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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Greening Up the Leaves

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The rain finally stopped this morning.  2 1/2 inches in total on the pumpkin patch.  Lots of lime green leaves because the soil is saturated...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

2 Inches of Rain and it is Still Coming Down; Plant Tissue Tests

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It has been raining like crazy for the last 24 hours.  Two inches so far in the pumpkin patch.  I like a good rain, but this is a little too...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Soil Food Web in the Pumpkin Patch

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This evening I applied Biotmax and Azos to the soil under the leaf canopy with a little liquid seaweed added.  As I talked about before, Bio...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

Latest Photos from the Johnson Pumpkin Patch

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It looks like the Johnson pumpkin patch finally has pumpkins on all of the plants.  My son's plant, which has last the main vine in two ...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Some Compost Tea for the Pumpkins

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This evening I put down about 2 1/2 gallons of compost tea on each of the pumpkin plants.  This one was a quick brew with 2 tablespoons of l...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Slow & Steady Wins the Race

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I have to do everything I can right now to not go out and pour a bunch of fertilizer on my plants.  We are in the big growth zone right now ...
Monday, July 21, 2014

Avoid Pumpkin Stem Cracks; Check for Roots on the Main Vine Next to the Pumpkin

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Recently I've had a number of emails from growers talking about cracks forming on the stem of their pumpkin.  95% of the time, at this p...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Big Thanks to Joe & Latest Pumpkin Photos

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I was up in Canada all this last week.  Joe was good enough to watch my plants while I was out of town.  Everything is pretty much automated...
Sunday, July 13, 2014

Pumpkin Roots

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There was a sand bag the I moved yesterday that is about 10 feet from the stump.  You love to see pumpkin roots like these on a plant.
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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Some Nice Growth & Latest Pic

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Had a very nice time with a number of growers at the Wiz's pumpkin patch last night.  A little BBQ and a lot of talk about pumpkins. S...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Grandular Fertilizer for the Pumpkin Plants

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This evening I gave each pumpkin plant about a quarter of a cup of blood meal, quarter cup of humic acid, quarter cup of gypsum and a quarte...
Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Change in Plans

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If there is anything that you have to be able to do in giant pumpkin growing is be able to change your plans.  Growers will spend a good par...
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Monday, July 7, 2014

Hail Netting 1 - Hail 0

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Only in Colorado can you have a 101 degree day and then have the ground covered in ice at the end of the day.  About 1 hour ago I saw flash ...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

Compost Tea for the Pumpkin Plants

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This evening I gave both pumpkin plants about four gallons of aerated compost tea (2 gallons per plant).  As noted before, compost tea typi...
Saturday, July 5, 2014

Kelp, Fish & Seaweed for the Pumpkin Plants

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This evening I put down some granular kelp just beyond where the vines have grown.  I also gave both plants a foliar application of fish ...
Friday, July 4, 2014

New Pictures from the Big Pumpkin Patch

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Below are pictures of the two pumpkins that I'm planning on going with the first is "Bo" the pumpkin on the 1791 Holland.  At ...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

Some Lithovit, Calcium & Insectocide for the Pumpkin Plants

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Early this evening I hit all of the plants with some insecticide.  I was seeing some new chew marks on my daughter's plant so I sprayed ...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Burying Vines Makes a Bigger Pumpkin

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"Burying vines makes a bigger pumpkin." "Burying vines makes a bigger pumpkin." "Burying vines makes a bigger pum...

Elitch Amusement Park Pumpkin

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It looks like the giant pumpkin plant that I gave to Elitch Gardens amusement park is doing very well.  The pumpkin needs a name however. ...
Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Weeding is No Fun, But it Helps Grow Big Pumpkins

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"Weeding is no fun, but it helps grow BIG pumpkins." "Weeding is no fun, but it helps grow BIG pumpkins." "Weedin...