http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=139819&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Fattires'. 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/ It's hard to get good pictures in the hoop houses but this 2531 Stelts has good color and seems very healthy. Temps are going to seriously warm up this weekend so I'm thinking hoops will come off in... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358944 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358944 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:36:23 GMT I'm a little behind on updates and on work in the patch, still a lot to do before the hoop houses come off and that is going to be pretty soon at this rate. We went from the warmest April on record to... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358943 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358943 Thu, 14 May 2026 08:33:16 GMT I need to make a decision and cull a plant. The one on the left is the 1814 Beane that was supposed to be the backup but it looks better than the 2641 Paton on the right. I've been planning to grow th... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358785 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358785 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:34:51 GMT Starting to take off after 4 days in the ground. We had a month with well above average temps but now that the plants are out that has come to an end we are cool for the next couple weeks. The heating... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358670 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358670 Fri, 01 May 2026 20:52:15 GMT Plants are in the ground! I intended to get them out yesterday but found once I had all three lights, heating cables and heaters running the breaker would trip. So I delayed planting by a day and got ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358575 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358575 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:37:59 GMT We have had great weather here in April, which is a refreshing change from the last 6-8 years. The original plan was to leave the cover crop growing outside the hoop houses but the weather let me get ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358574 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358574 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:28:36 GMT This 2531 Stelts has been the best of the group followed closely by the 2618 Mendi. These are just over a week after going in the damp paper towels. I don't know if this is good or bad for that time. ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358473 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358473 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:18:45 GMT Three of my 6 plants have messed up curly cotyledons and the other 3 look great. I'm not sure what is going on. I realized I did screw up and accidentally used softened water on them which is high in ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358472 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358472 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:16:03 GMT The cotyledons on both 2641 Paton plants are a bit messed up. One has brown spots in the center and the other holes. I don't know if this is a result of the seeds being damaged some on their trip here... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358382 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358382 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:34:00 GMT All six I started are up and growing. I'm planning to get them in the patch this weekend. With my test plants I was surprised how fast they become root bound in a 1 gallon pot. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358381 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358381 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:30:17 GMT Well I guess the lineup is pretty much finally set. I went around and around with options and settled on: 2641 Paton, 2618 Mendi, and 2531 Stelts. I only have one 2618 so I started a 1814 Beane as a b... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358236 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358236 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:20:50 GMT A new addition to the fleet for this year. I also got a 48" tiller for it. I can't believe how handy this thing is already. It's proving to be much easier to use in the garden and the patch than the o... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358001 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358001 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:40 GMT I've been keeping an area covered with plastic when it rains and that has allowed me to get the soil in great shape where the hoop houses go. I added one bale of peat moss where each 6x10 hoop house g... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358000 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:58:20 GMT Heating cables are in. I used 60ft gutter deicing cables in a 4x4ft square. I broadforked the bottom of the holes and was surprised to find roots from the rye down deep. The new Massey made digging ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357999 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357999 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:54:15 GMT Starting some test seeds, looked through my collection as had these two that are damaged, we will see if they grow. I also have a couple undamaged ones to try as well. I'm planning to go with the pape... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357998 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357998 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:51:34 GMT So in running the Langley calculator I am looking at adding some Potash, Dolimitic Lime, Zinc, Copper, Alfalfa Meal, Soybean Meal, Urea and Boron. I will try to get everything but the Urea out soon an... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357973 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357973 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:05:14 GMT Looking at my spring soil test I don't think I am in terrible shape. I knew P would be high due to overuse of manure on this site, hopefully that does not prove to be problematic. I am somewhat puzzl... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357972 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357972 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:57:54 GMT It was about the beginning of March last year that I decided to actually try to grow a giant pumpkin, I had picked up some seeds at the Circleville Pumpkin Show the previous fall and kinda forgot abou... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357684 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357684 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:32:54 GMT I went to my first IGC in Salt Lake City, it was a great trip getting to meet growers and take away some more ideas for the patch. I took my oldest daughter with me and we had a wonderful trip, we spe... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357682 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357682 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:04:19 GMT It seems that every spring we struggle with excessive moisture, getting the ground really fit to till often doesn't happen until May or the beginning of June. Last year I tilled when it was too wet wh... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357430 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357430 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:52:11 GMT