Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 25 Entries. Tuesday, February 11 View Page 4 ft of snow in the patch, April cant get here quick enough   Sunday, August 17 View Page August 15th best year to date, have to go on vacation this week hoping the neighbors and weather can work together to help me out   Sunday, August 17 View Page my biggest pollinated on july 4th 1524.5 Ligget x 1596 Wallace on aug 16th taped out 142 85 80 for 307 and estimated weight of 648.61. I leave for vacation on Thursday, going to be extremely stressfull roughly 47 days to go   Thursday, August 28 View Page well got back from vacation, my 2 biggest grew just under a 100# each to give me a estimated 844, and 680. this guy how ever went from 487 to 667, that was just a bit much and got a crack. neighbor said it was good the night before. this pic was taken last night, I put silicone and sulfer on it and when I got home to night the crack had grown, and so did he another 23# I know hes not going to make it but well keep playing with it as long as I can its a Young 1205 X open still cant get over 180# in 1 week   Monday, September 1 View Page 1524.5 Ligget x 1596 Wallace, 34 days to go 164/92/87 for 343" estimated weight 895.43 really solid pumpkin last year I had my biggest pumpkin of 764.5 and taped it out at 790 last day, so if this makes it I will be a very happy grower   Monday, September 1 View Page 1985Milller x 1205Young 34 days to go 158/79/85 for 322" and estimated weight of 746.7, very wide not to tall pumpkin, going to have to find a bigger pallet   Monday, September 1 View Page 1205Young x Open, 34 days to go, and its cracked. this thing just seems like its on steroids. 142/93/86 for 321" and estimated weight of 739.57. still putting 20+ pounds a day after it cracked   Monday, September 1 View Page my smallest 1596Wallace x Open, 117/77/73 for 267" an estimated weight of 427.59. hoping I don't have to use this one pollinated the same time my 1205 Young did, but did not grow near as fast.   Wednesday, September 10 View Page Going to be cold next few days, had 2" of rain last two nights thank goodness i my tarps held up. I have 1 small 300 lb pumpkin that doesn't get much attention and didn't have a tarp, he had several large skin cracks today. Haven't measured since sunday because its growing so slow   Wednesday, September 10 View Page My daughter plays with monster trucks and tractors don't know where she learned to model, she's 37" tall . The circumference is tough on this one, best case 166" worse case 150". Solid and healthy   Friday, September 12 View Page 35 for a low tonight, not in the frost advisory but close enough. Took s measurement on my biggest tonight first time since sun at 350" so still growing   Saturday, September 13 View Page Well it did get cold enough for patchy frost, 95% of the patch had plastic on it, this one was over due to be snipped   Monday, September 22 View Page Love this app, just hope I am right   Monday, September 22 View Page My 1985 miller hope this is close. Either way make it till Oct 4th at Anamosa going to shatter my personal best with both pumpkins   Thursday, September 25 View Page Note to self when cracked to center, cut up and get seeds right away, knat's were horrible grabbed a dozen seeds see what it looks like tomorrow. Estimated weight at time of death was 777   Thursday, October 2 View Page Throwback Thursday my 1st giant pumpkin in 1994 age 14, weighed 393 and placed 39th was on a pallet right beside Glen Browns 924 which was the US record at the moment   Friday, October 3 View Page Loading day   Friday, October 3 View Page All on pallets   Friday, October 3 View Page All loaded and ready to go, hopefully a top 10 in the truck. I can't wait to see Don Young shatter his state record   Friday, October 3 View Page Pic loading trouble   Saturday, October 4 View Page My new personal best of 873   Thursday, October 9 View Page Big rocks in to little rocks, constantly thinking on ways to make my big pumpkins into a huge pumpkin   Friday, October 17 View Page Test results from western laboratories, went down hill a little bit. Any suggestions   Friday, October 17 View Page Their suggestions, any idea what would work best?   Sunday, October 26 View Page The last wheel barrel load of vines and weeds. Hopefully I can get some ingredients added before I get to much more distracted with firewood and archery season