Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 51 Entries. Monday, January 5 View Page Time to start my diary. Hope everyone had a Great Holiday Season! Been looking at genetics for so long my head is swimming. Have been working my schedule around this weekends auctions. Not sure my wife believes me that the kids have learned how to use the enter button on computer.. Good to see clubs getting support from all regions. Fell of my chair towards the end of some. WOAH !!! Dues paid. Gotta love BigPumpkins.com   Tuesday, January 6 View Page Worms are doing good.   Tuesday, January 6 View Page Used what rye I had left (spotty) Pulled soil sample. It has been over a year since the last one. I have finished hauling dirt/om. See what western lab says at the end of the week. Has to be better then the sand I started with.   Tuesday, January 6 View Page Grow area is a little over 500   Tuesday, January 6 View Page Only picture I can find PB in 2003 454uow. Truck Scale   Tuesday, January 6 View Page Very pleased to have met some AZ growers less then a handful but you gotta start somewhere! Would really like to see AZ. in the 4 digits on the GPC. Dean has started a website AZGPG. Very cool. He is still working on the picture thing. Hope you don't plant those kins the same way.. What is the one on the bottom-left. No worries I can turn my tablet. lol They are going to like these warm days this week. My soil is running 60 in the day.   Tuesday, January 6 View Page Good luck to all! Is this the year for 2500.. Got my winter hat out.   Monday, January 19 View Page Went out to the patch and this is all I could find a bunch of Bull...   Thursday, January 22 View Page Little bummed when I got these..   Thursday, January 22 View Page See what happens, find out in a couple three days. 2101 Meier, 1744.5 Fulk and 1821.5 Checkon. First two the shells were busted.   Thursday, January 22 View Page Found some 501.5 Dill 2002 got one to germinate in 36hours. Was please since I did not store them correctly. Now I keep my seeds in the frig sealed in jars with silica gel packs.   Tuesday, January 27 View Page The 1821 Checkon broke thru the dirt this a.m. The 2102 and 1744.5 are still hiding. All three put in pots at the same time. All 3 filed the 1821 was left in 80-85(warm) water for 3 hours. The 2102 & 1744.5 were left in paper towels for 6 hours water drained off, all kept warm soluble seaweed/water. I should have packed the lower soil more...   Tuesday, January 27 View Page My potting soil.. has peat moss, perlite, kelp meal, root shield and bio endo. I used water/soluble seaweed to moisten soil. Plan to use Acto, humic for first watering.   Wednesday, January 28 View Page 1821.5 Checkon is up. 1744.5 & 2102 should be up tonight. Tilling patch, cables, prep mounds for plants. Gives me about a week to record soil temps and build a cloche for nights. It is suppose to rain fri,sat. Days in the 70s/40s nights.   Wednesday, January 28 View Page Hope everyone is doing okay with the snow storms.   Tuesday, February 3 View Page 2102 Meier has been out for 4 days. I still do not see the first leaf. Should I give up on it?   Tuesday, February 3 View Page 1744.5 Fulk on Feb 1st   Tuesday, February 3 View Page 1744.5 Fulk today The first leaf seams to be a little small.. This plant has been out for 6 days   Tuesday, February 3 View Page 1821.5 Checkon on Feb. 1st   Tuesday, February 3 View Page 1821.5 Checkon today This plant is aggressive since it came up, 7 days old today. Hardening off this one now. All 3 of the plants were started at the same time.   Wednesday, February 4 View Page Wanted to say Thank You for the seeds, very nice of you! Look forward to putting this patch on a jacket someday.. The weather is a little warmer then the average. Think I will plant in the patch this week. It will be interesting to see if the month head start Dean and David have will make a difference, air temp, soil temp and daylight hours. We get some nasty winds in about another month all our plastic hangers are coming up missing again..   Thursday, February 5 View Page Got approval from the boss for the make shift cover. Heat cables and heater. hoping to keep the 1825.5 warm at night and allow the sun in without cooking the plant in the morning. Won't get to check until the afternoon.   Sunday, February 8 View Page 1744.5 Fulk This plant seems to be a bit of a runt but steady growth and has started to pick up some. Outside 24/7 for 3 days. A few friends at work want to try pumpkins. Happy I have found a home for this one and a few others.   Sunday, February 8 View Page This is a Risi a couple years ago I messed up and cut some seed bags Sooo This is either a 101 / 224 / 501 Risi The plant hasn't stopped growing very aggressive. My coworker should be picking it up today. I am giving these people a hand full of seeds and genetic info plus other stuff to try and help then get started. They still have the doubt that you can see a pumpkin grow as you sing to it.. :]   Sunday, February 8 View Page 2102 This plant, I have decided is on the 2 year grow program...   Sunday, February 8 View Page 1821.5 likes its new home. I will refer to this picture when I measure ferts and think sometime more isn't better.   Saturday, February 14 View Page 2058 HAWKLEY seeds put in pots last sun. Up and growing nice...pic taken fri.   Monday, April 13 View Page 1821 Checkon on march 12 . The main was 3 feet it broke.   Monday, April 13 View Page 1821 today I was very happy this plant came around since the main snapped.   Monday, April 13 View Page 1821 First pumpkin of the year about 6 feet out on main.   Monday, April 13 View Page 2058 Hawkley The one on the right is my pick at this point. I had to trim a few leaves because I burned them. Believe these plant would be a bit bigger if I had not made that mistake.   Monday, April 13 View Page 2058 hawkley   Monday, April 27 View Page 1821 first kin on main and first one on secondary both yellowed and died off. I changed up my water and got more aggressive with blossom booster. 5 lobe this am on main 8/10 feet out selfed ( Plant has around 50 leaves). Hoping by the end of May to have a few set on both the 1821 and 2058.   Wednesday, May 6 View Page 1821.5 Checkon   Wednesday, May 6 View Page 7 DAP 1821 MV 8' out   Wednesday, May 6 View Page 2 DAP 1821 2ndary 8' out   Wednesday, May 6 View Page 1821 lobes all the same so far   Wednesday, May 6 View Page 2058 Hawkley starting to get some kins one on the left... both 1821 are selfed males not cooperating going to store some pollen if necessary.   Wednesday, May 6 View Page 1821 stump vine on right started later then the other after main broke.   Friday, May 8 View Page 11 DAP   Friday, May 8 View Page 8 DAP Temps have been cooler high 80s nights high 60s winds.. Partly Cloudy   Thursday, May 14 View Page 1821.5 Checkon self DAP 17   Monday, May 18 View Page 1821.5 this one was 18 days like the thick shoulder potential.   Monday, May 18 View Page Found more pics of my PB in 2002. Since my mom passed away this year it was nice to find these. Mt. St. Helens erupted 35 years ago today.   Wednesday, May 20 View Page AWESOME!!!!! Thank you Lee. Told my wife we could hang it from the ceiling and put 6 potted plants in it, not sure she agrees...   Friday, May 29 View Page 1825.5 checkon x self DAP 31 OTT 132   Friday, May 29 View Page 2058 Hawkley (west kin) 5/26/15 x sibb 3 males 4 lobe   Friday, May 29 View Page 2058 Hawkley (east side) 5/26/15 1st kin x 1821 Checkon 1 male 4 lobe 2nd kin x sibb 2 males 4 lobe   Friday, May 29 View Page Grrr...   Friday, May 29 View Page This is my future patch... 40x80 screen house, water tank and a lot of work over the next few years. Hope to use other two areas not pictured for squash, long gourd, tomatoes and watermelon. My current 20x50 yard has its limits. :}   Friday, May 29 View Page This is my future patch... 40x80 screen house, water tank and a lot of work over the next few years. Hope to use other two areas not pictured for squash, long gourd, tomatoes and watermelon. My current 20x50 yard has its limits. :}