Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 42 Entries. Tuesday, May 29 View Page Plants are growing well ,I will stay double planted until I get past the split in the 2363   Wednesday, May 30 View Page New patch all set up and ready to grow   Sunday, June 3 View Page 8.22 Porkchop doing well   Saturday, June 9 View Page Notice some pale green and yellow Wing in some of the newer growth... So I added some Epsom salt.... also I did not have a chair covering my new growth a couple weeks ago and it may have gotten some sun damage then. The brand new growth looks perfect so I'm going to roll with it   Saturday, June 9 View Page Update on the crack ....looking good I didn't believe it was going to heal to.   Saturday, June 9 View Page 803 Clementz   Saturday, June 9 View Page 2363 Holland   Thursday, June 14 View Page Misters in action   Thursday, June 14 View Page 2363 Holland ..... trying to increase my watering without busting the vines   Thursday, June 14 View Page 803 Clementz .... finally seeing some good secondary growth... also noticed female blooms on numerous secondaries on both plants   Sunday, June 17 View Page Cut off this six lobe from the 803 Clementz... my plant it's just not big enough I will wait   Tuesday, June 19 View Page 2363 hit 15' today!!!   Tuesday, June 19 View Page 803 is at 11' today still coaxing secondary growth...cut off six lobe at 10' 2 days ago   Tuesday, June 26 View Page 803 Clementz .... plugging along   Tuesday, June 26 View Page 2363 Holland... main vine is at 18' and is on its first left turn.   Tuesday, June 26 View Page 2363 Holland... this pumpkin is 10 DAP. I think the pollination was successful it's growing and is very shiny. Had to lift up the Vine to keep the stem straight and it had rooted in more than I thought. I carefully pulled the roots up and placed fabric grow bags under the Vine to hold it up and allow the roots to continue to feed.   Sunday, July 15 View Page 803 Clementz ....filling out nicely   Sunday, July 15 View Page 803 Clementz ....16 dap....57" circumference   Sunday, July 15 View Page 2363 holland .... I don't know if my leaves are going to make it... the hot sun has taken its toll   Sunday, July 15 View Page 2363 holland ...29 dap...75" circumference 180 ott.... she's not as big as others at this age but she survived 117 degrees and she is growing so I'll take it.... we will see what happens   Sunday, August 5 View Page 803 Clementz 37 dap... chart says around 400 lbs...   Sunday, August 5 View Page 2363 growing slowly... but growing.. chart says around 360 lb   Sunday, August 5 View Page Vines are bursting out of the patch I decided to let them grow across the lawn to replace old leaves that are dying... Got my first wave of p.m... still fighting the leaf Miner   Saturday, September 8 View Page 803 Clementz ... two weeks until the weigh off.... gains have slowed to about 10 to 12 pounds a day... just need to hang on a little bit longer   Saturday, September 8 View Page The plants are definitely showing their age but still trucking along   Sunday, September 9 View Page If it wasn't for this extra growth across the grass I don't think I'd be gaining anything at this point   Wednesday, September 19 View Page 2 days to go 82 dap and taping over 900lbs!!!   Sunday, September 23 View Page Up She Goes   Sunday, September 23 View Page Don't slip now baby   Sunday, September 23 View Page This is my tripod hoist... It worked well   Sunday, September 23 View Page I love this picture with the San Gabriel mountains in the background just awesome   Saturday, October 6 View Page Great time in Elk Grove!!!24th place 511lb   Sunday, October 7 View Page Elk grove   Sunday, October 7 View Page Getting sloop Mike P ready for the Regatta   Sunday, October 7 View Page More regatta prep   Tuesday, October 9 View Page This was my 930 lb pumpkin from my local weigh-off a couple weeks ago   Tuesday, October 9 View Page 4th Place and 930 lb... almost six times my previous personal best!!!   Tuesday, October 9 View Page Post Regatta... picture with Chris and Kevin what a great birthday weekend with these guys!!!   Tuesday, October 9 View Page Sunrise at Half Moon Bay   Tuesday, October 9 View Page Top pumpkin's at Half Moon Bay   Tuesday, October 9 View Page I even got my picture taken with Gourdy!!!   Thursday, October 18 View Page Pulled out the rototiller almost ready for my cover crop