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Saturday, July 14 View Page
1103 young plant,1723 marshall on right ,525 puricelli on left
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
1103 young in side yard
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
1103 in side yard pollanated on july 3 had blossem rot
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
1103 young is side yard pollanted july 3rd,had blossem rot.
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
1103 in back yard ,kin 9 days old. been the best plant in the patch
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
close up of the 1103 ,real long stems on this kin
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
1723 marshall plant ,leaves been more yellow then the other plants ,lots of side vines didnt grow . had 2 aborts ,on her ,butt have 2 set now
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
1723 ,5 days old , not sure what 1 to keep
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
lukes 525 plant , been havein problems on this plant to get 1 to set ,from the heat ,just pollanted one today 7/14, plant has alot burned leaves
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
777 young plant ,seems to do good in the heat.
 
Saturday, July 14 View Page
777 young kin nice in round
 
Thursday, July 19 View Page
day 10# on the 1723 marshall.34 inches .bad thing there a half inch split on the stem and kin, and 4 days a rain comeing .i should of not cut the back up kin off .bummer
 
Monday, July 23 View Page
1103 sideyard plant ,day 20 58cc
 
Monday, July 23 View Page
525 Puricelli day 10 29 inches
 
Wednesday, July 25 View Page
back yard ,1103 day20, 66cc.looks nothing like the other 1103 pumpkin
 
Friday, July 27 View Page
Unburyed the stumps,last year i leftem buryed.biggest 1 was on the 1103 young
 
Sunday, July 29 View Page
1723X1103. day20 81cc .best 20day #ive had.
 
Wednesday, August 1 View Page
525 puricelli day 20 ,75cc marshall day23 93cc
 
Saturday, August 4 View Page
525,day 23 88cc
 
Saturday, August 4 View Page
525.
 
Saturday, August 4 View Page
1103 young sideyard plant day 32 105 inches cc ,love the shape on this one,
 
Saturday, August 4 View Page
1103 young backyard plant , day 30 105cc ,kin been covered 24/7, colar pops
 
Saturday, August 4 View Page
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Saturday, August 4 View Page
day 26 on the 1723 ,104cc 302 lbs from the 05 chart.been geting 4 inches 24hr ,last 6 days ,last night only got 2 inches slowin down .lost my beachball .use a tank for scale.
 
Saturday, August 4 View Page
top
 
Wednesday, August 8 View Page
1723 day 30 ,282 ott
 
Wednesday, August 8 View Page
1103
 
Sunday, August 19 View Page
day 40,326ott
 
Sunday, August 19 View Page
1103,304ott
 
Sunday, August 19 View Page
525P 281ott day37
 
Sunday, August 19 View Page
1103Y day 44 294ott
 
Sunday, August 19 View Page
what a svb grub looks like.
 
Tuesday, August 28 View Page
day 50 on the 1723 .353ott 964lbs allmost to 4 digits .come on baby keep growen!
 
Tuesday, August 28 View Page
1723
 
Tuesday, August 28 View Page
1103 day54.ott at 330=793lbs
 
Tuesday, August 28 View Page
patch
 
Wednesday, August 29 View Page
bad spilt on the 525 top and bottem.on the stem.is it a goner?
 
Wednesday, August 29 View Page
1103 stump,roted threw it
 
Friday, August 31 View Page
125 brouillard plant .was my experiment plant till the boys broke the vien,grew it last year empressed how good it grows.grew 2 400 and 300 off it .
 
Friday, August 31 View Page
125
 
Friday, August 31 View Page
Day 50 on the 525 Puricelli 317ott 706lb on 2012 chart
 
Friday, August 31 View Page
525
 
Monday, September 3 View Page
Made it to 364ott around a 1000 Iam happer then a fat kid with a snickers bar.
 
Friday, September 7 View Page
day 60 on the 1725 marshall.369ott,like the hight on this kin,been a fun pumpkin to watch grow ,many thanks to dale for taking the time to send a seed!
 
Monday, September 17 View Page
happy birthday.day 70 ,378ott,
 
Monday, September 17 View Page
1103,350ott.
 
Monday, September 17 View Page
three big pumpkins .
 
Monday, September 17 View Page
525,
 
Thursday, September 20 View Page
pic
 
Thursday, September 20 View Page
pic2
 
Thursday, September 20 View Page
pic3
 
Thursday, September 20 View Page
pic of the girls,
 
Thursday, September 20 View Page
geting thes brown spots that have little cracks on top ,been washing with bleach,hope there not rot
 
Thursday, September 20 View Page
better pic of spots
 
Thursday, September 20 View Page
pic4
 
Sunday, September 23 View Page
what i get for thinking it wouldnt happen to me a mouse been chewen on my lady,making a trip to get some traps.leaves look like they been shot with a 12 gauge
 
Sunday, September 23 View Page
she still growen
 
Sunday, September 23 View Page
pic2
 
Sunday, September 23 View Page
hope these mice chewings dont start to rot,put bleach and babypowder on them ,check the traps in the mornin
 
Monday, September 24 View Page
Gotem last time he eats pumpkin
 
Monday, September 24 View Page
1103 young 331 ott.pumpkin soild think its goin to go heavy
 
Monday, September 24 View Page
who needs a tractor,i doo ,my back,cuting this one a week early need to use the garge.
 
Monday, September 24 View Page
nice flat bottem
 
Monday, September 24 View Page
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Monday, September 24 View Page
mom stop over to pose.
 
Monday, September 24 View Page
Goin to have the 1103 wieghed on a certified scale tomaroo.
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
Cant belive the size of the 1103 vien ,its huge
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
it found sumthing in the dirt it like.
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
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Tuesday, September 25 View Page
king of the kins
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
ghost peppers are turning red
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
Dint wiegh her took 4 palets up wiegh on the scale,by myself the guy looked busy big shipment came in ,so ill wiegher tomaroo.
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
the 525 havin a hell of a time movein it ,back up plan makin a tripod.
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
got the 525 on the pallet the comelonging it on the trailer rip the pallet in half,arrr.i have a heavy duty plastic pallet butt was goin to use on the 1723,new plan makeing a tripod
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
man my back hurts need to start growen water melons,
 
Tuesday, September 25 View Page
bottems not flat like the 1103
 
Wednesday, September 26 View Page
My views are changing ,if you growem big you better build a tripod,last year dint seem so bad ,old age catchen up to me.lol
 
Wednesday, September 26 View Page
When you fail once use a better built pallet,smooth sailing today
 
Wednesday, September 26 View Page
I thank she goin heavy, the pallet was buckling in the middle.
 
Wednesday, September 26 View Page
Lots of bottle grouds this year
 
Wednesday, September 26 View Page
Wiegh the 525Puricelli ,850lbs
 
Wednesday, September 26 View Page
The ott was 337 on the 525
 
Thursday, September 27 View Page
Been leaving the cover off the 1723 for the last 3 days,she been changing colar.the ott has not chang in 3 days the Dream of hiting 400 ott is over.goin to lift her.shes at 381ott
 
Thursday, September 27 View Page
Have the 1723 ready to be lifted.
 
Thursday, September 27 View Page
Did it all myself ,tried of friends saying the be over to help,and never show up.
 
Thursday, September 27 View Page
1723 Marshall goin up .she a small one.
 
Thursday, September 27 View Page
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Thursday, September 27 View Page
Touchdown,
 
Friday, September 28 View Page
1723 wieghed 1120,kinda bummed thought it go over chart.it was 1201 on 2012 ott chart.
 
Friday, September 28 View Page
Lifting the 1103 Yong ,
 
Friday, September 28 View Page
goin to the wiegh off tomaroo
 
Friday, September 28 View Page
1103
 
Friday, September 28 View Page
1103
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
Had a good year ,hope to top it next year,1120 might be hard to beat.to get a new PB.
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
1103
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
Went to my weigh off and got 1238 on the 1723, wtf ,thats a 118 lbs diffenance then a certifide scale ,not to happy ,the 1238 scale said it was dead nuts , now i gota find anouther scale site
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
weigh off
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
Heres the scale ,thats the 1103 young
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
Heres my compation,3 pumpkins in back .lol highest was 80lbs
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
1103
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
1103
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
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Saturday, September 29 View Page
1723 marshall
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
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Saturday, September 29 View Page
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Saturday, September 29 View Page
1723
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
pics3
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
1103 stump n vien
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
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Saturday, September 29 View Page
my kid,posen with the pumpkins,they were 9.00 bucks
 
Saturday, September 29 View Page
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Thursday, October 4 View Page
Newspapper,pic
 
Monday, October 8 View Page
Plant lay out for next year.if any one has opinions.email me at jeepman49659@yahoo.com
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
Good time in frankfort,took 1st 3rd and 4th.1723 weighed 1235,1103yong was 955,and 825.5.
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
pic2
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
pic3
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
pi5
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
heres the car there goin to smash wit the pumpkin ,i was soaked so we left early.
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
they were launchin pumpkin in the bay ,
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
Heres the pumpkin that i though was goin to be the winner,it came in 2nd place .the 1723 tall boy won it .
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
heres another pic of 2nd place
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
all
 
Saturday, October 13 View Page
Craved by pumpkin Ed moody
 
Thursday, October 18 View Page
Fall prep has started ,4 trailer loads of maple leaves.goin to try turkey manuer this year insted of cow poop .
 
Thursday, October 25 View Page
thats the best i can do , i like growin them not cravem.
 
Thursday, October 25 View Page
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Monday, November 19 View Page
grab these hoses for free the other day ,thinkin of making a Irrigation somehowsd.
 
Monday, November 19 View Page
this is what zania and i thought of the game sunday.
 
Tuesday, December 4 View Page
Nice day today tilled in 2 more trailer loads of leaves n rabbit poop.
 
Thursday, December 27 View Page
Pic of the 1723,
 

 

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