Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 18 Entries. Sunday, January 6 View Page Getting ready for the 2019 season can't wait!!!   Sunday, February 10 View Page Cover crop tilled in.... here we go!!!   Sunday, April 21 View Page Shade cloth is up!!!   Wednesday, April 24 View Page 1911 looking good   Wednesday, April 24 View Page This year's Nursery.   Saturday, April 27 View Page 2019 Southern California Giant Pumpkin Growers spring seminar!!!....Kevin and Chris going over the basics   Friday, May 10 View Page 1911 Urena growing well... can't wait to get it in the ground!!!   Friday, May 10 View Page 803 Clementz... this seed gave me my current personal best if 930 lb and did exceptionally well in the extreme heat we had last summer... I believe I can go further than 930 lbs with this seed, the genetics are there.   Wednesday, May 15 View Page Plants are in the ground and ready to grow.... I'm a few days early this year... the plants were starting to get weird in the pots so I planted them as soon as I could... I found out the reason why the plants were going sideways on me was a lack of water in the pots they were a bit on the dry side   Monday, May 20 View Page Thank goodness for my 40% shade cloth which turned out to be an accidental Windbreak.... been a little gusty ... we also had that phenomena where water falls from the sky the other day!!   Saturday, June 29 View Page Tissue test results   Monday, July 1 View Page 1911 stretching out....   Monday, July 1 View Page Vines are busting out of the patch!!!   Wednesday, July 24 View Page Biggest plant I've ever grown...1911 staying strong during triple digit heat!!!   Thursday, July 25 View Page I think these giant leaves and stalks are due to the high nitrogen levels shown on the tissue test .   Saturday, August 10 View Page I can't believe how healthy the plant is this late in the season....1911 Urena   Saturday, August 10 View Page I call her pancake....   Sunday, August 18 View Page I can't believe how healthy my plants are this late in the season....1911 Urena on the left and 803 Clementz on the right... combined 1400 square feet of plant!!!