http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=133981&action=L Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Kevin_M'. 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/ It's Powdery Mildew season around these parts. What I'm about to share is good for controlling existing PM infestations. I stand by it and hope this helps someone else. This is the formula using t... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359759 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359759 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:43:05 GMT Put my 5'x5' platform down. We are committed! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359280 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359280 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:04:04 GMT As planned, a second (and much preferred) pollination. If this takes and looks good I'll cut the other one off within the week. 119 days to the weigh off. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359155 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359155 Fri, 22 May 2026 23:01:07 GMT Had a lot going on over the last week that kept me occupied. Today I spent 3 hours in the patch. I am finally back on track. The plant is 22' long with over 20 secondaries. Today was a pollination ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359138 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=359138 Thu, 21 May 2026 18:36:46 GMT In the afternoon sun, I got up, made my vine burying mix and got to work. I haven't had much time for vine maintenance the past week, work and mother's day took priority so today was a catch up day. ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358889 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358889 Mon, 11 May 2026 22:16:18 GMT This morning was my first pollination of the year. A beautiful 4 lober about 18 ft down the main. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358881 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358881 Mon, 11 May 2026 21:48:22 GMT Still moving. Burying vines every other day and keeping up on my fungicide rotation. I've also brewed 20 gallons of compost tea each of past 3 weeks, but not all of it went on this plant. We have a fi... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358704 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358704 Sat, 02 May 2026 21:07:07 GMT We had a light rain storm come through, dropped about 1/2 of water. I took the opportunity to drench with oxydate to push back/prevent disease and then reinoculated with microbes after a couple hours.... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358547 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358547 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:04:02 GMT Humming right along. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358396 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358396 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:22:25 GMT Updated soil test results http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358395 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358395 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:17:56 GMT A picture says more than I can. Im happy so far. Cautiously optimistic for what this season will hold! http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358290 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358290 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:09:27 GMT Shade cloth has been tagged in. After I was done, I stood back and a thought occurred to me.. My structure was unintentionally modular, and accepted my cloth with almost no adjustments needed. It ... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358224 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358224 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:29:18 GMT The green house / high tunnel experiment has concluded, I've begun its disassembly and am transitioning to shade cloth using the existing structure. The good: I had a great start. I mean, the best... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358214 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358214 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:18:48 GMT Here's a night time photo. The vine is laid down and starting to run on my 1365. This is the best start I've ever had, and I'm hoping this keeps up. I'm doing a lot different this year, but some thing... http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358041 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358041 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:33:11 GMT Not too much to report. Weather has dropped back to the low 80's and looks to stay there or lower for the next week or so. Great March weather we've been having. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357838 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357838 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:36:36 GMT I have 3 plants in the ground. In no particular order, the 1365 Matter (2560 Gienger x 2144 Barron), 1955 Bledsoe (2287 Sadiq x 2365 Wolf) and a 2459.9 Olsen (2319.3 Stoeckl x selfed). http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357737 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357737 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:48:21 GMT We. are.. LIVE! Drip tape going in tomorrow. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357708 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357708 Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:18:30 GMT Dug in two 100' gutter cables today (only one pictured). The greenhouse plastic arrived today, that'll be for tomorrows list of to-do's. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357659 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357659 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:20:12 GMT We have one heck of a heat wave on the way. Summer came very early in SoCal this year. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357638 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357638 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:18:57 GMT Update- my 2020 Paton seed might have been a dud. Still have hope, but not to fret! I had 6/7 successful germinations and removed one mutant backup plant before snapping this photo. http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357634 http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357634 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:11:07 GMT