Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 66 Entries. Tuesday, April 22 View Page last year..187 and 287 lbs, hope to do better. I will plant 5/3.   Wednesday, April 23 View Page Greenhouses built and waiting for plants.   Wednesday, April 23 View Page Plants are all up but one. I am planting three this year with backups and some extras for friends. Tonight I am transplanting into larger pots.   Monday, April 28 View Page Line up for 2014...for now. Waiting for any sign of spring.   Monday, April 28 View Page Green houses are warming. Wind fencing is a pain, I will have to use more stakes to keep it from blowing over.   Friday, May 2 View Page These seedlings are getting away from me. I will finally be able to get them into the ground this afternoon. The 1872 Wallace seed is tearing itself out of the pot! This pic is from Tuesday.   Monday, May 5 View Page First night for the babies on 5/2/14.   Tuesday, May 13 View Page Sproule 1650 on May 9. Somehow this plant twisted itself to the right after a couple of days. Now I have to slowing realign the main vine..once it really gets going.   Tuesday, May 13 View Page Wallace 1872 May 10   Tuesday, May 13 View Page Bryson 1753 on May 10th   Wednesday, May 14 View Page Thank you Matt D for suggesting that everyone should buy a loop hoe weeder. It's the best weeder I have ever used. Pic was over 4mb so it would not load.   Wednesday, May 14 View Page pic maybe?   Tuesday, June 10 View Page Green houses off for the last week. The plants are doing well.   Wednesday, June 25 View Page Patch is looking good. I will be pollinating my first female on Thursday am. The growing mats arrived and are in place....Thanks Dan.   Wednesday, June 25 View Page First female on 1650.5 Sproule   Wednesday, June 25 View Page 1872 Wallace with first female. I hope to pollinate by end of weekend. The female is at 12.5 feet.   Wednesday, June 25 View Page My last plant 1759 Bryson...no females yet. The plant is at 12 feet.   Tuesday, July 1 View Page 1872 Wallace ....fiest female pollinated this am. Nice 5 lobe.   Tuesday, July 1 View Page The deed is done 1872 wallace   Monday, July 7 View Page Wallace x Sproule day 5 first pumpkin on vine. Set at 12.5 feet.   Monday, July 7 View Page Sproule x Wallace first pumpkin day 8. Also set at 12.5 feet.   Monday, July 7 View Page Bryson 1753 x self (due to storm...no other flowers that morning)first pumpkin end of day one. Set at 12 feet.   Monday, July 7 View Page The patch this last Sunday is filling in nicely. Probably about 60% of the garden is vined out. Next year I will only grow two plants....unless I increase the size of the garden.   Wednesday, July 9 View Page 1650.8 Sproule DAP 10. It is 28 inches in dia. and growing fast.   Wednesday, July 9 View Page 1872 Wallace DAP 7. So far so good.   Thursday, July 10 View Page Finally have something for size reference. 1650.8 Sproule DAP 11   Thursday, July 10 View Page I have decided to be cautious this year...no vine stress. 1650.8 Sproule   Thursday, July 10 View Page 1872 Wallace DAP 8. Seems to be a little slow at this stage.   Friday, July 11 View Page 1650.8 Sproule plant and kin   Friday, July 11 View Page 1872 Wallace plant   Friday, July 11 View Page 1753 Bryson plant   Tuesday, July 15 View Page This view never gets old!   Friday, July 18 View Page 1650.8 Sproule waiting for the night...it wants to grow...   Friday, July 18 View Page Stem surface cracks on my 1872 wallace. I am told to use peroxide, dry with fan and then fill with bees wax. I hope it works.   Tuesday, July 22 View Page 1872 Wallace OTT 176 DAP 20   Tuesday, July 22 View Page 1650.8 Sproule OTT 192 DAP 20   Friday, July 25 View Page 1650.8 Sproule Day 26 OTT 237 ~300 lbs. This pumpkin is putting on about 22 lb/day.   Friday, July 25 View Page 1753 Bryson OTT 158 DAP 20   Friday, July 25 View Page 1872 Wallace OTT 216 around 230 now. Another good steady night of a gain of around 22 lbs   Monday, July 28 View Page My big boy for now....1650.8 Sproule OTT 253/364 lbs.   Monday, July 28 View Page 1872 Wallace OTT 242 around 319 lbs. Putting on some good weight.   Monday, July 28 View Page And my Goldilocks....OTT 189/160 lbs   Monday, July 28 View Page Glodilocks is the 1753 Bryson   Wednesday, July 30 View Page 30 Day mark for the 1650 Sproule ~ 320 lbs   Wednesday, July 30 View Page correction Sproule is 380 ish   Monday, August 4 View Page 1650 Sproule OTT 282, 503lbs @ DAP 36. I have a fan on the stem 24/7 to prevent rot. It is really starting to rib out and it is turning slighly orange at the blossom and stem ends...hope it doesn't slow down anytime soon. Doing a respectablt 20-22 lb/day.   Monday, August 4 View Page 1872 Wallace OTT 284, 514 lbs @ Day 33. Not pretty but it is my astest grower.   Monday, August 4 View Page 1753 Bryson OTT 236, 297 lbs @ DAP 30. Slow and steady this one. I don't think it will have any yellow so I can't take it to Marshfield fair, which was my plan for this one.   Monday, August 4 View Page as you will notice my keyboard is sticking. respectable and fastest..lol   Monday, August 18 View Page Marshfield Fair with one of our kins 452 lbs   Thursday, August 21 View Page 1650 Sproule on Day 53 slowly gaining 10 pounds per day   Thursday, August 21 View Page 1872 Wallace on Day 50 gaining 20 pounds per day.   Thursday, September 4 View Page My 1650 Sproule...just over 800 lbs   Thursday, September 4 View Page 1872 Wallace...about 1000 lbs, if my taping is acturate. It's gets difficult when your kin is 13.5 feet in circ.   Tuesday, September 9 View Page 1650 Sproule day 68   Tuesday, September 9 View Page 1872 Wallace Day 65   Monday, September 15 View Page I built this tripod per Countryboy's spec(thanks countryboy)and I bought the lifting ring from "No see Lee" ...built like a truck. The ring also comes with a dory sling not shown. Now I need to find a truck that I can borrow...   Wednesday, October 1 View Page 1650 Sproule being loaded for Easton weigh off   Wednesday, October 1 View Page 1650 Sproule going to scale   Wednesday, October 1 View Page Now the 716 Rowe 2014...it went 10% light to the chart.   Tuesday, October 14 View Page 1056 Rowe (1872 Wallace x 1650 Sproule)   Tuesday, October 14 View Page 1056 Rowe on display in front yard.   Monday, October 27 View Page Added amendments and tilled. This was last week, the winter Rye is 4 inches tall now.   Monday, October 27 View Page seed harvest on 1056 Rowe (1872 Wallace x 1650 Sproule)   Monday, October 27 View Page Something for the kids.   Monday, October 27 View Page seeds available for practice or growing. 1056 Rowe 2014 (1872 Wallace x 1650 Sproule) 452 Rowe 2014 (1753 Bryson self)