BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'cjb' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=79891&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'cjb'. 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/ 03/03/2024 - with photo Well, so much for the off season. The winter that wasn't. Use the snowblower once. Barely had ice, ice out will likely be either today or tomorrow, five days earlier than the record. Suppose I'll get ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343188 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343188 Sun, 03 Mar 2024 12:27:47 GMT 11/04/2023 - with photo Somewhat delayed end of season till. Thrilled to be going into the off season as prepped as this patch ever has been. Will do a soil test and get ready for auction time. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342590 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342590 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 19:49:27 GMT 11/04/2023 - with photo End of the season. Hauling of the last of the kin to the city's pumpkin dump. Didn't carve this year so it wasn't too much of a mess. Seed count was poor likely since it was open pollinated, so di... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342589 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342589 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 19:47:52 GMT 10/18/2023 - with photo Toni, too! (2350Xopen) got weighed at Stillwater. She was 788 lbs that perfectly encapsulates the challenges of the season. Hail scarred, rodent chewed, open pollination on a secondary vine. But she g... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342424 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342424 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:19:52 GMT 10/18/2023 - with photo Toni, too! (2350Xopen) got weighed at Stillwater. She was 788 lbs that perfectly encapsulates the challenges of the season. Hail scarred, rodent chewed, open pollination on a secondary vine. But she g... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342423 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342423 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:19:45 GMT 08/24/2023 - with photo In other news, picked this a few days ago out of concern for it's little spot with weak skin. First fruit over 4 lbs, and apparently the MN State Fair winner for largest single bloom. Only one more ea... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341176 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341176 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:00:40 GMT 08/24/2023 - with photo Tiny (885 Bierle X 2350 "Tiger King") is officially the 703.5 Bierle. Ended up with 4th at the Minnesota State Fair. Same as I placed the last time I brought, with a 250lb heavier fruit. Figures. Larg... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341175 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341175 Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:57:28 GMT 08/11/2023 - with photo Twin cities area got hit by quickly developing severe Thunderstorms at around 5PM today. Plants are swiss cheese, but it could have been worse. May have lost a mater, but the contenders look to have f... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340747 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340747 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:52:39 GMT 08/05/2023 - with photo Culled this today, really don't now what I'm doing with these things. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340526 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340526 Sat, 05 Aug 2023 12:46:54 GMT 08/05/2023 - with photo Tiny @ 35 DAP. 266" OTT. Doing 22ish a day. Toni, Too! is 163" and somewhere in the 23 DAP range--making a note so I can track the change over time. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340525 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340525 Sat, 05 Aug 2023 12:44:12 GMT 08/05/2023 - with photo Tiny @ 35 DAP. 266" OTT. Doing 22ish a day. Toni, Too! is 163" and somewhere in the 23 DAP range--making a note so I can track the change over time. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340524 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340524 Sat, 05 Aug 2023 12:44:07 GMT 07/29/2023 - with photo Two solid open pollinations on the 2350. Leaning towards the one on the white fabric, will give them a few days as I did major plant surgery today to clean out tertiaries gone wild. 77 days till harve... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340282 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340282 Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:56:11 GMT 07/28/2023 - with photo It's been one of those seasons. I just got back from about 14 days away (I know vacations/conferences are a no-no in this hobby), and it's not pretty. First, my early 2350 pollination Tony looked to b... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340281 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340281 Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:55:33 GMT 07/13/2023 - with photo Tiny at 11 DAP (885 X 2350). Culled backup. Culled down to 3 options on the 2261: main vine pollination X 885 from 7/5, X885 on an early side vine from 7/2, and a self I think from the same date. Set... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339615 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339615 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 12:16:05 GMT 07/12/2023 - with photo Toni's down at DAP 33. Culled down to 3 pollinations on the 2261. Tiny on the 885 is humming along. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339606 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339606 Wed, 12 Jul 2023 22:33:59 GMT 07/03/2023 3 X pollinations on the 2261 today: 2 with self, one with 885. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339267 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339267 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:03:02 GMT 07/02/2023 - with photo Two pollinations on secondaries from the 2261 today: 5 lobe crossed with 885 on a secondary that probably has 6-8 secondaries between it and the stump. 4 lobe was selfed and is much nearer the tip. Bo... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339217 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339217 Sun, 02 Jul 2023 09:30:39 GMT 07/01/2023 - with photo 885 X 2350 cross this AM. Really torn on which males to use, went with the 2350 since I know it's made one set. First two 2261 sets are officially toast. Pollinated a side vine flower with self on the... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339194 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339194 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:08:19 GMT 06/29/2023 - with photo 2350 @ 20 DAP. Let the gains begin. 2261 situation isn't good--Pollinations on 6/16, 20 look to be toast and 6/23 doesn't look good either. Had a main vine flower open yesterday that had seeds in the ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339162 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339162 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 19:47:16 GMT 06/26/2023 - with photo June 26, 2022 (bottom) vs. 2023 (top). I am not keeping up with the weeding. Far side of the patch is particularly overrun with non-pumpkins. I also need to stop planting "backups" that I can't bring ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339094 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339094 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 09:39:18 GMT