Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 13 Entries. Sunday, July 2 View Page This is my first diary entry this year. I am still growing but have just been keeping a diary on facebook because it is a lot less cumbersome than this site. This year I am growing all orange. Here is my main plant a 1912 Carter. I am still grwing in tight space and its wedged in beside my driveway.   Sunday, July 2 View Page Here is the keeper on the 1912 Carter. Its about 12 feet out on the main vine and is looking like it is going to be tall round and orange with ribs. Just what I was hoping for. The pumpkin is 15 days old and is 26" in circumference.   Sunday, July 2 View Page Here is my second plant, a 1561 Reeb. This one was a slow starter and gave me some troubles when the vine wanted to head the wrong direction. I finally got it turned around, but the secondary growth has been slow and it is just now starting to fill out on the sides.   Sunday, July 2 View Page The 1561 Reeb also has been very stingy with the females. This is the first one on the main vine and its going to be about 16' out when the vine grows out. There is only one other female on the plant on the first side vine. Its going to be a later pollination than I was anticipating but that is probably a blessing in disguise because it will allow the plant to fill in a little bit more behind the pumpkin before it sets.   Sunday, July 2 View Page My final plant is my own 444 Radach. It is extremely shady here in this location which has caused the plant to put a lot of distance between leaf nodes and also grow very large leafs. I may have to give up growing in this spot because the Apple tree on the left just keeps getting bigger and bigger and blocking out more light. The secondaries have also been pretty slow to develop on this one.   Sunday, July 2 View Page I pollinated the first on the 444 Radach This morning crossed with the 1912 Carter. 6 lobes on this one sort of. The 6th one is a little squished. There is not a lot of plant behind this one so I am not anticipating very much in the way of size.   Thursday, August 10 View Page My 1912 Carter is still growing steadily   Friday, August 11 View Page 55 Days Old 126.25" Circumference 295" OTT Estimated weight 565 pounds It grew 13.6 pounds a day over the last 5 days   Friday, August 25 View Page 1 week to go until the Puyallup Fair. Day 70 for the 1912 Carter. 137.75" circumference 321.5" OTT 725 pounds estimated weight. 9 pounds per day over the last 5 days. She should be estimating somewhere in the 750 -775 range for the fair. I think it will go light though. It sounds pretty hollow when I thump on it. I don't want to jinks my self but its going to take a very special Pumpkin to beat this one out for a Howard Dill Award.   Wednesday, September 6 View Page Took My 1912 Carter to the Puyallup Fair. The Tripod did the trick again.   Wednesday, September 6 View Page The 1912 Carter weighed in at 770.5 pounds at the Puyallup fair. It went a little heavy to the chart.   Wednesday, September 6 View Page I came in 4th place for the fair adult division and 5th place overall for the the GPC event.   Wednesday, September 6 View Page I think this is the prettiest pumpkin I have ever grown.