http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=24589&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Vineman'. 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/ Nikola Jokic-the pumpkin, is not joking around! Today was his dap30 weigh-in and his estimated 497 pounds makes him by far the dap30 leader at the Vineman training facility. Fat Luka and the Knicker... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361106 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361106 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:17:45 GMT I now have a fan hanging in front of Victor's stem. It will run 24/7 until harvest! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361020 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361020 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:10:05 GMT Victor still has a lot of bulking up to do! Apparently his shoulders are growing faster than his neck and a couple of small stem splits were found when moving the fruit. Every really big pumpkin tha... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361019 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361019 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:03:17 GMT I've pulled pumpkins out away from the vine more than a hundred times over the years, but it still scares the hell out of me! This is my 2449 Wolf fruit, Victor Wembanyama on day45 and just under 1000... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361018 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361018 Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:57:30 GMT And here is The Knickerbocker on dap35. This 2551 Ford also promises to be heavy to the chart and currently out-measures Fat Luka by 15 pounds. It put on an estimated 437 pounds in the past 10 days. ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360927 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360927 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:12:12 GMT This is Fat Luka, my 2731 Stelts fruit. It hit dap35 today & I couldn't be much happier with its progress. It has put on 432 pounds in the past 10 days. It tapes 50 lbs bigger than my 2204.5 & 2301 ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360926 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360926 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:02:51 GMT I started my seeds on April 8th. I started building out structures in my greenhouse and doing my amendments right after the GPC conference was over around March 8th. That seems like a long time ago!... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360925 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360925 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:47:21 GMT There was a ground squirrel in my patch this morning. I had one last year that chomped up about a third of one of my small pumpkins. Hopefully between the fake owl and the laundry basket over my week... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360907 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360907 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:30:40 GMT Remember back in March when you had Cecil run your soil test through the amendment calculator and he suggested that you wait to add the amendments to the part of your patch where your plant would grow... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360865 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360865 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:44:42 GMT 150 square foot plant update: I'm really glad I am trying the 150 square foot contest for the first time. I have learned a lot about the effects of pruning a plant in the process. What I've learned... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360832 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360832 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:16:22 GMT 150 square foot plant update: my plant has filled its allotted space & the fruit is set up on its growing platform. The footprint of the plant is pretty much exactly as shown in the diagram on my Ju... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360831 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360831 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:01:32 GMT Nikola Jokic, also known as the Joker, is the fattest player in the NBA. He measured in today for DAP 20 and confirmed that this is also true for Vineman's version of the Joker. This 2154 Sperry x 24... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360717 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360717 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:42:43 GMT I cut out pieces of the bottom board of my greenhouse to grow vines out to the porch. After cutting the damaged main vine off this plant all of the side vines became much thicker and wanted to grow st... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360699 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360699 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:43:23 GMT In the middle part of my greenhouse I grow one 30 x30 plant across the space. It is my 2154 Sperry plant. This has been my problem child plant this year. After the main cracked in multiple locations... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360698 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360698 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:35:50 GMT I took this pic last night. This is "Fat Luka." Last night he was my first fruit to post a 50+ pound daily gain. He did 54 lbs over night on dap25. It must be the court side cheeseburgers. This is g... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360609 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360609 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:12:23 GMT Everyone knows that Luka loves to eat. In fact he is a pasty-white version of Charles Barkley before he went on Slim-Fast. Today, we would like to introduce you to Fat Luka the pumpkin. He is exactly ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360558 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360558 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:21:20 GMT The Knicks were nearly perfect in the post season. Ever since this 2551 Ford plant arrived at the Vineman training facility, the word PERFECT keeps coming up. This fruit, which is officially known as ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360557 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360557 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:16:36 GMT Here at the Vineman Pumpkin Training facility we have been working on pumping up Victor Wembanyama the pumpkin. Victor arrived early in camp back on June 4th when he abandoned his Spurs teammates duri... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360555 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360555 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:46:08 GMT Jesse Cole, co-owner & creator of the Savannah Bananas, was in town for their game and show against the Party Animals last weekend & he magically stopped by my patch to help me celebrate the start of ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360554 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360554 Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:17:43 GMT He helped me put up shade cloth too! This is the 2469 Ford plant ready for whatever Mother Nature sends its way. I hope when I'm 89 I will be as capable and energetic as he is! Oh yeah, he drove by h... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360057 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360057 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:13:53 GMT