Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 27 Entries. Saturday, July 12 View Page I figure it's a good time to start posting to my diary. Just downloaded the app so I'm trying it out for the first time! This here is my 1744 Fulk plant a few days ago Saturday, July 12 View Page 1382 Bryson plant a few days ago also. More updates soon thanks to this awesome new app. Thanks Ken! Sunday, July 13 View Page Day 12 today for my 1074 fruit, 35 inch circumference Sunday, July 13 View Page Day 15 for the 1382 Bryson, 48 inch circumference Sunday, July 13 View Page And day 15 for the 1744 Fulk. 50.75 inch circumference Sunday, July 13 View Page Jill wanted to take care of her own plant this year so I am showing her the ropes. I gave her a 1211.5 McCracken plant which looked great when it was little then developed a really bad ribbon vine. We terminated the main then trained a nice secondary to become the new main. Meanwhile we pollinated this one 12 days ago on the first side vine. It's now 32 inches around and looking good. She's also got a new pollination on the new main as a backup but will probably keep this one if it continues to grow well. Sunday, July 13 View Page I got those Fulk and Bryson pictures backwards somehow, oops Saturday, July 19 View Page 1382 Bryson, day 21 today. Starting to yellow up a bit. 80 inch circ., OTT of 191.5 Saturday, July 19 View Page 1744 Fulk, day 21 today. 81.5 inch circ., 199.5 OTT Saturday, July 19 View Page Jill's 1211.5 McCracken on the first side vine, day 18 today. 50.5 inch circ. Saturday, July 19 View Page My 1074 fruit, day 18 today. Circ. of 67 inches. Everything is growing well so far, all stumps look excellent even though I have not covered them. No fans set up yet either, I've been so damn busy. Still, the plants have no real problems so far. Obviously, I just jinxed the hell out of myself. My best early grower is my 1211.5, which I will post an update for tomorrow...... Monday, July 21 View Page Took this picture last night of my 1211.5 fruit. It was day 15 and it measured 63 inches in circ., by far my biggest day 15 measurement of the season. It's a bit of a troublesome plant though just like it's mother. Leaves seem to break easily and there's a scratched up spot on the main vine I don't like the looks of. Don't know what happened there but will keep a close eye on it for sure. Monday, July 28 View Page Day 30 was today for the 1382 Bryson. Easily my prettiest one in the patch. All my pumpkins have names now too - this one is Annie. Very well behaved and healthy plant except for the grasshopper damage, which isn't too bad. OTT of 273 inches. Monday, July 28 View Page Day 27 for the 1074 McCracken, now known as Frida. Another healthy, nice looking plant. OTT of 256.5 inches. Monday, July 28 View Page The biggest one in my patch is the 1744 Fulk. OTT of 283.5 inches. Yet another nice plant, but with an inch and a half of rain last night I've started setting up fans on the stumps. This one, Georgia, has been doing 35 to 38 pounds a day over the last 6 days. Monday, August 4 View Page Update time! Day 34 today for my 1074 McCracken, now known as Frida if I haven't said that before. 128 circ., exactly 300 OTT. Monday, August 4 View Page Day 37 today for the 1382 Bryson, now known as Annie. She's got a circ. of 138.5 and an OTT of 312 Monday, August 4 View Page Annie from another angle Monday, August 4 View Page Jill's pumpkin growing on a 1211.5 McCracken. This is growing on the first side vine only about 5 feet from the stump. Known as Blanche, estimating 260 lbs. on day 34 Monday, August 4 View Page Day 37 today for the 1744 Fulk. Picked up an estimated 231 lbs. over the last week, now with an OTT of 323. Georgia is her name Monday, August 4 View Page Georgia 's stem is rising high Tuesday, August 5 View Page Measured my 1211.5 McCracken tonight on day 31. OTT of 289 inches, doing 30 pounds a day despite a hideous mess of a plant. Leaves have been breaking and rotting left and right, which seems to run in the family of this plant. I don't really think that could be genetic but maybe weak leaf stems could be (?) Saturday, August 30 View Page Day 63 for Georgia, growing on the 1744 Fulk. Been battling a lot of stem and vine cracks, two fans on it now and every few days cutting away a little rot. OTT into the 380s now Saturday, August 30 View Page Georgia stem view, biggest OTT I've had so far Saturday, August 30 View Page One more angle, quite a knobby surface Saturday, August 30 View Page Day 60 for Frida, growing on my 1074 plant. Estimating 1,010 pounds now, but actually my best grower over the last week Saturday, August 30 View Page Frida side view