BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Stevo's Giants' http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=78601&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Stevo's Giants'. 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/ 04/13/2020 - with photo I have a mini hoop house that I like to use because it is easy to move and heat. I got that all put together today so it could assist in heating the area where I intend to plant since the high temps ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315695 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315695 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:19:10 GMT 04/13/2020 - with photo 150sq.ft Competition Patch Prep Also, in this picture, you can see that I used soil heating cables for the first time. the cord and red markers can be seen in the bottom left corner of the photo. I... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315694 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315694 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:17:07 GMT 04/13/2020 - with photo 150sq.ft Competition Patch Prep This is a shot from the front. my 150sf is marked with the bright pink paracord. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315693 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315693 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:10:13 GMT 04/13/2020 - with photo 150sq.ft Competition Patch Prep With all the soil turned, tilled, and leveled out, I was able to put up the interchangeable hoop house today and mark out my 150sq.ft. competition area. my patch is a... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315692 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315692 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:08:53 GMT 04/11/2020 - with photo 150sq.ft Competition Patch Prep I was then able to backfill and level out the now mixed soil into the patch. Phew, that was a ton of back-breaking shoveling. But I think it will be worth it. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315691 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315691 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:03:02 GMT 04/10/2020 - with photo 150sq.ft Competition Patch Prep I mounded all the soil onto half of the bed then shoveled all the soil by hand to the other half into another mound. this allowed me to mix all the different layers o... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315690 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315690 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:00:32 GMT 04/09/2020 - with photo 150sq.ft Competition Patch Prep After mounding my soil I could really see the severe layers of my soil and decided I needed to do a full soil turn. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315689 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315689 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:57:06 GMT 04/08/2020 - with photo 150sq.ft. Competition Patch Prep Every year I add a few yards of composted/aged horse manure to my pumpkin bed for organic matter. This year I thought I should really turn my soil since it had been ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315688 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315688 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:54:34 GMT 04/07/2020 150sq.ft Contest This is Me. Let's do this. First off I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Wes Stephenson. I am a husband to my beautiful wife Holly and father to my three amazing kids. I t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315684 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=315684 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 18:18:16 GMT 09/08/2018 - with photo Haven’t added for a few. ‘‘This really is my first real try at a giant. Nevada is always hot. I have been relying on sunflowers for shade and such. I have a really small backyard patch, about 20’x7’. ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297597 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297597 Sat, 08 Sep 2018 23:16:24 GMT 08/30/2018 - with photo 271 I just don’t know how far she’ll get. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297040 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297040 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 00:44:07 GMT 08/17/2018 - with photo 17 to go and she’ll be at 200. Grow baby grow. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=296344 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=296344 Fri, 17 Aug 2018 02:45:31 GMT 08/15/2018 - with photo http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=296213 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=296213 Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:33:35 GMT 08/13/2018 - with photo http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=296163 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=296163 Tue, 14 Aug 2018 02:32:49 GMT 08/12/2018 - with photo http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=296060 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=296060 Sun, 12 Aug 2018 23:45:39 GMT 08/10/2018 - with photo Up 11 today http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295871 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295871 Fri, 10 Aug 2018 23:22:20 GMT 08/10/2018 - with photo 120 milestone. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295818 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295818 Fri, 10 Aug 2018 00:27:07 GMT 08/08/2018 - with photo Ten more today. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295734 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295734 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 22:37:06 GMT 08/07/2018 - with photo Broke 100 today. Woohoo http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295628 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295628 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 23:28:14 GMT 08/06/2018 - with photo Almost to 100. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295536 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=295536 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:57:02 GMT