http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=24190&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'North Shore Boyz'. 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/ Harvest time. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356257 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356257 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:10:21 GMT Day 90 for the 2404 Barron and while it has not gained any discernible inches in the past week, it is continuing to cantaloupe and sap, so I hear that is a good sign. We will start harvesting soon sin... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356172 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356172 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:10:06 GMT Just in case, we let the last 2 secondaries to each have a late season pollination. Not that I have chosen a favorite yet, but we put a piece of mill fabric under the one that we will likely keep and ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355971 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355971 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:28:25 GMT Fan and pumpkin inching closer together. Day 80 today and it's doing a solid 8 lbs a day right now. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355970 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355970 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:24:14 GMT The second prizewinner pumpkin on this plant is doing great, it wont catch up to the main vine fruit but will be a great carver/display pumpkin. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355875 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355875 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 11:31:00 GMT We noticed that the fan was getting closer to the pumpkin and that it was getting lumpy bumpy in a few new spots and still pushing sand at the bottom so it continues to grow. If it makes it, Weighoff ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355874 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355874 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 11:27:45 GMT Prizewinner plant in the back and the last 4 secondary vines of the 2404 Baron plant in front. Great plant health this year but the fruit just never kicked into high gear. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355804 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355804 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:35:34 GMT The stem split seems to be fine for now on the 2404 plant but with the weather cooling down at night we are only getting 4-5 lbs a day at this point so won't be making 1K this year. I pollinated fresh... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355800 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355800 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:29:13 GMT The monkey butt pumpkin continues to grow slowly like everything else this year. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355798 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355798 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:20:38 GMT This is happening to a lot of us this year, I've got a fan on 24/7. Im optimistic but expecting the worse and will do some measurements to see what is really happening. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355671 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355671 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:34:41 GMT We might just grow a small field of these prizewinners next year, I've got 2 pumpkins on this plant, day 60 on this one and around day 30 on the other. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355603 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355603 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:20:35 GMT This is the last pumpkin on the 839 Sandercock plant and the only one of 6 pollinated that hasn't aborted. Just bad luck, last years 839 was an amazing Howard Dill Award winner, same seed pack..go fig... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355602 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355602 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:12:56 GMT 24 hours ago I did the slice and dice on the upper and lower stem splits. Today we did a proper probe test and (knock on wood) it seems OK and passed my probe standards easily, so a fan was quickly in... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355550 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355550 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 13:36:58 GMT The pumpkin patch is not my favourite place right now. I did a slip and fall on a wet walking board about 10 days ago and re-injured an old lower back and sciatica issue. Now, looks like the 2404 Barr... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355528 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355528 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:31:23 GMT I'm glad we decided to let a few vines continue to grow as senescence has begun on this plant and some leaves on the first few secondaries are really starting to show some age and wear. Pumpkin has be... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355309 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355309 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:42:00 GMT I got the vacant soil in front of the 2404 plant weeded and ready for the oncoming vines. We've got another short heatwave with above average temperatures which required some additional cooling shower... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355234 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355234 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:32:38 GMT 2404 Barron seems to be a shower and not a grower as the output of daily gains does not match this behemoth. I'm expecting it to switch gears any day, definitely a nice plant too. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355140 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355140 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:11:57 GMT The centre walking board has been moved and the 2404 Barron secondaries have accepted the invitation to continue growing in the vacant area where the second prizewinner was going to be planted. That p... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355099 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355099 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:18:19 GMT Prizewinner plant has another baby way out on a secondary that we decided to keep. Trimmed out a small area, laid down some plywood and mill fabric and will likely put up another golf umbrella to keep... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355098 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355098 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:09:10 GMT Prizewinner at day 30 is 79-57-54 OTT so a pretty decent start for this variety. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355097 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355097 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:06:38 GMT