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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Pumpkin Roots

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I worked on the hail netting structure today and boy am I sore tonight. I'm almost done and I will be happy when I am. I had to move o...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

Two of Three Happy Pumpkin Plants

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Both of my plants seem super happy. Green leaves, good growth and nice vigor right now. Finally a week of sun and warmer weather have kicked...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

1161 Main Vine Finally Lays Down

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The main for the 1161 Rodonis plant finally laid down today. The main is about 2.5 feet long but it had been hanging about an inch off the g...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

Secret Formula for Record Breaking Pumpkins: Part 2

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A little over a week ago I talked about a secret project I have going to grow bigger giant pumpkins. I promised a full disclosure of what I ...
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Nitrogen Time and Hail Netting Poles

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Yesterday I gave the pumpkin plants nitrogen for the first time this season along with a little compost tea. Thad Starr taught me to hold of...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Monday is P-day

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Probably on Monday I will be going down to one plant in each hoop house. That is always a sad thing because you always hate to see a good ...
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Monday, May 17, 2010

The 1236 Harp Pumpkin Seed

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The picture to the right is the 1236 Harp. It has an interesting cross being 998 Pukos x 1385 Jutrus. The pollinator for this plant was the ...
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Comparison to Last Year's Pumpkin Plants

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Pumpkin plants seem to be relatively happy this year. The picture below is a comparision of this years 1161 Rodonis (top plant) compared to ...
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Plants Survived the Storm & Growing Well

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Checked on the plants this morning and they all seemed happy. Hoop house was a nice 89 degrees at 10:00 this morning. The secret formula see...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Secret Formula for Record Breaking Giant Pumpkins

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I'm trying something new this year to grow bigger pumpkins. Before I've talked about that there are no real secrets in growing giant...
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Pumpkin Plant Update & Colorado Growing

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The pumpkin plants are doing well even though our Colorado weather is not so great. The picture to the right was taken this morning. More sn...
Tuesday, May 4, 2010

I Hate Wind

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To the wind a pumpkin plant looks just like a kite. It catches the big Atlantic Giant pumpkin leaves, lifts the vine off the ground and the...
Monday, May 3, 2010

The Pumpkins are in the Ground, Finally!

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About a week late, but the pumpkins are finally in the ground. The roots didn't seem to be bound up from being in the pots so we should ...
Thursday, April 29, 2010

Hoop Houses in Place & Ready to Grow

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I finally completed the construction of my hoop houses yesterday and put them into place just in time to beat the storm. 80 degrees yesterda...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Pumpkin Plant Update

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I'm getting very anxious to get my pumpkin plants in the ground. The plants have gotten large enough now that it is getting difficult to...
Monday, April 19, 2010

Pumpkin Plants at 4-6 Days Old

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I started soaking my seeds last Monday and Wednesday and now the pumpkin plants are 4-6 days old since the germinating process began. To the...
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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Kids Excited to See Their Pumpkin Plant Pop Through the Soil

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This morning the 1316, 1236 and 1129 plants popped through the soil. Four and a half days after they were sanded and soaked. Mid-day today t...
Thursday, April 15, 2010

Which One Will Grow the Big One?

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Okay, seed germination is now done. I have a 1161 Rodonis, 1236 Harp, 1528 Starr, 1129 Orleck, 1019 Grande and 1316 Harp now germinated. The...

The Patch is Tilled and We Are Almost Ready to Roll

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I tilled my amendments into the pumpkin patch today. Add 17 pounds of gypsum, 35 pounds of alfalfa meal, 2 pounds of magnesium sulfate, 20 p...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

755 Johnson Pumpkin Seed. Big Orange Genetics!

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The seed I grew my rookie season came from Howard Dill, the grower and former world record holder that developed the genetic lines that mos...