BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Pumpkin Envy' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=53023&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Pumpkin Envy'. 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/ 05/03/2023 The 1780.5 Wagner and the 2000 Paton were the first ones to sprout a root and will go into grow bags today. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=337532 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=337532 Wed, 03 May 2023 13:23:57 GMT 04/15/2023 Based on my Spring soil test, I added roughly 2 pounds of Borax, 2 pounds of Manganese Sulphate, 18 pounds of Epsom Salts and Round-Up Bug Destroyer granules to my pumpkin patch. I mixed the Borax, M... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=337531 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=337531 Wed, 03 May 2023 13:23:17 GMT 05/01/2023 I start my seeds late. I don't have much setup outside to get a big jump. Just started my seeds today. I started the following using the paper towel method. 1780.5 Wagner 2168.5 Werner 1905 Rose... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=337522 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=337522 Tue, 02 May 2023 13:19:22 GMT 08/16/2021 - with photo That looks like the end of my season. When there was one crack, I tried dealing with it. Now it looks like it is getting ready to explode. Lots of rain over the last week. The growth surge was jus... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=327094 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=327094 Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:59:13 GMT 07/30/2019 - with photo 1867.5 Barron at 23 DAP. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=306847 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=306847 Tue, 30 Jul 2019 20:10:14 GMT 07/22/2019 - with photo 1867.5 Barron at 16 DAP. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=306362 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=306362 Tue, 23 Jul 2019 11:40:21 GMT 07/15/2019 - with photo This is our 1867.5 Barron at 9 DAP. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305941 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=305941 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:18:20 GMT 08/31/2018 - with photo Here are the cracks I was referring to. The crack on the right is the deep one that has me worried. We are supposed to get rain the next few days and the temps are supposed to go up. I hope it does... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297099 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297099 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:14:44 GMT 08/31/2018 - with photo My 1867.5 Barron. It has a nice color. It could end up being a PB for me. I just need for it to hold together until the OVGPG weigh-off. It is starting to developer deep cracks on the blossom end. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297098 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297098 Fri, 31 Aug 2018 14:12:27 GMT 09/03/2016 My mustard cover crop (From WOW) is coming in real thick. Should only be a couple of weeks until I can mulch it and turn it all under. After the mustard and waiting period, I'll try to get a rye c... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=265368 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=265368 Sat, 03 Sep 2016 20:47:46 GMT 08/09/2016 - with photo 1 solitary pumpkin sitting in the patch. Final estimated weight was 400# @ 30 DAP. The plant has been removed, as well as the drip irrigation, fans, bug zapper and bug traps. I will harvest her see... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=263561 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=263561 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:43:27 GMT 08/02/2016 My pumpkin season is over. When you can only grow 1 plant, you have a small margin for error. The numbers caught up to me this year. My pumpkin stopped growing about 2 weeks ago. 2 days ago, I s... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=262834 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=262834 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:43:20 GMT 07/28/2016 I took the first measurements of the year on my pumpkin. It estimates around 400# at 36 days after pollination. 72 SS, 71 EE, 118 Circ. I don't measure very often. This will give me a baseline ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=262256 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=262256 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 07:26:45 GMT 07/27/2016 I found one secondary suddenly turned yellow and really looked out of place. Basically overnight. Suspecting it may be infected with YVD (Yellow Vine Decline) or some other disease, I amputated the se... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=262255 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=262255 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 07:21:33 GMT 07/24/2016 3 updated pics of my 1317 Clementz. I like the color so far. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261941 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261941 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:59:11 GMT 07/24/2016 - with photo http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261940 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261940 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:57:29 GMT 07/24/2016 - with photo http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261939 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261939 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:57:06 GMT 07/24/2016 - with photo http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261938 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261938 Sun, 24 Jul 2016 21:56:25 GMT 07/16/2016 - with photo Pumpkin all tucked in before bed. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261046 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=261046 Sun, 17 Jul 2016 21:53:24 GMT 07/10/2016 - with photo My pic didn't post earlier for some reason. I hope I don't end up with 3 of them all of a sudden. :) http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=260261 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=260261 Mon, 11 Jul 2016 07:58:26 GMT