Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 12 Entries. Monday, September 5 View Page Late start this year. 3rd year growing AGs. Took a couple years off when I moved. First year (2011) grew several 70-90 lb pumpkins with almost no care to the plants. 2012 got serious, got some champion seed from P and P Seed, and with some advice from Don Langevin's Books, began a serious growing program. All pollinations that year failed. 2013 we were trying to sell our house, so I put the pumpkin patch in grass. 2014 and 2015 we were in transition to our new home, so no growing. Almost missed out on 2016 till I heard my folks talking about a friendly growing competition. Started 5 seeds outdoors this year on June 7 in a fine patch of newly turned over old pasture ground. The first sprout emerged 6 days later and started growing explosively. The first fruit was pollinated a bit over 10 foot out, and here she is growing at 41 days after pollination. This beauty is growing from seed from my 90lb AG grown in 2011. OTT estimates put it at 111# on September 1. Definitely not a world record pumpkin, but none the less a personal best. Maybe enough to take our "local" contest.   Monday, September 5 View Page Best of the bunch in 2011. The green monster was 70 lb.   Wednesday, September 7 View Page Day 43 after pollination. OTT estimate 124#.   Wednesday, September 7 View Page 9-7-2016   Saturday, September 10 View Page DAP 46. 1.1" rain overnight. 0.3" rain this morning. Trace rain on and off all afternoon. All side vines have been deadheaded. 3rd phase growth popping up from buried side vines. Driving me crazy. Every time I think I've got them all I spot another. Cutting off where I can get to them.   Sunday, September 11 View Page 132# est   Tuesday, September 13 View Page DAP49 OTT 181", 136#. Sprayed Neem again today. Cucumber beetles not too bad. Saw first squash bugs today, not in patch but over by the garage. Saw 3 of them and SQUASHED all three.   Saturday, September 17 View Page DAP53. 142#   Friday, September 23 View Page OTT188" ~151#   Monday, September 26 View Page OTT190" ~155#. That black stain on the stem is that miracle elixir Neptune's Harvest liquid seaweed. Noticed a weak spot on one side of the joint between the stem and the vine. The spot wasn't soft but there was kind of a crack there. Hopefully some LS should help heal it up. Growth is slowing to a crawl as nighttime temps dip into the 50s.   Tuesday, October 18 View Page Harvest Day. One day early due to forecast rain. Official weigh in on Saturday 22nd.   Saturday, October 22 View Page Weigh off was today. My pumpkin has a new name. 170 Andrews 2016. Took 1st place handily.