http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=89533&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Richmond Dave'. 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/ The sunset through the werst wall of the pumpkin greenhouse. It represents the sunset of growing pumpkins for the year. One down to BES amd the othe to blossom end rot !! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362122 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=362122 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:21:10 GMT Sorry the picture was posted July 28 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361683 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361683 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:03:44 GMT Sorry...picture for above entry http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361638 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361638 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 20:05:12 GMT The long drive home through the beautiful Canadian Rocky Mountains. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361635 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361635 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:57:33 GMT Janet and I had a great patch tour at Don and Tina Crews, the current Canadian giant pumpkin record holder at 2537 lbs. Nobody has to work harder than Don in Llyodminster, Alberta where it can snow in... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361631 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361631 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:55:45 GMT But it's still growing !! So I've been offered the use of 9 LED gro lights plus my own 3 and have installed them today in hopes of catching up lol. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361624 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361624 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:44:38 GMT Shape craziness !! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361619 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361619 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:42:08 GMT Stem craziness !! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361617 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361617 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:41:12 GMT Blossom end craziness !! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361616 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361616 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:40:34 GMT About 600 lbs Stoeckl 2319. Looks nicer than it is. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361615 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361615 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:39:45 GMT I think we're done!! Dap 26 Better now than Dap 100 eh? http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360804 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360804 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:25:58 GMT Stelts 2731. I love the shape ! DAP 22 It's a little behind schedule by about 3 weeks due to a late start because of a 3 week holiday in April. Hopefully with good VPD numbers we can catch up. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360588 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360588 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:23:51 GMT I,ve working hard changing temp settings and placement of fans, misters and window openings to achieve optimal VPD's. It's coming along and this is an example of the VPD numbers in my patch. It's pret... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360586 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360586 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:19:24 GMT Stoeckl 1 st pollination not looking very promising. It was terminated today. Stoeckl #2 is Dap 9 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360361 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360361 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:58:08 GMT Stelts 2731 1st pollination Dap 12 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360360 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360360 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:52:34 GMT Stelts 2731 plant is perfect. Main vine about 34 ft long. Actually a secondary that was trained to become the main vine after accidentally snapping off the main growing tip at 8 ft. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360359 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360359 Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:49:32 GMT Previous entry showed VPD increasing the moment the fans were turned on. This entry shows the the VPD increased back to1.30 and dropping steadily as the sun was setting. The VPD dropped steadily to 0.... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360175 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360175 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:06:54 GMT My night time VPD is always very low. There are 2 reasons for this. Too cold an air temp. Too high a humidity. After 7 or 8pm, I always close up the greenhouse. That would stagnate the air and raise t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360132 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360132 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:15:14 GMT I've been playing with VPD. This is the yesterday's graph of my best VPD readings to date. It's all to with temperature, humidity and transpiration. The greenhouse is 60ft x 35ft. Along one of the lo... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360065 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360065 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:50:18 GMT Dap 6 A 2319 Stoeckl pollinated with a 2731 Stelts on a main vine that is on the longest main vine I've ever grown. Pollination is at 23 ft of a 30 ft plus main vine. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360064 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360064 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:27:15 GMT