Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 86 Entries. Wednesday, January 10 View Page Here is my 723 HD winner from last fall. Growing this seed this year   Wednesday, January 10 View Page 802   Monday, April 23 View Page Lots of great seeds to chose from but going with my own seeds again this year. April 7th started my 802,618,and 723. also started 767 Spivak which is our seed of the year. As far as squash started 2118 Jutras and on april 22nd started Bubbas True greenie 955.   Sunday, June 3 View Page 618. Started april 5th, put in patch May 5th. Have a female that should land out over 10'. Great weather here in May. Hope for a june pollination   Sunday, June 3 View Page 802.   Sunday, June 3 View Page 767 Spivak. Main is under 6' but already have 2 females. Very green with dark green stripes so hoping for orange   Sunday, June 3 View Page 723 planted in new spot. Soil still needs work in this area but plant is looking good   Sunday, June 3 View Page Lost the 2118 Jutras when temps dropped to -7 about three weeks ago and heat light burnt out so replaced with Bubbas 955. Hate losing the 2118 cause it was the only seed I paid money for this year.   Sunday, June 10 View Page 767 Spivak first pollination. Seeds in blossom. Will be culling as it's only 5' out on main   Sunday, June 10 View Page 162 McCoy field pumpkin added today   Sunday, June 10 View Page Bushel gourd. 260 Ansem   Sunday, June 10 View Page 802 Main over 8' Two females. Pollenation still over a week away   Sunday, June 10 View Page 618 growing great. First female over 10'   Friday, June 15 View Page Nice 5 lobe on 618 pollenated on the 13th. Out about 10'. Might be the one but still early   Friday, June 15 View Page 618 was pollenated with the 767 Spivak which is the only plant with male flowers so far   Friday, June 15 View Page Second female on 802 main out 11'. About a week away   Saturday, June 16 View Page 955 Clementz squash. Late start but starting to run now.   Saturday, June 16 View Page 3 dap on the 618. Getting bigger and is shiny. Time will tell if it caught   Saturday, June 16 View Page 162 MacCoy   Monday, June 18 View Page 4 lobe on 802 crossed with 767 Spivak   Monday, June 18 View Page Strange male on 767 Spivak   Sunday, June 24 View Page 618 second female on main will open this week at 18'. 12 secondaries per side.   Sunday, June 24 View Page Broke female off at 10' doing stupid things. I'll never learn to leave thing alone. Have one at 15' that will open this week.   Sunday, June 24 View Page Last picture was the 802. Have this growing on side vine. All females on this plant have nice long stems   Sunday, June 24 View Page 162 MacCoy   Sunday, June 24 View Page 767 Spivak. 3rd female at 13' just a few days away. First two females had seeds in blossom   Thursday, June 28 View Page 13' out on 767 Spivak.Grew some of my biggest pumpkins on 4 lobers. First two sets on this plant had ugly blossoms so happy with this!   Thursday, June 28 View Page Set a fan up and lots of shade as already 27 c here this morning. Really need rain here just don't need a crashing thunder storm   Thursday, June 28 View Page Forgot to mention 767 was crossed with 618   Friday, June 29 View Page 4 lobe 10' out on 723   Friday, June 29 View Page 6 lobe 18' on 618. A few seeds but not too bad. This will have to be the one.Crossed with 767 Spivak. Have another at 21' but running out of time.   Friday, June 29 View Page Getting some well needed rain.So far nothing severe like high winds or hail. Covered all the tips just in case. Calling for thunder storms all weekend which is shitty but we need the moisture   Saturday, June 30 View Page 802 15' crossed with 618. Not the best lobes   Saturday, June 30 View Page side vine on 723 selfed. Might try to set this one blossom end down   Saturday, June 30 View Page Here's my helper Pierre. He sleeps in the weirdest places and positions and usually looks like he's dead   Saturday, June 30 View Page Still alive! Got over 3 inches of rain since yesterday. Woke to a major thunder storm this morning and more coming over the next few days. Very hot so keeping new pollinations shaded with fans to cool. Surrounded by trees here so high winds don't effect the patch too much. Just hoping the hail stays away   Sunday, July 1 View Page Pollenated three 4 lobers on different side vines of 767 Spivak. Happy Canada Day! Not the best day to celebrate, been raining steady all day and no sign of stopping. Perfect day for the patch tho.   Sunday, July 1 View Page 723 is my smallest plant in the worst spot in the patch. I've been trying to correct the yellow leaves with Epsom salt, boron, extra kelp, potassium but nothing. Not going to worry about it cause pumpkin is as growing great and keeping up with other plants. Plant is healthy other wise. Maybe colour doesn't matter   Monday, July 2 View Page Lots of rain over the last few days and back to sunshine today. Vines sure grew a lot. Buried vines on three plants today plus the squash. 802 was the worst with 24 vines that needed 3' buried. Did the math and covered 192' of vines and one more plant to do tomorrow. I hurt now.   Thursday, July 5 View Page 22' out on 618. Shouldn't need this one but will start it just incase. Crossed with the 802   Thursday, July 5 View Page 6 dap 618 at 18 feet. 14 inches cc   Thursday, July 5 View Page Borges 5.24 megamutt . Put one in the green house and one outside. Late start but sure they'll do good   Thursday, July 5 View Page 162 McCoy   Thursday, July 5 View Page First female 10' om Clementz 955 greenie.   Thursday, July 5 View Page 7 dap 767 Spivak. Never measured but I'm guessing about 13". Getting that weird 4 lobe square shape. Looking ok. Started a 5 lobe at 16 feet today   Thursday, July 5 View Page 723 is still yellow but growing ok. Pollenated 5 lober 13 ' out today. 4 lober at 10 is the size and as round as a baseball   Thursday, July 5 View Page 723 10' 6 dap   Sunday, July 8 View Page Yesterday 8 dap. 618 19 cc   Sunday, July 8 View Page 767 Spivak July 7 9 dap 19.5 cc   Monday, July 9 View Page 618 10 dap 28" cc. One of my biggest day 10 measurements plus the earliest. Also lots of plant behind being set at 18'.   Wednesday, July 11 View Page 11 dap on the 802 hasn't been moving and by looking at it I don't think it'll make it. I have another one on main that will open tomorrow but started a nice one on fourth side vine this morning. Side vine is a lot bigger,stronger and I think I might be training it to the new main   Wednesday, July 11 View Page 5 lobe on 4th side vine on 802. Self pollenated but i'll call it open because it was open for a few hours before I got to it   Thursday, July 12 View Page 5 lober on 955 Clementz greenie pollenated this morning 11' out   Thursday, July 12 View Page 955 was selfed   Friday, July 13 View Page 767 Spivak 15 dap. 44cc   Saturday, July 14 View Page 15' out on main of 802 finally starting to move. 14 dap only 27 ". Put on 2" last night and getting it's shine on. Have two on side vines about baseball size so not sure which will be the keeper yet. I'll give it a few more days   Saturday, July 14 View Page 15 dap for the 618 48"cc.   Saturday, July 14 View Page 15 dap my 802. Wasn't sure about this one but finally starting to move. Not the best day 15 but put on 5" since last night. Had surgery this week which slowed me down and this plant paid the price.Had to do 7' of burying on each side vine today.Still have two kins on side vines which will be culled soon if this keeps growing good.   Saturday, July 14 View Page 2 dap on the 955 Clementz. Greenies always have such nice long stems eh.   Monday, July 16 View Page Happy to set a 6 lober 18' out on the 618. About one in 6 kins on plant has a 6 lobe. I know it doesn't mean much cause I grew my biggest on a 4 lobe but getting a nicer shape with the 6   Monday, July 16 View Page Funky 7 lober on 618   Wednesday, July 18 View Page 618 19 dap 66". The 767 Spivak is day 20 63"   Friday, July 27 View Page 955 Clementz dap 15...114 ott   Saturday, July 28 View Page 30 dap . 767 Spivak...225 ott.   Sunday, July 29 View Page 30 dap the 618...248 ott. Time to start pushing   Monday, July 30 View Page 30 dap for the 802...Didn't think this one was going to make it but is starting to move now. 215 ott.   Monday, July 30 View Page 618 grew 9 inches in one day about 37 pounds   Tuesday, July 31 View Page 802 put on 8" ott in 24 hrs. 25 lbs.   Wednesday, August 1 View Page 20 dap Bubba...58 cc 84 lbs.   Wednesday, August 1 View Page day 33 618 268 ott 432 lbs.   Thursday, August 9 View Page Been using the gpc ott calculator. Measurement 40 dap on the 802. What a great tool!   Thursday, August 9 View Page 802 on day 40   Thursday, August 9 View Page 28 dap 955 Clementz. 170 lbs.   Thursday, August 9 View Page 41 dap for the 618. 625 lbs. on day 40 today 660 lbs. Gonna be a flatty!   Thursday, August 9 View Page Flornie 41 dap   Thursday, August 9 View Page 5.24 Borgers   Thursday, August 9 View Page 767 Spivak. 42 dap 277 ott 477 lbs.   Saturday, August 11 View Page 30 dap 955 Clementz ...190 ott   Saturday, August 11 View Page 30 dap 955 Clementz ...190 ott   Monday, August 13 View Page Yesterday was day 45 for 767 Spivak. Slow gains of only about 10 lbs. per day. Top of stem is abit wet so put fan on it. 530 lbs.   Monday, August 13 View Page 162 McCoy field pumpkin. Not sure how many days but yesterday was 39 "cc. This should be the one for Sept 29 weighoff   Tuesday, August 28 View Page 162 McCoy is 99.82 lbs. with 32 days til weigh off.So far so good   Tuesday, August 28 View Page 61 dap...767 Spivak slowed right down. Shy of 700 lbs.   Tuesday, August 28 View Page 60 dap...618 taping just under 1100 lbs. Still putting on good weight. Passed my pb. Still think I can get 1500 lbs. by sept 29   Tuesday, August 28 View Page 47 dap. 955 Clementz 280 lbs.   Tuesday, August 28 View Page Tomorrow is day 60 for the 802. Growing good and taping over 800 lbs.