BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Maurice'

04/18/2026 - with photo

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:54:40 GMT

Who knew this existed! It's a copper coin that I go5 for my birthday today.

04/15/2026 - with photo

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:29:05 GMT

Here is my new idea for a vine pattern with the first secondaries after the ones forming a U shape are extended to 18 feet and then have tertiaries coming out on one side this one was also disigned to...

04/11/2026 - with photo

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:37:38 GMT

I was now thinking about, since I have a 20 x 33 foot patch wether to have the main vine run along the 33 feet and the secondaries 10 on each side or the mail 20 feet and the secondaries 15 on each si...

04/09/2026

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:23:24 GMT

i am also doing a video diary this year, here's my first, seed selection: YouTube

04/06/2026 - with photo

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:31:53 GMT

I finished my 2026 pumpkin 59 day time-lapse video here it is: YouTube

04/03/2026 - with photo

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:47:02 GMT

Got my soil test's results back yesterday. Everything is a lot better then I expected especially considering a new patch, boron low (1.0) and calcium as well (1847) otherwise all is good. I'll be add...

03/28/2026 - with photo

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:18:16 GMT

Nice 16 degree weather here, skipping the yucky -5-5 degree April in Quebec. Two springs!

03/26/2026 - with photo

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:18:07 GMT

I just flew to Croatia yesterday and I'll be there till the 22nd and I'll plant the seeds the next days. By the way I finished another pumpkin the 1302 Paton AGAIN I didn't like the other that much s...

03/20/2026 - with photo

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:13:03 GMT

Well my time lapse is over. Now I can manipulate the plant and I was thinking that because my plant hade two male flowers stuck together, and I know that people have grown 3200+ pounds of pumpkin on o...

03/18/2026 - with photo

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:56:44 GMT

I hade this last year I don't know what it is but the oldest leaves turn yellow then dry @nd bro2n and it slowl6 progresses alon* the mail vine I was not giving much nitrogen a5 the moment Mabe it was...

03/16/2026 - with photo

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:18:02 GMT

I took my soil sample today. I'll send it to the lab soon it's currently drying outside 'cause the soil was super wet from the freshly melted snow. It is 14 Celsius today so I did it and tomorrow it'...

03/14/2026 - with photo

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:33:08 GMT

The first flower of the season opened this morning!

03/13/2026 - with photo

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:20:43 GMT

My land us not at all good for griw8ng giants because there are trees everywhere and the soil is clay I was looking for another good land to borrow and now 8 have it!, 1440 ft2 of fertile already till...

03/09/2026 - with photo

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:02:55 GMT

Now, this plant rea8s weird two flowers stuck together very weird. Could this be an effect if the cytokinin in my seaweed extract or something else?

03/06/2026

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:35:03 GMT

I think I finally found a deterrent for cuke beetles, a mix of peppermint extract garlic and hot pepper I read it controls a variety of pests because the smell of garlic deters them the hot pepper irr...

03/04/2026 - with photo

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:02:59 GMT

I can't believe it a female flower at this stage?!? Well it's true and there are at least 12 males on this plant with 8 leaves insane. By the time the female flower opens i'l see if the plant is read...

03/03/2026 - with photo

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:59:15 GMT

Well, finally my seeds arrived! I ordered the 2097 Kisamore 2024 DMG and 1776 Gunsolus 2025 DMG they arrived so I have 2 2097s and 3 1776s and guess what I got a gift pack of 1504 Gunsolus (2369 Werne...

02/24/2026

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:41:48 GMT

If I haven't the WR for biggest pumpkin I got the WR for most diary entries before the season begins LOL.

02/24/2026

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:40:20 GMT

I read peppermint oil mixed with soap deters beetles. Does it work?

02/24/2026

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:36:04 GMT

I looked up neem oil it looked good for my purposes (SVBs and cuke beetles) and I found out it was banned.... got to keep searching.