BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Fatso' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=2722&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Fatso'. en-us Copyright © 1999-2024 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved. info@bigpumpkins.com BP RSS FeedGen http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss BigPumpkins.com http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/ 10/15/2002 Official weight 877 pounds taking 7th @ half moon bay. good luck http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=6661 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=6661 Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:23:50 GMT 09/19/2002 I'm still here. Got a 730 pounder on. this is the scary part of the year; strange mutations and fungi lurking under the dark canopy of the huge plant, which is some kind of high powered mutant itself.... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=6412 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=6412 Thu, 19 Sep 2002 16:12:49 GMT 07/27/2002 I pollinated the first pumpkin out about 16 feet out on the main vine at 6am July 4th. 2nd followed 3 days later on right side wing. 3rd was on the 11th out on the left wing. I don't think this third ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=5253 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=5253 Sat, 27 Jul 2002 18:04:56 GMT 10/16/2001 - with photo This one charted at 790lbs, and came from the same plant. I took 7th place at Half Moon Bay. Actual weight 788lbs; only 2 pounds less than the chart. Picture taken October 7 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2975 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2975 Wed, 17 Oct 2001 07:05:32 GMT 10/16/2001 - with photo This one charted at 950lbs. When we went to move it, tragedy struck. It cracked across the middle. It had developed a hole at the underside and rotted from the inside out. I had to resort to the back-... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2974 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2974 Wed, 17 Oct 2001 07:05:15 GMT 09/14/2001 - with photo mutation http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2855 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2855 Sun, 16 Sep 2001 13:09:43 GMT 09/14/2001 - with photo More strange growth. must be the radiation. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2854 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2854 Sun, 16 Sep 2001 13:09:36 GMT 09/01/2001 - with photo I've never seen a pumpkin or squash grow vines from the feelers before this. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2752 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2752 Sun, 02 Sep 2001 08:36:31 GMT 09/01/2001 - with photo check it out. the feelers are growing vines. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2751 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2751 Sun, 02 Sep 2001 08:36:25 GMT 08/28/2001 - with photo This pumpkin tapes out somewhere around 800 pounds now. On the 25th, I culled a pumpkin from this plant that measured about 640 pounds. Since I could not remove it whole from the patch without damagin... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2716 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2716 Tue, 28 Aug 2001 20:51:33 GMT 08/28/2001 - with photo Many of these new vines look very strange, and grow from a spot I'd pruned previously. At some points, it's as though a new plant is growing from the buried vine. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2715 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2715 Tue, 28 Aug 2001 20:51:22 GMT 08/28/2001 - with photo This plant continues to put out new vine growth either from the dead headed ends of the primary or secondary vines, or creates new tertiary vines. The new growth does not look healthy and strong as it... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2714 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2714 Tue, 28 Aug 2001 20:51:08 GMT 08/13/2001 - with photo this is the holland 500. the vine is very healthy as you can see. there are 3 punkins on it, all in excess of 500 pounds. I am considering culling one of them later this week. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2555 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2555 Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:48:31 GMT 08/13/2001 - with photo This specimen is on my number four plant, the holland 500. it is the largest of three on this plant and this is my only plant left. This one measured 139.25 inches in circumference on august 10 and is... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2554 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2554 Wed, 15 Aug 2001 10:48:25 GMT 08/02/2001 - with photo I have lost all pumpkins on the Dill892 plant to blossom end split. That leaves me with only one plant, the Holland 500 which has 3 pupkins on it. I have decided to switch my fertilizer from triple 18... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2546 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2546 Mon, 13 Aug 2001 21:12:01 GMT 07/20/2001 - with photo Here is my largest pumpkin so far. it currently measures in excess of 90 inches in circumference. There are 3 other large pumpkins on this plant, all in excess of 80 inches in circumference. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2198 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2198 Wed, 25 Jul 2001 06:27:33 GMT 07/20/2001 - with photo here is my largest plant, number 4, which has produced the largest specimen of all 4 plants so far. you can see my gal, she's circled by the yellow crayon. number 4 commands 1200 sqaure feet at this t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2197 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2197 Wed, 25 Jul 2001 06:27:19 GMT 07/20/2001 - with photo here is the splitting I mentioned above. It goes completely through the wall of the pumpkin. this ends the season for plant number 3. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2196 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2196 Wed, 25 Jul 2001 06:27:06 GMT 07/20/2001 - with photo This here is a nice specimen on my Number #3 Plant Fry 116.5. Sadly, after haven taken the picture, I saw that the pumpkin wall had been breeched. Upon examination, all pumpkins on this plant had spli... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2195 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=2195 Wed, 25 Jul 2001 06:26:54 GMT 06/29/2001 - with photo June 29 The battle against the dreaded cucumber beetle continues. As you can see, I water overhead necessitating frequent spraying. There may be none one minute, then, all of a sudden, there are hu... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=1970 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=1970 Mon, 09 Jul 2001 12:54:02 GMT