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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Charting at 1000 Pounds?

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Tomorrow is day 20 after pollination and if the pumpkin can put on 8 inches by the evening than we will be exactly on target to get to 1000 ...
Saturday, July 26, 2008

Updates from the Pumpkin Patch

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Dillboy the pumpkin put on 6 inches yesterday and today and seems to be doing pretty well. Measured at 47 inches this evening. Had some stem...
Friday, July 25, 2008

Pumpkin Plant Size

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From time to time I get asked if that is just one plant. The answer is yes. And you can't see all of the plant in this picture. The pla...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Day 14 Pumpkin Growth

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Day fourteen and we are at 35 inches. That means we are close to pace for a 1000 pound pumpkin but a bit behind. We have a lot of growing se...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Top 10 Things to Do to Grow a Giant Pumpkin

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Good Soil Preparation . You need soil rich in orgainc matter (compost, humus, cow manure, earthworm castings). The soil should have a ph of ...
Monday, July 21, 2008

High Tech Pumpkin Growing

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This may be the first pic of a pumpkin patch ever taken with an iPhone 3G. We are taking growing to new high tech levels from this point for...

And then there Was One - DillBoy the Pumpkin

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Since it has been over a week since my last post (very busy week) the following are the latest updates from the pumpkin patch.  DillBoy the ...
Sunday, July 13, 2008

The Pumpkin Named DillBoy

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This one is hopefully Colorado's next state champion (pollinated July 10 th )... This one is not... I culled one of the four pumpkins th...
Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Pics from the Pumpkin Patch

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What a difference two weeks will make. Compare this picture with the one from two weeks ago and you can see how much the plant has grown. Ri...
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My 4-year-old's Pumpkin Plant

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Pumpkins are a family business at our house. This picture is of my daughter's pumpkin plant. She has been doing a pretty good job of tak...
Monday, July 7, 2008

It's Pumpkin Growing Time in Denver, Colorado

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Pollinated three flowers on the 4 th and all three have taken. Two are on side vines and one is on the main. The one on the main is about 8...
Friday, July 4, 2008

Soil Experiment Part 2: The Final Conclusion

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I added one more soil to the seed starting soil test . The new soil was Happy Frog Soil Conditioner mixed with 50% clay soil from the yard. ...

Pumpkin Salad Explosion

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You got to love this time of year. Our street is having it's annual 4th of July celebration and the local fireworks show is just a stone...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Colorado Weather and Pumpkin Pollination

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We are again seeing nice weather in Denver, Colorado for growing pumpkins. Warm nights and not overly hot days are making the main vine run....
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...