Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 17 Entries. Saturday, April 29 View Page Seeds finally sprouting. 1935 ford, 2702 cutrupi and 2356 mendi.   Wednesday, May 10 View Page 1935 top left, 2356 bottom left and 2702 right side.   Sunday, May 14 View Page Plants today. It seems I'll only have room for 1 plant this year because I'm using insect netting to keep the aphids / mosaic virus out and won't be able to cover the whole garden. I'm fine using the 2702 as a backup because it's weaker than the other 2 but I'll have to give either the 2356 or 1935 to someone else because I hate pulling healthy plants.   Monday, May 15 View Page My plants are already a little bit ahead of last year despite germinating them 10 days later. Very very warm here lately   Monday, May 22 View Page I gave the extra 2356 mendi plant to my sister and her fiance to grow. First time growers, I can see them really getting into the hobby.   Tuesday, June 20 View Page 1935 Ford, my only plant this year. It's growing in the same spot as last years 1935. We set up a sort of partial greenhouse for it with plastic around the base and insect netting on the top, hopefully it will keep the aphids and mosaic virus away.   Tuesday, June 27 View Page Self pollinated a 5 lobe pumpkin on the 1935 ford about 12' out on the main. My first time ever pollinating the preferred keeper in June, the weather this year has been incredible.   Saturday, July 15 View Page Please tell me this isn't mosaic again   Saturday, July 15 View Page Another leaf   Saturday, July 15 View Page Some of the vine tips are yellow   Saturday, July 15 View Page Pumpkin itself is still growing fine   Monday, July 24 View Page The 1935 doesn't have mosaic virus. I'm still not 100% sure what was ailing the plant but it is recovering from it now. The pumpkin itself is day 27 and around 300 lbs.   Monday, July 31 View Page 1935 Ford day 34, around 600 lbs. Nice looking pumpkin   Monday, August 14 View Page Unbelievably hot for this time of year. Tomorrow's high is 40 (104) degrees.   Saturday, August 19 View Page I am safe from the kelowna wildfire, for those who were concerned. Our neighborhood was not affected.   Wednesday, October 11 View Page My 1935 Ford weighed 1090.5 lbs. It won first place at the Armstrong harvest festival on October 7th. It went a little light although I lost the stump and most of the plant to aphid and rot problems in early September, it was likely sitting there losing weight for a month. Cross is 1935 Ford x Self   Wednesday, October 11 View Page My young nephew on the pumpkin