Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 30 Entries. Sunday, February 1 View Page I bought my seeds 2097 Kisamore (2365 Wolf x 2447.1 Cutrupi) and 1776 Gunsolus (2639.4 Paton x 2731.5 Stelts) the season begins! 1300 pounds (my goal) looks realistic! Sunday, February 1 View Page I spent 5.5 months selecting the best seed! I looked back 12 generations in their background and I think the ones I got are the best. A cross of the two would be better but dosen't exist so I will make that cross and use it the next years. I will probably sell the seeds as well. Monday, February 2 View Page I am making felted giant pumpkin models this was my first one (and my favourite pumpkin from the looks) the 2907 I will be selling these as well. For all of you looking to buy some I will post the link to my website when I set it up. Monday, February 2 View Page Here is the very realistic back side. Monday, February 2 View Page My 1302 Paton Monday, February 2 View Page The backside. Monday, February 2 View Page The last pumpkin I made so far (there will be lots more soon) the 1970.5 Turner pumpkin. Monday, February 2 View Page I really love it's blossom end. Monday, February 2 View Page 5 cubic yards of compost waiting to be used. Monday, February 2 View Page I made the compost out of fallen leaves and plant matter. It will go into my patch in spring. Monday, February 2 View Page Sorry I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Maurice Dickinson and I am 11 years old (but I still know lots about growing pumpkins) my goal is 1300 pounds this year but I think I can exceed 2000 pounds as I am using some very advanced techniques. Tuesday, February 3 View Page Does anyone have something to deter cucumber beetles? I don't want to lose a plant to bacterial wilt. Tuesday, February 3 View Page For vine borers does wrapping the vines with mesh or something help? Or would something like merit (if that's how you spell it) be better Wednesday, February 4 View Page I wanted something to do in the winter which is long here, so I decided to start my field pumpkins from my 21.6 last year as well as start mine from 2024. I will grow them in pots at the windowsill. I will have pumpkin fruits by June. Wednesday, February 4 View Page I am also growing other plants and I have a camera set up taking pictures ove4 a 40 day period then I will have a nice time lapse. Wednesday, February 4 View Page The 1776 Gunsolus pumpkin is not on pumpkin fanatic so I will show you a picture of the family tree of the 2169 Martin which shares the same genetic background. Unfortunately I could not get all of it in the photo I case you are wondering what the pumpkins on the far left and far right are the one on the left is 2144 Barron and the right is 2907 Paton. Wednesday, February 4 View Page Here is the family tree of 2097 Kisamore (the other one I bought) the pumpkin one the far left is 1885.5 Werner the far right is 2096.5 Barron. Thursday, February 5 View Page I was a bit busy this week but I finally made another felted pumpkin:the 2346 Dawson. Thursday, February 5 View Page Here is the blossom end this is now my favourite one. Thursday, February 5 View Page My field pumpkin's leaf is really pressing against the window. Thursday, February 5 View Page I found this weed by one of my other feild pumpkins it will probably die starved of nutrients (the field pumpkins;is 100 times stronger) but I will leave it it will be a cool addition to my time lapse. Thursday, February 5 View Page I am going to talk a bit about why I chose the seeds I bought. The 1776 because in it's background it has 12 (or so) 2500+ pumpkins?? As well as ar least 7-10 WRs and it proved itself stress tolerant also nearly all of the pumpkins in it's background are NOT DMG and if the ones that are they usually split at the end of the season. The second pumpkin the 2097 It has fairly good genes but what was amazing was that both parents were gaining 51-56 pounds a day for A MONTH STRAIGHT??And we're both around 2000 pounds at day ~54 but the only downside is that both parents split around then??But it cold have been caused by environmental fluctuations in water/temperature. Friday, February 6 View Page Something is wrong with this field pumpkin. Mabe the pot is too small or there is not enough sunlight or it is too cold there by the windowsill it was -26.5 this morning? But I have 5 others in the same conditions that are perfectly fine. Friday, February 6 View Page I know most growers love the 2365 wolf seed but I am using lines with not a lot of 2365 because it's offspring although often enormous, tend to split. So I chose a Mendi/Werner line which splits less often and still grows insanely fast. Friday, February 6 View Page The genetics set the potential, the weather sets the size. Hopefully thus year's weather is better than last year. Saturday, February 7 View Page A grower said that garlic barrier works to deter pests anyone else have that experience? The Sunday, February 8 View Page My leaf is not as weird as before but it is literally horizontal is that normal? Monday, February 9 View Page These two FPs are literally identical. Growing the same direction, same pace, sa,e size. Monday, February 9 View Page And this one's first true leaf is growing horizontal. AGs don't do that but Mabe it's normal for FPs. Monday, February 9 View Page One grower might give me seeds from a pumpkin that went 40 percent heavy it was 1966.5 Warner x self not on pumpkin fanatic though, so if you're interested in it's family tree look for 1966.5 Warner hopefully mine will go heavy as well