http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=18433&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Randoooo'. 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/ The 1526 Glisczinski. I measured it a few days ago and it estimated 1430 so I was happy to see it go almost 100 pounds heavy. It ended up in 6th place at Nekoosa giant pumpkinfest. The Good Lord bl... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363683 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363683 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:26:17 GMT These are both 760 Glisczinski x 785 Schmit. Should be some good seeds to grow in the future. Back to Nekoosa in the morning, first time in a long time. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363660 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363660 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:10:26 GMT Getting ready to pick the 760. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363659 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363659 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:07:26 GMT The 1790 Glisczinski. Altoona, WI fifth place. Grown on the 2029 Kent and pollinated w/ the 785 Schmit. My last measurement on this thing was 1590 lbs est, I was stunned to see it weigh 200 lbs o... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363538 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363538 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:56:00 GMT The 1065 Glisczinski. I took this pumpkin to Altoona WI as an exhibition fruit. It was grown on the 785 Schmit and pollinated w/ the 2029 Kent. I grew it on a 400 square foot plant and it was picke... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363537 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363537 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:41:24 GMT Both pumpkins are loaded and ready for the trip to Altoona tomorrow. Hopefully the crack on the 2029 survives the trip. I'm looking forward to see what the scale reads and shaking hands w/ a few gr... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363488 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363488 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:16:48 GMT I finished building my pumpkin picker a few days ago. The first pumpkin I loaded w/ it is the 785 Schmit. That may be a trivia question some day. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363487 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363487 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:11:45 GMT The 2029 in it's hoop house. This has been such a fun plant to grow, until the big crack started. I may give the plants one more drink tomorrow then pick up the irrigation system. I'm almost done ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363401 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363401 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:09:32 GMT The 2029 Kent is still holding together, the crack is about 20" long and about 2" deep. It looks like it's drying up and trying to heal. Just five more days. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363398 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363398 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:03:09 GMT The crack on the top of the 2029 looks like it didn't get any larger or deeper in a few days. I've been spraying it w/ isoprophyl alcohol every day and it appears to be drying up an maybe starting to... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363317 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363317 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:54:07 GMT Two days ago I noticed a crack on the 2029 near the top of the pumpkin on the stem end. It's about a foot long and looks to be about an inch deep. I have a fan on it but I really don't know if there... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363242 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363242 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:25:57 GMT Day 55 on the 2029 Kent measuring 392 OTT and an estimated wt of 1370 lbs. 18.8 lb average the last five days, living large in it's hoop house. Day 50 for the 785 Schmit estimating at 859 lbs doing... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362882 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362882 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:14:04 GMT Day 60 for the 760 Glisczinski. Est wt is 1194 lbs. Growth has slowed down to just over 12 lbs per day, Hopefully I can keep it going, I may put a hoop house over it to keep it warmer at night. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362849 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362849 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:44:01 GMT Day 45 for the 785 Schmit, est 775 lbs doing 20.6 lbs per day. Day 56 for the 760 Glisczinski, 1132 lbs growing 20.3 per day. Day 50 for the 2029 Kent, 1276 lbs growing 25.4 per day. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362716 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362716 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:48:44 GMT I put a hoop house over the 2029 Kent pumpkin today to try to keep it warm and growing. The temps will dip into the high 40's tonight and I don't want this one to slow down. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362567 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362567 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:31:49 GMT Day 40 for the 785 Schmit, est wt is 672 lbs. Day 45 for the 2029 Kent, 368" OTT and 1149 lbs, gaining 26.4 per day. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362495 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362495 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:21:20 GMT Some nice orange is developing on the 760. The 2029 is looming large in the background. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362471 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362471 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 13:17:49 GMT The pumpkin on the 760 is 50 days old today, 351.5" OTT and 1010 lbs est wt. Growing 21.8 lbs per day over the past five days. I just beat my personal best w/ a second pumpkin this year. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362451 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362451 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:54:21 GMT Back in '06 or '07 I grew my personal best at 936 lbs. I crushed that today with the pumpkin on the 2029 Kent, day 40 it's 352.5" and 1017 lbs est. It's slowly tapering off currently doing 35.4 lbs... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362286 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362286 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:32:22 GMT The pumpkin on the 785 Schmit is 35 days old, estimated at 570 lbs. Doing 29.6 lbs per day over the last 5 days. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362284 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362284 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:19:20 GMT