Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 36 Entries. Friday, February 7 View Page Ditching for a two inch supply line. Dry this year, have to pre irrigate.   Sunday, February 9 View Page We grow our trees big here in California, I just hope I can grow a pumpkin as big.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Deep ripping new ground for field pumpkins.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page cross ripping with 24 in. spring tooth ripper.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Rototilling and bed shaping for my field trip size pumpkins.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Starting my nutrient pitts for my 10 giants.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Connected t tape drip pipe to 2 in. lay flat. Covered connections so coyotes and crows will not chew through.   Wednesday, April 9 View Page Pre irrigating for weed germination to be sprayed with Roundup before planting pumpkins.   Tuesday, April 15 View Page setting my drip system for the AGs   Wednesday, April 16 View Page Just finished re powering my wood splitter with a Perkins tier 4 motor. Last two motors were John Deeres, but out of my price range now.   Sunday, May 4 View Page Up checking on our cattle in Central California   Sunday, May 4 View Page My 2014 line up, going in tomorrow morning.   Saturday, June 14 View Page Plants are really starting to take off   Monday, June 16 View Page My first AG female flower, I feel like handing out cigars!   Monday, June 16 View Page My first AG female flower, I feel like handing out cigars!   Sunday, July 27 View Page These are the prizewinner variety I am growing commercially.   Sunday, July 27 View Page This is my apple shaped kin, growing good.   Sunday, July 27 View Page I am only at 398 pounds, slowed way down after I mixed the drench way too hot. Learning a lot of lessons for my first year, thanks for the support   Sunday, July 27 View Page Nice shape and color, see some of my patch in the distance   Sunday, July 27 View Page I have 16 giants to choose from, hopefully I will have one to weigh!   Sunday, July 27 View Page my eight acres of assorted types are doing great   Monday, July 28 View Page Keeping up with splitting wood and taking care of the pumpkins is a lot of work!   Friday, August 1 View Page Field Trip and Mystic Plus varieties are keeping our local bees very busy.   Friday, August 1 View Page Our firewood sales shack I built in front of a 40 ft. overseas container.   Saturday, August 2 View Page Field Trip and Mystic plus in bloom.   Saturday, August 2 View Page Sales shack   Sunday, September 28 View Page Starting to pick my Field Trip variety.   Sunday, September 28 View Page A contrast of the size range of pumpkins we have.   Sunday, September 28 View Page For the time being this is my favorite so far.   Sunday, September 28 View Page No monster, but a cool looking pumpkin.   Sunday, September 28 View Page Thanks to Lee, lifting my pumpkins are the easiest part of growing them. This one was sold to a local patch to guess her weight. Taped out to 468 pounds.   Sunday, September 28 View Page Curing my Gladiators in the field before shipping.   Sunday, September 28 View Page Lee's Lifting ring   Sunday, September 28 View Page Shipped 10 semi loads so far to local pumpkin patches that don't grow their own.   Saturday, October 4 View Page stocking our patch with a few of our small giants for the kids to take pictures with   Sunday, October 26 View Page Got to put some faces to the people that have helped me this year. Easy to get a personal best the first year! Third place and best color of show. 646 pounds and it taped out at 640.