http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=33241&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'pumpconn'. 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/ These Giant Bushel Gourds always amaze me. I know they have a powerful and massive Root Stock, and we are only growing them in 400-600 Sq Foot plots, but I often wonder if they could do more if we ga... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359754 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359754 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:16:29 GMT Time for my annual stump clean up and cover, on all the plants. As you can see I trimmed off a lot of leaves. Need to keep the stump dry to prevent rot and to improve air flow. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359750 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359750 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:41:15 GMT Our Atlantic Giant Pumpkins are on the move. At 16 ft the first pumpkin appeared. Probably going to be a cull since its such a small plant. Need to wait for another one at 19 ft out. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359555 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359555 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:23:08 GMT June 5th., The Field Pumpkins are up, right on schedule. Really looking forward to growing the 235 Razo, 233 Trombley, 154 Bakken, 218 Baggs, 164 Paul, and make some nice crosses. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359525 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359525 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:13:29 GMT I made the big switch! Took down all the greenhouses because the warm weather looks like its here to stay (for 6 months). Hoping that lots of full sun will encourage the plants to grow. Time to s... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359476 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359476 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:14:46 GMT It was 39F this morning and it will be 41F tomorrow morning. I'm keeping the Giant Bushel Gourd plants in the "mini" 8 ft long green house for a couple more weeks with 24/7 heaters working overtime a... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359422 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359422 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:14:33 GMT It was 39F this morning and it will be 41F tomorrow morning. Keeping the Giant Pumpkins and the Giant Bushel Gourd plants in green houses (sort of) for a couple more days. As you can see the Pumpki... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359421 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359421 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:06:30 GMT Our Giant Bushel Gourds are right on track for this time of the year, and their main vines are starting to establish themselves. They are not down and running yet but that should happen soon. I cur... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359201 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359201 Sun, 24 May 2026 14:52:55 GMT I planted my Giants 10 days late this year, so they are behind the major players in the Atlantic Giant game, but with a lot of heaters running 24/7, in the Greenhouses the Giant Pumpkin plants are sta... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359200 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359200 Sun, 24 May 2026 14:50:03 GMT All 4 of our 2 week old plants have small root systems at this age. As a result they are struggling to nourish the plants and avoid severe wilt in the 90F heat at 11am this morning. With record 100F... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359073 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359073 Tue, 19 May 2026 11:29:01 GMT Nasty Heat!! Was supposed to reach a high of 80F today. Already 87 and climbing. Tomorrow we are expecting record 95F heat...so my guess is it will hit 101F tomorrow. THis is super bad for the you... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359053 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359053 Mon, 18 May 2026 15:15:55 GMT I started growing my Giant Pumpkins 10 days late, this year. Got a little catching up to do. This is my 1025 Connolly plant. Looks healthy. But usually for my plants, the Main Vine has touched do... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358901 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358901 Tue, 12 May 2026 18:12:24 GMT My (414 Trombley) Giant Bushel Gourds are shown at 9 days old, and got a couple true leaves. They really want to grow, so I think its time to transplant them outside into their 10ft long green house ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358878 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358878 Mon, 11 May 2026 15:08:57 GMT Tom Keenan was enjoying the art work carved into his 2000.0 and 1886.0 Giant Pumpkins this morning, (by Todd Desautels) and decided to pick up some carving tools and get to work in Canton, MA. Lol. ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356813 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356813 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 21:09:34 GMT ...and another angle of the 2200.0 Jutras WR Squash http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356664 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356664 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:15:48 GMT ...and from down under the 2200.0 Squash was completely sound http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356663 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356663 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:13:29 GMT Joes WR 2200.0 from another angle http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356662 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356662 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:12:13 GMT Joe Jutras did it. He reclaimed the Giant Squash WR with a 2200.0 pounder at the SNGPG Frerichs weigh-off. On the next several posts are some more pictures. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356658 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356658 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:10:16 GMT The official winning pumpkin at the Topsfield Fair was Alex Noel, with his 2507 pounder that went 21% over the new GPC Chart. Impressive and CONGRATS Alex! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356521 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356521 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:56:30 GMT What a fantastic pumpkin the 2587 Debacco is. Too bad about the small hole that went into the cavity http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356520 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356520 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 08:49:32 GMT