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Wixom MI.

My pick goes to porkchop !!! i always look forward to seeing it. not only is he very entertaining person but he also knows how to mix his landscaping talent with his gardening skills to make his entire yard look like it belongs in a home and garden magazine.

9/10/2016 9:08:39 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Yea, Pork would have to be mine!


Loving Ron's too!

9/10/2016 9:26:31 PM

There are a few diaries that are really good .
I enjoy porkchops , rons , tumbleweeds and a number of others for different reasons. Kudos to all .

PS Can anyone tell me how much time mrs. porkchop spends working while porkchop's enjoying the hammock ?

9/10/2016 10:00:10 PM

Elizabeth, PA

I vote Porkchop also!!! Although Q Tip has done one hell of a job keeping us entertained this year.

9/10/2016 10:17:09 PM

sevierville, Tn

porkchop has my vote

9/10/2016 10:27:55 PM

Bloomington Indiana

Go choppers!

9/10/2016 10:28:57 PM

Wixom MI.

Qtip may also be up for rookie of the year !

9/10/2016 10:29:23 PM

Upa Creek, MO

Porkchop is hands down the best wood worker and awesome yard. Absolutely awesome yard, I had to say it 2x. North Shore Boyz Glenn always has the best looking plant in September which I just couldn't fathom.

Ron W is the most anticipated while Mrs Glenna always has a beaut!

I appreciate them all.

9/10/2016 11:02:21 PM

Torrance, Ca.

Oh, I almost forgot " Amelio " was hands down one of the best!

9/10/2016 11:14:23 PM

Bowdon, GA

chop, chop

9/10/2016 11:46:10 PM

Ukiah, Mendocino county, California

So funny was just thinking that today as I looked over diarys, yard is amazing and creative.

9/10/2016 11:55:23 PM

Citrus Heights, CA

Well until this year I would've said North Shore Boyz. I just loved that first entry of his each year. Man I sure miss seeing maple leaves. HA.
I think porkchop has the best looking yards ever. Sure wish he would visit my house and design some landscapes for me.
I probably laugh the most at Q Tip diary.
Looking at LL's old farm house brings back lots of happy memories when I lived in the sierra Nevada mountains.

9/11/2016 1:03:24 AM

Wisconsin

Still waiting for an update on Ben Dover's 2145

9/11/2016 1:22:13 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

Some good ones mentioned. Another one I really look forward to is Bubba Presley's. Mark has some big and orange genetics going on. How can you not like Flatnorm? Who is this mysterious creature?

9/11/2016 2:31:54 AM

British Columbia, Canada

I enjoy the scheduled updates that Ron and Ian do. Something to look forward to.

9/11/2016 4:14:37 AM

Weatherman

Ron W, he tells it like it is.

9/11/2016 5:58:37 AM

there must be a couple of dozen good ones from around the world .

How many read them all ?

9/11/2016 7:15:00 AM

Bethlehem CT

West of the Blue ridge is always one of my favorites, his entire yard is under cultivation, and it is gorgeous. Just like Porkchop's.

9/11/2016 8:20:49 AM

churchville, ny

Porkchop's is great but I bet Ron's is the most viewed.

9/11/2016 8:48:23 AM

50 Acres

They are all great. It shows their dedication to growing.Porkchops is massive and Im sure his wife is just as dedicated and has a big hand in it. Jim

9/11/2016 8:56:22 AM

Central NY

What a year for the diaries!!..I think I've seen just about all the posts this year...Qtip has my vote ...spit my coffee out a few times...the great flood pics were my fav...rons diary?... Com on...who isn't taking notes..?..I've enjoyed all the usual greats this year...tumbleweeds, pumpcon, OBIE wan,LL,nub,nana,big country, the Patton brothers..I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot ...it was great to see the new growers..bma, hobbit.....moby mike ??.. He's new?..wow..unbelievable ...lots of guys I've been watching over the years have had some really good seasons...flatnorm,garden rebel,gMAY....always get a kick out of wixoms diary,(I mean darth maters )biscuit ridge has the most beautiful spot on earth...I do feel he sandbagged a bit this year but I'm sure lots will be watching next season...(gotta keep him honest)...northshores gardens are spectacular ..the VT's gardens are always fun to watch grow...really awesome stuff this year...I know I'm forgetting a bunch..this site is awesome...I love watching all your gardens grow.!!!..
Oh yea ... And how bout joe coyote?!..cant believe that things still together...we're rootin for Ya joe!!..

9/11/2016 10:47:42 AM

Central NY

...and the wife don't so shit

9/11/2016 10:49:01 AM

Lebanon, Oregon

Anybody who goes through the effort to grow giant vegetables, take photos, and put it on a diary deserves some credit. It's a lonely sport otherwise. They are all worthy in my opinion. For me it was the element of surprise. I don't have a lot of time when I scan the diary's so I will check out the one's that keep me entertained for brief moment. I can always count Porkchop and Q for their edgy sense of humor, and Wixom for his impressive year with the maters and the biggest fake out for me with his 12 lb. These guys turned a normally mundane subject of tomatoes into something I, and others looked forward to daily. On the pumpkin side I really enjoyed Ron's and Bubba, and for some reason I enjoy DONKIN. It's amazing to me how he can pull tempers out of people from a relatively far away and nomadic place. That takes skill and I always get a laugh. I'm sure in real life he really is a good guy. Thanks to everybody for being a brief, important part of my every day.

9/11/2016 1:38:34 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

...A bed around you pumpkin, Porky, the pear(pair)gourd? I looked. Nipple high demonstration Q? Wixom trapping every animal that was ever on the ark to protect the garden. A documentary with DONKIN narrating with his best N.S. accent could be made from a few of these people and it may sell.

9/11/2016 1:51:33 PM

Wixom MI.

lol... porkchop too many pictures of you in the hamick while your wife worked her fingers to the bone weeding the garden !!! so if you go by porkchop does your wife go by lambchops ? (o:

9/11/2016 2:36:47 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

The best diary by far is Garden Rebel :)Hardest working man on this site and i'm not saying this just because we share the same right big toe...ahaaaaa

9/11/2016 2:43:19 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

I do enjoy your diary Rick but i have to admit Dale Marshall is buy far the KING!!! The planning,the $$$ and the man hours of work that go into warming his soil alone just blows my mind!!!! You don't just walk out into his patch and stick a light bulb in with his transplants i can guarantee it!! He is by far one of the BEST Growers in the World!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9/11/2016 6:07:45 PM

Anchorage Alaska

I personally like them all, as they are all unique .. some are informative , some entertaining.. some just have great pics of their properties..it gets kind of lonely up here sometimes.so grower diaries are a big part of my info gathering

9/11/2016 6:08:00 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

lol...check out the timing on that post Dale!!What are the chances of that??

9/11/2016 6:11:09 PM

Anchorage Alaska

lol Carl.. that was close..thank you

9/11/2016 6:29:06 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

No prob buddy! Lots more to growing AG's than sticking a transplant into 72deg sun heated soil....

9/11/2016 6:48:24 PM

Lexington, Ky

Cindy in Little Rock...for the selfies :)

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=265830

9/12/2016 12:00:48 PM

NILES , CALIF

porkchop is the winner

9/12/2016 1:40:44 PM

Citrus Heights, CA

You can tell its late in the season, less work in the patch.
Cindy in Little Rock... That's just too funny :)
I also like West of the Blue Ridge. Lots of historical pictures. Thanks.

9/12/2016 2:09:42 PM

Walhalla, ND.

Tough decision, Q Tip is definitely a character. Gotta love his humor. Porkchop has some good laughs in it as well, hmmm. I vote for both. And yes, Cindy in Little Rock latest post is hilarious.

9/12/2016 5:53:04 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

Just saw Cindy's. Totally ingenious! Way to raise the bar at the end of the season.

9/12/2016 8:23:30 PM

NE Arkansas

I vote tumbleweeds...

9/13/2016 3:45:41 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

They are all good, as this is one of the many things that make this site great.

9/13/2016 8:23:09 PM

Citrus Heights, CA

Good grief, how could I forget Linus. Must of been blinded by all that orange. You grow some of the most gorgeous pumpkins and your carvings are first class too.

9/13/2016 8:45:02 PM

Deer Park WA

Many entertaining diarys this year for sure! Gotta say Cindy in little rocks last entries get our vote for most creative. Could be shes our neighbour so we may be a little biased...

9/13/2016 9:06:57 PM

BC, Canada

That's not Cindy, That's Eddy with a wig on.
I always enjoy Abbynormal and Linus diaries.
But I always enjoy them all. Thanks to everyone who takes the time to do it.
I know

9/14/2016 12:45:10 AM

Muddy Waters

I love Cindys I actully got a phone call from local guy.He wanted to know who was the honey from Little Rock!LOL Is she married?? He wanted to know LOL

9/14/2016 7:48:25 AM

Littlerock, WA

Ha! Am I married....? Well, let's just say my heart belongs to a very tall, broad-shouldered, handsome specimen, who takes care to keep covered in the sun and lets me climb all over, hugging and loving whenever I want....Who you ask could this lucky fella be? Why, the 2230 of course! ;)

9/14/2016 11:48:10 AM

Littlerock, WA

I had no idea people read my diary! Thanks, it has been fun! I've got some BIG pumpkins this year that I'm excited to show off! Just wait till my next patch tour post on Sunday.....

9/14/2016 11:49:36 AM

Lebanon, Oregon

Just a few more outfits and you could make a 12 month calendar!

9/14/2016 5:50:17 PM

Wixom MI.

better get to it cindy, we are all waiting for that cindy in littlerock calander !!!😉

9/14/2016 6:50:35 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

oh Bubba...

9/14/2016 7:47:44 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Wow Cindy, you had a bunch of massive pumpkins last year...are you out-doing yourself again?

9/14/2016 7:49:52 PM

Littlerock, WA

No, I'm just excited to have decent pumpkins on a year that's been so cool. Nothing crazy-big, but decent.

9/15/2016 2:42:11 AM

Muddy Waters

Oh Bubba nothing Its a true story,Cindy is turning heads around the world.Nice Patch!!!Keep up the good work!!

9/15/2016 6:12:21 AM

Lexington, Ky

Supplement the Seed Auction with a calendar, I'd buy one!

9/15/2016 9:02:13 AM

Cornelius, Oregon

My pumpkin ate my diary.

9/15/2016 10:43:28 AM

Weatherman

Her last post is blank where did she go?

9/15/2016 10:49:53 AM

Lexington, Ky

^Ghost pumpkin pose

9/15/2016 11:19:34 AM

Parker, Co

I like pump conn, Steve Connolly's diary. It is very informative. He does a lot of driving to other patches and takes pictures of them. He also gives out some good growing tips. Thanks Steve for your contributions to the pumpkin community!

9/17/2016 3:19:18 PM

Mn

Porkchop for sure! I love garden rebels and wixoms too but I am biased to the mater guys :) Ahhh shoot looks like I am going to have to step up my game after seeing cindy from little rocks latest ...I think I have an Elsa costume around somewhere..lot of great ones I also think LL, pumpcon, don crews and his twin FP, Joe coyote and that beautifully ugly pumpkin, Ron, nana, Paton fellas are great....I love em all keep posting my friends

9/18/2016 8:56:57 AM