http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2013&grower=50806&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'MNFisher'. 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/ We are on our 5th day of Rain and temps have dropped into the 50's for highs which will last the next two days. We needed the rain, but not the 5 inches we got over the last three days. But, there i... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198573 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198573 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:49 GMT 8 hour round trip to Parker, South Dakota and I picked up some important passengers! Thanks again Kevin! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198127 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198127 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:34:47 GMT I have one 1450 Steil that looks as though it never froze, which is crazy considering the condition of the rest of the plants. I am still holding out hope that a 1655 Ford and a 1554 Rose still have ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198069 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198069 Mon, 13 May 2013 14:04:01 GMT Season ended for me last night unless I find some new plants. I lost all but one of my plants last night. Somewhere between 3AM and 5AM a breaker blew and I lost heat to all the cold frames and with... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197931 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197931 Sun, 12 May 2013 12:26:21 GMT Frost last night and a freeze tonight. I was forced to bring in the heat as the next three nights are going to be around the freezing mark. Looks like once we get past this stretch we have some dece... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197789 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197789 Fri, 10 May 2013 09:12:38 GMT Here is the 1770 Lieber the day after Surgury. It is in the ground now and doing well, looks like it will make a full recovery. The 1775 Starr did not like the cold last Thursday night and is done I... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197444 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197444 Mon, 06 May 2013 10:58:15 GMT Got down to 29 degrees last night but the cold frames held 40 degrees without heat because of the soil heating cables. The 1676 Daletas, 1775 Starr, 1450 Steil and 1756 Lancaster went in yesterday. ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197232 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197232 Fri, 03 May 2013 10:03:24 GMT Patch picture here. 38 degrees right now outside, 80 inside the cold frames. Do to the odd year I had to just ammend the planting sites and let the rest of the patch go giving the cover crop some ti... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197194 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197194 Thu, 02 May 2013 13:47:02 GMT 32 Degrees last night but the snow missed us. The line was just East of us. The Wisconsin boys looked like they were going to get a pile! Patch update the 1655 Ford, 1579 Wallace, 1303 Sweet and ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197182 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197182 Thu, 02 May 2013 09:33:31 GMT It appears my 1770 Lieber has the same issue as Dale's. It is definetly going the route of a double vine already. I was really excited to grow this one but it ain't looking good right now. I may dou... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196971 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196971 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:22 GMT Went 21 of 22 this year and these things are growing to fast for the conditions. May have to pull the reigns back a little. Soil temp in the patch is 46 above the frost....seriously. Cold frames ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196911 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196911 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:34:08 GMT Last snow in the patch thanks to a couple above average days. Soil heating cables and cold frames are in after an exhausting day of work yesterday. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196910 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196910 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:27:52 GMT 12 Inches of snow yesterday. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196253 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196253 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:50:06 GMT As you can see, things have improved a lot over the last two weeks, the snow is down about two feet...two to go. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195451 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195451 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:51:29 GMT This picture was from 10 minutes ago. As you can see the cover crop is doing well and is almost up to the top of my 5'8" fencing. Cold frames and soil heating cables should be in tomorrow after I ti... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195035 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195035 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:11:24 GMT -23 degrees this morning, glad there wasn't any wind! Tough to get anything done outside when it is that cold other than some ice fishing. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=193735 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=193735 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:59:44 GMT All bubbles have been sent now. If you requested one, it went out this week. The 1450 was on display in town until early November so that was the hold up. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=192991 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=192991 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:56:17 GMT Just got the 1450 Steil 2012 (1303 Sweet x 1647 Wallace) back from Third Street Brewery, where it has been on display. Seeds will come out tonight and then the deer will eat well for a Month. I al... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=192623 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=192623 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:19:42 GMT Weighoffs are over for me, patch has been cleared, ammended and the cover crop is about 2 inches high already. It has been a crazy turn around this year as normally my fishing season is long over by ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=191862 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=191862 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:03:00 GMT Weighed my final pumpkin of the season this weekend at Stillwater at 1450 pounds (1303 Sweet x 1647 Wallace) which is a personal best for me. Thanks to Joe and Chris and everyone that organized the w... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=191842 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=191842 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:34:11 GMT