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Friday, April 06, 2018
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Eastern Nebraska
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Last years AG learning experiment, and one of the reasons why I'm doing it again this year. Got into this because a coworker said they grow giant pumpkins, and his PB is 275 LB. I started researching how to to this so i could beat him, and read everything i can find on this, and landed squarely on this site. Read all diary entries, and every article on the entire site, and every message board comment posted. Coworker got seeds sprouted, and gave me 2 plants. I assumed they were AG's, but when i asked, he said they weren't. &%$^%%$ In a bind, i ordered some generic AG's, overnighted them, and got seeds sprouted mid June. Last year was the first year at this property, so there was a learning curve involved as well. Started a garden from scratch, and wife got overzealous filled it up and i got the least desirable spot for the pumpkins. Bugs killed the top plant contender, plant # 2 got mangled by a 2 year old, and the peat pots that didn't sprout got dumped in the corner of the garden and ended up giving me a volunteer AG that i nursed to the finish line. Ended up producing one that was right at 100 lb, and a couple smaller that i was going to keep seeds from for this year was the thought. Trashed all those, and bought some proven seeds from Auctions here. With a 2 and 3 year old, too many projects around the house and hobbies, I'm no threat yet, but a couple of 500 lb (or bigger) orange pumpkins in front of the house this fall would be great, and is a make-able goal for this year. And as excited as those two little clowns got over a 100 lb'er, i can't wait for the look on their faces when they see a big one.
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