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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Soil Test is Back, Time for Final Prep

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Sometime in the next three weeks I'll be putting in my final amendments and tilling the soil.  I got my soil test back and things are lo...
Saturday, March 15, 2014

A Little Secret About Myco and Pumpkin Growing

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I think most growers wouldn't know this, but the myco that we put into our pumpkin patch takes months to mature to a state that it is ...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Spring Pumpkin Growing Checklist

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One month until seed starting time. Seems like a lot of time but it always flys by and there is a lot to do.  Seems like if you get behind e...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Coloradoans Are Obsessed with Weather

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Two weeks ago I had lunch with the Direct of Marketing at the Fairmont Resort in Mani.  She was origionally from Boulder, Colorado and made ...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Soil Testing Time

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With some nice low 70s weather today I went out into the patch and took some soil samples.  I dug about 10 holes that were 6-8 inches down w...
Saturday, March 8, 2014

Time to Start Doing Some Test Plantings

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With pumpkin seed starting time next month it is a good time now to start practicing your seed starting techniques.  No reason to lose a goo...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Four Seasons Resort in Maui Giant Pumpkin Growing - Five Star Pumpkins

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This last week I had a wonderful time with my family in Maui.  While there I met one of the grounds keeps for the Four Seasons Resort.  The ...
Sunday, February 9, 2014

Join the Club; Colorado Giant Pumpkin Growers

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The Rocky Mountain Giant Vegetable Growers (RMGVG) is Colorado's chapter of the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth.  If you are thinking about g...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Pumpkin Seed Lineup for 2014

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I've gone back and forth on this for months, but the following is my seed lineup for 2014.  There are a lot of great seeds out there and...
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Winter Time is Testing Time for Pumpkin Growers

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Happy New Year!  Today I started doing some tests with my new toys I got for Christmas.  Pictured here is my new seedling heat mat.  Normall...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Seedling Heat Mat for Seed Starting

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For my birthday last week I used a gift card to get myself a seedling heat mat.  I'll use it to warm my pots when they are under the gro...
Thursday, November 28, 2013

1220 & 695 Johnson Root Systems

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I did some test plantings of the 1220 Johnson (1421 Stelts x 220 Debacco) & 695 Johnson (1775 Starr x 1725 Harp) seeds a few weeks ago...
Saturday, November 9, 2013

1220 Johnson Giant Pumpkin Seed

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I germinated a couple of the 1220 Johnson seeds this week.  The one pictured here is a very nice looking plant.  I also have a 695 Johnso...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

Happy Halloween Pumpkin Man Style

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Friday, October 25, 2013

EcoScraps, BioChar & Final Pumpkin Patch Prep

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At a weigh-off this fall I met a very nice gentleman by the name of Scott that works for a company by the name of EcoScraps.  I had actua...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Secrets to Starting Cover Crop Seeds in Late October

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Because I've been waiting for some amendments to come in I haven't tilled the pumpkin patch yet.  That will happen this Friday.  I w...
Thursday, October 17, 2013

Colorado's Largest Jack-o-lantern

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I don't believe you will find a larger carved pumpkin or at least not a better looking giant pumpkin in Colorado this year.  A massive t...
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Sunday, October 13, 2013

How to Choose the Right Giant Pumpkin Seed

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Forest Gump once said, "Life is like a box of chocolates.  You never know what you are going to get inside."  Unfortunately Atlant...

New World Record Pumpkin

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This is the new world record pumpkin grown by Tim Mathison of California.  An amazing 2,032 pounds!   Congrats to Tim.  This pumpkin was gro...
Sunday, October 6, 2013

10 Things to Do to Grow a Giant Pumpkin

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I often get asked by newer or struggling giant pumpkin growers at the weigh offs as to what they could do to grow bigger pumpkins.  I'm ...