Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 56 Entries. Monday, February 16 View Page This is my first diary on BP,and this is the first bubble of seeds for the 2015 season!! A special thanks to GWG for their great auction.   Monday, February 16 View Page This is the package of pumpkin seeds of egvga member. truly amazing!!!!!thanks european giant growers association!!!   Monday, February 16 View Page and these are other many giant vegetable seeds from egvga pack!!!wonderful!!   Sunday, March 1 View Page Thanks BHGPG!!!Great raffle   Sunday, March 1 View Page This seeds looks great!!!thanks GWG!!   Sunday, March 1 View Page These are the top seeds for 2015 season. Hard choice!!This season I will grow only 2 plants!!   Friday, March 27 View Page all fertilizers for the season 2015 are ready !!!   Friday, March 27 View Page because I did not choose what seeds to plant this season, I will do choose to the fate by a lottery. selection will be among these.   Friday, March 27 View Page the tickets are all in the box   Friday, March 27 View Page first draw!!!! This seed will go to my great friends Mori brothers, for their patch.   Friday, March 27 View Page the winner is, 2032 mathison!!!! good luck Michele and Mauro,with this seed we will make a great result!!!!   Friday, March 27 View Page second extraction, 2 choices for my patch   Friday, March 27 View Page the winners are .... 1947.5 Clementz and 1916 barron .... great I could not decide better   Friday, March 27 View Page third extraction, to decide 2 seeds for possible "substitutes",in case of problems with the first choices.   Friday, March 27 View Page the winner is .......1666.5 steil and 1488 cutrupi,great genetic for "reserve" seed   Sunday, March 29 View Page today,trip to the Madonna della Zucchella,(Virgin Mary of pumpkin), protector of pumpkin growers,   Sunday, March 29 View Page in this sanctuary there is the only painting where maria is represented with a pumpkin (bottle gourd)   Sunday, March 29 View Page I, and one of the brothers Mori (Mauro), with the seeds to be planted this year,while we take them to bless.   Sunday, March 29 View Page the other Mori brother(Michele) with other seeds, we hope that the protector of pumpkin growers help us to get our pb. All we are trying this year to get a good result !!!!!!!   Wednesday, April 8 View Page March-31-2015, officially start my season, these are the seeds I've planted,1916 barron,1947.5 clementz,1488 cutrupi,1666,5 steil,and the seeds of my last year pumpkin,1001dmg,and 780.5dmg   Wednesday, April 8 View Page after 8 days all the plants look great, except my 1001 is not sprouted   Sunday, April 19 View Page preparation of the greenhouse with my friends   Sunday, April 19 View Page the greenhouse is finally ready for 2015 season   Sunday, April 19 View Page transplanting of the seedlings,1916 barron on the left and on the right 1947,5Clementz   Sunday, May 24 View Page 1947,5 Clementz,short but strong plant   Sunday, May 24 View Page 1916 Barron,very aggressive vines,but some leaves are burned from the heat.   Sunday, May 24 View Page first female of the year, on 1947.5 Clementz, too early to be pollinated, only 5 feet from the stem.   Thursday, June 4 View Page first female on 1916 barron,only 7,5 feet to stump,I wait for the next   Thursday, June 4 View Page 1916 barron   Thursday, June 4 View Page 1947,5 clementz   Thursday, June 4 View Page carolina reaper pepper,very hot!!!   Thursday, June 4 View Page first megabloom on 5.02 lyons tomato   Thursday, June 4 View Page gallina tall corn,very aggressive!!!go baby go!!   Sunday, June 7 View Page pollination day of 1916 barron with 4 male flower of 1947,5 clementz   Sunday, June 7 View Page 4 lobes pumpkin,11 feet out.   Tuesday, June 9 View Page this morning first pollination of 1947,5 clementz x 1916 barron   Tuesday, June 9 View Page nice five lobes pumpkin   Monday, June 15 View Page surprise under the pumpkin leaves, a little blue egg, probably from a bird   Monday, June 15 View Page male flowers of 1916 ready for the mori brothers patch   Monday, June 15 View Page the Mori brothers ,whith my 1916 male flower,tomorrow morning their 2032 is ready to pollinated   Monday, June 15 View Page huge storm here in italy...outside the greenhouse...   Monday, June 15 View Page 1916x1947,5 7DAP,   Tuesday, June 23 View Page this is 1916 barron at 14 dap,ott 106inch,...But the shape is very strange!!!   Tuesday, June 23 View Page It looks like the head of an alien...I'll start calling her "Alien head" !!!!   Thursday, June 25 View Page 1947,5 Clementz,14 DAP, 99inch ott,beautiful round pumpkin.   Wednesday, July 1 View Page "Alien head" (1916x1947,5) 20 dap,170 ott,not a monster,but right way for my pb.   Wednesday, July 1 View Page 1947,5x1916,20 dap,157,5 ott,already it seems to become orange!!!   Tuesday, July 21 View Page 1 month of extreme temperatures, here in Italy, 106 ° f in the afternoon   Tuesday, July 21 View Page giant marrow 15 dap,80 ott   Tuesday, July 21 View Page "alien head" 1916 barron 30 dap,245 ott   Tuesday, July 21 View Page 1947 clementz, at 30 dap, 249 ott   Tuesday, July 21 View Page black cherry tomato,almost ready to be tasted   Tuesday, July 21 View Page strange images found on facebook, world record or hoax ???   Tuesday, July 21 View Page "alien head "(1916barron) 40 dap,292 ott,It is becoming orange!!   Tuesday, July 21 View Page stump of the 1916 Barron, huge and healthy   Tuesday, July 21 View Page 1947 clementz 40 dap, 288.5 ott,