Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 17 Entries. Thursday, July 5 View Page Better late than never, now lets see if i can catch up and keep this diary going the rest of the season. Here is my pumpkin lineup which will be grown in two 4' x 35' flower beds, one borders the patio and the other the lawn (prime spot). Both border a 6 foot block wall. pic date 4-22-18   Thursday, July 5 View Page SoCal hooked me up with a few seeds and i grew a 4.09 my first year, official weight 4.0 Thanks to Chris, Mark, Pete and Rick i have my 2018 line up   Thursday, July 5 View Page Oh , i also have trees and aloe plants to get around. The 1279 got the prime spot, was hoping for orange and the 1317 was giving me problems.   Thursday, July 5 View Page 2004 and 1317 enjoying half days in the sun. Trying to figure out positioning, dang trees in the way and its getting late. Pic date 7-2-18   Wednesday, August 8 View Page Having a hard time posting, lets see if this works. My 1279 Clementz 14 Dap wasn't supposed to be my keeper, facing the wrong way in the flowerbed with no room to grow. But after a heat wave topping out at 116*,it took out the next two in line. I had to uproot about 18 feet of main vine and rotate it and the pumpkin 90*.   Wednesday, August 8 View Page 19 dap and the 1279 in position and ready to grow. Still waiting for the sand to dry out before i put it under her.   Wednesday, August 8 View Page 30 Dap and the 1279 is rolling right along.   Wednesday, August 8 View Page 1279 Clementz 40 dap on 8-6-18. its really hard not to get excited, knowing that your 3 calendar days ahead of last year and 50 days ahead of last years PB in weight. Still along way to go before she hits the scale and anything can happen. The pacing has begun!!   Wednesday, August 8 View Page 4.41 Spaziani (D) not sure when to start counting but this was on 7-1-18   Wednesday, August 8 View Page 4.41 Spaziani (D) on 7-5-18, wasnt sure it took until i came home to this today.   Wednesday, August 8 View Page 4.41 Spaziani (D) 8-8-18 I think shes ready to pick. I really messed this one up, she was 17" by day 14 doing an inch a day. Day 15 i came home and found over half the plant had been eaten by 2 monster worms. The last cc was just over 21"   Tuesday, September 18 View Page 4.41 Spaziani put out the biggest bloom I've ever had and was my best shot for 2018.   Tuesday, September 18 View Page 4.0 Brinkley   Tuesday, September 18 View Page 1279 Clementz 60 DAP on 8-26-18   Tuesday, September 18 View Page Had these little guys show up, thought it was a mold until i zoomed in.   Tuesday, September 18 View Page This should take care of them.   Tuesday, September 18 View Page Starting to push on that aloe plant,guess its time for a move.