Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 52 Entries. Friday, April 18 View Page 1090 Northrup on 4-16-14, planted on 4-13-14. The Beauchemin 905 went in the ground 4-17-14.   Friday, April 18 View Page cloche 4-16-2014   Friday, April 18 View Page cloche 4-16-14...COLD OUT!!   Monday, April 21 View Page 4-20-14   Tuesday, April 22 View Page Northrup 1090 about to take off I think!   Thursday, April 24 View Page 4-24-14....CRAZY WINDY!!! Hope cloche is still there when I get home!   Thursday, May 1 View Page 4-30-2014...needs some sun!!   Friday, May 2 View Page 5-2-14.....chugging along!   Monday, May 5 View Page 5-4-14   Tuesday, May 6 View Page 5-6-14   Wednesday, May 7 View Page 5-7-14....starting to pull her to the ground!   Thursday, May 8 View Page 5-8-14   Friday, May 9 View Page 5-9-14   Monday, May 12 View Page 5-12-14   Monday, May 12 View Page 5-12-14   Monday, May 12 View Page 5-12-14   Tuesday, May 13 View Page 5-13-14   Wednesday, May 14 View Page 5-14-14   Thursday, May 15 View Page 5-15-14   Thursday, May 15 View Page my sifting set up!   Friday, May 16 View Page 5-16-14, did a little pruning last night, should be a BIG WEEK!!   Monday, May 19 View Page 5-19-14....and she's off!!   Tuesday, May 20 View Page 5-20-14   Wednesday, May 21 View Page 5-21-14...think I'll take down the cloche this weekend!   Thursday, May 22 View Page 5-22-14....dropping a leaf a day now!   Friday, May 23 View Page about 3 ft. long I figure...I'm happy so far!   Friday, May 23 View Page 5-23-14....btw...I got a turkey today!   Tuesday, May 27 View Page 5-27-14....chugging along, starting to see some side vine growth.   Tuesday, May 27 View Page 905 Beauchemin which I started 10 days after the Northrup is taking off, hope the main doesn't snap!   Wednesday, May 28 View Page 5-28-14....sprayed with actinovate and set the heater back up after putting the ends back on the cloche.   Thursday, May 29 View Page looks like this will be the weekend to remove the cloche as I only have about 10 inches of room between the tip and the cloche....   Friday, May 30 View Page last day in the cloche, hoping to see some serious side vine growth in the next week. Hopefully the plant will be a 10ft. triangle a week from now!   Monday, June 2 View Page 6-2-14   Wednesday, June 4 View Page 1090 Northrup on 6-4-14   Thursday, June 5 View Page starting to fill out! cut off the 2nd. pumpkin I've had on the main....the next one will hopefully be the "ONE"!! Hopefully it's in about 2 weeks when I have a 15-20 ft. triangle   Monday, June 9 View Page 6-9-14....3rd. pumpkin can now be seen on the main about 10 ft. out, this one will be a keeper!!   Thursday, June 12 View Page 6-12-14...should be pollinating the 1090 Northrup with a 2009 Wallace or 905 Beauchemin in the next 3-5 days!   Friday, June 13 View Page 905 Beauchemin on 6-13-14   Monday, June 16 View Page 6-16-14....My first pollination looks like it will be tomorrow!   Wednesday, June 18 View Page Pollinated the 1090 Northrup this morning.....fingers crossed!!   Tuesday, June 24 View Page 6-24-14.......Northrup first set is 6 days old today...the next one will be ready in about 4-5 days. Beauchemin 905 will have it's first set in a couple days.   Tuesday, June 24 View Page Northrup on day 6   Thursday, June 26 View Page 2nd. pollination on the 1090 Northrup this a.m. ...... pollinated the 905 Beauchemin yesterday for the first time....HEAVY RAIN all night, don't need to water for a few days that's for sure! running out of room for side vines on Northrup, will dead end a couple of them this weekend, probably will be dead the main next weekend as I'm just about out of space.   Friday, June 27 View Page day 9...   Monday, July 7 View Page 19 DAP....... on the 1090 Northrup, still no set on the 905 Beauchemin   Friday, July 11 View Page 22 DAP on the 1090 Northrup, finally selfed a nice kin on the 905 Beauchemin about 17 ft. out on the main and it's already blowin up!   Monday, July 14 View Page 7-12-14..... 24 DAP   Tuesday, July 15 View Page 26 DAP on the 1090 Northrup....starting to really orange up! 80 days to go!!   Tuesday, July 22 View Page 1090 Northrup on 7-21-14   Tuesday, July 22 View Page 905 Beauchemin on 7-22-14.....11 DAP   Monday, July 28 View Page 1090 Northrup as of 7-27-14 is taping in at 466 Lbs.....slow but steady. The 905 Beauchemin taped in at 93 lbs. yesterday (16 DAP)....she put on 16 Lbs. in 24 hours....hopefully a sign of BIG #'s in the upcoming weeks!   Friday, August 29 View Page The orange pumpkin on the right is my 1090 Northrup...got 2nd. place at the Hopkinton Fair, weighed in 26% heavy, 751 Lbs.