BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Andy H' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=43003&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Andy H'. 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/ 02/13/2024 - with photo Best seeds ever! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343047 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343047 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 22:27:33 GMT 02/13/2024 Whoa baby, seeds arrived today, thanks Fred. Last year did everything right l, didn’t figure on a foot of rain followed by more rain and diseased soil. Lots of snow and using a big ass greenhouse thi... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343046 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=343046 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 22:24:52 GMT 11/18/2023 - with photo Looking for an extension cord under the stairs and found this old dirty frame and post cards from the Dills. My ADD hasn’t always served me well but it did today! This baby is going on the pumpkin w... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342680 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342680 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 12:30:41 GMT 10/02/2023 - with photo Not many victories this year except for the face that I still haven’t seen ANY powdery mildew, none. This is the first time I’ve ever used neem oil so I’ll be using it again. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342168 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=342168 Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:31:42 GMT 09/20/2023 - with photo At the beginning of the season I felt like the guy on the left. By the end of July I was feeling more like little guy. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341894 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341894 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:17:21 GMT 09/05/2023 - with photo Why not celebrate successes, the mini pumpkins, scarlet runners and cherry tomatoes are all doing fantastic although none of the beef steak varieties have made it to maturity. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341551 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341551 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:16:16 GMT 09/05/2023 - with photo This is the 822 Dill plant that refuses to stop growing. It also refuses to set a pumpkin. It wouldn’t surprise me if there is a pathogen in the soil. I terminated all the vines yet third stage growt... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341550 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341550 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:12:18 GMT 09/05/2023 - with photo This is the one and only fruit to set on a small plant and late pollination. I’m not bummed out though, it’s the way it goes sometimes. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341549 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341549 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:05:54 GMT 08/22/2023 - with photo Well, I have one crop that seems to love the never ending rain. I have scarlet runners up the ying yang. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341085 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341085 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:05:42 GMT 08/22/2023 - with photo This was the first of two viable females on an 800 square foot plant. The first female withered and died. So I’m thinking, no biggie, I have a large plant behind this one. The plant had other ideas, ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341084 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341084 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:03:51 GMT 08/22/2023 - with photo Another female non long gourd. Guess I’ll be making a hammock for the keeper. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341083 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341083 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:00:20 GMT 08/22/2023 - with photo First female on the long gourd plant but look at the female. That’s not a long gourd. I purchased seeds from a very reputable company and I’m not complaining but this looks like a bushel gourd to me. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341082 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341082 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:58:40 GMT 08/22/2023 - with photo Long gourd plant finally kicking in right? Wrong. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341081 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=341081 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:56:52 GMT 08/06/2023 - with photo Day 11 for the 822 B http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340567 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340567 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:49:34 GMT 08/06/2023 - with photo Small pumpkin, big plant. Hope it stays warm. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340565 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340565 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:48:36 GMT 08/06/2023 - with photo Day 10 for this one on the 822 Dill A plant. Don’t know why I called it the 892 earlier, anyway, late pumpkin pollinated on the first viable female on a large plant. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340564 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340564 Sun, 06 Aug 2023 13:46:48 GMT 08/03/2023 - with photo Another 892 Dill x sibb- pollinated July 27. Big plant but way too late for much. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340461 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340461 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:06:10 GMT 08/03/2023 - with photo 892 Dill x sibb, pollinated July 26, very late. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340460 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340460 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:04:43 GMT 08/03/2023 - with photo This is the one and only fruit from the AG* x blue moon. The plant was a trooper but I put it out of its misery this morning. This one is 70 lbs. after 24 days, nothing spectacular. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340459 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340459 Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:03:04 GMT 07/29/2023 - with photo In Ontario for 5 days and the catching a Jays game. Helping my daughter and fiancé with their new home in Paris. Hope the plants have a nice surprise for me when I get back. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340286 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=340286 Sat, 29 Jul 2023 23:17:54 GMT