Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 9 Entries. Tuesday, February 4 View Page The snow has melted, it's warm (for now), so I was able to dig up some soil for testing. Just wanted to document the first step of the growing season.   Friday, May 16 View Page A little behind on posting but I planted out 05/16. We had some really cold nights late this May so I covered it with a styrofoam cooler those nights.   Saturday, May 24 View Page About a week after planted out.   Friday, June 13 View Page No obvious bug problems so far this year. I've been spraying Sevin every few days. Last year the cucumber beetles destroyed my plant.   Sunday, June 15 View Page There's a little vine about to grow out. I wish I had taken more pictures last year. I'm not sure if I'm on track with last year. We've had a lot of rain this spring so I haven't had to water much which is different from last year's drought. I have heavy clay soil so aside from the rain that falls I'm trying not to water too much. Last year I had some vine rot. I'll also be vine-burying less.   Monday, June 16 View Page I guess I should put here this is from seeds 612 Parks. F: 1753 Ortman M:1775 Liggett. This is my second year growing so I'm still learning. Based on other diaries I should have put artificial light on it earlier this spring. In central Ohio we've had a lot of rain, overcast, and cold. So I'm behind. Hopefully with some sun big growth happens soon. My deadline is early October so I've got time. And I put extra seeds in the ground yesterday because can't hurt to have a back up. All I'm looking for is a 200lb pumpkin for my county fair.   Wednesday, June 18 View Page One more rainy day and then full sun for 6 days so I'm hoping to see big growth in the next week. I've switched from Sevin to BioAdvance because I liked the BioAdvance better last year. I haven't seen any bugs but that doesn't mean they aren't lurking about. Im really really hoping this 6 days of sun coming up gets this thing moving!   Saturday, June 21 View Page 612 Parks started indoors 6 weeks ago, planted out 5 weeks ago, and I'm finally seeing vines! I'm still cursing the 30 degree nights we had in late May.   Monday, June 23 View Page I can't remember when I planted this, maybe a week ago, but it sprouted overnight 06/23. This is my “nothing to lose” plant. I don't know the seed name so she's Mystery.