http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=153982&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'TillyTilly20'. 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/ Feefer DAP 51 781 pounds estimated! Gaining 30 pounds a day. Can't beat that color with a stick. Looks like hunter orange at last light. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361938 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361938 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:47:48 GMT Origen DAP 43 905 pounds estimated. Gaining 36 pounds a day. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361937 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361937 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:45:57 GMT Origen DAP 40 at 796 pounds estimated which is my new PB (last I grew in 2016 I grew a 265 pounder). The growth rate is 28.5 pounds a day over the last 4 days. I also plan to let this one grow another... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361803 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361803 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:57:49 GMT Feefer DAP 48 is 692 pounds estimated. I've never had pumpkins this big, but I've also never had a pumpkin that looks as good as this one! I love the color. I plan to self this one grow for another 27... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361802 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361802 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:53:59 GMT I've gone from offense to defense in the patch trying to hold on for a few more weeks. My leaves have just about had it on the old growth. A few questionable spots on vines here and there, and weeds a... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361742 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361742 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:38:41 GMT Origen DAP 36 682 pounds at a rate of 45 pounds a day. If I get to 1,000 I will have met my season reach goal. If not I'm really happy with how this year turned out. Just about a month until the weigh... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361681 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361681 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 20:12:11 GMT Origen continues to grow. Hitting 500 pounds at DAP 32. Everything looks good and is drying out now from this rain. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361545 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361545 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:29:01 GMT An update on Feefer at DAP 39 (yesterday) looking healthy and orange! I'm thrilled every time I see it. I do my stem check every day, what should I be looking for and what is good to have on hand t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361488 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361488 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:57:36 GMT Origen 29 DAP has a 111" circumfrance is measuring at 362. The crack on the blossom end has not split. It did 40 pounds today. I'm gonna take that as a good sign. Never had a fruit like this before! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361394 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361394 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:43:26 GMT So I've been doing my blossom end, stem, vine, and crown checks everyday. I see Origen day 27 is bulking and I see this small crack in the blossom end. I can't tell how deep it is. Any good preven... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361285 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361285 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:39:38 GMT Obviously some suboptimal things going on here with my oldest leaves. My plan is to cull the leaves when they no longer seem viable to prevent spread. I hope to spray Daconil on everything this evenin... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361179 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361179 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:04:28 GMT A big thank you to Ron W., Porkchop, Hough, and Little Ketchup for encouraging me to continue on with "pumpkin A" despite the soft bruises that made big scars. I'm happy to report at DAP 26 we are at ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361161 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361161 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 21:29:30 GMT For those who have a hard time choosing between fishing and the patch I present a compromise. This cull got a burial at sea! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361109 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361109 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:36:36 GMT Feefer DAP 28 has or is just about to surpass my PB of 265. With 48 days to weigh off I have high hopes so long as everything holds together. I've been doing work to try and make sure the main vine ha... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361002 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361002 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:54:38 GMT What would you do?! Option A: Run the top pumpkin DAP 18 on a secondary that looked like it was going to abort, but appears to be healing scaring over and getting bigger. (Scratches head) Option B... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360922 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360922 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:31:18 GMT Feefer DAP 26 haven't measured recently but making good gains. My only concern on this one is I didn't put a good bend in the vine, but I'm keeping an eye on tension and will rip out more nodes as nee... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360921 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360921 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:18:30 GMT I don't know why I haven't cut this out of the patch yet. It's odd because it looks like leather, I can't imagine it recovers. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360878 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360878 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:28:27 GMT Feefer 23 DAP 163 pounds! Really yellow. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360829 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360829 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:26:47 GMT I'm going to give it a day, but looks like this guy might be a goner. I have one backup around the same size I thankfully did not cut. This plant has the biggest footprint, but I just can't set a frui... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360772 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360772 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:27:53 GMT Lesson learned, be careful with the blossom when moving a pumpkin with a blanket. Maybe a curse maybe a blessing in disguise. I sprayed it with hydrogen peroxide and have a fan on it now. I have one m... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360735 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360735 Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:59:43 GMT