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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Updates from the Pumpkin Patch

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I gave the pumpkin a light folier spray and drench of Neptune's Harvest Fish & Seaweed and a touch of organic nitrogen this evening...
Friday, June 20, 2008

Watching the Atlantic Giant Pumpkin Grow

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What a difference five days makes. Finally some growth! The main grew seven inches in the last twenty-four hours and the sides are equally g...
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Pictures from the Pumpkin Patch

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Not to much growth on the plant this last week. The new main maybe grew an inch. The sides have started to grow some. Talking to other grow...
Sunday, June 15, 2008

A Pumpkin Father's Day

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My good wife and kids got me a trip for Father's Day! At the end of a scavengar hunt that included pumpkin clues along the way (the pum...
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Friday, June 13, 2008

What to do When your Main Vine is Damaged

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Pumpkin plants are very resilient. Your plant can lose 90% of it's leaves early season and a month later you will have your pumpkin pat...
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Saturday, June 7, 2008

DillBoy a Couple of Days After the Hail Storm

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The following is the latest pictures from the pumpkin patch. The plant is looking a little more like swiss cheese this week after the hail s...
Friday, June 6, 2008

Soil Experiment Part 1: The Conclusion

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In an earlier post I mentioned that I was doing an experiment with different store bought potting mediums to find which one was the best bas...
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Thursday, June 5, 2008

Ouch! Hail is the Colorado Gardner's Worst Enemy

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My pumpkin plant got pummeled yesterday. One inch sized hail really tore the leaves up and it might have gotten the end of the vine which w...
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Sunday, June 1, 2008

This Week's Pumpkin Pics

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The following are the latest pics from the pumpkin patch. The plant grew 3-4 inches in the last 24 hours and seems pretty happy these days. ...
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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Fertilizer Time

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It is about time to give a little nitrogen boost to your pumpkin plant. By about now your plant should be showing some signs of growth. In...
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Friday, May 30, 2008

Pumpkin Roots

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Did you know that the root systems of giant pumpkins are massive? In a “one-of-a-kind” research project in 1927, John Weaver and William Bru...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

This is Haddie's Pumpkin

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Haddie is my daughter. Just turned four this last Sunday. This is her first pumpkin plant. She has been doing an excellent job of giving i...
Saturday, May 24, 2008

Here is My Pumpkin 'Dill Boy'

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Here is a picture of my pumpkin plant. I'm calling him 'Dill Boy' in honor of Howard Dill. The seeds for this plant came from Ho...
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

A Great Loss

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Howard Dill passed away two days ago due to complications from liver cancer. It is a great loss for the pumpkin growing community. Howard ...
Saturday, May 17, 2008

A Pumpkin Growing Experiment

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Today I've setup an experiment to see what kind of soil types new pumpkin plants like best. I've planted Prize Winner seeds in Hypon...
Friday, May 16, 2008

The Pumpkin is Planted!

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A couple of weeks late, but the the pumpkin plant is finally in the ground. I put the green house on it with a 60-watt bulb to keep it warm ...
Thursday, May 15, 2008

Compost Feeding Your Pumpkin

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Pumpkins love good rich soil. We've already talked about how to build your soil before you plant your pumpkin. There is one other thing ...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Words to Live By

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"There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin." - Linus van Pelt...
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Monday, May 12, 2008

Tucking the Baby in at Night

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Tomorrow is supposed to have a low around 32 degrees with a chance of snow. To keep Haddie's pumpkin warm tonight I built a little green...

Transplanting the Seedling-Walking on Your Tipi Toes with New Plants

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It is time to put my potted plant into the ground outside. Normally I would have done this two weeks ago but because of very cold weather he...
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