Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 78 Entries. Sunday, March 25 View Page Here we go!!! Warm weather predicted thru the first of April. Starting 5 plants on the 24th of march,some photos will have wrong date because camera died and failed to re-set date.   Sunday, March 25 View Page here they are in my germination chamber   Sunday, March 25 View Page another shot   Sunday, March 25 View Page 1287 Megchelsen, thanks JD   Sunday, March 25 View Page 1789 Wallace, thanks Ron   Sunday, March 25 View Page 1295 C&P, thanks Dan and Marc   Sunday, March 25 View Page 1723 Marshall, thanks Dan   Sunday, March 25 View Page 1205.5 Young, thanks Don ans Julie! This completes my early line-up.   Saturday, March 31 View Page UP AND RUNNING, THE 1789 WALLACE HAS SOME ISSUES AND MAY NOT MAKE IT   Sunday, April 8 View Page Been in patch for a week,no fatalities yet! Cold weather here now down to freezing next few nights.   Sunday, April 8 View Page 1205.5 best looking plant so far   Sunday, April 8 View Page 1287   Sunday, April 8 View Page 1723   Sunday, April 8 View Page And last but not least the 1295, also the 1789 is still in the house think it will make it and plan to set it out after this cold spell goes away- along with a long gourd.   Sunday, April 15 View Page starting some late pumpkins- 1647 Wallace,1568 Wallace,922 Young,and 1064.5 Debacco   Sunday, April 15 View Page 1205.5 Young   Sunday, April 15 View Page 1287 Megchelsen   Sunday, April 15 View Page 1295 C&P   Sunday, April 15 View Page 1723 Marshall   Sunday, April 15 View Page the freak-has some issues but think it is comming out of it, if not I just started some today that can take its place   Monday, April 30 View Page soil test   Monday, April 30 View Page 1205.5 young   Monday, April 30 View Page 1295 c&p   Monday, April 30 View Page 1723 marshall   Monday, April 30 View Page 1789 wallace- this plant is the same age as the 1205.5 young,1295 c&p and the 1723 marshall. i thought it would pull through but it gets culled today!   Monday, April 30 View Page 1789 wallace along side its replacement the 1064.5 Debacco which is 3 weeks younger.   Sunday, May 6 View Page 1205.5 young,had to open up south end of hut and let her out! also had to make the decision to pull the back-up plant the 1287 Megchelsen,and my son was very upset with me, he couldnt understand why we had to kill such a big nice plant!!!!! hope i made good choice but the 1205.5 was alot nicer looking plant,to late now what is done is done!!!   Sunday, May 6 View Page i also pulled my heat tape out before the ground settled, just pulled it out back and fourth under the plant,hope didnt damage to many roots!   Sunday, May 6 View Page 1295 c&p, really nice plant!   Sunday, May 6 View Page 1723 marshall, also looking good, they all are really starting to take off!!   Sunday, May 6 View Page 1064.5 Debacco,wow! this plant is at least 3 times larger than the others the same age!   Sunday, May 6 View Page 1568 wallace   Sunday, May 6 View Page 922 young looking a little sick, i zoomed in on the stick to keep track of what plant it was for sure and look what i found!   Sunday, May 6 View Page not sure what kind of catterpillar it was but i squashed the green pumpkin plant juice rite out of him!!! then went about spraying and dusting everywhere!!! the bugs could really be an issue this year!!!   Sunday, May 6 View Page 114.5 schnicker long gourd   Sunday, May 6 View Page my big helper with giant sunflower,still mad at me for killing the 1287 plant!!!   Sunday, May 6 View Page i got these at an auction,they are yard or street light covers approx 24" wide at the bottom and 16" tall they make great plant covers and are heavy enough that they dont blow away! definately work better than milk jugs!!!   Thursday, May 17 View Page 1205.5 young date is wrong on pic!!!   Thursday, May 17 View Page 1295 c&p   Thursday, May 17 View Page 1723 marshall   Thursday, May 17 View Page 1064.5 debacco   Thursday, May 17 View Page 1568 wallace think this one is going to grow the wrong direction!!! gonna have to make a quick turn as it is on the edge of patch!!!   Thursday, May 17 View Page 922 young   Thursday, May 17 View Page long gourd   Thursday, May 24 View Page hopefully pollinated on the 1295 c&p with 1205.5 young. the male flowers werent new,hope they still had pollen!   Wednesday, June 6 View Page 1064.5 Debacco, this plant is at least 3 times larger than my other two plants the same age!!!   Wednesday, June 6 View Page 1568 Wallacegot it turned around and headed in the right direction   Wednesday, June 6 View Page 922 Young   Wednesday, June 6 View Page 1205.5 Young   Wednesday, June 6 View Page plant on left is 1295 C&P, right is 1723 Marshall, top is the 1064.5 Debacco   Wednesday, June 6 View Page top left to right 922 young, 1568 wallace and the 1064.5 debacco these plants are the same age see how much larger the Debacco is. Bottom left to right-1205.5 young,1295 c&p, 1723 marshall   Wednesday, June 6 View Page all growing like weeds!   Wednesday, June 6 View Page is that a wasp or a mud dauber dad??? wish i had a dollar for every time ive answered that!   Wednesday, June 6 View Page sunflower really taking off   Thursday, June 21 View Page 1205.5 young   Thursday, June 21 View Page 1205.5 young pollinated on june 3   Thursday, June 21 View Page 1295 c&p pollinated on 6-1   Thursday, June 21 View Page 1723 marshall pollinated 6-10   Thursday, June 21 View Page finally got to spend some time in my cash crop patch! weeds were about to take over   Thursday, June 21 View Page first big cull, was on a side vine growing good but in wrong place and had a scar   Thursday, June 21 View Page this is my sons favorite part of culling, throwing the small ones and rolling the large ones down the hill   Thursday, June 21 View Page away she goes, soon to be consumed by the cows   Sunday, July 1 View Page 1723 Marshall, I think this is the only one I am going to get off of this plant,there is another one but think the heat has killed it. I will give it a few days and then tear out the plant.   Sunday, July 1 View Page 1064.5 Debacco   Sunday, July 1 View Page 1568 Wallace   Sunday, July 1 View Page 1205.5 Young   Sunday, July 1 View Page 1295 C&P   Tuesday, July 3 View Page the end for the 1723 plant   Sunday, July 15 View Page well this is the end for the 1205.5, it died a little over a week ago when we had 107 degrees sad to see it go, last measurement -ott 262   Sunday, July 15 View Page one more last pic- thumbs down!!!!!!!   Sunday, July 15 View Page not pumpkin related but had to post! the 4-h had their county shoot awards presentation last week and my daughter took first place in the junior division in four catagories- pellet rifle paper target, .22 rifle paper target, .22 rifle sillouette, and compound bow paper target. at least some good news!   Friday, July 27 View Page 922 young DEAD!!!!! ott 215 another mone bites the dust, just couldnt handle the heat!!!   Friday, July 27 View Page 1295 C&P still alive?   Friday, July 27 View Page 1064.5 Debacco   Wednesday, August 8 View Page hope the straps hold! Also hope shes not rotten on the bottom!!!   Wednesday, August 8 View Page Well the straps should hold-gonna be way lighter than last year! but I guess I should be happy it is still alive!!! No holes just one big scar-good to go! Iowa state fair here we come!   Wednesday, August 8 View Page careful now dont want to damage pumpkin or tailgate!!   Wednesday, August 8 View Page safe and sound, now for the 150 mile trip -wonder how many potholes are between here and Des Moines? Ready to go up there and be served a big piece of humble pie!! Those Iowa boys sure know how to raise pumpkins!!! Oh well sure is a fun trip and the people are the best! They are really nice and helpful especially to an out of stater comming to their fair!!!