Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 41 Entries. Friday, July 4 View Page Only 1 pumpkin going so far. This is the 991 Urena x the 1381 Checkon. Both plants in picture. 1381 on the backside.   Friday, July 4 View Page This is the patch on the other side of the house. 2 plants back to back. Closest is the Harp 1236. On the opposite of that is the 1309.5 Connolly club seed. These will end up being my carving pumpkin plants. Its hard to set the pumpkins this year. lots of critter munching all around.   Friday, July 4 View Page Different angle pic. The Connolly and harp plants. First year for this spot. Had 2 huge ash trees removed last summer due to ash borer infestation. With luck I may get 1 or 2 to grow in the front yard. The excitement of moving giant pumpkins has run its course within the neighborhood. Less volunteers each year. Might have to just carve them where they grow eventually. Just back from an amazing trip to universal studios Orlando. Our little muggles were very excited to see harry potter. Lots of cool pumpkin stuff at that park. Missed a few pollinations while gone but weather gave a break and rained a bit to help keep plants going. Only 1 pumpkin set so far, back late June, but lots of possibilities now.   Monday, July 14 View Page I hacked up this vine and pulled out a good size Svb maggot. Better out than inn, they heal pretty fast even if I butcher up the area.   Monday, July 14 View Page 300lbs today. 991 x 1381. Just over 20 lbs a day now   Monday, July 21 View Page I spent most of my patch time Sunday on Svb maggot removal. Around a dozen now. Sizes range from little skinny half inch to fat two inches. Cleaned one out of the stump of the 1381. Stuck a skewer into the hole till I fished the little worm out. The pic is a leaf that I found so chewed up that I just cut it off. Easy to spot with the frathing and brown area on the bottom section. Big maggot in that leaf.   Monday, July 21 View Page A closer pic of Svb damage and larva getting fat off my plant.   Monday, July 21 View Page Last Svb pic. This wasn't the biggest I pulled out. most we're smaller than him. Finding around 5 per plant now. All areas seem to be healing fine.   Saturday, July 26 View Page Just hit 500 lbs. I cut off a nice 50 lb set pumpkin off the main yesterday. All or nothing now for this plant   Saturday, July 26 View Page 150 lber split on the 1236 harp plant. Still lots of good pumpkins left. Couldn't let this one go to waste. First carving of 2014 for me.   Saturday, July 26 View Page 1381x991. Just getting started.   Tuesday, August 12 View Page My 2 nd patch. Every pumpkin on the 1236 harp has split. Covering holes with duct tape. They keep on growing. Should get 5 nice keepers from this patch   Tuesday, August 12 View Page 350 lbs and still 10 lbs a day. Interesting to see what will come of the split pumpkins.   Tuesday, August 12 View Page Patch pic. Keeping vines under control this year. Lots of problems in this patch all season. I'm happy with what I've got at this point.   Tuesday, August 12 View Page Maybe I can post a straight picture some day   Monday, August 25 View Page 1309.5 Connolly on left with 5 pumpkins. The 1236 Harp on right has 3 remaining. All on Harp have split and rotted so far. One kin on the Connolly is doing well. At about 500lbs and gaining more everyday. Pretty good with another kin at 450 and a couple over 200 on same plant. The sunflowers have been amazing this year with the multi heads standing over 15 feet tall   Monday, August 25 View Page Lost this pumpkin off the 1309 at 375lbs today   Monday, August 25 View Page The 991 stopped growing at 650lbs. Great color and nice shape. I was able to get a few new ones started but very late set on those. Hope to get a couple in the 500lbs range. Almost every pumpkin I pollinated set from this plant. No splits and very little complications from the 991.   Monday, August 25 View Page 1381 is my best shot this year. Late July pollination. A bit behind but hope to keep up the weight into late next month. Still looking for that 1000 mark but over 900 will be a new PB   Monday, August 25 View Page 1381 plant is still growing strong and keeping me busy, while the other 3 plants have slowed a lot.   Tuesday, September 9 View Page This is the 991. 6 pumpkins now from 300 to 700. getting orange a bit more each day.   Tuesday, September 9 View Page The tape says 915lbs today so that's a new PB for me on the 1381. I have come up light in the past so wont know for a couple more weeks still. I have done a lot of extra things for this plant since it is still growing. In years past I have had very little growth in September. Cold moving inn will slow her down some.   Tuesday, September 9 View Page Patch 2 is all but done. maybe 4 good pumpkins here. One of these 2 will get weighed also. Both on the conolly plant around 600lbs each and still gaining slowly. I didn't think the first one would make it with that shape so I started another. So 2 nice pumpkins to carve here. Pollinated by different males. The shapes show that. with the sheets on they look like ghosts in the patch now   Saturday, September 20 View Page Its carving time. First event of the season was today. Carved a nice thick 400lber from the harp 1236. Still have 11 nice big ones left for the home display. Weigh off a week from sunday means moving the pumpkins too the front yard next Saturday.   Wednesday, October 8 View Page All the pumpkins are out the front yard at the PUMPKIN HOUSE. Best season so far. New PB. Finally hit 1000!   Wednesday, October 8 View Page Here is the new PB 1087.   Wednesday, October 8 View Page Nice day for the first home carving   Wednesday, October 8 View Page up close   Tuesday, October 21 View Page This is one of our 9 big pumpkins in the front yard. Knocked over, kicked, jumped on, and cut up all over. Lots of anger out there.   Tuesday, October 21 View Page Took a couple days to get enough guys to sit her back up after the beating. Had to carve before the soft spots got to bad. Angry kin   Tuesday, October 21 View Page This one lasted a week before the mold took over. Still have the other side to carve   Tuesday, October 21 View Page Off the Harp 1236. Lots of problems with the plant but great pumpkin to carve. Good shape and very thick. Around 300lbs   Tuesday, October 21 View Page Another from the Harp 1236. Calling these guys stashkins. Everyone loves the stash   Monday, October 27 View Page It was time to carve my new PB today. Perfect weather for it. Got all other pumpkins turned and ready for a fresh face before Halloween. I hope to get them all done in the next couple days.   Tuesday, October 28 View Page Nice orange 700lber from the 991   Tuesday, October 28 View Page moving along on the carvings. loaded with mold on the front but still carvable on the side   Thursday, October 30 View Page All pumpkins carved and ready for Halloween!   Thursday, October 30 View Page Back of the beat pumpkin. Glad it lasted after taking such abuse. Nice to carve both sides   Thursday, October 30 View Page From the 991.   Thursday, October 30 View Page Backside of a Harp 1236   Thursday, October 30 View Page the 1309 connolly