BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'des_diver' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=63511&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'des_diver'. 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/ 10/30/2020 - with photo One happy grandson who planted the seed and helped with watering growing. Me “ is that big enough?” Grandson “ no, I want bigger” http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=321768 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=321768 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:06:21 GMT 10/30/2020 - with photo First year growing back in the UK, bad start to the year with my kind all rotting in April’s rains. But the back up planted a month later achieved a taped weight of 115 kgs. Next year fingers crossed... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=321767 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=321767 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:03:19 GMT 04/24/2020 - with photo New patch, new country Well it's been a few crazy years for myself. Health problems and family. But now I'm back in the UK I've decide to grow again. Tenerife was harsh growing conditions with a l... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=313354 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=313354 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:59:15 GMT 10/30/2013 - with photo well at least this year proved i could grow them. bring on next year. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=211501 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=211501 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 06:50:41 GMT 10/30/2013 - with photo dad where did you say the seeds were? http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=211500 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=211500 Wed, 30 Oct 2013 06:49:30 GMT 05/22/2013 It´s been a week since i last got up to the patch due to work. my boy has been up there and hasn´t watered due to light rain every night. Today i find the kin on the main has aborted but a new baby ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198611 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198611 Wed, 22 May 2013 08:41:43 GMT 05/13/2013 Well of the 5 baby kins one has aborted one doesn´t seem to be growing much but the one on the main seems to be going well with a circ of 22 at day 10, one on the side vine is 19,5 circ and another o... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198039 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=198039 Mon, 13 May 2013 11:08:02 GMT 05/10/2013 Well today is day 10 for one of my Little kins the first two i pollinated didnt take but one on the side took. so i will measure it today. I have one more on the other side and one on the main to chec... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197784 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197784 Fri, 10 May 2013 04:40:11 GMT 05/06/2013 Well got home from work today and went straight round to patch one. I´ve been neglecting it for nearly a week due to work commitments. The MIL virus has hit again this time on the second pumpkin on th... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197452 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=197452 Mon, 06 May 2013 15:08:34 GMT 04/29/2013 Well here we go again two days of 18 degrees c and light rain. At least i don´t have to water. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196866 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196866 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:43:30 GMT 04/28/2013 - with photo Well a few questions to ask the experts if they can help but a lot of smiles here as well. First does anyone know why all the males on my Wagler 907 are as they are without stamens? Other than that i... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196784 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196784 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:52:31 GMT 04/28/2013 - with photo Well he´s waited since Nov 6th for this so i think he´s happy. It may be very small to those of you who grow these but to myself and my boys its a happy day when we see that we can grow them all be it... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196783 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196783 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 10:39:09 GMT 04/27/2013 Well been to the patch this morning and did my watering,weeding, fertilizing and measuring. Only to find one of my kins has suffered the same fate as some of my beens and onions last year. MIL virus!... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196697 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196697 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:05:31 GMT 04/22/2013 well we are still in 35 degrees c or 95 ish for those of you using fahrenheit. The growth has all but stopped on both the small kins. I have covered them with car windscreen sun protectors, not sure i... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196432 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196432 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:54:15 GMT 04/19/2013 Well it has been three days of 59 degrees f here or 15 degrees Celcius, cold and wet with light rain for the three days now just waiting for what is coming next. Normally after cool weather with rain ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196251 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196251 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:53:27 GMT 04/17/2013 Well the test plant is still growing slowly but growing. It still has two little kins on it 29lbs and 28lbs growing very slowly. The good news is that this years main event plants are in the ground... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196167 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=196167 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:24:22 GMT 04/01/2013 - with photo Well i have my first two little kins of the year fingers crossed that all goes well from now on. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195412 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195412 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 08:41:15 GMT 03/28/2013 Well so far so good, now have 5 little kins the size of tennis balls. Three are on the main vine, one at 6 metres out one at 7 and one at 8 metres out. Two more are on a side vine one each. Now just f... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195290 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195290 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:17:27 GMT 03/22/2013 Well yesterday and today were good days here. Pollinated two females yesterday both big 5 lobe flowers and two females today one 5 lobe and one 4 lobe. Now just fingers crossed as this plant has be... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195081 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=195081 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:14:36 GMT 03/08/2013 well have cleared the debris one both of the plots. collected all the parts left over by the wind which are now in intensive care ( cut into short lengths and potted into rooting gel to see if i can... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=194669 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=194669 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:48:14 GMT