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Monday, June 29, 2009

1566 Rodonis Pumpkin Plant

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The 1566 seems to have slowed down a touch on the main but the side vines are growing like weeds. This is an exhausting part of the season a...
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1350 Starr Pumpkin Plant

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The first 3 sides vines on each side of the 1350 are growing really fast (some have already been terminated) but the side vines after that a...

Silly Wabbit

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Found a wabbit hole next to the stump of my 1350 plant today. Not a good thing. For some reason I've been singing the theme to the Bug...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

Latest Pics from the Denver Pumpkin Patch

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The following are the latest pictures of the 1566 and 1350 plants. Each are growing about 10 inches per day right now. The 1566 should be ou...
Monday, June 22, 2009

Be Careful What You Ask For

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I've been begging for some heat the last few weeks to get the mains on the plants growing a little faster and today we got it. The 1566 ...
Sunday, June 21, 2009

Pics from the Pumpkin Patch

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The following are the latest pics from the pumpkin patch. The 1566 is growing very nicely and has the classic Christmas tree shape with a bi...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Pumpkins Love the Compost Tea

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Gave the plants some compost tea today. Will in Colorado Springs was kind enough to give me some worm castings along with a bunch of red wig...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

A Tale of Two Pumpkin Plants

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The first picture below is a picture of the plant that grew my 755 pound pumpkin in 2008. The second picture is of my 1566 Rodonis plant thi...
Monday, June 15, 2009

Surviving

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All three pumpkin plants survived the hail storms of the last two days. I was out of town in Colorado Springs this weekend and was driving h...
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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Pumpkin Main Growth Update

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Slower growth yesterday due to the cooler weather. About 3.5 inches of new growth on the 1566 and basically no new growth for the main on th...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

What Not to Do

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I had a DOH! morning this morning. Did the stupid thing. I saw a new curly vine growing near the tip of the 1350s main vine and I usually ...
Monday, June 8, 2009

Insects and Giant Pumpkins

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Last year I didn't use any insecticides on my pumpkin plant because I didn't have any issues. This week I found a bunch of eggs on t...
Friday, June 5, 2009

Pumpkin Plant Growth Update

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So far we are on track for the 1566 main vine growth (see previous post for more details). It grew about 4 inches yesterday. The 1350 grew a...
Thursday, June 4, 2009

Your Pumpkin Main Vine

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This time of year you hear a lot from giant pumpkin growes about their pumpkin's main vines. Where you want to set (or pollinate) you pu...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009

2 1/4 Inches of Rain in Denver Makes for Big Pumpkin Growth

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The rain finally stopped after 1 1/2 days this morning. I hadn't seen the plants in nearly two days. The 1350 did some big growth and ac...
Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Pumpkin Patch Drainage

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One thing you think about some but can't really test is the drainage of the pumpkin patch during a big rain storm. The ability of the pa...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

Nitrogen Feeding the Pumpkin

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My patch was low in nitrogen at the beginning on the season so I gave the plants a little boost with about two teaspoons of cotton seed meal...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Big Pumpkin Plant Growth & A Bit of Sadness

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The plants have been growing like weeds the last two days. Sunday evening when I was closing up the hoop houses The 1154 Doucet leaves where...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

The Great Thing About Hoop Houses

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The last few days have been relatively cool in Denver. 60s and 70s for the most part and more of the same for the next few days. The great t...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

Photos from the Patch

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The following are the latest pics from the pumpkin patch. Gave them some nitrogen today so hopefully the next group of pictures will show a...