Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 20 Entries. Thursday, June 30 View Page Looks like a keeper on the 1940 Urena. Selfed it on the 18th   Sunday, July 10 View Page 2133.5 greathouse has been a very impressive plant. By the size of the flowers and lobes it keeps producing I think my keeper will do “great” this season   Friday, July 15 View Page 2133.5 Greathouse x 1940 Urena. This is gonna be a big one   Sunday, July 24 View Page 1940 Urena xSelf should be over 700 pounds by today. Average 38.5 pounds a day   Monday, July 25 View Page 2133.5 Greathouse X 1940 Urena is 30 DAP at 268 OTT = 444 pounds today   Wednesday, July 27 View Page 1940 x Self drying off after a nice rain. The popcorn in the side has been a great wind breaker this year. We have had only a few broken leaf stalks so far.   Thursday, July 28 View Page 1940 Urena x Self DAP 41. OTT = 339.5 is 895 pounds today   Sunday, July 31 View Page The neighbor kids and adults love to ride bikes or just stroll through our sunflower/ popcorn sidewalk   Sunday, July 31 View Page Another week and the sunflowers will peak   Sunday, July 31 View Page Our Jack b little trellis is doing better than planned. This was super easy to build and grow. Makes excellent pictures   Thursday, August 4 View Page Blossoms on all my pumpkins have turned color and some I have had to cut it out today. Any suggestions on weather I should remove the entire blossom or carefully cut away the discoloration or leave it alone would be appreciated   Friday, August 12 View Page 1940 x Self a bunch of days after pollinated. 1300 pounds and chugging along. The winch and double mil fabric worked great up to today. I was still able to pull her forward a couple inches but the fabric was slipping so I’m leaving well enough alone. Pull forward about a foot total over several weeks. Shouldn’t need much if any more hopefully   Tuesday, September 6 View Page The other side of the house. Nice orange around 1100 pounds. next to my first ever squash around 800 pounds.   Wednesday, September 14 View Page Brought the 1320 Janowiak x1940 Urena to Kenosha and took 3rd place. Went about 75 pounds light but it had SVB damage on the main just before the stem along with a nice kink to go with it so no surprise on the weight.   Monday, September 26 View Page Great day at heaps giant pumpkin weigh off!! Perfect weather and a nice turn out. One more road trip to Iowa and that will wrap up our season. Now I’m getting excited!!   Sunday, October 2 View Page Got the pumpkins all set up and on display. Now it’s time to put out all the Halloween stuff I’ve been buying from the Home Depot   Thursday, October 6 View Page Getting busy carving already   Friday, October 28 View Page My 1760 all done   Saturday, October 29 View Page I’m so happy with our 1188 it turned out really nice. . Had a perfect face shape already. I carved it before work yesterday.   Monday, October 31 View Page Finished the 1580. Tricky to carve but ended up happy with it