Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 29 Entries. Tuesday, March 23 View Page The start of 2021. My second year as a AG grower.setting the bar at 1000lbs. 4 yards of mushroom soil to get things started.   Tuesday, March 23 View Page The start of 2021. My second year as a AG grower.setting the bar at 1000lbs. 4 yards of mushroom soil to get things started.   Saturday, April 3 View Page Added 2 yards of compost soil.   Saturday, April 3 View Page Added some trout scraps to the garden.   Saturday, April 3 View Page 2 yards of compost soil   Monday, April 12 View Page My hopes are for two big and orange pumpkins. I think these seeds should deliver as long as I can stay out of their way.I will probably start them in a week.   Tuesday, April 27 View Page I started the six seeds on April 21. I soaked them in peroxide and water. So far 5 of 6 have sprouted. The 2183 Paton is the one that I am waiting on. I had noticed a crack on the face of the seed before soaking.   Monday, May 10 View Page Finally got my plants in the dirt   Tuesday, May 18 View Page I made the decision yesterday to pull my first set of plants and went with my backups. I had overwatered the plants as seedlings. There was hardly any root growth and all plants were wilted in 80f. The backups are two weeks younger and almost already the size of my starters. The backups are 2200 Geddes, 1866 Cleveland, 1298 Clementz and 750 Wallacce   Thursday, May 20 View Page I went from removing the hoop houses straight to the shade netting.It will be in the 90s for the next four days. This is nuts. Where is the spring weather!   Wednesday, June 9 View Page Unfortunately this double main vine is on my fastest growing plant. On a positive note the 2200 Geddes is looking good and ready to take off. Glad I grew two plants side by side   Thursday, June 10 View Page I culled the 1298 Clementz because of the ribbon vine and the split. I think the Geddes 2200 was going to win out anyways   Thursday, June 10 View Page I culled the 1298 Clementz because of the ribbon vine and the split. I think the Geddes 2200 was going to win out anyways   Sunday, June 13 View Page Kink in the main vine of the 1866. Do I cull?   Sunday, June 13 View Page The 1866 is the larger plant but has the kink. The 750 1928x1911 is a foot shorter on the vine . Do I cull the 1866 because of the kink?   Monday, June 14 View Page I got my shade/hail netting installed just before a storm.   Wednesday, June 16 View Page I culled the 750 today. So I am all in with the 1866 Cleveland and 2200 Geddes. The pic is of the 1866.   Tuesday, June 29 View Page I selfed the 1866 Cleveland at 10 ft. It was a 4 lobe but a high of 96f today so hopefully the pollination takes.   Wednesday, July 7 View Page I took a gamble and went on a extended weekend vacation hoping that my female flowers wouldn’t open until my return. Well I was wrong and they both opened. The one seems to have been pollinated which is good but I now won’t know the genetics for certain. Lesson learned is that next year I need to start 3 weeks earlier so that I don’t have to worry about pollinating during 4th of July . The one bright spot on my return home was my Russian mammoth has shown her face. This seed was from the seed exchange.   Wednesday, July 7 View Page I took a gamble and went on a extended weekend vacation hoping that my female flowers wouldn’t open until my return. Well I was wrong and they both opened. The one seems to have been pollinated which is good but I now won’t know the genetics for certain. Lesson learned is that next year I need to start 3 weeks earlier so that I don’t have to worry about pollinating during 4th of July . The one bright spot on my return home was my Russian mammoth has shown her face. This seed was from the seed exchange.   Wednesday, July 14 View Page Dap 10 on the 1866 Cleveland   Saturday, July 24 View Page Dap 20 94 lbs 1866 Cleveland x open.   Wednesday, July 28 View Page 2200 Geddes Dap20 99 lbs. I think she is going to be a pretty pumpkin.   Thursday, July 29 View Page Dap25 1866 Cleveland 192lbs. Grew 25 lbs last night which is hopefully just the beginning.   Tuesday, August 3 View Page DAP 25 2200 Geddes 194lbs. The temp has been in the low 50s at night. It will be warming up in the next couple of days so hopefully that will have a positive affect on the growth   Wednesday, August 4 View Page Dap 30 1866 Cleveland 291lbs. This is a little disappointing but I’m hoping that the slow growth is due to the cooler temps.. My leaves are in good health so hopefully we get some sustained summer temps and this pumpkin starts packing on the lbs. I’m trying to keep the mindset that this is a marathon and not a sprint.   Sunday, August 8 View Page Dap 30 2200 Geddes 291 lbs. hopefully the upcoming warm nights well spark a growth spurt.   Thursday, August 12 View Page DAP 35 2200 Geddes. 385lbs   Wednesday, September 1 View Page 8” of rainfall has abruptly ended my season today. The flash flood took out my entire patch. There had to been 6” of water flowing through the patch. I can’t imagine that I will get any more growth. I’m just hoping that I can salvage the pumpkin and keep them from rotting. I will start the fans tomorrow as the water reseeds.