http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2013&grower=38719&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Martin Grenchik'. 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/ Plants are all looking good thus far. Had lights, tarps and candels out the past 2 nights to deal with the cold temps. Around 2 weeks ago I lost both of my 1770 Liebers to some strange rot problem tha... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198133 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198133 Tue, 14 May 2013 17:53:20 GMT For everbody who has gotten/is getting a couple of my 1000 Grenchik seeds: I have run out of labels/pic's of the pumpkin to put in the plastic baggies I send out so there will be new labels/pic's. See... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196466 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196466 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:22:49 GMT On 4/14/13 I started the following. 2- 1770 Lieber's, 2-1579 Wallace's, 4- 1000 Grenchik's, 1- 1775 Starr and 1-2009 Wallace. Thus far all are above the soil and doing well. Plan to transplant around ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196194 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196194 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:08:23 GMT Seeds from my 1000 Grenchik (1495 Stelts X 1789 Wallace) Are all dry now. If you would like some seeds from it shoot me an email @mlgrenchik@gmail.com. It began to rot from a split @40 days old and wa... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=191479 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=191479 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:22:25 GMT Next year I will be back to my old patch and will be putting in 4 plants. Patch prep will begin this weekend after I cut up the 1495 pumpkin. Plow, till, spread manure, till then rest. Send a soil tes... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=187817 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=187817 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:30:22 GMT That leaves me with the 1495 Stelts..... What a ride. At 20 days old it was 262 pounds and at 30 days it was an amazing 646 pounds (crazy big). At day 37 it was 900 and was on pace for 985 on day 40 b... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=187816 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=187816 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:28:21 GMT That leaves me with my 1351 Stelts and 1495 Stelts. My 1351 was around 450 pounds @30 days old but stem split and it started to rot. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=187815 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=187815 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:23:28 GMT Well my season is officaly over. I lost my 1481 Stevens plant to a groundhog in early July (He will no longer be a problem). I lost my 1789 Wallace to an abort/ vine rot at around 175 pounds at 20 day... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=187814 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=187814 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:22:22 GMT The following plants will each get 750 sq feet of growing room- 1789 Wallace, 1657 Bryson, 1495 Stelts and 1481 Stevens. The 1351 Stelts will get about 400 sq feet. Still need to add a few things to t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=176658 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=176658 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:45:46 GMT Started a 1481 Stevens which already has a root growing! Thank God or things could have gotten ugly. As of right now all plants(except 1481) are above ground and starting to green up. Will transplant ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=176657 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=176657 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:42:19 GMT previous post should say "has gone well". http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=176585 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=176585 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:52:40 GMT Seed starting has one well, except that I lost a 1575 Stevens that I got from Chris himself which was a big letdown. So I will see what I can do to fix it. Line-up is 1789 Wallace, 1657 Bryson, 1495 S... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=176584 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=176584 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:52:05 GMT Here is the stem split. Perfectly fine now but early on I thought for sure I had lost the pumpkin. it was doing 37# per day for around 13 days. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168154 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168154 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:06:47 GMT Looks just like the 1325 from this view. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168153 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168153 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:05:01 GMT Another view. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168152 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168152 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:04:13 GMT 1325 Hopkins day 51 side view. Great seed to grow. Would be over 1200 if not for a big stem split then I had to remove part of the plat to slow her down. Huge thanks go out to Chris Stevens and Johns ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168151 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=168151 Sun, 21 Aug 2011 23:03:03 GMT 1303 Sweet went down last night to a huge BES at around 700 pounds. Last hope is 1325 Hopkins.....cut a few vines off of the 1325 to hold her together. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=165910 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=165910 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:06:21 GMT Forgot to put this one in. Side view of 1325 Hopkins. Day 33. Also Eugene (1561 Stevens) went down to a BES on day 30 at around 470 pounds, plant has been pulled and pumpkin out of the patch. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=165814 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=165814 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:30:35 GMT Thus far pumpkins are growing great just alot of stem splits but none of which enter the pumpkins. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=165813 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=165813 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:26:08 GMT 1325 Plant and stump. Note: pictures that do not say day 30 on them both of the pumpkins are on day 33 in them. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=165812 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=165812 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:23:57 GMT