http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=73087&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'jimp'. 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/ Vines at the limits of the fences - cut growing tips all around - I may have cut the weed barrier between me and the soy bean field move out the south fence - 2 best specimens - one on the 1844 and th... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361093 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361093 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:41:25 GMT Biggest so far - no laughing, don't judge. Just a late start. Copper and Fung-oil today http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360971 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360971 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:06:19 GMT Junior. Predict 1875 by Oct. 1. Gotta dream. CalVantage # 1 today - foliar http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360808 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360808 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:41:58 GMT Patch looks normal for the late start, the 2004 Bernstrom to the East and 1844 Caspers growing westward, except the tips of the growing mainstem got baked off both plants while we were away for 2 week... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360724 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360724 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:26:31 GMT My Secret Node Mix REVEALED! 50% 10-10-10; 20% Mycorrhiza; 20% Kelp meal; 5% Jack's Blossom Bloomer (10-30-20) dry; 5% Soluble MAXX. Sprinkle each node and a scoop of local soil. Scoop enough soil to ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360695 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360695 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 22:19:05 GMT Merit; Heritage; Ridomill Gold SC; Jack's 20-20-20 ground and foliage. Everything appears normal (wow - THAT never happens) Terrible drought- seems any rain that passes through evaporates on the way d... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359878 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359878 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:16:24 GMT 1 week Later - amazing how this species can grow, almost enlarging to our eye in real time. So do the weeds. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359576 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359576 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:57:18 GMT Sorry for the absence. Busy with roses, veggie garden and dahlias and a couple of college grads 300 miles apart. Should already be 10-12' long and have a lot of male flowers. Day 27, a week after ad... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359392 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359392 Sun, 31 May 2026 15:32:23 GMT Day 3 post-emergence 2004 Bernstrom by 2749 Gienger X 2501 Bernstrom and an 1844 Caspers by 2025 Rodenbaugh X 2501 Bernstrom. Never had seedlings grow this fast. Great genetics here. Now if I only don... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358811 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358811 Thu, 07 May 2026 22:15:26 GMT Goes with 4/12 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358175 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358175 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:26:22 GMT First Post - decided to go minimalist adamants this season - can't justify the outcomes with the time and energy. 900 sq ft patch. Just tilled in 20 lbs of 10-10-10, some aluminum sulfate for acid and... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358135 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358135 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:58:00 GMT The lone survivor - 2080 Bernstrom - est 454 turned out to be a beautiful specimen that wound up on our club's front entry as the center piece to the fall display. It ain't big but it is beautiful and... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356592 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356592 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:14:26 GMT Pumpkin by Moonlight (sounds like it should be a ballad sung by Andy Williams) http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356550 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356550 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 11:27:43 GMT Pumpkin by Moonlight (sounds like it should be a ballad sung by Andy Williams) http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356548 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356548 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 08:47:04 GMT The 2084 kin has stopped growing at 420lbs - why? Maybe the sun making it orange without shade cover - heard that could happen. Stem lost 50% of its width with the split but what's left seems good eno... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355934 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355934 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:39:28 GMT 350 lbs - gained 19/lbs day for last 3 days; only 6%/day - not so good. Worried about the stem - again grunge. Again dilute Clorox, fungicide and insecticide. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355487 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355487 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:19:01 GMT Classic mistake - did not free up the vine adjacent to the kin as it lifted due to exuberant growth - split the vine at the stem. Both stem and split section of vine still firmly attached, but the st... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355486 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355486 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 17:17:29 GMT 36" circ 2 days ago, 42" yesterday morning; 44" yesterday afternoon; 46" this afternoon despite a 25 degree drop in temperature. Name another vegetable on the planet that can do that! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354956 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354956 Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:51:56 GMT FINALLY a candidate big enough to measure on the 2084. DAP 6 - 36", everything growing very fast. 94 today AND more rain tonight! CalVantage #2. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354893 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354893 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:37:31 GMT No more room. 9 grapefruits on 2 vines. Late this year but everything is far healthier than this date last year. Big expectations for something BIG this year. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354846 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354846 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:15:08 GMT