BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'daveigiantguy' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=46390&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'daveigiantguy'. en-us Copyright © 1999-2024 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved. info@bigpumpkins.com BP RSS FeedGen http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss BigPumpkins.com http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/ 05/17/2020 - with photo Three of five Kohlrabi larger and healthier than my old WR at this age. This baby is just over 60" across and picking up steam. Far healthier than any previous years. Tonight is supposed to be the ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=314357 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=314357 Sun, 17 May 2020 20:42:05 GMT 03/25/2020 - with photo South 8 foot tall sidewall. I know the sun is out there somewhere. I'm usually moving plants into the greenhouse by mid April. Weather is calling for -15 to -20 this weekend, so ALOT of melting i... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312406 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=312406 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:01:28 GMT 01/08/2020 - with photo High noon in North Pole at -40. My boy's 6 am high school soccer practice was cancelled due to weather, but otherwise it's school as usual. Cut off is -40 or lower. If a student doesn't make it in it'... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311614 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311614 Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:38:23 GMT 12/18/2019 - with photo Someone is WAAAY more into pumpkins here in Alaska than I am. I saw this at the store this morning in Fairbanks. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311353 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311353 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 23:36:04 GMT 12/12/2019 - with photo I think, therefore I am... at least I think I must be.... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311275 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311275 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:13:30 GMT 12/12/2019 - with photo Growing tomatoes large scale isn't all it's Quacked up to be http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311274 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311274 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:12:14 GMT 12/12/2019 - with photo In the land of the midnight sun, even tomatoes need a little help http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311273 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=311273 Thu, 12 Dec 2019 22:11:15 GMT 08/29/2019 - with photo This is his second year growing this variety. Both years 2 of 9 plants produced huge megablossoms. This group of three tomatoes has an estimated 40+ fused flowers. He'll have seeds from another branch... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308562 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308562 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 20:43:47 GMT 08/29/2019 - with photo Talk about mega blossoms- This entry at the Alaska State Fair by a local gardener just won the "Oddities" Category. Just talked to the grower and got the Variety name. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308561 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308561 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 20:40:03 GMT 08/24/2019 - with photo I often have to leave my plants unattended for 4-7 days at a time while I head to remote gold mines. If I have to be away, there are worse places to be. This is the view out the job trailer http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308275 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308275 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 22:08:09 GMT 08/24/2019 Had a pump fail on DAP10 and lost most of the roots that afternoon. What surprised me was the last spurt of growth following the root death. Very little growth on the stem end and massive growth on th... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308251 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308251 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 10:39:26 GMT 08/24/2019 I marked a long gourd last season with a sharpie every 3" at day 7 for a total of 10 segments. Here is the growth each 24 hrs for each segment starting from stem end to blossom end. Some lost data on... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308249 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=308249 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 10:34:19 GMT 07/04/2019 - with photo Same plant 1 foot up. This plant suffered major root death 10 weeks ago due to equipment failure. You can see older leaves stressed and new growth starting to recover. Previous photo is all new growt... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305154 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305154 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 15:05:16 GMT 07/04/2019 - with photo Large healthy leaf growth on a chrysanthemum. No signs of stress. Healthy plant, right? WRONG http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305153 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305153 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:54:54 GMT 07/04/2019 - with photo Cabbages have a relatively small root mass. This would normally spread laterally except for the taproot, but with no soil to act as a support structure, gravity takes over http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305152 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305152 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:52:53 GMT 07/04/2019 - with photo Red cabbage at 100 days starting to head up http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305151 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305151 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 14:49:09 GMT 06/29/2019 - with photo My first try at a plate Dahlia last year. Timing was way off. Had this 15-1/2" flower on 7/1, almost 2 months too soon for the State Fair. Had another at 15" open less than 2 weeks after the fair. Hav... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=304806 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=304806 Sat, 29 Jun 2019 12:08:35 GMT 06/21/2019 - with photo 2019 red at 87 days. Sitting at 44" across vs last years 23"@ 94 days and still a week to go for even comparison. If I can keep this girl and her sister healthy, they may finally let me in the same r... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=304336 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=304336 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 22:31:25 GMT 06/21/2019 - with photo 2018 red cabbage at 94 days. It finished at 21.8 lbs. In a state famous for giant cabbages, it was like sitting at the kids table because you wren't big enough to sit with the adults of the cabbage wo... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=304335 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=304335 Fri, 21 Jun 2019 22:22:54 GMT 06/13/2019 - with photo Wasn't sure how much aphids liked turnip leaves until now http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=303933 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=303933 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 22:33:55 GMT