Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 58 Entries. Tuesday, January 31 View Page Sweet! My 574.5 is taking on a 1676.5 Daletas! The 574.5 ended up constricted roots, so it seems like a perfect choice for a root experiment. /grabs popcorn, watches bigpumpkins.com   Wednesday, February 1 View Page Nice carpentry work! Much success to everyone here in 2023! /grabs moar popcorn   Sunday, February 5 View Page We're basically in the business of creating our own 'Circles of Life,' season after season, with many, many ways to achieve this. Good luck to everyone in 2023!   Saturday, February 18 View Page Thank you Howard Dill for all you've done for us pumpkin growers! Much appreciated!   Saturday, February 25 View Page Thank you for the laugh, Spudder! That is great! Pict is on my desktop now! AI has an interesting perspective on things, lol!   Saturday, February 25 View Page Steam Punk Spudder, lol!   Monday, February 27 View Page No worries Little Kins, I guessed it was too early to start an AG in your location. Good luck in 2023!   Monday, February 27 View Page Nice to see people posting and having some fun on this site! /tries to keep up   Sunday, April 2 View Page Day 2 of hail, harbinger of spring's arrival.   Monday, April 17 View Page Band Name: Inadequate Rototiller   Monday, April 17 View Page Oh yeah, that's right, Lakewood soil is supposedly too full of compacted glacial till to bother growing in, lol! /gets a bigger tiller-rock grinder while dodging the snow   Tuesday, July 4 View Page Happy 4th of July!   Tuesday, July 4 View Page By popular demand, I'm back to updating my Diary. I've missed being here! This 'spring' was so cold I had a late start and all of my plants are now on the small side. I'm hoping for a warm autumn, as predicted. My patch is small so I'm only growing one of everything: Baker Butternut Squash (sorry Dan!), 133.5 Treece 22 FP, 119.75 Treece LG, 124.5 Williams LG, and Ned's 839. Williams LG is in the lead this season.   Tuesday, July 4 View Page Thanks for the free fireworks display, neighbors! lol   Tuesday, July 4 View Page What a great evening!   Friday, July 14 View Page Noooooo!!!! Overnight or this morning, something prematurely terminated five secondary vines for me by eating the vine tips!!!! Two terminated vines are visible in this photo. My pumpkin is fine, thankfully. The security camera did not show anything. I saw a possum in the back yard last night, do possums like pumpkin tips? Is possum repellent effective? If I have to ask, probably not, lol!   Friday, July 14 View Page I hope that installing a new fence, boxing my main, and an additional critter cam will prevent additional Midnight Snacking on Nebula Ned.   Saturday, August 12 View Page Thank you to Harvey, JR, Russ, and the PGVG for the entertaining and educational Patch/Oregon Tour!   Wednesday, August 16 View Page The Fort Steilacoom Park Fire was about a half mile away from Nebula Ned. Didn't even receive any smoke here. Thank you, West Pierce Fire!   Wednesday, August 30 View Page A red-tailed hawk called out as I took an EC reading. Beyond inspirational!   Sunday, September 3 View Page "More Nebula Ned! MOAR!" Exceeds expectations despite the deer-terminated secondaries! I nearly culled this plant until I remembered what my mentor told me, "Never Give Up!"   Monday, September 4 View Page My long gourd trellises this season include the auto-collapse feature for easier harvesting, lol!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Congrats on the win at the Skagit Valley WO, Rookie Harvey Cardwell!   Saturday, September 16 View Page So much fun at the Skagit Valley Weigh-Off last Saturday!   Saturday, September 16 View Page I weighed my first pumpkin here in 2019. I thought my pumpkin was 'large' until Joel pulled up next to me in the unloading area, lol!   Saturday, September 16 View Page He's wondering if this pumpkin will fit in his convertible... Sorry, it will not! lol!   Saturday, September 16 View Page This is what really fuels the weigh-off!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Nice pumpkin! They brought another one too!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Beautiful job, Captain!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Ron brings his own pumpkin, and Stan's too!   Saturday, September 16 View Page The Other Pumpkin!   Saturday, September 16 View Page He's such a good Dad!   Saturday, September 16 View Page She calmed down on the podium!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Congratulations on the Howard Dill Award!   Saturday, September 16 View Page The future of our hobby is growing with our rookies!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Congrats on the field pumpkin win!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Squash are a nice change of pace at the Weigh-Offs!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Congrats!   Saturday, September 16 View Page What's the weight on this?   Saturday, September 16 View Page Oh here we are!   Saturday, September 16 View Page She said, "I told you we needed a controlled pollination!!!" He said, "No way, this is cooler!" lol!   Saturday, September 16 View Page 4.21 pound mater for Harvey!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Harvey's 1460   Saturday, September 16 View Page I love the canteloping on this pumpkin.   Saturday, September 16 View Page Harvey's sister should grow pumpkins too! She's great!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Congrats!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Sorry it went light, Ron!   Saturday, September 16 View Page Sorry Ron this is the light one, the 1401 is Stan's. Side conversations in real life, huh, what was I typing?   Saturday, September 16 View Page Harvey's Butternut Squash with the other veggies.   Saturday, September 16 View Page Such a great weigh-off!   Friday, September 22 View Page Sweet pumpkin, oj!   Friday, September 22 View Page See you at the Elysian, North Shore!   Wednesday, November 1 View Page Thank you, Chris Carpinito!   Wednesday, November 1 View Page 406 Mercer from the 839 Sandercock, 20% heavy! Chris Rodebaugh was right, what a boulder! The cavity was small enough that the pumpkins guts were compacted and grown over each other. I'm looking forward to EC Testing all season long next year.   Sunday, November 5 View Page HD Winner at the Great Pumpkin Weigh Off at the Elysian Brewery in Seattle, WA. Grown by Paul Pumilia and Family, 384 pounds.   Sunday, November 5 View Page Another photo of the HD Winner at the Great Pumpkin Weigh Off at the Elysian Brewery in Seattle, WA. Grown by Paul Pumilia and Family, 384 pounds.   Sunday, November 5 View Page HD Winner Carpinito Brothers Weigh Off, Kent, WA, 1692.5 Halliday.   Sunday, December 31 View Page My cat Henry wishes you a Happy New Year! So do I!