http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2013&grower=53023&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Pumpkin Envy'. 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/ Unfortunately, another season has ended here. Time to plan for the future. There will be Potatos to pick soon, tomato sauce to be made, composting and covering cropping too. Second planting o... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=185500 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=185500 Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:17:27 GMT My pumpkin was making some really nice gains until about day 15 or so. During this time, the main and side vines appeared to slow in growth. I expected this, since the energy was being put into pump... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=184399 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=184399 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:58:16 GMT 716 Dill (selfed) as of July 9, 2012. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=183455 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=183455 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:24:10 GMT Getting the itch for gardening. I've been getting a lot of seed catalogs in the mail for the past month, to set the mood. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=173336 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=173336 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:17:28 GMT Looks like my growing season is over. The only pumpkin I had left aborted. I have several, whole, secondaries that keep turning yellow, one at a time. The parts that are green are still growing; ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=164408 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=164408 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 07:21:20 GMT My plant is outgrowing my patch in places. I have a limited area and it is really filling it up. Probably one of my best plants, ever. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=162516 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=162516 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 12:09:45 GMT I have several pumpkins pollinated. Some I self pollinated. Some are open pollinated. I will give them week or so to see which is the best growing and cull from there. I also have a lot of side ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=162130 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=162130 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:15:09 GMT I will be pollinating another pumpkin today. This one will be on the main, at about 14'. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=161337 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=161337 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:03:13 GMT Yesterday, I pollinated my first pumpkin of the season. I self crossed on a secondary. I have several pumpkins coming up next on the secondaries and the main. I figure I will pollinate several and ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=161192 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=161192 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:44:52 GMT I have been using the SVB traps and cucumber beetle traps. I have been catching a lot of cucumber beetles. I have not a problem with SVB's; however I figured it would be prudent to try and catch a... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=160963 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=160963 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:21:24 GMT Vine is still going strong. Growning in all directions. I have had to remove my wind breaks in certain areas to allow the secondaries through. I have a few females on the secondaries that I will ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=160925 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=160925 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:02:16 GMT Last Thursday, my plant sustained some wind damage. Some secondaries split and many leaves were knocked over. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=160670 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=160670 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:55:16 GMT Been keeping weeds out, moving wind barriers, burying some vines and feeding the plant. I took this picture a few days ago. Yesterday I measured the main vine at ~12'. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=160022 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=160022 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:39:14 GMT I noticed that my wind barier was causing the area around my pumpkin plant to warm up too much. It started getting wilty. I enlarged the area it was covering and left one side open a little bit, to ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=157492 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=157492 Mon, 30 May 2011 10:14:35 GMT I ended up planting the Checkon 1421. It was the more robust plant. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=157067 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=157067 Thu, 26 May 2011 08:58:41 GMT Finally was able to get my pumpkin planted on May 21. Better late than never. Just too much rain this Spring, to get in the gardens. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=157063 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=157063 Thu, 26 May 2011 08:52:19 GMT I started my seeds today. I chose 3: Checkon 1421 Snyder 1418 Langevin 750 Once it is planting time, I will have to choose the single best looking plant. I have limited space and can only gr... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=154331 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=154331 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:21:46 GMT It never stops raining. Patch is too wet to get into. I did one shallow till to get the winter wheat and some compost turned in. That's it so far. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=153938 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=153938 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:02:31 GMT Not sure how much I will be on here documenting my progress; but I figured I would give it a go. I did an initial, shallow till yesterday to turn under last falls compost and winter wheat. Seeds... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=153342 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=153342 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:19:12 GMT