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Friday, January 4, 2019

Interview with 2,255 Pound Pumpkin Grower

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Ever wondered how someone grows a one ton pumpkin?  I sat down with Eddy Zaychkowsky of Alberta, Canada at Christmas time to ask how he grew...
Thursday, December 13, 2018

2019 Pumpkin Seed Lineup

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Back in October and November I started researching seeds to grow in 2019.  I think I have the seed lineup finalized now, but not sure.  On...
Sunday, December 2, 2018

Greenhouse Extending the Pumpkin Season

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So a little less than two weeks after sowing the winter rye grass seed in the greenhouse the first of the grass seed started popping up.  ...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

Why a Pumpkin Goes Heavy / Light

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I've seen discussions around this for years.   Why do giant pumpkins sometimes go heavy and why do they sometimes go light relative to t...
Monday, November 26, 2018

Cyber Monday Deals on Now for Giant Pumpkin Seeds, Fertilizers & DVDs

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Save 15% on your next order in the checkout by using discount code 'christmas15.'  Find the lowest prices of the year on items to ...
Sunday, November 18, 2018

Patch 2 is Now Amended & Tilled

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The greenhouse was officially completed on Friday, so on Saturday I had some time to amend the soil.  I put down yards of goat compost alo...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Patch Prep in Patch #1 is Done

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Scrambled over the last couple of days to get the fall patch prep done.  After a descent stretch of warm weather I got the greenhouse up, ...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Nearly 10,000 Views on the Giant Pumpkin Growing 101 Video

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Was pleasantly surprised today to see that nearly 10,000 of you have wanted my training video on how to grow a giant pumpkin.  If you are a ...
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Sunday, October 21, 2018

Yea! Hoping this Greenhouse will be a Game Changer

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A greenhouse is no substitute for good growing practices, but I'm hoping for me that it can even out the playing fields some when it c...
Friday, October 12, 2018

Final Day & Party Time

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Even though my pumpkin is relatively small, this is still one of my favorite days of the year.  Tonight is the giant pumpkin party and the c...
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Monday, October 8, 2018

Weigh-off Time!

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This coming Saturday is the weigh-off at Hee Haw farms in Pleasant Grove.  Start time is at noon.  I'll be taking my pumpkin there.  Cer...
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Pumpkin is Still Growing

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My pumpkin plant has pretty much not had any leaves on it for the last two weeks.   Pumpkin is still growing however.  Main vine was buried ...
Thursday, September 27, 2018

Some Great Growing Tips

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Ralph came by this evening to help me figure out some stuff with my irrigation and he had some great tips.  I'm writing this as some not...

Irrigation Water Temperature and Growing

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It isn't something that the average gardener would think about, but your irrigation in some ways may be limiting the growth of your plan...

Giant Pumpkin Growing Video

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Pleasantly surprised to see my how to grow a giant pumpkin video has already hit 8,278 views since March.  If you watch the video and grew a...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Family Fun: Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off Time

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Looking for some fun fall events for your family?  The Utah Giant Pumpkin Growers have two fantastic events for you.  This Saturday attend...
Friday, September 7, 2018

Heber Valley Life

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On news stands now in the greater Heber Valley is the Heber Valley Life magazine which has a short sidebar article on my pumpkin growing. Gr...
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Pumpkin Growth Pattern

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The 2145 pumpkin has continued to slow down.  The morning lows have consistently been in the 40s the last two weeks.  Day time highs have be...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Pumpkin Growth

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Growth on the pumpkin this last week was about half of the previous week.  Not sure if it was because of the cool weather if it is the new g...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Mitigating Risk in the Pumpkin Patch Late in the Season

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So you've got a big pumpkin growing and you are going into the close of the season.  What do you do now?   To get your pumpkin to the sc...