Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 52 Entries. Thursday, February 4 View Page Vacationing in the Florida Keys. Stopped in for an ice cold Corona with Joe and Sue Jutras. Joe fired up the boat and he took us around the keys had a great time.   Tuesday, March 29 View Page Time to mow cover crop of winter rye again.   Thursday, May 26 View Page Took advantage of and unexpected day off yesterday and went fishing with Joe Jutras and Steve Sperry off of Prudence Island and we had a great day with great weather and the fishing was unbelievable . We limited out on stripers and even caught some fluke.   Thursday, May 26 View Page New England fishing at its best!   Wednesday, June 15 View Page I had a surprise visit today from Norm. I think my dog Bentley likes norm because he has a smile from here to ear. Thanks for dropping by Norm see you Friday.   Friday, June 24 View Page I had to have an unexpected surgery. So I couldn't work on the pumpkins for a couple of weeks. But my patch didn't skip a beat. So I would like to say thank you very much to Norm ( abbynormal ) for all the help he has been giving me . If it weren't for friends like him my wife And Alex Noel and others in the pumpkin community I probably would have lost my season of growing. These are my two –1552's and were planted 10 days after my main patch.   Friday, June 24 View Page My other 1552 in the main patch also about 10 days behind the rest.   Friday, June 24 View Page One of the 1790 Wallace Plants   Friday, June 24 View Page 1790 Wallace # 2   Friday, June 24 View Page 1961 Sperry   Saturday, June 25 View Page 1625 Gantner   Monday, July 4 View Page Long Gourds, 124.5 Jutras in middle and 2- 119.75 Rumancik on each side.   Monday, July 4 View Page 2 of my 1552's from last year planted back to back in new patch.   Monday, July 4 View Page Another angle on the 1552 patch.   Monday, July 4 View Page One more of my 1552's in Main patch   Monday, July 4 View Page This is the 1790 Wallace number one. This one is sibbed with my other 1790 Wallace.   Monday, July 4 View Page This is the 1790 Wallace plant number two. This one is crossed with the 1625 Gantner.   Monday, July 4 View Page This is the 1625 Gantner. This is crossed with the 1790 Wallace.   Monday, July 4 View Page 1961 Sperry plant. I crossed this with the 1625 Gantner. I also have a 2230 Wallace in the back of this one but the main vine snapped at about 7 feet from wind damage. Plant is coming back but we will see what I can get out of it.   Monday, July 4 View Page Picture of Main patch.   Monday, July 4 View Page Another view   Monday, July 4 View Page Sorry for double post. This is another view of the main patch   Wednesday, July 20 View Page 1790 Wallace plant number one   Wednesday, July 20 View Page 1552 LaRiviere in Main patch , plant number one   Wednesday, July 20 View Page Patch is just about full.   Wednesday, July 20 View Page 1790 Wallace. Plant number two   Wednesday, July 20 View Page 1961 Sperry   Wednesday, July 20 View Page 1552 LaRiviere plant number two.   Wednesday, July 20 View Page 1625 Gantner. Day 29   Monday, August 8 View Page 1790 Wallace x sibb 35dap   Monday, August 8 View Page 1790 Wallace x1625 Gantner 40 dap   Monday, August 8 View Page 1625 Gantner x 1790 Wallace 48dap All three plants are in great shape for the late run considering the date.   Tuesday, August 16 View Page 1790 Wallace#1-375 OTT 48 Dap still doing 30 pounds a day. Plants in great shape. Just need to dry up a little. We have had way too much rain last five days.   Wednesday, August 17 View Page Team pumpkin tour at my house.   Wednesday, August 17 View Page While swimming in the pool Jim Dabacco and I noticed something floating in the pool?   Wednesday, August 17 View Page On closer inspection we noticed flat Norm enjoying himself floating a round on a tube.   Thursday, August 25 View Page 1625 Gantner and 1790 Wallace. These pumpkins are crossed with each other.   Thursday, August 25 View Page 1790 Wallace. This pumpkin is sibbed with the other 1790. Both are a nice orange color.   Tuesday, August 30 View Page 1625 Gantner . Still moving along nicely and thumping like a rock.   Tuesday, August 30 View Page 1790 Wallace. Over 400 inches and passed my numbers from last season. Up 128 pounds The last six days. Plant is still in decent shape but older leaves are showing their age now.   Friday, September 9 View Page Lost my 1625 last weekend. Final measurements 396 OTT or estimated Dmg 1326 pounds on the team pumpkin chart. My boys didn't know what to do when I let them in the patch.   Friday, September 9 View Page Cut it in half with my tractor bucket. Had nice thick walls and pretty solid seed cavity with lots of Flesh. I'm sure this would have went heavy to the chart. I'm happy that I crossed this with my1790.5 Wallace.   Friday, September 9 View Page Stump and Main on 1790.5 Wallace   Friday, September 9 View Page 1790.5 Stem   Friday, September 9 View Page Blossom end   Friday, September 9 View Page Day 72 1790.5 Wallace x 1625 Gantner 426 OTT. I hope this one stays together down the stretch . I have mouse bait out . Plus traps. And I am trying to keep plant as healthy as possible. Fingers crossed.   Thursday, September 15 View Page What can He say ? This picture is worth 2307 words. Congratulations Ronnie that was one hell of a pumpkin .   Tuesday, September 20 View Page Lost my last competitive pumpkin yesterday. The 1790 Wallace went down to a soft spot. Final measurements 186 cc 131 ss – 114 EE . 431 inches OTT. Estimated 1695 lbs on the team pumpkin chart.   Tuesday, September 20 View Page 1695 LaRiviere DMG. 1790 Wallace x 1625 Gantner   Tuesday, September 20 View Page Harvesting seeds   Tuesday, September 20 View Page Nice thick walls. I'd like to think this one would have went heavy but will never know.   Sunday, December 25 View Page Merry Christmas to all my friends in the pumpkin world.