http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2013&grower=19876&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'geo. napa ca'. en-us Copyright © 1999-2013 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 only have one long gourd on the tower this year. The pollonation on this one was way late. The plant and fruit are doing good considering the 100 degree heat that we have been having. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=191028 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=191028 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:35:32 GMT My 940 Mombert 00 plant is doing good. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=183014 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=183014 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:56:43 GMT The first female showed yesterday on my 1704 Urena plant. Its on the main, 5 feet out. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180873 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180873 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:18:41 GMT My 1704 Urena plant likes the hot weather that we have been having here in Napa. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180872 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180872 Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:16:09 GMT My 940 Mombert 00 plant is doing surprisingly well considering how scrawny it was when it first germinated. For a 12 year old seed, it is doing pretty good now. This plant should throw some nice orang... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179504 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179504 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:05:22 GMT My onion and garlic harvest. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178540 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178540 Sat, 19 May 2012 10:36:05 GMT My 1704 Urena plant is doing good. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178422 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178422 Thu, 17 May 2012 01:59:35 GMT My 1704 Urena, which I started on Wed (4/25) germinated this morning. Still waiting for my backup plant 1054 Lawson (color seed) to pop up. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177172 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177172 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 16:14:28 GMT Glad that I was able to till in the dolomite. Looks like we have some rain comming later in the week. Our high temp in Napa today was 74 degrees. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175726 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175726 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:25:10 GMT We finally got a day that was not windy so I was able to spread the dolomite lime on my patch. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175725 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175725 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:21:19 GMT My onions and garlic are looking good also. Thanks Loren for the onion starts! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175616 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175616 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:34:39 GMT The tomato plants in my cold frame are looking healthy this year. I planted Delicious, Big Zac and Giant Belgium for competition and planted Early Girl, Sungold and also Delicious foe eating. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175615 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=175615 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 19:32:30 GMT I got back my soil test results. Looks like I need 90 lbs. of dolomite per 1000 sq.ft. to raise my ph a little. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=174285 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=174285 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:18 GMT I took advantage of unusually warm weather (67 degrees in Napa) and tilled the weeds under in my patch today. We are having a very dry winter in California. Only 1/3 of the normal amount of rain since... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=174225 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=174225 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:38:26 GMT My zinnias and sunflowers are doing great this year. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=167114 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=167114 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:12:04 GMT Unfortunately my pumpkin went down this year, however the long gourds on my 111.88 Lovelace plant are doing o.k. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=167056 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=167056 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:32:21 GMT Here's Paula hangin' out with the giant sunflowers. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=111801 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=111801 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:59:33 GMT My 111 Urena 08 long gourd is doing good. 111 Urena = 125.75 Urena 07 x 126.5 Jutras 06) My "Illinois tall corn" is also doing good. Thank you George Janowiak for the seed! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=111797 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=111797 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:32 GMT I got a late start with my competition giant tomatoes. I hope we get some hot weather so I can do some catchin' up. Marv Meisner's book on giant tomatoes is my guide..... lookin' good so far!! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=111794 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=111794 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:36:21 GMT In June I marked the spots where I will plant my giant tomatoes. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=111793 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=111793 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:31:05 GMT