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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 28 Entries.
Sunday, April 6 View Page
We're off !!
 
Monday, April 14 View Page
Unfortunatly the 2328 (left in the pic) won't make it to the main patch. Almost no rooting an a bunch of leaves instead of a single second true leaf. A friend of mine will pick it up and try to grow it for genetic purposes.
 
Tuesday, April 15 View Page
2328Meier Came up on friday 4/11. Plant looks healthy and normal so far.
 
Friday, April 25 View Page
The 2009Wallace is doing fine and will be one of the two plants i will grow this season.
 
Tuesday, April 29 View Page
Second plant is the 1985Miller.
 
Thursday, June 12 View Page
2009wallace*self. 11ft out.
 
Thursday, June 12 View Page
2009
 
Thursday, June 12 View Page
2009 plant
 
Thursday, June 12 View Page
1544revier
 
Thursday, June 12 View Page
1544 from the back side. I have some tertiaries running backwards to fill up the space
 
Thursday, June 12 View Page
1544 sideview
 
Saturday, July 12 View Page
2009Wallace 30 days old. Est.weight is 350lbs Gained 270 lbs in the last 10 days
 
Monday, July 21 View Page
Fruit on the 1544Revier Day 10 : cc 16" Day 20 : cc 51" Day 30 : Est.weight 220lbs Day 35 : Est.weight 410lbs Very slow start , but last 5 days it did 38lbs/day
 
Tuesday, July 22 View Page
2009Wallace 40 days old.Est.weight is 750lbs. Putting on 40 lbs./day during last 10 days.
 
Friday, August 1 View Page
2009Wallace 50 days old today and taping 1150lbs. 400lbs over the last 10 days
 
Monday, August 11 View Page
2009 is 60 days old today and it tapes 407" for an est. weight of 1415lbs The 1544 in the background is 56 days old and tapes 1040lbs Pace slowed down to about 20lbs/day for both fruits
 
Sunday, August 17 View Page
1544Revier fruit 1200lbs EST. on day 61.
 
Thursday, August 21 View Page
Day 70 for the 2009Wallace 430" ott 1614lbs est. Circumference is 200"
 
Sunday, August 31 View Page
2009Wallace day 80 447" ott. 1760lbs. Est.
 
Sunday, August 31 View Page
Fruit on the 1544Revier day 76 Ott is 400", so both my pumpkins passed the 400" Est weight is 1350lbs.
 
Saturday, September 6 View Page
This week my 2009Wallace fruit passed the 450" mark. Today at day 87 cc212 ss123 se117 for an ott of 452" and an est.weight of 1805lbs.
 
Friday, September 12 View Page
Day 90 (sept.10) Getting hard to measure but dial indicator tells it's still gaining.
 
Friday, September 19 View Page
Loaded for trip to Lohmar(Germany)
 
Friday, September 26 View Page
Arrival at Krewelshof in Lohmar for GPC weighoff
 
Friday, September 26 View Page
1840,8lbs 835kg Fruit was exactly 100 days old on weighoff day (sept 20)
 
Friday, September 26 View Page
EGVGA gang
 
Friday, September 26 View Page
 
Friday, September 26 View Page
Last pic of the 1840 for a while. Had to leave the pumpkin behind in Lohmar for display purposes.
 

 

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