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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Doing the Final Spring Soil Pumpkin Patch Prep

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In the next three weeks (weather permitting) I will be doing my final pumpkin patch prep before planting. My soil tests came back looking re...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Pumpkin Patch Soil Testing

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The nice weather we have had for the last couple of days in Denver sent me out into the pumpkin patch to get some soil samples for soil test...
Monday, February 28, 2011

It's Been Too Long

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It was pointed out today to me that it has been some time since my last post on my pumpkin blog. I apologize for that. Since the end of Nove...
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Saturday, October 30, 2010

We Interrupt the Fall Patch Prep for Marriage Counseling

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The weather this fall has been unusually warm so I've been waiting for the leaves to fall so I can finish my fall patch prep. Finally I...
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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Got Seeds? And another First Place!

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Congrats to Bode and Haddie on a great pumpkin season. Yesterday they got another first place finish with their pumpkin. An eating establish...
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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Bitter / Sweet Part II

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Another bitter sweet day at the weigh-off. Pumpkin #2 ended up a respectable 4th place, I got a personal best, but ended up going about 9% l...
Friday, October 1, 2010

Pumpkin #2 - AKA Larry

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I just loaded up the 1161 Rodonis (AKA Larry) on the trailer for tomorrow's giant pumpkin weigh-off at the Flower Bin in Longmont. The 1...
Monday, September 27, 2010

Pumpkin Party and RMGVG Weigh-off

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A big thanks to everyone that was at the Johnson Pumpkin Party on Friday. I think we probably had 100 people in attendence and for those who...
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Saturday, September 18, 2010

One Week From Today: Weigh-off Time!

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Just one week from today and pumpkin #2 goes to the scales (first picture). We've had great weather this growing season and I feel relat...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

With a Week Until Vine Cutting the 1236 Gave Me a Scare

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The 1236 gave me a little startle yesterday as a crack showed up just above thestem. Any pumpkin that has a hole that goes into the cavity i...
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Sunday, September 12, 2010

1161 is the Dark Horse

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I've purposefully been a little neglectful in mentioning the 1161 pumpkin (aka Larry). It has been doing a bit better than I have lead ...
Saturday, September 11, 2010

The RMGVG Weigh-Off at Jared's Nursery

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The question was asked where the giant pumpkin weigh-off is at. The first and main weigh-off is at Jared's Nursery. The second weigh-off...
Thursday, September 9, 2010

Slow But Steady

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Not much growth these days on either pumpkin but there is still growth so that keeps us happy. Sent out the RMGVG press releases today for t...
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Monday, September 6, 2010

Larry The Pumpkin

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I've mentioned before that the 1161 Rodonis pumpkin is named LarryBoy (Larry for short). Larry was inspired by a child that is about the...
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Sunday, September 5, 2010

The Pumpkins Are Still Alive

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After being away on vacation for the last 7 days, being chased by hurricanes, I am happy to report that the pumpkins still seem to be growin...
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Talk Smack About the Pumpkins, End up in the Pool

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Friday, August 27, 2010

Kids Pumpkin Plant

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My children's pumpkin is plugging right along and is 181 pounds today. It is a very nice pumpkin with a great shade of orange (picture d...
Tuesday, August 24, 2010

First the Bad News...

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I was walking by the patch, heading into the house and caught a flash of yellow out of the corner of my eye. Turns out it was more than a fl...
Monday, August 23, 2010

A New Milestone

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Actually two new milestones today. The pumpkin hit 901 pounds today according the circumference charts (it is actually probably a little und...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Pumpkin Plants Update

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After a somewhat slow growth day the day before last we were back to normal growth on both plants yesterday. I need the current growth patt...