http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=84904&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Dalton'. 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/ Tomatoes doing ok. The 9.5 in back right looks best, 6.25 is a little thin looking and the 8.6 is kinda yellow. Hopes are high, if nothing produces in next 20 days I've got backups under the lights re... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359631 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359631 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:39:56 GMT Pumpkin update. I fried my two Persinger seeds. This is a 2251 Andrusz that will get my main 650sqft. It was an April 28th start fingers crossed for a 90 dap 1400lber http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359630 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359630 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:34:23 GMT 1552 Young is the chosen unofficial 150 plant, good color vine just laid down hopefully she starts moving and I can get something pretty off her. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359629 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359629 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:30:15 GMT First 3 tomatoes in the ground. Seedlings looked great very happy with them. These are a 6.25 Clayton, 9.5 Clayton, and 8.68 Clayton. Starting more today which should give me an opportunity to pull an... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359107 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359107 Wed, 20 May 2026 10:10:17 GMT One of these two will get the unofficial 150sqft patch. To be fair I've never had a pumpkin reach maturity as I usually pull the plant to give my "A" plant more space. Could this be the year? I wouldn... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358844 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358844 Sat, 09 May 2026 21:45:19 GMT Underway for another season, best of luck everyone! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358370 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358370 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:33:28 GMT Found 18 in total, time to focus on growing pumpkins now. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358212 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358212 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:30:43 GMT Rodent patrol reporting for duty today. Happy growing everyone! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358191 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358191 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:54:27 GMT Started tomatoes today, pumpkins will start in a week or so. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358190 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358190 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:52:21 GMT Season is coming quick! Pulled a soil sample before tilling and throwing out some winter wheat. Cover crop for me is to control the mud and get some microbes active before the plant takes off in late ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357716 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357716 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:11:58 GMT Not sure how most people spend their Valentine's Day, but I spend mine planting hot pepper seeds. happy growing everybody! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357334 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357334 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:28:40 GMT Happy 2026 growing season everyone. Finally found some time to take inventory. Plan to try a few new techniques this year, fingers crossed it leads to a fruit on scale come October. Best of luck to yo... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357239 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357239 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:46:18 GMT Not sure why she decided to shut down on me around dap 60, but she kept me occupied from April to September. Saved a couple dozen seeds while enjoying one last patch beer for the season. Best of luck ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355990 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355990 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:44:57 GMT I've lost my pumpkin, nothing yet that would DQ her but she's developed some soft spot on both ends and no longer gaining inches. I'll keep her on vine until the wife decorates for fall and if she sur... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355792 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355792 Mon, 01 Sep 2025 18:09:11 GMT Roughly 800lbs, inches are getting hard to come by. Feeling more like fall. 47 days to go, plant looks ok no powdery mildew yet, hopefully a good September gets me over a thousand and hoping for heavy... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355592 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355592 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:08:27 GMT Just another angle of my big white pumpkin http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355378 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355378 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:10:21 GMT This was dap 45 estimates at 731 on the 2014.5 Leonzi http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355377 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355377 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:09:05 GMT Dap 40 estimates around 591lbs, this pumpkin is growing six leaf nodes past a main vine split that I let heal over I knew it was a gamble at the time and I certainly believe it has contributed to the ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355145 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355145 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:55:44 GMT 6lbs 5oz off a 9.5 Clayton new personal best. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355110 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=355110 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:53:08 GMT Dap 30 estimates 379, slow and steady is still this year's mantra, she is keeping a great shape and I'm still optimistic I can push towards a new personal best. Happy growing everyone! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354873 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354873 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:45:27 GMT