http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=75811&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Little Ketchup'. 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/ Turns out someone wasn't overly optimistic in their comments. I'm so rarely correct in my guesses! I will hopefully grow some sort of personal best next year. I'm prepping about 400 sq ft for abo... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363790 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363790 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 01:32:32 GMT The biggest, 2200+ lbers. Sestak's is the ribby orange one, Sherwood's the smooth heavy % toned one. Both were huge! Neither was far off the chart, surprisingly. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363725 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363725 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:11:43 GMT Bauman's pumpkins, Oregon. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363724 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363724 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:06:12 GMT 6 sheep ate 72 lb watermelon in one bite. Well maybe six bites. And they still had room for a flake of alfalfa too. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363697 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363697 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:11:09 GMT JR one of the happiest growers... Maybe not too heavy to chart but look at that width! Right up there with the top growers. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363678 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363678 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:49:09 GMT The podium belongs to Jim. 28" photo not stretched just looks like it. Even bigger had it been ripe. Congrats Jim! Jim's in a good groove wuth his pumpkins and tomatoes. Mine is one of the "s... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363677 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363677 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:44:17 GMT Watermelon 201 lbs Lowell Haton West Richland 2001 Been 25 years since the watermelon record was broken here in Washington State. I have the seeds and the location... I only lack the brains and t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363605 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363605 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:06:07 GMT Some pests and disease. Not too much. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363598 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363598 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:32:55 GMT Jolivette stump. No disease that I can see, only some dirt and rust from the clippers. Plants were planted way too close together. Neglected rootstock upper right should activate genes for ha... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363597 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363597 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:31:56 GMT Pulled the 10.2 Jolivette. Suspected disease but really ground too dry. Soakers hoses were not working as well as they should have. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363596 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363596 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:24:11 GMT I pruned this plant heavily... This tomato hidden in the remaining foliage was a late pollination on one of the grafted plants. It will be a new pb for my grafting efforts. A couple weeks still to ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363584 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363584 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:37:02 GMT This is the first time I've noticed a "small stem" trait. I couldn't believe that was the stem . It's similar in size to the stem of the much smaller tomato. Big light pink tomato hiding in weeds... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363582 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363582 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:53:49 GMT Digging through dense foliage. Some ready to become soup... whether I make it or they make it themselves... Biggest 24" so probably near 4 lbs. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363483 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363483 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:06:37 GMT Sheep cleaned up the melon and cantelope. But they tend to stop eating when one takes a poop on their own food. The melon flavor was ok, but it had a lot of coarse texture and seeds. The cantel... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363463 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363463 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:01:52 GMT Weigh Off Winner Glen Snodgrass @ 1517 lbs. (?) Thinking about what I need to do to get top level results. I made one interesting observation this year that I have yet to research. Other than... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363372 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363372 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:04:11 GMT 56.5 lbs. Slightly a pb. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363362 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363362 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:26:47 GMT Bottom. 3.9 lbs... An insignificant improvement. Nothing as heavy as I had hoped. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363361 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363361 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:13:47 GMT Twisty stem mater. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363360 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363360 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:12:57 GMT 30.5 lbs. Very much a pb. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363359 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363359 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:09:26 GMT Grandma excited to cut up the big honeydew. Glass gem corn, same ears but color depends upon which phone used to take photo. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363293 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=363293 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:26:56 GMT