Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 20 Entries. Sunday, November 13 View Page my first entry for the season; this year i am growing, 1947-clements / 1734-steil / 1779-werner   Sunday, November 13 View Page i have pollinated two flowers on the three plants, my 1734 was going really well, until it went ribbon, about 18 foot out, i was lucky enough to get one flower pollinated just before the ribbon vine, and then cut off the main. the vine started growing again, and looks good i have since pollinated one more on it. hope it works. the biggest fruit is on the 1734, about as big as a basketball. the others aren't far behind, and going well; after last seasons flooding i had a bit of earthworks done around the patch. drain along one side, and contour bank around the rest. i think it will work;   Monday, November 14 View Page here is my patch, a couple of weeks ago. happy with it so far;   Thursday, November 17 View Page this is a photo of a 1139- laginess dmg, that alan sent me to grow. i really wanted it for display around our competition, because alan said it is very orange. i have 6 growing on this plant, all looking really good; this one measures/ 61 / 48 / 45; it was pollinated, 28th october. it is growing in a very ordinary patch, without much tlc.   Thursday, November 17 View Page my patch this morning, the 1947 is a bit behind the other two, because of late pollination.   Thursday, November 17 View Page here is my 1734- steil, great plant;   Thursday, November 17 View Page check this fella out, i went into the chook house yesterday to collect the eggs. found him in one of the nest boxes curled up like this sleeping off a big lump in his belly, about the same size as a chook egg; i woke him up late yesterday afternoon, and put him in a bag, then took him up the back paddock near a dam, and let him go; he was a beautiful python, measuring 7 1/2 foot; i will possibly see him back soon   Wednesday, November 23 View Page here is my 1734-steil 74 x 52 x 54 = 180 ; pollinated 3rd november; happy about that;   Wednesday, November 23 View Page this is the 1779 - werner pollinated with 1947 clements on 10th november   Wednesday, November 23 View Page here is the 1947- clements,- pollinated 15th november. i hope that scratch doesn't come against me;   Saturday, November 26 View Page laginess - 1138 dmg ott 91 x 65 x 71 = 265 lbs;;; this pumpkin is going really well, and great shape and colour; there is another few coming on, but smaller than this;   Saturday, November 26 View Page my 1734- steil. he is going to be lumpy, and maybe not pretty, but i'm happy with that/ 84 x 61 x 65 = 210 ott; =211lbs at 24 days.   Saturday, November 26 View Page my 1779- werner 1st measurement at day 17 63 x 43 x 43. just starting to go;   Saturday, November 26 View Page 1947- clements, day 12 great shape, hope he keeps going;   Tuesday, November 29 View Page well;;; the ups and downs of growing giant pumpkins. i measured this fruit 2 days ago, doing a bit of cleaning up around the punkin patch, today, and seen this;;; we had a couple of storms in the last 2 days. i don't know whether it sucked too much water in or what. the fruit is covered from the weather with tarp and hail netting. i remember someone on this site saying "" if your not blowing them, your not growing them"" measured the fruit and it has put on 48 lbs in two days; oh well, i still have another couple; this was my 1734-steil;;;;;;;;;; my p.b. last season.   Monday, December 5 View Page the trials of growing; today is the third day of hot days, and then storms in the afternoon. --37-c or 102 f ; the next couple of days are supposed to be hotter, and the powdery mildew is setting in. lets hope the wind stops, and it cools down soon. one good thing, the pub in town is air conditioned;;;   Monday, December 5 View Page laginess ---110 x 76 x 81;;; very happy with the look of this punkin   Monday, December 5 View Page 1779 werner;; 101 x 62 x 64; i can't explain the shape of this punkin, it is on level ground, but just decided to get a big lump in it's side. i think it's pregnant;   Monday, December 5 View Page 1947-clements; 96 x 64 x 63; going ok, considering it is later than the others, and the weather we are having;;;;;;;   Monday, December 5 View Page i got a few sunflower seeds last year, no care or fertilizer, i just put them in to see what happened; the sweet corn is 6 feet high; next year i will try harder, and give them a bit of tlc.