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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 20 Entries.
Tuesday, March 29 View Page
Winter rye whacked down low
 
Tuesday, March 29 View Page
After tilling in winter rye
 
Tuesday, March 29 View Page
Compost, peat, perilite, and worm castings added and re tilled
 
Tuesday, March 29 View Page
All of the other amendments added to 10x10
 
Tuesday, March 29 View Page
Final tilling all amendments worked in
 
Tuesday, March 29 View Page
Heat cables buried down 1 foot
 
Tuesday, March 29 View Page
Hoop house constructed
 
Tuesday, March 29 View Page
Greenhouse complete
 
Tuesday, May 10 View Page
1885 Werner really moving
 
Monday, May 16 View Page
2030 Kisamore 8 foot main out of the hut this morning
 
Monday, May 16 View Page
1885 Werner 10 foot main vine and side vines starting to run nice and uniform
 
Thursday, May 26 View Page
2030 Kisamore starting to take off
 
Thursday, May 26 View Page
1885 Werner lost some leaves in the storm we had last weekend pollinating at 11 feet on Saturday not my keeper though
 
Saturday, June 4 View Page
Pollination yesterday on my 1885 Werner only a 3 lober but it looks nice and some big pumpkins have been grown lately on 3 lobes I may keep it it’s 15 feet out with 18 secondaries behind it
 
Thursday, June 9 View Page
2030 Kisamore is a really great plant I pollinated my keeper on this one on 6-7-2022
 
Friday, June 17 View Page
1885.5 Werner dap 10
 
Friday, June 17 View Page
2030 Kisamore dap 10
 
Sunday, June 26 View Page
So proud to be a part of this group 4 from Ohio,3 from Michigan, 2 from Pennsylvania and 1 from New York I really hope we can grow this well again in 2022
 
Sunday, July 3 View Page
1885.5 Werner dap 30 it’s quite a bit smaller than last year’s pumpkins but I love the shape and color for this genetic it is starting to go now so hopefully it stay’s up past day 50
 
Thursday, July 7 View Page
2030 dap 30 estimated weight 396 lbs again much smaller than normal but time will tell
 

 

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