http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2013&grower=59872&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Sparky'. 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/ It is going to be over 100 degrees today, keeping a fan pointed at a tub of ice water beneath the flower and hoping she will set. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180936 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180936 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:52:27 GMT How many lobes is this? It is a little early and only 9 feet out, but I pollinated it for back up. With this heat wave it might just abort anyways, we shall see. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180934 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180934 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:49:03 GMT Side view at 57 days old http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180933 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180933 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:42:48 GMT The 1409 miller on the left, and the 1491 Root on the right http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180932 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180932 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:41:50 GMT Overhead view of the patch at 57 days old. Thw 1409 Miller on the left and the 1491 Root on the left. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180931 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=180931 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:40:39 GMT The first female on the 1491 Root about 9' out http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179762 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179762 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:30:00 GMT A front view of the 1491 Root, with the 1409 Miller almost visible behind. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179761 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179761 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:29:08 GMT 45 days old. The 1409 Miller still trailing behind on the left, and the 1491 Root on the right still growing like crazy. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179760 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179760 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:23:49 GMT 38 days old and the cloche is down. The 1409 Miller on the left, 1491 Root on the left. The mains have been down for over a week and were burried today alng with several secondaries on the Root. The... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179180 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=179180 Sun, 27 May 2012 20:41:05 GMT Here they are 28 days after soaking the seeds. The 1409.5 Miller in front, 1491 Root in the back. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178462 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178462 Thu, 17 May 2012 22:00:25 GMT Here is the 1491.5 Root at 28 days. As of last week, this plant was significantly smaller than the Miller, that has now reversed. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178461 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178461 Thu, 17 May 2012 21:56:17 GMT This is the 1409.5 Miller at 28 days http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178460 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=178460 Thu, 17 May 2012 21:51:28 GMT Here is the 1491.5 Root http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177150 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177150 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:38:13 GMT Here is 1409 Miller, I am concerned that the warming cables t-stat is not working, the soil temp is 5 degrees warmer than the ones under my other transplant. It got up to 86 degrees yesterday, and was... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177149 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177149 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:36:36 GMT Transplants are in! Sun shade will cut down on light and heat shock. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177147 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177147 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:28:32 GMT Close up of the exhaust fan http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177088 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177088 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:50:38 GMT Here is the hot house from outside http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177087 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177087 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:47:06 GMT Here are the thermostats, I used a base board heater t-stat for the two ceramic heaters in the hot house, and a reverse t-stat for an attic fan to control the exhaust fan. This is when it is helpfull... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177086 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177086 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:44:35 GMT Sorry wrong photo, that was the exhaust fan and infrared heater in the hot house. The 265 cfm fan can drop the temperature 5-10 degrees. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177085 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177085 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:34:19 GMT Warming cables are in. I hit clay 18" down, by next year that will be 2' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177016 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=177016 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:08:42 GMT