Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 42 Entries. Sunday, January 1 View Page Happy New Year !!   Saturday, February 4 View Page Current patch conditions... was thinking about starting my seeds 2weeks earlier this year to give me more growing days after pollination, i would like to get 100 days of fruit growth, so germ day is about 6 weeks away or mid march , still not sure if its going to work out   Sunday, February 26 View Page While waiting for spring, I have been playing around with some more 3 D wood work , this will probably be a top for a outside table , not sure... really not as hard to make as it seems , 60 degrees is the angle and follow the arrow heads for the layout and of coarse the contrasting colors make the effect ...   Saturday, March 11 View Page Table is now finished , actually a few of them , as some friends wanted them, for me a good way to kill time waiting for germination day , which just might happen on the 18 th , so 8 days away until the season starts ,   Wednesday, March 22 View Page Current patch conditions and a new season is upon us ,I decided to start 10 days earlier, as the only weigh off is Aug 28 th this year , hoping to get 90 plus , pumpkin growing days , Its funny that the farther north you are, the earlier you have to start to compete   Wednesday, March 22 View Page My line up , top tow is what I hope to go with , bottom row are potential back ups ,if needed,as I can only grow 2 plants , competitively,   Wednesday, March 22 View Page Big thank you , to the anonymous donor who sent me this, I mean Wow!! Pumpkin growers are the best ,I hope I can do it justice   Wednesday, March 22 View Page I made a new germ box , just for the occasion   Wednesday, March 22 View Page And 4 days later , looks like everything germinated, the top 2 2147's were real strong the bottom left 1885 is going to be fine, along with the the other 2147, bottom right   Thursday, March 23 View Page 1885 Werner is up and in the game ! , its always nice when a special seed germs   Monday, April 10 View Page Current patch conditions, my planned early start isnt working out to well, as Easter was the coldest on record at a balmy 14 degrees, was really hoping to start ground thawing on the 7 th and plant on the 11th, but whatever the weather, plants going in sometime in the next week   Monday, April 10 View Page 2147 marshall on left and 1885 werner on right , both need to get out of here   Monday, April 10 View Page One cool thing about the planter boxes , is the sides slide up easily , so you can get a glance on what's going on , in the root zone , or whats not....   Sunday, April 16 View Page 1885 werner ready to see dirt, a pleasure to plant s quinn cross again , been since 2011   Sunday, April 16 View Page The breakaway boxes make planting a 24 day old plant , easy with minimal problems,   Sunday, April 16 View Page The 1885 at DAG 24 , i dont usually carry a plant inside for this long , but weather handcuffed me, , the good part is you know what direction the man is going, and it's already sending out secondaries, I hope I didn't piss it off too bad   Sunday, April 16 View Page All tucked in for the night, weather is still below freezing at night, it's supposed to be 23 on Tuesday , we will be fine   Sunday, April 16 View Page 2147 Marshall ready to hit dirt Dag 25 ,i think   Sunday, April 16 View Page A nice compacted plant,... let the games begin... I am just glad to get them out into natural sunlight, almost 15 hrs of sunlight now and gaining almost 6 minutes a day !!   Sunday, April 23 View Page 1885 Werner , main is down and growing nicely   Sunday, April 23 View Page Another look at the 1885, taking a page out of Don Crews playbook , and going with the green solar mulch, for weed control and soil warming, not sure how its going to work out... but have high hopes ...we will see   Monday, April 24 View Page 2147 marshall, the main should be ready to lay down in the next few days, I am going to have to patient and move in small increments to get it down without issues   Sunday, April 30 View Page 1885 Werner is on the move , both the main and the secondaries are moving along nicely , its out of its 8 ft house and into a 6 ft extension add on, its much easier to heat the smaller space then s 700 ft space , when temps are below 40, but for now things are looking good   Saturday, May 6 View Page 2147 on the move , as growth is speeding up   Sunday, May 7 View Page The 1885 Werner is free , as it out grew the mini gh, the night time lows are still in the high 30 's at night , yikes $$$   Sunday, May 7 View Page Soul temp is nice !!   Sunday, May 7 View Page 1885 coming at you   Sunday, May 7 View Page A little surprise at the 10 mark , not a option , but nice to see anyway!   Friday, May 19 View Page 2147 is picking up the pace   Friday, May 19 View Page 2147 front view   Friday, May 19 View Page 1885 has been growing pretty good do far   Friday, May 19 View Page 1885 front veiw   Monday, May 29 View Page 1885 werner , growing good maybe too good , so far growing on only water and fall soil amendment's after soil test also still trying to get growing under as plastic mulch down , a lot more work than anticipated   Monday, May 29 View Page 2nd female from 1885 snd 1 st option , should open tomorrow   Monday, May 29 View Page 2147 has picked up the pace and should be ready to pollinate in the next day or so   Monday, May 29 View Page 2147 hope full. should open in the next day or so,   Wednesday, May 31 View Page 2nd female opened today May 30th, from the 1885, somewhere in the 16 to 18 ft range ( didnt measure) with about 20 secondaries behind it   Wednesday, May 31 View Page Close up view of the flower, a normal looking 5 lober I believe,   Wednesday, May 31 View Page It was crossed with the 2147 , and should give me about 87 growing days before weigh off, if it takes... so basically all in on this one   Friday, June 2 View Page The second female opened on the 2147 today, a nice four lober, Again I'm all in on this hope the pollination takes   Friday, June 2 View Page It was crossed with the 1885 Werner   Friday, June 2 View Page Side view of the 2147, pollinated at 18 feet out with 22 secondaries behind it should have 85 growing days ahead of it, before way off do you