Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 149 Entries. Sunday, June 19 View Page   Sunday, June 19 View Page   Sunday, June 19 View Page   Sunday, June 19 View Page   Sunday, June 19 View Page   Sunday, June 19 View Page   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Wind damage update.   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Wind damage update.   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Wind damage update   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Wind damage update   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Wind damage update   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Wind damage update   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Wind damage update   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Wind damage update   Thursday, June 23 View Page I hope these little guys don't eat pumpkin. My corn on the other hand, hmmm   Thursday, June 23 View Page I hope these little guys don't eat pumpkin. My corn on the other hand, hmmm   Thursday, June 23 View Page I hope these little guys don't eat pumpkin. My corn on the other hand, hmmm   Thursday, June 23 View Page This will be the start of my new adventure. My First pollination at 12ft 2 more coming on this 1227 Fleser, 1 at 13ft another at 15ft   Saturday, June 25 View Page One of my females at 9ft seems to be a rather large stem.   Saturday, June 25 View Page Another female on a 1227 fleser it should be open in the morning.   Saturday, June 25 View Page Another one on a 1227 fleser at 12ft   Monday, June 27 View Page Eric Shaw pollinated 26 June only problem it's at 9'   Monday, June 27 View Page 1227 Fleser pollinated 26 June at 11'   Sunday, July 10 View Page 2058 Hawkley pollinater 1227 Fleser, DOP 7/5 12ft out.   Sunday, July 10 View Page 2058 Hawkley   Sunday, July 10 View Page 2058 Hawkley   Sunday, July 10 View Page 2002 Hawkley pollinator 1227B Fleser DOP 7/5 13ft out.   Sunday, July 10 View Page 2002 Hawkley   Sunday, July 10 View Page 2002 Hawkley   Sunday, July 10 View Page Eric Shaw last one to be pollinated, should be soon will pollinate with 2058 Hawkley. It's at 16ft. Had one at 9ft pollinated 6/22 decided it wasn't far enough out. Had I known the next one wouldn't come till 16ft I think I would have saved it   Sunday, July 10 View Page 1227 Fleser B pollinator 2002 Hawkley, DOP 7/5 14ft out   Sunday, July 10 View Page 1227 B Fleser   Sunday, July 10 View Page 1227 B Fleser   Sunday, July 10 View Page 1227 Fleser pollinator Eric Shaw year 2014 DOP 6/26 12ft out   Sunday, July 10 View Page 1227 Fleser   Sunday, July 10 View Page 1227 Fleser   Monday, July 11 View Page Pollinated my Eric Shaw yr 2014 this morning. Pollinator 2058 Hawkley, Now all 5 of my plants have been pollinated. Let the growing begin.   Tuesday, July 12 View Page I don't have a basketball but I do have a football. 1227 Fleser, 16 Dap, this morning it reached the 5in a day mark. I don't have a clew if it will sustain that. It had gone from 4" to 41/2"   Tuesday, July 12 View Page 1227 Fleser 16 Dap   Tuesday, July 12 View Page Overview of the pumpkin patch 6am this morning.   Tuesday, July 12 View Page Good Morning   Thursday, July 14 View Page Worked on shade cover for the kins today. Finally got some sun been raining for three days straight, not once reached 70, things slowed down except for the foliage, secondaries grew like crazy. The babies didn't. I tried laying down secondaries snapped one on the 2058 Hawkley decided to wait for warmer weather.   Thursday, July 14 View Page 2002 Hawkley   Thursday, July 14 View Page Eric Shaw yr 2014   Thursday, July 14 View Page 1227 Fleser B   Thursday, July 14 View Page 1227 Fleser   Thursday, July 14 View Page 1227 Fleser, reached 20 Dap today. I'm almost done with terminating all secondaries. Going to let some grow for a few more days yet. This plant has a lot smaller of a main vine as well as secondaries compared to my other plants.   Thursday, July 14 View Page 1227 Fleser   Thursday, July 14 View Page 1227 Fleser   Sunday, July 17 View Page Hey, I finally got a basketball. 1227 Fleser. I noticed a 6in jump in measurement yesterday, I'm sure it was due to the fact the bottom of the kin flattened out due to the weight causing the sides to bulg outwards   Sunday, July 17 View Page 1227 Fleser   Sunday, July 17 View Page 1227 Fleser measurements   Sunday, July 17 View Page 1227B Fleser   Sunday, July 17 View Page 1227B Fleser   Sunday, July 17 View Page 1227B Fleser measurements   Sunday, July 17 View Page 2058 Hawkley   Sunday, July 17 View Page 2058 Hawkley   Sunday, July 17 View Page 2058 Hawkley measurements   Sunday, July 17 View Page 2002 Hawkley   Sunday, July 17 View Page 2002 Hawkley   Sunday, July 17 View Page 2002 Hawkley measurements   Sunday, July 17 View Page Eric Shaws yr 2014 off to a slow start. I'm thinking I should have kept the 6/22 pollination at 9 ft. I didn't see another female till 16 ft. I'm sure it will start rocking soon.   Sunday, July 17 View Page Eric Shaws yr 2014   Sunday, July 17 View Page Eric Shaws yr 2014   Sunday, July 17 View Page Sorry these are my 1227 Fleser measurements   Thursday, July 21 View Page I was hit by hail Tuesday afternoon, I'm going to continue as though nothing happened, the only thing I'm going to change in my program is let my secondaries grow longer to get some new leaves back. My kin continue to grow as though nothing happened.   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1227 Fleser, I don't know what the growth rate is supposed to be at this DAP but to me it's crazy. My chart is in the photo after next.   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1227 Fleser   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1227 Fleser, is this thing going to explode?   Thursday, July 21 View Page 2058 Hawkley   Thursday, July 21 View Page 2058 Hawkley   Thursday, July 21 View Page 2058 Hawkley   Thursday, July 21 View Page 2002 Hawkley   Thursday, July 21 View Page 2002 Hawkley   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1227 B Fleser   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1227 B Fleser   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1227 B Fleser   Thursday, July 21 View Page My new shade covers, Porkchop recommended I put up something different, lol   Thursday, July 21 View Page How's this one Porkchop, I think this is my best work ever..   Thursday, July 21 View Page This one is thinking "ya the beach".   Thursday, July 21 View Page 1227 Fleser.This one is my dilemma, rookie mistake no s curve could somebody please help me. Lol... I've put sand under the kin. In the last 4 days it's put on over 100 lbs, using the OTT method it hit 192lbs at 8am this morning.   Thursday, July 21 View Page Howdy from my patch.   Thursday, July 21 View Page Hail sucks   Thursday, July 21 View Page Hail still sucks   Saturday, July 23 View Page I'm have given my first pumpkin a name. I would like to introduce to you my (1227 Fleser) as Gimmlet. Gimmlet gained 36 lbs since yesterday. I'm now using the 2013 chart produced by Scott Holub & Andy Wolf. Gimmlets current OTT is 228.   Saturday, July 23 View Page Are these hail wounds something to be concerned about?   Sunday, July 24 View Page Named all my kin today   Tuesday, July 26 View Page Gimmlet is trucking right a long.   Wednesday, July 27 View Page Gimlets #s for today DAP 31,, CC 112.5 EE 72.5 SS 77 = 263 est 408 lbs.   Wednesday, July 27 View Page Weekly update   Wednesday, July 27 View Page Weekly update   Wednesday, July 27 View Page Weekly update   Wednesday, July 27 View Page This is my Erick Shaw growing very slow DAP 18 #s cc 41 EE 31 SS 30 Total 102. Next photo I have a backup that's growing much faster. It's on a secondary. I'm asking for help on this one.   Wednesday, July 27 View Page How do I go about clearing the way if I choose this one and not the one in the previous photo. This one is much better shaped and growing twice as fast.   Friday, July 29 View Page Good Morning from Hobbits pumpkin patch...   Tuesday, August 2 View Page Weekly update. I had to rig up ratchet straps to move Gimmlet forward a couple inches. It went well   Tuesday, August 2 View Page Datouts weekly update.   Tuesday, August 2 View Page Akheags weekly update   Tuesday, August 2 View Page Notouds weekly update   Tuesday, August 2 View Page Nesens weekly update   Tuesday, August 2 View Page Gimmlet   Tuesday, August 2 View Page .   Tuesday, August 2 View Page .   Tuesday, August 2 View Page .   Tuesday, August 2 View Page .   Wednesday, August 3 View Page Here we go again, it's zeroing in on my location. Something out there is determined to take me out of the competition.   Thursday, August 4 View Page Survived the storm well, thankfully no hail. 1 4/10 in in less than an hour though. Wind gusts to 60 mph, whew!!! Pumpkins are doing great. Gimmlet will go over 700 lbs tomorrow. Gimmlets little brother Datout (1227B Fleser) is showing great progress, he's running mid 30s the last three days. 319 lbs.   Thursday, August 4 View Page This is Notoud, he's trucking right along I guess. last 3 days 25, 26, 35.. OTT 241.5 est 317.   Thursday, August 4 View Page Notoud back side.   Thursday, August 4 View Page Notoud back side.   Thursday, August 4 View Page Akheag   Thursday, August 4 View Page Nesen, DAP 30, est 257.5 lbs Mid 20s per day, kind of slow but he's got that big knot on his forehead from hail, heck, that would slow me down.   Thursday, August 4 View Page This is Datout, Gimmlets little brother, DAP 27 OTT 242 est wheight 319   Thursday, August 4 View Page This is Gimmlet, turned 680 lbs today, DAP39, OTT 312, cc 135.5, EE 86 SS 90.5 total 312   Thursday, August 4 View Page Gimmlets back side.   Friday, August 5 View Page Gimmlet hit an est 713 lbs at DAP 40. CC 137.5 EE 87.5 SS 92 Total 317. 10 day average 34.1 lbs.   Sunday, August 7 View Page Gimmlet slowed down a little, only a 24 lb gain since yesterday, normally he's been in the mid 30s. Could be where I placed my tape. So I marked all kin where my tape line is so there exact every time. I also moved Gimmlet forward 2 in, what a fiasco that is. And scary as all heck. But I had to release the pressure off his stem, it's bending downward due to rear growth. His little brother Datout is humming along 33 lbs a day last 6 days. The rest are idling along mid to upper 20s a day. Life is good.   Tuesday, August 9 View Page But shots of my 4 trying to catch up to Gimmlet .   Tuesday, August 9 View Page Gimmlet giving them a but shot back. Gimmlet went over 800 lbs today, he's being a good boy.   Tuesday, August 16 View Page Datout is humming right along, slowly closing in on big brother Gimmlet.   Tuesday, August 16 View Page The youngest of th bunch   Tuesday, August 16 View Page Steady gains   Tuesday, August 16 View Page I sure hope Nesens forehead holds together.   Tuesday, August 16 View Page Gimmlet has slowed to the low 20s per day, but I'm confident he'll go over 1000 lbs. tomorrow. Grow Gimmlet, Grow.   Wednesday, August 17 View Page I can't determine what is going on with my plants   Wednesday, August 17 View Page Another pic different plant.   Monday, August 22 View Page The baby of the Hobbit family.   Monday, August 22 View Page I should rename him knuckle head, but I won't.   Monday, August 22 View Page ...   Monday, August 22 View Page This one or Gimmlet have a chance at the state record. 40 days to go. State record is 1659.5   Monday, August 22 View Page Grow Gimmlet grow. There's 33 days left till the Walhalla Pumpkin Fest. Last years winner was 1044 lbs.   Tuesday, August 30 View Page Good morning from Hobbits Pumpkin Patch   Tuesday, August 30 View Page Nesen underwent surgery yesterday for stem rot. Cut away rot and where vine connects to stem. Do I know what I'm doing, hell no, somebody please help me.   Tuesday, August 30 View Page Notoud is humming along.   Tuesday, August 30 View Page The baby of Hobbits family.   Tuesday, August 30 View Page Datout I'm still pretty is gonna go heavy. I fully expect him to go over a thousand tomorrow. This pic is yesterday's.   Tuesday, August 30 View Page Last but not least Gimmlit. I'm hoping to keep him above 15 lbs a day for another 5 weeks.   Tuesday, September 6 View Page I think I must have gotten this idea from Qtip...   Tuesday, September 6 View Page I think I must have gotten this idea from Qtip...   Thursday, September 8 View Page Estimate upgrade...   Thursday, September 8 View Page Oh ya...   Tuesday, September 20 View Page Gone for a weekend, checked my kin, I couldn't believe the growth. Boy that basketball keeps getting smaller all the time.   Tuesday, September 20 View Page Weigh of Saturday, I think I might win something with this one. Next week going to Minot, Nd. Hopefully I place top 5 there. Bringing 3 there. I'd so love to go to bnots neck of the woods there. I'm seriously thinking about showing up. No pumpkins, just go to pick brains...   Saturday, September 24 View Page I had my first Giant Pumpkin Contest. I took 2nd place at our local pumpkin fest. My pumpkin weighed in at 1078 lbs. Ed Stremick took 1st place with 1090 lb. I left two to grow another week and will take them to the pumpkin fest in Minot, ND.   Saturday, September 24 View Page I get home from the pumpkin fest here in town, get a phone call from the chamber of commerce informing me I won the drawing for a new John Deere riding mower. What a great way to finish of the day.   Thursday, September 29 View Page Last pics of pumpkins in the garden. They'll be loaded on a trailer tomorrow joining Gimmlet for a ride to Berry Acres in Minot, ND. I took Gimmlet, Agheag, and Nesen to our local pumpkin fest here in Walhalla, ND.   Friday, September 30 View Page Loaded up and headed to Berry Acres in Minot, ND.   Saturday, October 1 View Page All the weigh ins   Saturday, October 1 View Page Me