Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 136 Entries. Friday, January 23 View Page Almost time to pump up the pumpkins! With Hans & Franz! Germimation test went fine.   Friday, January 23 View Page Philippians 4:13 you can do anything! Like grow a giant pumpkin! And don't forget to be awesome while your doing it!   Saturday, January 24 View Page Picked out a product that is suppose to help the plant bloom more flowers, it is made of Guano and Worm Castings. I have never used one I hope it makes a difference.   Sunday, January 25 View Page One more try.   Monday, January 26 View Page Awaiting our mission!   Sunday, February 1 View Page A few months to go! Starting to take forever!:)   Monday, February 2 View Page Team cheat played team dumb! Team cheat won on a dumb call! Thank God I'm a Viking fan!!   Monday, February 2 View Page Yaaaaah! My germination light stand I made, it "works".   Monday, February 2 View Page One more try   Monday, February 2 View Page Germimation stand   Friday, February 6 View Page Soon to set out to break my pb, I have to learn how to push the plant.   Monday, February 9 View Page 7 days! Seeds worked, germimation light, stand I made worked! Ready for the season.   Monday, February 9 View Page Picture   Monday, February 9 View Page One more try.   Tuesday, February 17 View Page 4 inch peat pots, getting all my supply's.   Friday, February 20 View Page I went to a oriental grocer and got some seaweed, I also went to a food shelf and got a hundred old bananas, dried them in the oven, then put in my 300 dollar ninja blender that I bought for half the price and got it really ground down. I call it, Richards! Dam that's good shit. I am hoping it helps around the planting holes, I have three sandwich bags full.   Sunday, February 22 View Page Davidphx has nothing on me! Anyone notice there are pumpkins in the picture:)   Wednesday, March 4 View Page My orange I will be planting and adding the 575wolf to the Orange genetics.   Wednesday, March 4 View Page Adding 1873Steil for weight. (Phone Picts are always sideways) if God grants my wish!   Monday, March 9 View Page I get a free pint of Seacom becauss they forgot to process my order. Strong stuff, 1/8 to a gallon.   Monday, March 9 View Page 1/8 of a teaspoon   Thursday, March 12 View Page My seas weed has arrived. This is my tv watching buddy!   Monday, April 6 View Page Happy late Easter! My secret fertilizer, peep droppings!   Thursday, April 23 View Page Frog in patch making frog manure! I might be onto something here, might take a lot of frogs!   Friday, May 1 View Page My new container for amendments, bought at garage sale for 1 dollar!   Tuesday, May 19 View Page Been a rough few days, after partialy blured vision for a week I went to the doctor, not sure if it was serious. The doctor said I had a detached retina, so I have been going back and forth to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN, the doctor it went really well. its re-attached. Thank God!   Tuesday, May 19 View Page (the doctor said it went well)   Tuesday, May 26 View Page I thought I would plant a few giant tomatoe seeds this spring, none of them came up, I figured I did not have it warm enough for them. I took the seeds, dumped them in the garden thinking maybe they will grow. Now I have a few giant tomato seeds growing, small but I am trying to keep them alive. I don't know how though, we have had 30 degree nights, a few non-stop rains. Maybe because its more natural.   Wednesday, May 27 View Page I got a few RAW products, I will use them!   Saturday, May 30 View Page 8.41 MacCoy, 7.33 Hunt, 6.88 MacCoy, I did not have it warm enough for germination, so I dumped them in the garden and a miracle, they are slowly growing! I will be happy to get anything from them.   Saturday, May 30 View Page Carolina reaper and Trinidad scorpion, one each! Hoping they make it.   Monday, June 1 View Page Carolina reaper, looks like it might make it!   Friday, June 5 View Page 175Brouillard going good   Friday, June 5 View Page 377Brouillard also growing good.   Friday, June 5 View Page The only Carolina Reaper seedling I have, so far so good.   Monday, June 8 View Page Main vine on my 377 plant is laying down back to the left, I have to turn it.   Thursday, June 11 View Page 377 with main vine going back and to the side. Dang!   Saturday, June 13 View Page Straightening out the main vine.   Saturday, June 20 View Page Carolina reaper looks like it might make it.   Saturday, June 20 View Page 6.88 MacCoy might make it.   Saturday, June 20 View Page 8.41 MacCoy might make it.   Saturday, June 20 View Page 8.41   Saturday, June 20 View Page Ok this is the 6.88, it is growing good.   Wednesday, June 24 View Page 377 brouillard is kicking butt!   Wednesday, June 24 View Page 175Brouillard is also doing fine.   Friday, July 3 View Page Trolls are rude basterds! I have a week or so to wait tell I can pollinate, waiting and burying vines,,, and picking weeds! we should be studying weed growth! they grow like crazy no matter what!   Thursday, July 9 View Page Pollinated my 377Brouillard with 1873Steil this morning, I hope it took. Was a perfect 4 lober.   Sunday, July 12 View Page 377 x 1873   Sunday, July 12 View Page Ready to pollinate.   Monday, July 13 View Page Pollination did not take, this makes the third year in a row the first pumpkin I pollinate on the plant does not take.   Tuesday, July 14 View Page This one I think took.   Friday, July 17 View Page I think I have one set on my 377Brouillard, setting out to break the world record now!   Saturday, July 18 View Page Finished pollinating, 175Brouillard x 575Wolf & 377Brouillard x 1873Steil, there are 2 pollinated on each plant. Pollinating plants were pulled, I don't have much room.   Saturday, July 18 View Page 175Brouillard x 575Wolf   Saturday, July 18 View Page 377Briuillard x 1873Steil   Saturday, July 18 View Page 377 x 1873 10dap 89ott. Squash vine borers got me! Right in the main vine, dang.   Sunday, July 19 View Page 175 x 575, 7dap (I think)   Sunday, July 19 View Page 377 x 1873, 4dap (I think) I got mixed up with all the pollinations going on!   Monday, July 20 View Page What kind of squash is this, I lost the packet. I got them from the seed exchange   Thursday, July 23 View Page Day 11 94 ott 175 x 575   Thursday, July 23 View Page 377 x 1873, I named it "turtle", it is growing slow.   Friday, July 24 View Page Beauty to the left, beast to the right! Rain storm last night. North meets south.   Friday, July 24 View Page Try try again   Saturday, July 25 View Page Put sand under pumpkins, so far so good.   Saturday, July 25 View Page I have done some family research.   Saturday, July 25 View Page and another   Saturday, July 25 View Page and another   Saturday, July 25 View Page and on my mom's side,,mermaid with right hands, "I'm a hand's on guy"! still have 2 more crests for the name Brouillard, a marmite pot w/cornet and stars, and a anchor with stars! was my hobby for a while.   Saturday, July 25 View Page 377 x 1873 10 dap 89 ott. Svb's got me.   Saturday, July 25 View Page Try again   Saturday, July 25 View Page Cut out the svb's in the vines, think I got all of them. They were in both main vines! won't be neglecting them next year! was thinking of personnel best, now I'm hoping they live long enough to get fully developed seeds.   Saturday, July 25 View Page Tomato plants have wilt or black spots, wont be planting in the same spot next year.   Monday, July 27 View Page Yep, a name for my Orange Pumpkin, 175Brouillard x 575Wolf, "Tiger"! Tiger and Turtle! (yeah, I'm a little nut's)   Thursday, July 30 View Page Orange tiger is doing good, turtle is catching up.   Friday, July 31 View Page Hawaiian tropic suntan girls bus pulled up to the patch today, I said nope! can't come in, to many of yuh, told them I didn't want them stepping all over the vines!   Saturday, August 1 View Page Orange Tiger 175Brouillard x 575Wolf 20DAP is 171 OTT, 116 pounds. I'm happy with that!   Tuesday, August 4 View Page Tutle 377Brouillard x 1873Steil 20Dap 188ott 157 pounds. It has passed up my orange now. This is'nt about how good my soil is water or feeding! it's me against svb's! they are everywhere!!   Thursday, August 6 View Page Yeaaaah! I beat my orange personnel best today was 175, now at 176.   Saturday, August 8 View Page Good and bad news, My orange plant main vine is mostly rotted off, I had vine borers and it did not heal up after I opened it up. Good news, my heavy genetics one gained 25 pounds last night.   Saturday, August 8 View Page Tomato plants pulled, slowly tuned spotted black. Won't plant in the same spot next year.   Monday, August 10 View Page Just when I thought SVB'S were done, I find a leaf with a bunch of eggs on it.   Monday, August 10 View Page Orange is looking good, has that wheel look, and so does the other one, it has the wheel and square look. 30 days tomorrow for my Orange.   Tuesday, August 11 View Page Tiger Orange 175Brouillard x 575Wolf 30 DAP 210 OTT for a weight of 212,.   Friday, August 14 View Page Turtle Turtle Turtle 377Brouillard x 1873Steil is 30DAP 248 OTT 343LBS, really happy with the way it is growing.   Monday, August 17 View Page 45 pound gain last night after downpour rainstorm. Awesome, eyeing 1,000 now! Orange stayed about the same, as long as it keeps growing I'm fine with that!   Tuesday, August 18 View Page Awesome, I don't have to worry about watering, it has been raining all day! Only its cooled off alot and I had almost no gains last night! hurry up and warm back up.   Friday, August 21 View Page My Orange pumpkin, 40 DAP, 233 OTT, for a weight of 285 pounds, I'm happy, its a improvement over my last years orange pumpkin.   Monday, August 24 View Page Day 40 for the 377Brouillard x 1873Steil 289 OTT for a weight of 541, Orange plant leafs are looking deader than usual.   Friday, August 28 View Page Cold weather has slowed my gains way down. Waiting for it to heat up. Almost all orange plant leafs are all dead. Heavy genetics plant are turning brown, but it is getting toward the end of the season. It has been a great year, beat my personnel best. (It was only 377)   Tuesday, September 1 View Page The "Tiger" the one with the orange genetics, 50 DAP, 243 OTT, for a weight of 323. Not heavy for atlantic giants but for me it is. Camera and Phone camera are not working or I would post pictures.   Thursday, September 3 View Page Turtle pumpkin, my heavy genetics, 50 DAP 304 OTT for a weight estimate of 630. Not much for a giant but for me its spectacular!   Saturday, September 5 View Page Having better luck this year! finally hooked a I.V. with MIlk!! (laugh laugh)   Saturday, September 5 View Page hooked up a IV with milk to the pumpkin....ruined that joke! but cereal water never heard that before!! he he   Sunday, September 13 View Page Orange is 249 OTT for a weight estimate of 348, Heavy genetics plant is 310 OTT for a weight estimate of 668. Gains have all but stopped, really slowed down, but I have also been out of town unable to water or feed them.   Sunday, September 13 View Page day 60 for the above   Friday, September 18 View Page Orange looks really good   Friday, September 18 View Page Pictures taken in the rain   Friday, September 18 View Page Orange at 350, heavy one is at close to 700.   Monday, September 21 View Page Orange in the sun.   Monday, September 21 View Page Side view   Monday, September 21 View Page Side view of heavy   Monday, September 21 View Page Front   Monday, September 21 View Page Looks goos   Monday, September 21 View Page Plant itself is growing up the fence,still culling pumpkins.   Saturday, September 26 View Page Me   Saturday, September 26 View Page Test   Saturday, September 26 View Page 377Brouillard14 est (2009Wallace x 1789Wallace) is 700Brouillard15 est (377Brouillard x 1873Steil). 175Brouillard14 est (100Brouillard x 1107Zunino) is 365Brouillard15 est (175Brouillard x 575Wolf). They are done growing. Beat my personal best! very successful season for me.   Saturday, September 26 View Page The Orange is the 365, white is the 700.   Sunday, September 27 View Page After watching the GPC video on how to measure the 377Brouillard14 est is 746Brouillard15 est, the 175Brouillard14 est is 377Brouillard15 est   Monday, September 28 View Page Me   Monday, September 28 View Page Me   Monday, September 28 View Page 377   Monday, September 28 View Page 377   Monday, September 28 View Page 377   Monday, September 28 View Page 377Brouillard15 est   Monday, September 28 View Page 746   Monday, September 28 View Page 746   Monday, September 28 View Page 746Brouillard15 est   Monday, September 28 View Page A corny picture! (Thru corn stalks)   Saturday, October 3 View Page Test   Saturday, October 10 View Page Great day at Stillwater weigh off.   Saturday, October 10 View Page 2185 Brandt   Saturday, October 10 View Page It was a Beautiful Day!   Saturday, October 10 View Page Great day at Stillwater   Saturday, October 10 View Page Inside 377Brouillard15 orange   Saturday, October 17 View Page Orange 377   Saturday, October 17 View Page 377   Saturday, October 17 View Page 377   Saturday, October 17 View Page Bottom   Saturday, October 17 View Page Side   Saturday, October 17 View Page 5 gallon bucket on 377   Saturday, October 17 View Page Inside   Thursday, October 22 View Page I made a mistake! seeds out, washed them, got all the slime off them. Had a pile on a plate,,,then I got side tracked, 5 days later nice moldy seeds! I have been very busy! But all seeds no matter how much black grey mold there was when opened was untouched, not affected.   Thursday, November 12 View Page I have to add size and weight to my orange next year! the 1538Jutras wins my vote! going to try and get one!!   Tuesday, December 15 View Page Great night last night, questions answered by Ron Wallace. Some trouble with the screen rebooting, and at the beginning it made it tuff to read with the rebooting going on. I learned a few things, The asking questions directly to Ron was the best. Some day there should be, a Book with the Bigpumpkins homepage on the front (maybe growing giant pumpkins for Dummies on it) with a lot of the basic info on how to grow them! and revised aditions as the sport advances, there is lots of info, well all the info on growing these giants at bigpumpkins!   Saturday, December 26 View Page Going stir crazy already! The Merry Pranksters were a group of people who formed around American author Ken Kesey in 1964. The group promoted the use of psychedelic drugs, then still legal. To "punk" someone means to pull a prank on someone. To "get punked" means you were the victim of a prank. Want to Punk someone for some crazy reason!!! A way to describe someone ripping you off,tricking you, teasing you. I heard that boy gon' get jumped for punkin that guy out.