BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'CharlieBrown' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=76105&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'CharlieBrown'. 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/ 07/31/2018 Looks like game over for this season. The 1685 Scherber and 800 McMullen both aborted their pumpkins around day 40 and the back ups aborted around day 16. Cucumber beetles and squash bugs are in the p... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295086 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295086 Tue, 31 Jul 2018 17:51:13 GMT 06/09/2018 - with photo 1685 Scherber A crossed with 1685 Scherber B. Great rooting and fast growing green vines on the A plant crossed with fat yellow vines of the B plant. Perfect five lobes at 13’. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=293410 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=293410 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:26:01 GMT 07/08/2018 - with photo 1685 Scherber A crossed with 1685 Scherber B. Pumpkin set on June 9 at the end of the main vine before the tip burned off in the sun. Plant has nearly filled its 600sf growing area. All but three vine... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=293158 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=293158 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 13:27:13 GMT 05/18/2018 - with photo The 1685 Scherber hoop. Cover crops are going wild. Will till as soon as the patch is dry enough. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=289668 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=289668 Sat, 19 May 2018 00:03:02 GMT 04/30/2018 - with photo 1685s all ready for bed. Cold and rainy outside and warm and cozy inside. Fed the plants a little magnesium acetate and essential plus to prepare for the cool down. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=288627 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=288627 Tue, 01 May 2018 22:13:51 GMT 04/22/2018 - with photo Here comes the vine on an 800 McMullen. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=288074 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=288074 Sun, 22 Apr 2018 12:26:52 GMT 04/22/2018 - with photo Plants are a leaf ahead of last year's all due to the grow light: 30,000 lumens of 6500k. Still adjusting the distance from light to leaf. Second leaves on the orange bucketed plants got a little scor... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=288073 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=288073 Sun, 22 Apr 2018 12:25:59 GMT 04/17/2018 - with photo Plants are loving the new T5 set up: 800 McMullen x2 and 1685 Scherber x3. Thank you Joe for the seeds! All germinated and are growing strong. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=287938 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=287938 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:48:52 GMT 07/08/2017 - with photo Final pollination of the season and a four lobe back up for the 2063. Applied anthesis today after the 48hr wait period. The plant has filled the 610sf. Nipped most of the side vines today. The plant ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=277069 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=277069 Sat, 08 Jul 2017 19:29:45 GMT 06/30/2017 - with photo 2075 x 2063 pollinated on 6/30 in the 17' range; the female is scraped on the side that would be the bottom and unfortunately the next female is two weeks out. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=276345 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=276345 Sat, 01 Jul 2017 18:58:33 GMT 06/21/2017 - with photo Have been away the last two weeks and returned home the day before this five lobe female opened on the 2063 in the 15' range. My cousin buried vines for me so I didn't lose too much potential. The 206... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=275511 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=275511 Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:32:21 GMT 06/02/2017 Both plants have females in the vine tips: the 2063 has a nice round one about 9 days out and the 2075 is maybe 10 days out. And I will be in Kauai. That would probably be in the 13' range and maybe t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274080 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274080 Sat, 03 Jun 2017 07:20:56 GMT 06/01/2017 June 1 is a benchmark day for my pumpkins. The 2075 is 77". The 2063 is 92", doing 5" per day and 20" ahead of the 2020 Werner I grew last year. It's taking off. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274027 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274027 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 00:52:58 GMT 05/28/2017 - with photo The compost pile. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274026 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274026 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 00:46:53 GMT 05/28/2017 - with photo Mowed and tilled the cover crop of winter rye, hairy vetch, diakon radish and crimson clover. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274025 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274025 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 00:45:14 GMT 05/28/2017 - with photo Added the amendments to the patches based on my soil test and my goal to increase organics to provide longer term soil food: to 1250sf: 25lb cottonseed meal, 20lb kelp meal, 25lb alfalfa meal, 2lb ams... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274024 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=274024 Fri, 02 Jun 2017 00:43:17 GMT 05/17/2017 - with photo 2075 asleep in its tent. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=273124 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=273124 Wed, 17 May 2017 23:44:59 GMT 05/17/2017 2063 all tucked in and ready for bed. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=273123 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=273123 Wed, 17 May 2017 23:43:33 GMT 05/17/2017 - with photo Preparing for some below freezing nights and 5-11" of snow forecast for Friday. Fortified each hoop with some wire cattle fence in case the hoops collapse under the snow. Set the heat lamps up and soi... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=273122 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=273122 Wed, 17 May 2017 23:42:26 GMT 04/30/2017 - with photo 2063 Willemijns is an intriguing plant to watch. Its first three leaves are parallel to each other and apart from the sprouting main vine. Gave the plants some Root today. Yesterday was supposed to be... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=271896 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=271896 Sun, 30 Apr 2017 22:11:30 GMT