Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 56 Entries. Friday, March 7 View Page Getting ready for the WI state seminar. Spring is almost here.   Sunday, April 20 View Page Started 60 seed for the boy scouts and friends   Tuesday, April 22 View Page Planted my sons 1789 in the ground   Monday, April 28 View Page Another 3 hit the dirt. 45Deg out and raining. 1734 Stiel Germed 3-31 1623 Wallace Germed 3-31 1392 Gehweiler Germed 4-4   Wednesday, April 30 View Page 1530 in the dirt germed 4-7   Friday, May 2 View Page 2032 in the dirt germed 3-31   Friday, May 2 View Page Menting DMG is in the dirt Germed 4-10   Friday, May 2 View Page My son planted his second. He decide not to go with the 1770 which was not looking very good. He went with our 1392. Good call.   Tuesday, May 6 View Page 1317 in the dirt. Germed 4-8   Saturday, May 10 View Page 3 more in the dirt 2009 Germed 4-5 1285 Germed 4-7 1023 germed 4-10   Sunday, May 11 View Page Tilling day. Kelp, Earthshine BioChar, Natures Pride Veg all tilled in the ready to go. My growing buddy is doing the heavy work. Really think these product will make the differants.   Monday, May 12 View Page More in the Dirt 1142 germed 4-27 and 1530 Germed 4-22   Tuesday, May 13 View Page Spreading Earthshine   Tuesday, May 13 View Page Great till depth   Tuesday, May 13 View Page Ready to Grow   Thursday, May 22 View Page The man in brown brought me a new tiny plant today. Thanks Mark.   Thursday, May 22 View Page pulled old Tiny and put in new one. pulled 2009 and put in 1142 Pulled 1285 and put in 1770   Tuesday, June 24 View Page Some Fruit set   Tuesday, July 8 View Page And the fun begins. Lost first pumpkin of the year 1530 X 2328.   Sunday, July 27 View Page came home from Vaction today. Lots of work to do. Had stem splits on to pumpkins. Looks like I caught them in time and the didn't go into the cavity. repaired.   Wednesday, August 6 View Page And so it goes lost two big ones this week 1789 and 1734 are down   Thursday, August 14 View Page New product this year is really working great. Thanks Green Gro   Monday, August 18 View Page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI86cz_UAAc day 55 428 inches   Sunday, August 24 View Page The big one went down this week it was quite a ride. It grew to an amazing 437 inch on day 57 and was still doing 50 lbs a day when it went down. est weight 1675lbs I would like to thank Green Gro and there products Natures Pride and Earthshine for really changing my patch around and making the difference. All though the big one is down my dreams of a WR are not over I still have 4 pumpkins growing at amazing rates. (3 of them over 400 inch mid aug) Had a couple for Wi heavy hitters over this weekend (CS,LZ,&GG) and they could agree one one thing LOL. Something is going right in my garden. Hopefully we will keep things together and see everyone at the weight off.   Sunday, August 24 View Page The stuff   Sunday, August 24 View Page view from the top. there is a pallet under it that you can't see. LOL Also you can see I cut the main before the pumpkin so it is only back feeding to finish it off   Sunday, August 24 View Page the crack   Sunday, August 24 View Page the stuff   Sunday, August 24 View Page Seen a lot of growers wondering about stem splits. The split happen at the end of July and never went into the pumpkin cavity. The other side looks the same and the fungicide would blow out from one side to the other. There are 3 holes drilled into the bottom of the stem so water could leak out. After the split is when the pumpkin started having great growth   Friday, September 5 View Page how fun is this had a log jammer come in and lift a kin out for a friends wedding   Sunday, September 21 View Page 1497.5 Gehweiler 1392gehweilerX2328meier started 3-31, poll 6/20 428 OTT   Sunday, September 21 View Page 1215 gehweiler 1770liborXopen didn't put much work into it.   Sunday, September 21 View Page All loaded up for oktoberfest   Thursday, September 25 View Page Had some friends over tonight to help weigh. Hear there is going to be a monster in Stillwater   Thursday, September 25 View Page all loaded up and ready for the weekend. My kid grew this. Thanks Green Gro.   Thursday, September 25 View Page pic for above   Sunday, September 28 View Page Great weekend. To watch my see all his hard work pay off. 1692 nice job buddy   Sunday, September 28 View Page My son had a well deserved steak dinner last night.and we both got a good night's sleep.   Sunday, September 28 View Page My 976 1317 clementz x open. The plants was nearly killed by frost but some how pulled out of it. I transplanted it to a different site and didn't do much work to it. Never measured it or removed the sheet that is why it doesn't have any scars GLEN lol   Monday, September 29 View Page Loaded and ready for surgeon Bay and Homers Glen. Turns out there was 4550 lbs on the trailer.   Wednesday, October 1 View Page Lifting the 1692. It was 13.5 feet out on the main. OTT 400. 97 days old. Poll 6/20 1392X2328   Wednesday, October 1 View Page 1692   Wednesday, October 1 View Page Proud papa.   Wednesday, October 1 View Page It was great meeting Mark. And look two reps from rival companies playing nice in the sand box together. Congrats the Michigan state record   Wednesday, October 1 View Page moving the 1882 to the scale.   Thursday, October 2 View Page The moment   Monday, October 6 View Page Here is the 1882 = 1623 Wallace X Menting'ed "sorry Joe" 10.5 ft out on a retrained secondary. young Plant was hit hard by frost because the light bulb burnt out. Poll 6/25/14 I had the measurements cir 231 StS 116 and EtE 120.= ott467. Came in a little smaller on the pallet. Harvest Thursday 9-25-14. 92 days old What a great time at a new weigh-off Thanks GREEN GRO   Monday, October 6 View Page My 1460.5 EXP pumpkin at nekoosa took 5th. 1317 Clementz x 1392 gehweiler. Plant was mailed to me from Bubba. Poll 7-5-14 OTT 412 Harvest 10/2/14. 89 days old. Was like 20 ft out on the main.   Monday, October 6 View Page 1644.5 Marshmallow X 1392 Gehwieler. 1st place at Nekoosa 11% heavy. OTT 414 Poll 6/29/14 99 days old   Monday, October 6 View Page On our way to Nekoosa. Yes the plow truck were even out   Monday, October 6 View Page Was a good day   Monday, October 6 View Page Trophy is Stanley cup huge. My wife loves it. LOL we have dedicated a room to it. It is now the Pumpkin room. The great thing about it is my wife painted the room dark orange before I even started growing pumpkins. She just rolls her eyes.   Monday, October 13 View Page 1190   Monday, October 13 View Page Great time at harvest fest. Congrat to all. here is the 1561 = 1530xopen   Monday, October 13 View Page Getting seed from the drop pumpkin   Tuesday, October 14 View Page The Haul. It was a great year working with Green Gro. Pumpkins not in the picture are the 1215 and 976.