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Thursday, March 25 View Page
Heat cables all in
 
Thursday, March 25 View Page
All amendments in the 10x10
 
Thursday, March 25 View Page
Greenhouse are all up
 
Wednesday, April 7 View Page
Seeds soaking now then into the hot box starting a lot of seeds this year hoping for 4 really strong starters
 
Tuesday, April 20 View Page
Here’s a first I started 18 seeds and I cooked 17 of them only the 1869 came up I believe what happened is that I used peat pots this year for the first time the soil dried out really quickly soil temp was over 100 degrees here is the worst part seeds that I lost are 2-2114 Wallace, 2-1686 Stelts, 2-2241 vangeel, 2226 boonen Herman, 1542 urena, 1875 mendi, 2174 Daletas, 2469 Daletas, 1970 greathouse, 1699 Theil, 1990 Marintzer, 2095 Brandt, 2081 mendi, 1885 Werner. Unbelievable loss fortunately I have great pumpkin friends Glenna started 8 more seeds for me all up and growing and Dave Stelts gave me 4 plants ready to go can’t thank them enough they saved my season
 
Sunday, April 25 View Page
Getting some sun a couple days before going in the greenhouse
 
Sunday, April 25 View Page
Getting some sun a couple days before going in the greenhouse
 
Sunday, April 25 View Page
2 of my plant’s that made the final cut 1869 greathouse on the left 1686 Stelts on the right 2469 daletas going in at Eugene’s for our pollinator my other 2 will be 2005 heist and 2112 skinner double planted and the 1885 Werner and 1959 daletas double planted
 
Sunday, April 25 View Page
2 of my plant’s that made the final cut 1869 greathouse on the left 1686 Stelts on the right 2469 daletas going in at Eugene’s for our pollinator my other 2 will be 2005 heist and 2112 skinner double planted and the 1885 Werner and 1959 daletas double planted
 
Sunday, May 2 View Page
1869 greathouse 5 days outside cut the cots and first true leaf on this one got burned a bit in the heat
 
Sunday, May 2 View Page
1686 Stelts 5 days outside my strongest plant so far
 
Sunday, May 2 View Page
2005 haist 5 days outside growing this one in my best spot
 
Sunday, May 16 View Page
1869 main on the ground
 
Sunday, May 16 View Page
1869 main on the ground
 
Sunday, May 16 View Page
1686 Stelts my most aggressive plant so far
 
Sunday, May 16 View Page
2005 haist not quite on the ground yet
 
Sunday, May 16 View Page
1885 Werner great plant this one outgrew the 1959 daletas
 
Tuesday, May 25 View Page
2005 haist finally on the ground
 
Tuesday, May 25 View Page
1869 greathouse picking up steam now
 
Tuesday, May 25 View Page
1&85 Werner really moving
 
Tuesday, May 25 View Page
1686 Stelts still my most aggressive plant main vine 10 feet long now
 
Friday, June 4 View Page
2005 haist got burned a bit today shade nets up
 
Friday, June 4 View Page
1885 Werner snapped off the main at 9 feet out waiting for a strong secondary to turn
 
Friday, June 4 View Page
1869 greathouse coming on strong now
 
Friday, June 4 View Page
1686 Stelts biggest plant so far
 
Sunday, June 13 View Page
1869 greathouse pollination in 10 days or so
 
Sunday, June 13 View Page
1885 Werner main snapped off at 9 feet and the new main is now snapped too we will try a side vine for pollination in early July
 
Sunday, June 13 View Page
2005 haist main snapped at 12 feet I pollinated at 10 feet today to try and get something on the main
 
Sunday, June 13 View Page
1686 Stelts pollination at 14 feet 9 side vines on both sides all running good this is a great plant
 
Monday, June 21 View Page
1686 Stelts pollinated with the 2005 haist dap 10
 
Monday, June 21 View Page
Here’s the picture
 
Thursday, July 1 View Page
1686 Stelts dap 20 estimated weight 126 lbs. this is probably my only chance for a good one thiis year It’s been a rough season
 
Thursday, July 1 View Page
1686 Stelts dap 20 estimated weight 126 lbs. this is probably my only chance for a good one thiis year It’s been a rough season
 
Thursday, July 1 View Page
Dap 20 photo
 
Thursday, July 1 View Page
Dap 20 photo
 
Sunday, July 11 View Page
1686 Stelts dap 30 estimated weight 459 lbs
 
Wednesday, July 28 View Page
1885.5 Werner dap 30 estimated weight 500 lbs
 

 

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