http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=136735&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'playingaroundfarm'. 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/ Replaced the foam board with a bigger foam board and got the vine set this morning. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360995 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360995 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:20:31 GMT 5 DAP on Zappa 2196 x Dawson 2465 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360614 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360614 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:40:41 GMT 2 DAP on the Dawson 2465 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360613 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360613 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:40:08 GMT Zappa 2196 x Dawson 2465 1 DAP pollinated in extreme heat conditions. I hope it takes off despite the heat and humidity! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360473 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360473 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:52:24 GMT Tomorrow a Zappa pumpkin should open and I'll cross it with the Dawson. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360395 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360395 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:57:53 GMT Extreme heat warning in effect all week. I hope the pumpkin pollinates okay in these conditions. Tomorrow I'll have a pumpkin on Dawson and a pumpkin on Zappa both open and pollinated. We've got a 30%... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360365 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360365 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:24:32 GMT Shade house up and we ready for 100 degree temps next week. My husband built this for me! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360244 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360244 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:53:59 GMT Zappa 2196 about 11.5 ft from stump on the main vine. Pollinated by Dawson 2465. I will pollinate another further down the main vine once I get one. Usually I don't have a pollinated pumpkin until mid... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360025 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360025 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 07:54:18 GMT Hoping to pollinate Zappa 2196 with Dawson 2465 when this Zappa opens. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359991 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359991 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:59:09 GMT This plant got a little less herbicide burn than the other plant. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359830 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359830 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:20:52 GMT Unfortunately dealing with some herbicide burn from our neighbor's farm. It got on all my plants, pumpkins, sunflowers, zinnias, weeds in my yard, etc. That's never happened before. I hope everything ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359829 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359829 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:20:09 GMT Another 2 inches of rain yesterday as storms rolled through. Going to set up the cover today as the heat is going to kick up next week. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359567 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359567 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:15:41 GMT Zappa 2196 We had a storm that dropped 2in in 30 minutes on 5/27 so things were really wet and looking beat up after that. There was a brief mildew situation but Phyton35 cleared it up. One week ago ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359381 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359381 Sun, 31 May 2026 10:34:44 GMT Dawson 2465 05/08 This one will go out when the cold snap is over next week http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358817 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358817 Fri, 08 May 2026 08:04:52 GMT Zappa 2196 This $12 TSC greenhouse has really come in handy. As well as a space heater from 2008. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358816 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358816 Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:16 GMT 2465 Dawson (2560 Gienger x 2006 Wolf) sprouted 05/01 in bag with wet paper towels. Planted in soil 05/01. Should be out in greenhouse by the end of next week. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358655 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358655 Fri, 01 May 2026 07:56:00 GMT Zappa 2196 set outside 4/23 Cold temps are approaching so hopefully the heater and greenhouse pull us through. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358624 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358624 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:32:10 GMT 191 lbs That's a wrap on 2025. 2026 starts now with cover crops going in the ground. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356636 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356636 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:07:37 GMT 191 lbs That's a wrap on 2025. 2026 starts now with cover crops going in the ground. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356635 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356635 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:07:30 GMT 5 days left on the vine. She's not the 500lbs I was hoping for but given all the rain we had this summer, the cold start to summer, the battle of the cucumber beetles, etc. I'm happy to have a pumpkin... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356408 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356408 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 08:09:41 GMT