http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=106018&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Hough'. 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/ 1241 Hough (2206 Rodebaugh x 2006 wolf) Pollinated 6/14/26 with 2453 Sherwood, at 7:30 am, 65 degrees F and cloudy. 19.5 feet out with 20 good secondaries behind it. Used 2 flowers. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359827 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359827 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:16:03 GMT Overhead view of the patch today, top plant is the 1241, bottom is the 2266. The others are my backups I kept for pollination if needed, but they are about to be removed in the near future. Had over 3... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359826 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359826 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:01:50 GMT It's hard to tell from the photo, but that's not fog it's pouring down rain. 2 inches in 30 minutes. Plants held up well but probably washed out a lot of nitrogen from the soil. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359596 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359596 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:22:40 GMT 2266 Kisamore. Both plants really taking off. Got all the vines buried, watered with some root shield plus, added terra grow a couple days later, and got most of the weeds pulled. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359587 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359587 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:11:32 GMT 1241 growing well so far, the space I have for each plant is 20x40 so keeping the secondaries trained back to grow more narrow and long father than wide. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359586 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359586 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:59:15 GMT Hope to see some like this in a week or two! Plant is still a little smaller than I would like for a pollination, only about 14 good secondaries behind this one. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359583 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359583 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:31:30 GMT I removed this early pumpkin, and while checking the lobe formation noticed this. This is an example of seeds in the blossom. You can see the tiny white seeds on the side of this lobe. Apparently this... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359519 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359519 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:32:34 GMT 1241 has better secondary growth. It was my back up but out grew the 2453 significantly so now it's the keeper. I ran out of time to get the fabric under the main before it took off. 49 DAS http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359445 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359445 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:56:52 GMT 2266 at 49 DAS, I am training the secondaries in a swept back pattern. Main vine is growing great but secondaries in the midsection stalled out. More recent growth looks good though. Not my best start... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359444 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359444 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:50:13 GMT First female flower of the season on the 2266, 12 feet out but the plant is still too small to keep this one. It's been raining every day, with 3 inches the last couple days so it's been hard to get m... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359419 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359419 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:50:21 GMT The main thing I have been working on this season is finally done. My patch is now completely enclosed in netting. I used insect netting on the sides and shade cloth over the top and at the ends whi... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359249 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359249 Mon, 25 May 2026 19:08:44 GMT Back-end of the mini-greenhouses showing the thermostatically controlled intake vents, which are covered on the inside with insect netting to keep the bugs out. Also, for comparison the small plants o... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359248 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359248 Mon, 25 May 2026 18:55:14 GMT Busy weekend, one final pass with the tiller and added some additional feather meal before setting up all the irrigation. Plants have outgrown the mini-greenhouses, this was taken just before they wer... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359247 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359247 Mon, 25 May 2026 18:46:13 GMT 2266 is filling out the greenhouse, won't be long before it's out of space. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359114 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359114 Wed, 20 May 2026 14:59:00 GMT A different story in the other greenhouse, one fried 2453 Sherwood clinging to life but starting a new growing tip, 1241 Hough looking good but growing straight up despite my best attempts to redirect... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358910 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358910 Tue, 12 May 2026 23:20:40 GMT 2266 Kisamore, DAS 29. Starting to take off and is lying down nicely. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358909 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358909 Tue, 12 May 2026 23:13:38 GMT 2453 Sherwood and Ken's 1903 getting some shade as the hardening off begins on these backups soon to be planted in the mini-greenhouse http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358812 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358812 Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:03 GMT Planted one of my backups in the other mini-greenhouse, my 1241 from last year (2206 Rodebaugh x 2006 Wolf). It has some sun damage but nothing too bad. Two younger plants I started later will also be... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358797 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358797 Wed, 06 May 2026 23:26:53 GMT 2266 Kisamore seems to be pulling through with new leaves looking good at this point. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358796 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358796 Wed, 06 May 2026 23:14:54 GMT In the past I have never had trouble getting plants started in the spring, but it is always a time consuming process hardening them off. This year we had perfect weather when my seeds sprouted so I tr... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358747 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358747 Mon, 04 May 2026 23:25:04 GMT