http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=100597&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Saswampo'. en-us Copyright © 1999-2026 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved. info@bigpumpkins.com BP RSS FeedGen http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/ I couldn't resist & decided to try to squeeze in one more round of plants. Around here in SoCal, I can usually grow through Halloween. Round 2 seed starts include: 8.02 Greene (6) 5.49B Young ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361084 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361084 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:39:11 GMT Chopped all my plants down to stumps before leaving town. The 10.06 Clayton stump decided it wasn't done & it pushed out a new growth tip while I was gone. Truss 1 is about to show. If it's a 3x o... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361083 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361083 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:20:08 GMT Back from my months-long vacation and catching up on things. Here's a quick summary attempting to correlate the initial seedling vigor to the resultant Truss 1 mega size or fruit weights. The list... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361082 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361082 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:53:32 GMT Well, that 's a wrap. Will give a full post-mortem report upon return from Colombia. Here are the final resultant fruits.... heaviest from left to right. Good luck to all of you!! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359841 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359841 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:55:03 GMT From the 8.02'''' Greene 2025. Now the 7.05 Greene 2026. Another F2 from the 9.06 Brown x 5.95 Konie Cross. This was the 4x mega, with sweet early numbers. Solid green at harvest, had much more in... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359839 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359839 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:18:19 GMT From the 8.02''' Greene 2025. Now the 6.42 Greene 2026. F2 from the 9.06 Brown x 5.95 Konie Cross. This was the 5x mega, easily with the best early trajectory. Got a nasty case of BER that was re... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359838 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359838 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:09:55 GMT From the 10.06 Clayton 2025. Now the 5.79 Greene 2026. Sold green at harvest, this one was expanding nicely still. Grrr. It also had a baby truss 2 weighing in at 2.83 pounds with great growth nu... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359837 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359837 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:54:14 GMT From the 3.21' Greene 2025. Now the 4.56 Greene 2026. F2 prodigy from the 5.71 Lambchop x 5.95 Konie Cross. Will keep this lineage going next year. Sold green at harvest, this was the slow start... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359836 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359836 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:40:25 GMT Harvested this afternoon and tossed all plants in the yard waste bin. My season is over.... months-long vacation begins tomorrow. Final results follow. Spoiler alert, no new PB, but good stuff non... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359835 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359835 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:29:49 GMT Here's the truss 1 single from the 10.06'' Clayton, DAP 44. Circ 24" and still solid green. I let it ride cuz, well, why not.... I'm leaving soon & only have one chance this season. I'm sure this ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359711 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359711 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:02:42 GMT Been out of town helping my mom, so I wasn't sure what I'd come home to. 8.02'''' Greene, DAP 35. Avg measurement was 29.5" today. It's still green and gaining, albeit slowing down. Hope it ke... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359635 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359635 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:55:00 GMT It's Tea Time! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359484 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359484 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:49:32 GMT This is the 8.02'''' this evening, DAP 29. I thought today was DAP 30 and was going to measure, but I was wrong. Anyway, I took a pic with a tennis ball. Will share the new measurement tomorrow. C... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359464 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359464 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:37:26 GMT Took a few rough measurements this evening, zero precision as I didn't want to mess with things. Hammocks are up on the best ones. 8.02'''' Greene DAP 25... Circ 26.5" (Average after 3 measureme... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359349 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359349 Fri, 29 May 2026 22:21:21 GMT DAP 23. Anyone seen EdDy?!?!? Only the OGs will get that reference, lol. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359297 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359297 Wed, 27 May 2026 22:30:37 GMT Happy Memorial Day to everyone as we remember those who've served and made the ultimate sacrifice. This was a tough Truss 3 cull on the 8.02'''' Greene plant. In between flipping burgers, I to... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359245 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359245 Mon, 25 May 2026 18:15:36 GMT Quick update on a few fruits.... DAP 19, 8.39 Young... Circ 17" (3x) DAP 19, 8.02''' Greene... Circ 22" (4x) DAP 20, 8.02'''' Greene... Circ 22" (5x) DAP 27, 10.06 Clayton... Circ 17" (1x) Im... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359208 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359208 Sun, 24 May 2026 18:39:00 GMT Some much better metrics on the next three up... DAP 14, 8.02''' Greene... Circ 18" DAP 15, 8.02'''' Greene... Circ 18" DAP 15, 10.06 Clayton... Circ 16" Image is the 8.02'''' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359097 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359097 Tue, 19 May 2026 22:46:33 GMT The 3.21'' Greene, DAP 15. This was an early & aggressive 3x Mega. Measured 15" today. Progressing at a "meh" rate, just barely meets my cull metrics. IMHO.... DAP 15 and 15" is very marginal & ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358934 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358934 Wed, 13 May 2026 21:37:16 GMT The 10.06'' Clayton T1 single. First T1 fruit to hit DAP 15. Measured 12" circ, not a favorable trajectory. The good news is this Truss 2 fruit off a side shoot showed up and I'll let it ride. ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358907 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358907 Tue, 12 May 2026 21:56:14 GMT