Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 30 Entries. Sunday, February 26 View Page Was a nice day in Cincinnati Ohio today so figured to feed my Troy Bilt Horse with some ground. Only planning on planting 2 plants.   Monday, April 10 View Page Tilled amendments after getting soil test back.   Monday, April 10 View Page Tilled amendments after getting soil test back.   Thursday, April 13 View Page Started my lineup for this year. Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania state record seeds. Hopefully they will pop in few days and not like my trail run few weeks ago, 0 for 5. Didn't do anything different than other years but never had problems before.   Tuesday, April 18 View Page My lineup of four seeds came up and looking good. I transferred them into larger pots now, and hopefully some warm days and nights to warm up the soil. Was only thinking about planting 2 plants this year but may do three. Four was pushing it last year with all being 150 sq foot plants. Made the plot bigger and will choose my best two or three plants since all came from great genetics.   Tuesday, April 25 View Page Got my three plants in the ground, in my hoop houses   Wednesday, May 17 View Page Plants are nice and dark green. Just need them start running faster.   Wednesday, May 17 View Page Plants are nice and dark green. Just need them start running faster.   Thursday, May 18 View Page Finally doing ok and survived the near freezing temps.   Monday, May 29 View Page They are running good, but we are in a drought. Need rain bad.   Monday, May 29 View Page They are running good, but we are in a drought. Need rain bad.   Saturday, June 3 View Page Plants liking the heat but would like some rain. Been over 12 days without.   Wednesday, June 7 View Page I might have killed or hurt half of my plants. My watering meter system got me. The dail on fertilizer and magnesium got moved to 80 percent and it put over 1 lbs of 42 urea and one lb of Epson salt on two of my plants. About 1/4 of leaves look like end of season brown and crunchy. I gave them a good dose of water trying to water it down. Fingers cross they will pull through.   Tuesday, June 13 View Page Mother nature hasn't been good toe this year. The cold, drought and then last night storms with hail taking care of most leaves.   Saturday, June 17 View Page End of next week, I should be able pollinate two of my plants. Will be 15 feet long with 22 secondaries. I got my eye on one one each plant and started the S turn in my vine.   Monday, July 3 View Page Not my main choice but seems to be growing fast at DAP 8. I like the shape of my other one 7 feet down and great position, but slow growing. Going if them both a week more to see who is getting culled. My other pumpkin vine has a 6 inch slit plus stem also. My 2350.5 Dogg is very slow growing. Hate to pick it since only had only 2 females on the main and I terminated it at 23 feet. It just wants to produce males.   Monday, July 3 View Page Not my main choice but seems to be growing fast at DAP 8. I like the shape of my other one 7 feet down and great position, but slow growing. Going if them both a week more to see who is getting culled. My other pumpkin vine has a 6 inch slit plus stem also. My 2350.5 Dogg is very slow growing. Hate to pick it since only had only 2 females on the main and I terminated it at 23 feet. It just wants to produce males.   Wednesday, July 5 View Page Out of my three plants, got one pumpkin doing great. At DAP at 12, it measures out to 37 lbs now. My other 3 pumpkins, not growing very fast. I have to cull one. Still waiting to see who going to become a good leader. So far like the shape on my smaller one but not the position and the other is great position, smaller and growing much slower but another 4 feet out on main.   Saturday, July 8 View Page DAP of 12 and she chugging along. Yesterday put on 14 lbs. Now at 74lbs.   Saturday, July 8 View Page DAP of 12 and she chugging along. Yesterday put on 14 lbs. Now at 74lbs.   Saturday, July 8 View Page DAP of 12 and she chugging along. Yesterday put on 14 lbs. Now at 74lbs.   Tuesday, July 25 View Page My Kin is coming along slowly. All the rain been going around here and need it bad. She is taping at 440 lbs today at around 32 dap   Friday, July 28 View Page My largest had a great night of grouth after the 2 inches of rain. She put on 32 lbs and just turned 500 lbs. My other two are 275 lbs each.   Monday, July 31 View Page Good night for my pumpkin, she put on 28 lbs. At DAP 37, she tapes out at 560 lbs.   Thursday, August 3 View Page Took awhile but finally made 600 lbs on my Kisamore seed   Monday, August 7 View Page She still putting on lbs slowly. Tapes out at 674 lbs. My other two plants are producing 376 lbs and 380 lbs   Monday, August 7 View Page She still putting on lbs slowly. Tapes out at 674 lbs. My other two plants are producing 376 lbs and 380 lbs   Thursday, August 10 View Page DAP of 45 and finally broke 700 lbs. Does have lots of cracks that are healing.   Wednesday, August 16 View Page My bright orange is DAP 47 and 500 lbs. My pinkish one is DAP 52 and 798 lbs. Both just moving along about 16 lbs a day.   Wednesday, August 16 View Page My bright orange is DAP 47 and 500 lbs. My pinkish one is DAP 52 and 798 lbs. Both just moving along about 16 lbs a day.