Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 22 Entries. Sunday, March 6 View Page Only 45 more days In 2022 I will only be growing my own seeds, with the seemingly impossible goal of growing three Howard Dill Award Pumpkins with a combined weight of 4,000 lbs. I was 172 lbs short in 2020. Here is the 1072 Engel 2020. She is the 359 Foss 2013 x 2350 Gienger 2020. I am hoping the old school 2009 Wallace Genetics mixed with 2350 Genetics will help me.   Sunday, March 6 View Page Next up is the 1296 Engel 2020. She is a 1083 Schmit 2020 x 2350 Gienger 2020 cross.   Sunday, March 6 View Page Then we have the 1454 Engel 2020. She is an 896 Engel 2020 x 359 Foss 2013. The 896 was a 2261 Schmit x 1040 Fehr. The 1040 Fehr was a 920 Cooper x 781 Engel. The 920 Cooper was a 1374 Engel x 1495 Stelts. There is a method to my madness for "Engel Orange"   Thursday, April 7 View Page The Line Up is set. The frost finally lifted so the soil tests were taken, now just waiting for it to warm up. We are weeks behind from where we started last year 1454 Engel, 1296 Engel, 1072 Engel and 2502 Schmit   Wednesday, April 20 View Page It is seed starting day. 2520 Schmit, 1454 Engel, 1296 Engel, 1072 Engel for the Competition Patch. 359 Foss, *905 Vincent/Mcgill and *2030 Tobek for the display and drop patch.   Thursday, April 28 View Page Well the 359 Foss's did not germinate. The 2030 Tobek and all the other seeds are in their air pots. We still have frost in the soil at about 18 inches. This is one of the coldest springs I can remember. 2018 was cold but not this cold   Sunday, May 15 View Page In the large hoop house. I planted the 1296 Engel 2021. The 1296 Engel is a 1083 Schmit x 2350 Gienger, on the North Side I planted the 2520 Schmit 2021.   Sunday, May 15 View Page In the small hoop is the 1072 Engel 2021 ( 359 Foss 2013 x 2350 Gienger) and the *2030 Tobeck 2021 Squash. I also have (2) 1454 Engel, (1) 944 Westaby, and (1) 1072 Engel that will be grown for display/drop fruit.   Friday, June 3 View Page This cool spring is slowing things down. Plants are finally starting to run.   Monday, September 12 View Page Been pretty quiet. I had to move my giant pumpkin patch this spring after already laying down the amendments. Which kind of sucked because my soil was just getting awesome. Then Jodi quit the Greenhouse, to come work at Silver Spring Foods with me. Here is the 1072 Engel x 2520 Schmit Cross. She started out white as a Beluga Whale. She looks like she might be heavy.   Monday, September 12 View Page Next up is Believe on the 2030 Tobek x self. This plant really never took off on me, and I had problem setting fruit.   Monday, September 12 View Page Then we have COURAGEOUS on the 2520 Schmit x 1072 Engel. This plant has been OK. The fruit is kind of weird shaped, but she is filling in   Monday, September 12 View Page Then we have STRONG on the 1296 Engel x 1454. This plant got burnt by something I sprayed so there is not much plant to it. Although she is an orange that shines through the white sheet   Monday, September 12 View Page Then in the section of field that is unamended, you have SINCERE on the 1454 Engel. This plant has been perfect all season. Every time I pull the sheet off her she tells me; I should have had a good spot.   Monday, September 12 View Page Then you have "Vengeance" on the 1454 x Self. She is from a root bound plant that a new grower was supposed to pick up that I did not have the heart to throw out. She is a Starburst Filled Engel Orange and very symmetric pumpkin. Small but beautiful.   Monday, September 12 View Page At the home patch, I have two 177 Paul 2021 planted. Here is my smaller fruit, picture taken on 09/01. Each plant is 400sqf.   Monday, September 12 View Page Then we have a 124.5 Paul Marrow 2021 this too is also my smaller fruit.   Saturday, September 24 View Page Mission Accomplished..not as big as I wanted, but beautiful symmetry.   Saturday, September 24 View Page SINCERE on the 1454 Engel 21 x self is now the 636 Engel 2022. One down two more to go. VENGEANCE is up next   Saturday, September 24 View Page SINCERE on the 1454 Engel 21 x self is now the 636 Engel 2022. One down two more to go. VENGEANCE is up next   Sunday, October 2 View Page This little Beauty is called VENGEANCE she is a 1454 Engel 2021 x Self. She is going to Anoka to be weighed   Monday, October 3 View Page VENGEANCE is now the 616 Engel 2022. What she lacks in size she makes up in beauty. She is a 1454 Engel 2021 x Self. The 1454 was and 869 Engel 2020 x 359 Foss 2013. This is Howard Dill Award #2 for this season. One more weigh off to go can we get a number 3?