Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 17 Entries. Thursday, April 9 View Page Started 8 seeds today when they germinate i will narrow down to 6. 3 main and 3 backups i'll post the plants at that time.   Sunday, April 19 View Page Here are the main 3 pumpkins from left to right 1832.5 Midthun, 1947.5 Clementz, and my 563 Marintzer   Sunday, April 19 View Page Here are the backups left to right 1894 Mathison, 1894 Mathison, and 1768 Clementz   Sunday, April 19 View Page My son Kade with his plant   Sunday, April 19 View Page My daughter Phoebe with her plant   Sunday, April 19 View Page Here is my 563 out of 5 viable seeds collected from the pumpkin i started 4 only this ugly little fella made it...i still think he's going to be getting a spot in my patch, just because i want to grow my own seed for the first time. I think i'll call him fugly   Thursday, May 21 View Page All plants are looking about the same it has been cool cloudy and rainy so I am pleased with where they are   Thursday, May 21 View Page rotated   Thursday, May 21 View Page rotated   Tuesday, June 9 View Page 1832 Midthun Looking good, really starting to run after a very cloudy wet May with not much growth and a cloudy wet start to June we have finally received heat and sun and the pumpkins are taking off! Most plants look the same   Sunday, June 21 View Page Pollinated the first pumpkin of the year 1832 x self a perfect five lober   Saturday, July 4 View Page 1832.5 x Self Very nice 5 lober   Monday, July 6 View Page 1768 Clementz x 1832.5 Midthun Another really nice 5 lober   Thursday, July 9 View Page Pollinated another 1832 x Self   Friday, July 10 View Page Pollinated another 1768 Clementz x 1832.5 Midthun   Monday, July 27 View Page First tomato ever weighed it is now the 3.01 Marintzer....not sure but this may be a Kansas State record.   Thursday, August 20 View Page Soil Test