BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Steve's Garage' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=100918&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Steve's Garage'. 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/ 03/16/2024 - with photo These are the seeds I got from the club and I think this is great set for just having them show up in the mail. The 2054's will be the ones to keep an eye on given its lineage, but the other seeds are... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343312 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343312 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 21:48:56 GMT 02/26/2024 It's 70 degrees F here and naturally I get into the spirit of things as a result. I raked out the debris from last year's garden. I think we're gonna do a little switcheroo and grow the giant pumpkins... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343128 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343128 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 14:04:29 GMT 09/24/2023 - with photo Took her to the weigh off at Hodge Family Farm this weekend in Alexandria, IN. Having had to pull it off the vine two weeks ago caused it to go light and weigh in at 746lb. I still took second place t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342014 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342014 Sun, 24 Sep 2023 18:54:16 GMT 08/22/2023 - with photo And now a word from my 'sponsor'.......actually I receive no kickback from MG, other than whatever growth it promotes. But yes this is basically the 'first year grower who can't afford real fertili... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341105 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341105 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 18:22:36 GMT 08/17/2023 Pumpkin Log Supplemental........ I got a new hose end sprayer and it's definitely working. Amazing to me I got to at least 811lb with little to no extra ferts. Now we will see if this thing can rea... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340903 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340903 Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:33:28 GMT 08/16/2023 - with photo Here's the latest video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWoDNkS8WPQ She really slowed down now and I'm concerned it may have just decided to stop growing. It only gained 7 inches for an estimated ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340873 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340873 Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:22:57 GMT 08/07/2023 - with photo The pic here is DAP 41. I measured yesterday for DAP 40 and it taped at 321 inches for an estimated weight of 762lb. So the growth curve has been pretty linear since DAP 20 which probably means I need... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340628 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340628 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:28:50 GMT 07/27/2023 More YT stuff. In this video I managed to move the pumpkin to avoid ending my season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDP1hAckBqg http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340182 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340182 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 13:40:47 GMT 07/27/2023 - with photo Well here are at DAP30! OTT measurement was 269" for an estimated weight of 450lb! Now, its parent, the 1739 Strickler, was 12% heavy. So it could be closer to 500lb if I had the ability to weigh it. ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340179 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340179 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:19:52 GMT 07/21/2023 - with photo DAP 24. I didn't measure today I'm saving that for day 30. Seems to be getting bigger and getting a flat hump on the top. I know its parent actually was kind of flat and the blossom end ended up facin... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339959 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339959 Fri, 21 Jul 2023 21:56:41 GMT 07/17/2023 More YT stuff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQKVbj8AWE http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339766 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339766 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:22:15 GMT 07/17/2023 - with photo I'm at DAP 20 now and kinda flabbergasted at the rate of growth so far. The OTT measurements added up to 183" for a rough estimate of 140lb. I realize that the rate of growth is variable and could slo... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339761 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339761 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 11:04:52 GMT 07/08/2023 More YT stuff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gb2WIUQo30 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339429 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339429 Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:28:01 GMT 07/07/2023 - with photo Here's a shot of the 1739 Strickler plant. I haven't been posting much of the plant lately. Can you believe I darn near lost this thing back in April? http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339408 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339408 Fri, 07 Jul 2023 20:08:19 GMT 07/06/2023 - with photo DAP 9. I did a fair amount of work in the patch today. I had to remove a lot of crabgrass from around the plant, get some vines situated and bury more nodes. I haven't been able to keep up as much lat... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339375 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339375 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:19:42 GMT 07/03/2023 - with photo DAP 7 on the 1739 Strickler. Needs some fattening up. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339270 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339270 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:20:54 GMT 06/29/2023 - with photo And here's a DAP 2 that feels like it took, but we got another at the tip so we have options. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339148 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339148 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 11:07:29 GMT 06/29/2023 - with photo Here's the 1739 plant as of today. Obviously bigger growers have plants much larger at this point but I'm glad I got something going now. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339147 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339147 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 11:06:25 GMT 06/27/2023 Couldn't get a pic because it was muddy out there and I couldn't handle the phone and the flowers at the same time. Got a first pollination on the 1739 Strickler this morning. It was a 4 lober. That a... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339089 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=339089 Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:48:59 GMT 06/15/2023 - with photo Did a little node burying and pruning of the junk leaf near the stump and some male flowers. Hit it with some nitrogen fertilizer and hoping to really get good growth in the next to get that pollinati... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=338711 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=338711 Thu, 15 Jun 2023 22:33:15 GMT