http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=74776&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Henry-the giant pumpkin grower'. en-us Copyright © 1999-2026 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's freezing this morning! A much cooler September than normal. Growth will take a huge hit now. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363250 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363250 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 06:57:53 GMT Yesterday evening, I got interviewed by FOX WEATHER to talk about some storm chase footage I got yesterday of some flooding in RI but a lot of it was about the pumpkin! Here's the link to the full 7... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363227 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363227 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:41:33 GMT Ouch!!! 47 degrees this morning! Thats going to slow her wayyy down but let's just get her to the scales! 19 days to go! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363166 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363166 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 06:53:37 GMT It was 70 degrees for the low last night with around half an inch of rain. She jumped from 16 to a 21 pound gain! Estimated at around 1050 pounds! 21 days to go. 49 degrees for the low coming Friday n... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363121 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363121 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:19:17 GMT Super cool http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363085 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363085 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:52 GMT Wow! I found a gorgeous double flower this morning. Has anyone ever seen any double flowers before?! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363084 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363084 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:38 GMT This was my 1349 numbers in the 55-66 day area. 16-20 pounds a day. The 2181 masters is following its path. Again a month later but not bad! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363083 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363083 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:37:49 GMT The 2181 masters is on a run I've only seen once at that was with my 1349 but a month earlier pollination. Consistent weight gains. The 50 degree night yesterday may of slowed her down a few pounds bu... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363082 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363082 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:25:56 GMT A huge milestone today in the patch! The 2181 masters has hit an estimated weight of 1,000 pounds! It's been two years since I've had one taping this big. It hasn't been easy with this soil disease bu... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363064 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363064 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:45:50 GMT Welp! There goes the good growth lol. Chilly this morning! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363059 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363059 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 07:09:25 GMT A chilly night ahead tonight! 40s and low 50s across New England! Keep them pumpkins warm! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363047 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363047 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 20:01:29 GMT I'm speechless. 58 days old and I'm still pulling 20 pounds a day while fighting major soil disease and losing vines! The consistency on this thing over the last 2 weeks has been mind blowing. 19 poun... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363017 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363017 Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:44:47 GMT Gotta keep fighting! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362978 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362978 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:20:26 GMT Afternoon update on the surgery closer to the the pumpkin on the main near the secondary that the pumpkin is on. Looks good and looks like I did a decent job at scraping out the rot. I will need to ke... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362976 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362976 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:48:44 GMT I was able to move some leaves and get some sun to it. I'm sure I lost some pounds as this now has gone into the center of the vine but that's ok. Just need to dry this out and prevent the fusarium fr... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362971 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362971 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:08:50 GMT Yikes. This is the closest spot to the pumpkin on the main. The weather this week has been awful and it got bad again after it was dry with some fusarium in there. Getting closer to the pumpkin and th... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362970 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362970 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:01:28 GMT Well this is crazy. Jumped up from 19 to a 24 pound gain! I think the rain may of helped a bit that we got yesterday and it was 64 for the low last night. Half an inch fell. I've been keeping the patc... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362964 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362964 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:32:24 GMT Before and after! I'm impressed that I was able to make it look that much better after some surgery! I can't image there's much energy flowing through there though! Come on fusarium, keep on trying! I... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362957 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362957 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:58:30 GMT You just gotta keep the fight going! I'm getting this pumpkin to the freaking Topsfield Fair. I performed surgery and it already looks so much better than how it did in the last picture! Oxidate spray... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362956 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362956 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:32:02 GMT I posted too soon. Little worse than I thought. Not a good situation http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362955 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362955 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:03:20 GMT