http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=25399&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Don Crews'. 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/ Long gourds still alive. Put some hokey covers over them. One has some lights for heat, the other a heater. Another couple of days of snow. Highs just over melting. Hoop house pumpkin still ok. Th... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358969 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358969 Fri, 15 May 2026 16:39:31 GMT Field pumpkins germinated. 191.8 Young and 138 Crews. A couple of each. Going to have to stay in the pots for another week or so. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358913 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358913 Wed, 13 May 2026 00:27:44 GMT Well. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358905 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358905 Tue, 12 May 2026 20:55:13 GMT I see people putting chairs in their patch and I think who would want a chair smashing through their patch. If I put 3 concrete blocks on a chair it would still blow over. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358866 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358866 Sun, 10 May 2026 15:27:08 GMT Still have some snow http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358849 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358849 Sun, 10 May 2026 00:01:15 GMT Long gourd I think it's the 136.5 Kline. Anyway. It's really moving, but looking a bit pale. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358848 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358848 Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:06 GMT 198 Crews watermelon Finally got it heading in the right direction. I'm going to start planting them in the direction of the first leaf. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358847 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358847 Sat, 09 May 2026 23:53:55 GMT The 2462 Paton http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358846 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358846 Sat, 09 May 2026 23:50:57 GMT The 2641 Paton http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358845 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358845 Sat, 09 May 2026 23:49:08 GMT Had to disassemble the shack in the greenhouse. The 2462 was climbing up the end and I felt more could go wrong than right. Plugged the heater in, -4 tonight. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358776 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358776 Tue, 05 May 2026 23:52:12 GMT They grow up so fast! This is on a secondary on the 2641 Paton. I needed to put down the plastic to heat the soil. A little over a week ago there was snow on this part. The plant will probably slow do... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358745 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358745 Mon, 04 May 2026 20:02:38 GMT Long gourd suddenly sprouted a vine. Grabbed the old shack from the 2641, plugged in a heat cable and heater and planted it in a spot that had a foot of snow on it on last Saturday. It's all I could g... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358709 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358709 Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:27 GMT This is the 2462 Paton. It has a couple of days before it's out of its shack. This one is easy. Just plug the heater in after. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358708 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358708 Sat, 02 May 2026 23:55:38 GMT This is the 2641 Paton plant now. Have a diesel heater in there at apparently $2.23 a litre according to a new price on the station sign. Soil is cool cool. Hopefully it warms up quick. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358707 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358707 Sat, 02 May 2026 23:47:54 GMT This is the 2641 Paton. It needs some more space. Luckily for the first weekend in a month it didn't snow. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358706 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358706 Sat, 02 May 2026 23:41:08 GMT My watermelon is starting to look a little better. Not surprised this is a little behind. The garden is now snow free which is a big change from last Saturday. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358705 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358705 Sat, 02 May 2026 23:37:47 GMT The 2462 Paton. Looking pretty good but this does have a double greenhouse and with the few days of sunlight we've had might be just a bit off. It's about to run though. Then the work begins. Soil isn... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358525 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358525 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:48:53 GMT 2641 Paton is going to be down and running. I need to give it some attention but the temps outside are in the minus range so I'll have to wait for a warmer day. This one is going to be close. It bette... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358523 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358523 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:29:49 GMT 2641 Paton patch. Yup. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358522 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358522 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:22:19 GMT Melon is not growing the fastest. If the ones I started as backups pull ahead I'll have a decision to make. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358521 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358521 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:20:06 GMT