Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 53 Entries. Sunday, July 27 View Page today it is 95 posting for people in chat to see   Sunday, July 27 View Page another shot of pumpkin on plant--95 today with some misters running   Sunday, July 27 View Page dead pumpkins cut off   Sunday, July 27 View Page shot of one side of patch and misters   Sunday, July 27 View Page last years 2013--big--but not that big   Sunday, July 27 View Page pic of my biggest pumpkin not taped--but about 320 lbs --guessing   Wednesday, July 30 View Page ok here is how pumpkin is growing 3 days later it is still going very fast. I have tried to move the vine to give it a bit more room to gorw upward--I pulled on some of the roots to loosen them up a bit.   Wednesday, July 30 View Page forgot to post picture on last entry--here is pumpkin 3 days later--I tried to give it more slack in the vine by tugging up on the roots near pumpkin.   Wednesday, July 30 View Page 3 more days growth. Still going well...I hope I am not too early. Other pumpkins in patch are about basket ball size...But starting to take off fast---   Friday, August 1 View Page ok taped it tonight 264inches or about 410 pounds in 28 days keeping my fingers crossed--seaweed tonight--bug spray tomorrow---aphids--keeping them under control---working in the garden most of tomorrow--temp was 106 here today--misters on full   Friday, August 1 View Page getting wide--a bit non symetrical---but still wide:)   Wednesday, August 6 View Page pumpkin getting biggger I am guessing about 525 pounds --day 33   Wednesday, August 6 View Page There was a secondary vine next to this pumpkin that I never cut--I was going to try and see if I could let it grow under the pumpkin---that was a mistake--it was pulling the stem down and getting too tight--I left it on as long as I could, but cut it off to take tension off the main vine   Wednesday, August 6 View Page pumpkin has been wide for a few days--but now it is growing taller too---yeah   Thursday, August 7 View Page here is an end view   Saturday, August 9 View Page taped this morning 305 inches   Saturday, August 9 View Page Other pumpkins are about 18 days behind this, they are in the 100 pound range today   Thursday, August 14 View Page It is getting hard to get a good taping going.. I think my big pumpkin is now 85 85 and 144- close to 700 pounds. Pumpkin is starting to get a slight orange color so I am worried it might be getting ready to slow down growing..it has still put on about 100 pounds during the week so I am keeping fingers crossed--I planted 6 plants 2 are sick and dying--the pumpkinson them will only be about 100 pounds. One keeps aborting so I may not get anything on that one.. My last 2 plants have pumpkins in the 200 pound range and they are continuing to grow nicely but pumpkins are on secondary vines.. My main was terminated by too much heat---lesson learned for next year. I just have a feeling the other 2 pumpkins will not break 500 pounds.   Thursday, August 14 View Page other pumpkins in garden---picked the wrong one off this plant---the middle is sunk in---still good decoration   Thursday, August 14 View Page another one--- this plant is sick---pumpkin is bright yellow---might still end up being kinda cool at the end   Thursday, August 14 View Page my wife had a super super super big chicken egg she wanted to show off   Saturday, August 16 View Page Ok now I am getting worried--about how I am going to get this pumpkin into my truck..it probably did at least another 100 pounds or so this week. Last year I used an engine lift..but this year I think the pumpkin is going to be too big for the old lift I have..I might have to spend 200 bucks on a new lift. I was watering till past dark tonight--calcium--seaweed and bug spray this morning ---bad combo--but that is what time allowed..the 2 smaller pumpkins in the patch are starting to take off fast and still might be quite nice.   Tuesday, August 19 View Page day 45 323-325 or so on tape--it is still growing and turning light orange   Tuesday, August 19 View Page temprature might be in the 50's tonight---I covered pumpkin with a old sleeping bag to keep it warm   Tuesday, August 19 View Page Here is my old engine lift..I am going to need something better to get this pumpkin into my truck--see uni-strut where I broke lifting arm once--maybe new lift--or some type of big tripod   Tuesday, August 19 View Page Here is my old engine lift..I am going to need something better to get this pumpkin into my truck--see uni-strut where I broke lifting arm once--maybe new lift--or some type of big tripod   Tuesday, August 19 View Page Here is my old engine lift..I am going to need something better to get this pumpkin into my truck--see uni-strut where I broke lifting arm once--maybe new lift--or some type of big tripod   Tuesday, August 19 View Page closer look at repaired arm--still good for smaller engines   Tuesday, August 19 View Page closer look at repaired arm--still good for smaller engines   Tuesday, August 19 View Page shot of my super orange pumpkin--on secondary vine--main was fried by heat---it is very nice looking --maybe it will reach 4 or 500 I hope--day 27 here   Tuesday, August 19 View Page shot of my super orange pumpkin--on secondary vine--main was fried by heat---it is very nice looking --maybe it will reach 4 or 500 I hope--day 27 here   Thursday, August 21 View Page Putting fungicide on tonight to control powdery mildew and found some new growth with a pumpkin sucking energy from my big one...looked very nice though--big pumpkin and huge inside must have just opened today--and I I I missed it on plant.   Thursday, August 21 View Page The one I missed   Sunday, August 24 View Page Big earthquake in Napa today--Mr Miller's pumpkin's must be growing   Sunday, August 24 View Page I have sadness for patchmaster's loss of his big green monster.. I was watching it grow   Sunday, August 24 View Page My mom came over to visit today   Saturday, September 13 View Page Pumpkin is still growing, but slowing 23 more days to go.. I bought some 4 x 4 x 16 feet to build a tripod lifter. Plant is starting to die--I am not sure if it is sick or just old.. I need to look more into pumpkin plant illiness. I have given up on taping.. it is too hard to get a good measurement.   Wednesday, September 24 View Page I built a lifting tri-pod this last weekend---Getting ready!!!!!   Wednesday, September 24 View Page Another shot of lifting tri-pod---Thanks to people who gave me advice on building this. I tested it out on a small tractor scraping box.. It worked well. The chain hoist and lifting straps came from Harbor Freight. Total cost about 150 buck. We are suppose to get REAL rain tonight---Tarps going out tonight.   Friday, October 3 View Page I am lifting my pumpkin into truck tonight. Around 5 pm pacific time..If you would like to watch you cam at this website...www.filmon.us/bobb. put the peroid after the last b in BOBB.....then a peroid.   Friday, October 3 View Page Loading my pumpkin into truck tonight with tripod..you can watch at 5 pm pacific time at ---www.filmon.us/BoBB.-------- I will be loading till it gets dark or I finish.   Saturday, October 4 View Page Here we GOooooooooooooooooooooooooo   Saturday, October 4 View Page Up and into truck---   Saturday, October 4 View Page Into truck---having fun now   Saturday, October 4 View Page I want this Pumpkin to truck ratio next year   Saturday, October 4 View Page Mine looks small next to Jose Ceja's 1698..   Saturday, October 4 View Page Went to Elk Grove today--had a ton of fun....and an 11th place finish....861.5----hey wait---Doesn't that scale says 862.........had lots of fun..Thanks to my wife Lori for putting up with me, and my sons Mathew and Sean for keeping me going.   Monday, October 6 View Page I was looking back at results from Elk Grove---and My estimated weight was 1089 with the pumpkin being 21 percent light---I don't know why---It just felt light and sounded hollow.. It looked much bigger than it weighed.--It will still look good on my front lawn for Halloween......Thinking about gathering up leaves from the city parks to help with soil for next season already___   Sunday, October 12 View Page Hope people are having fun at the weigh-offs--Today I set my pumpkins out in front of my house, and started setting up Halloween decorations--people are driving by and slamming on their breaks--ha ha-   Sunday, October 12 View Page On the front lawn   Sunday, October 12 View Page having too much fun   Monday, November 3 View Page halloween carvings   Monday, November 3 View Page halowween