Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 60 Entries. Thursday, April 14 View Page Starting the season off with a home run! 100% germination. I've started: (4) 1184 Swenson (2051 Marshall x 1989 Daletas) & (2) 1883 Bayuk (Tiger king x self)   Friday, April 15 View Page Planning on getting these planted out in the next couple weeks.... shout-out to Art Kaczenski for giving me 1,100 Sq ft on his property to grow 2 plants. 1,000 lbs or bust! (Orange too?)   Friday, April 15 View Page Photo   Friday, April 15 View Page Forgot how to post on this site!! Back on track... planting these in 2 weeks....ish.   Sunday, April 17 View Page Soil at Art's house is phenomenal... I'm not used to this... is someone chopping onions? My eyes are getting sweaty lol   Sunday, April 17 View Page This is where I'll be growing two 550 Sq ft plants. This is the patch Art grew his 1727 lber in, two years ago.   Monday, April 18 View Page Four 1184s on the left, two 1883s on the right. Going in the patch within 10-12 days.   Tuesday, April 19 View Page In case you were wondering.... this is what a 10 day old seedling in a paper towel looks like lol. Stunted but with an awesome root structure....   Tuesday, April 19 View Page Replaced the worst looking 1184 because, why not. It's early.   Tuesday, April 19 View Page Also after 5 years of tests -> if you get faster germination rates in paper towels....you're doing spil wrong - don't dig them up! Soil has always been about 24 hours faster for me (from. Filing to cotyledon stage)   Friday, April 22 View Page Some filtered sunlight on some of the better looking starts I've ever had!   Friday, April 22 View Page Today's the day. Planted 4/22/22 :) Good luck everyone!!   Tuesday, June 14 View Page Huge congrats to Henry Swenson for breaking the world record on a butternut, Guiness proves it lol.   Tuesday, June 14 View Page Huge congrats to Henry Swenson for breaking the world record on a butternut, Guiness proves it lol.   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Will this let me post? Testing..   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Last picture wouldn't upload but here's another shot. Pollination yesterday 1184 x 2469 17 secondaries behind this fruit   Tuesday, June 21 View Page Both plants are cruising, photo is from last week.   Friday, June 24 View Page Topsfield is gonna be epic.   Friday, June 24 View Page Topsfield is gonna be epic.   Friday, June 24 View Page 1184 x 2469. Long boy.   Friday, June 24 View Page Tissue tests in the next couple weeks, so far loving the health of the plants.   Tuesday, June 28 View Page First pollination on the 1184 was a dud, got another set today around 18 feet out, crossed with the 2183 Mendi. 22 secondaries behind it. Plant looks pretty good.   Tuesday, June 28 View Page Another petty 4-lober   Tuesday, June 28 View Page Some minor leaf burn during the heat yesterday on the kaczenski plant, but this thing is still a beast!! The secondaries are some of the thickest vines I've ever seen on a plant this size. Pollinating this soon...   Sunday, July 3 View Page Huh? Maybe this explains why I was "unfriended" for suggesting a larger record existed?   Sunday, July 3 View Page Anyways... the 649 got pollinated yesterday with the 1184. Here's the plant.   Sunday, July 3 View Page Here's the 1 day old pumpkin.   Sunday, July 3 View Page Here's the 1184 plant. About 600 Sq ft.   Sunday, July 3 View Page Here's the 5 day old fruit.   Sunday, July 3 View Page 5 day old is 1184 Swenson x 2183 Mendi.   Monday, July 4 View Page Happy 4th of July   Wednesday, July 6 View Page Day 4 on the 649 x 1184   Wednesday, July 6 View Page 1184 plant with 8 day old fruit. This pumpkin is slower to start but the plant is doing well.   Saturday, July 9 View Page Dap 7 649 x 1184 Howard dill pumpkin I guess wants to go for size too...   Saturday, July 9 View Page Plant is kickass   Saturday, July 9 View Page Patch almost full :)   Sunday, July 10 View Page Day 8 has me shook   Sunday, July 10 View Page Swenson plant, kin day 12   Saturday, July 16 View Page The pumpkins got names! "Missy" (649 kaczenski x 1184 swenson) - DAP 14   Saturday, July 16 View Page "Rose" (1184 Swenson x 2183 mendi) - DAP 18   Monday, July 18 View Page Day 20 on Missy. First 21 lb gain.   Monday, July 18 View Page rose** for the last post   Monday, July 18 View Page Day 16 on Missy. Should be over 100 lbs around day 18   Monday, July 25 View Page "Rose" (white pumpkin) is 27 days old and averaged 35.5 lbs per day while we were out of town for the last few days...   Monday, July 25 View Page "Missy" (orange pumpkin) is 23 days old and has averaged 22.5 lbs per day. She should be 200 lbs tomorrow.   Tuesday, July 26 View Page Plant is slowly darkening up, day 28 this morning.   Monday, August 1 View Page Picture from 2 days ago. "Rose" 1184 x 2183   Saturday, August 6 View Page 39 days old   Monday, August 22 View Page Doing good.   Saturday, October 1 View Page They taped my kin at 892 lbs, weighed 1,038. 16.4% heavy and my first over 1k! Bigger and better next year, great job to everyone at the fair.   Saturday, October 1 View Page My buddy Art Kaczenski landed a Massachusetts state record greenie last night. Great job man and thank you for all your guidance this season.   Saturday, October 1 View Page Steve Connolly with his mind blowing world record pumpkin grown in 150 Sq ft!! Great job man, inspiring stuff.   Saturday, October 1 View Page Art channeling his inner Vanna White   Saturday, October 1 View Page We have a winnner....Jamie!! Kickass pumpkin -> and grown from your own seed...mic dropped   Sunday, October 9 View Page Congrats to Ryan Cleveland for growing a massive pumpkin just shy of his biggest ever. 2469 x self   Sunday, October 9 View Page Art! Epic year and inching closer to that coveted 2k mark.... personal best squash and pumpkin all in one season.   Sunday, October 9 View Page Think we inhaled a little too much fertilizer this season....RIP to the 1038 Rouse   Sunday, October 9 View Page The end to a long season. Blissful carnage.   Monday, October 10 View Page 610 seeds in the 1038 Rouse 16% heavy   Monday, October 10 View Page .