Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 40 Entries. Thursday, February 2 View Page Getting started!   Thursday, February 23 View Page Started some House seeds today for the production patch.   Thursday, March 2 View Page Winter wheat and mighty mustard cover crop coming along nicely.   Friday, March 3 View Page Bill Foss you rock!! Thank you!!   Wednesday, April 5 View Page Sun time! Fun time!!!!! Can't wait to get these giants planted and some pumpkins on!!!!!   Saturday, May 6 View Page Making my own compost tea!!! Thank you Bill Foss!!!!!!   Thursday, June 15 View Page 1572 Hoelke kicking butt!   Thursday, June 15 View Page 1153 Terry my second best looking plant!   Thursday, June 15 View Page Burying vines every day!! On 7 plants wow, under estimated that task a bit. Day temperatures are already 95.   Thursday, June 15 View Page Burying vines every day!   Friday, June 16 View Page My double vine 1572 Hoelke going to let one grow on each vine and see what happens 14 days old almost the size of a basketball.   Friday, June 23 View Page 21 days old. Measured Hulk # 2 off my double vine the 1572 Hoelke x 239 Goodman this is my big and deep orange cross the Goodman is the (f)781 Engel x (m) 1030.5 Debaco. Measurements, circumstance 52" est weight 50.5lbs. 21 days I am very happy super happy with it so freaking excited to watch this grow!   Friday, June 23 View Page Don't know if this is normal or not but these mail flowers are huge. They weren't even on the main vine.   Thursday, June 29 View Page The 1572 Hoelke   Thursday, June 29 View Page 1474 Clementz.   Thursday, June 29 View Page 1153 Terry   Thursday, June 29 View Page 1572 Hoelke double vine.   Thursday, June 29 View Page 1803 Hoelke.   Saturday, July 1 View Page Day 28 hulk 1527 Hoelke double vine. 72in circumference estimated weight 125 pounds.   Saturday, July 1 View Page Hulk #2 double vine 1572 Hoelke 22 days old 50in circumference , estimated weight 45 pounds.   Saturday, July 1 View Page 1153 Terry x 1803 Hoelke Day 9. Still need to get it in position and really set my grow spot up.   Saturday, July 1 View Page 1803 Hoelke x 1153 Terry 6 days old.   Saturday, July 1 View Page 1474 Clementz x 239 Goodman the Goodman is the (f)781 Engel x (m) 1030.5 Debaco. 8 days old.   Monday, July 24 View Page Well it's over so sad! My 1803 Hoelke was ott 217 putting 24lbs a day for the past 5 days. The hail and 60 mile hr winds snapped off all my leaves. All my plants are damaged beyond repai.   Monday, July 24 View Page More damage.   Monday, July 24 View Page More damage.   Monday, July 24 View Page The 1803 just named him Wornack after William Wornack!   Monday, July 24 View Page The 1572 Hoelke double vine Hulk was close to 400lbs and Hoelke was 200lbs. This plant his not as bad.   Monday, July 24 View Page 1474 damage.   Thursday, August 24 View Page 1572 Hoelke x 281 Goodman. This was my favorite pumpkin in my patch. My smallest at est 305 but deep/bright orange color almost perfect shape and good ridges. The hail pretty much stoped all my pumpkins. This was my smallest. He is done for the year. Bottom side rotted out. Saved some seeds and now time to turn her into compost.   Thursday, August 31 View Page Trying to get Hulk to hold on for the county fair in a week don't think I will make it to a weight off this year! Trying to clean up the stem area that fell off.   Thursday, August 31 View Page Dug out all the bad!   Thursday, August 31 View Page Then washed it with peroxide and coated it with sulfur.   Saturday, September 9 View Page Take of 20 for the pallet. Don't bad for my first year and the hail storm hitting me in July.   Saturday, September 9 View Page Little over kill but got it loaded up nice to have good friends!   Saturday, September 9 View Page Very happy with my first year.   Thursday, September 14 View Page Well that's how my first year went one pumpkin started 12 plants 8 made it to the soil and one pumpkin made to the end. Had a freaking blast can't wait to have a pumpkin on again next year! Thanks for the help guys! This website is awesome.   Saturday, September 30 View Page Just washed up all our little pumpkins. The kids think we did awesome and had a great assortment.   Saturday, September 30 View Page Proud of our littles.   Wednesday, December 27 View Page The wife hooked it up for the patch in 2018! Awesome Christmas gifts!