 1187 Johnson/12   Wednesday, October 24 View Page 1187 Johnson/12 - 1059 Vincent/McGill X Self