Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 18 Entries. Friday, April 15 View Page The pumpkin season is under way, the seeds are planted! Sunday, April 24 View Page Planted the 2185 Brandt in the greenhouse today. The 2109 Zywiec , 1916 Barron, 1756 H/J, and 1662.5 DeBacco will go outside the end of the week. Sunday, April 24 View Page The new greenhouse is 28' X 28' so hopefully that helps with the Northern Minnesota weather. Wednesday, June 15 View Page 1969 Haist, will have one open on Friday at 12 feet, and one open at 15 feet early next week. A great plant. Wednesday, June 15 View Page 2185 Brandt, will have one open at 15 feet early next week. The plant sunburns easily but loves to grow! Wednesday, June 15 View Page 2109 Zywiec, starting to grow really good outside! Being outside this is a few days behind the inside plants. Wednesday, July 13 View Page 1969 Haist X 2185 Brandt. It's trying to ramp up the weight gains, but we've had 20+ inches in the last 2 months here! We don't need rain the rest of the year, but I guess we live in a Tropical Rain Forest haha! Wednesday, July 13 View Page 1969 Haist X 2185 Brandt 22dap Wednesday, July 13 View Page 2109 Zywiec plant, this plants went through a lot and just keeps on wanting to grow! It was in 8 inches of water for 4 days earlier. So sun and dry weather would help. Wednesday, July 13 View Page 2109 Zywiec X 2185 Brandt 18dap I had to cut off the blossom to stop it from rotting on Saturday so hopefully it worked, seams to be scabbed over good. Tuesday, July 26 View Page Finally had to water in the greenhouse after 3 weeks, you know you live in a tropical rainforest when you don't have to even water inside. This is the 1969 Haist Tuesday, July 26 View Page The new patch for next spring is starting to take shape, it's on higher ground so water won't be an issue. Saturday, August 6 View Page The ground is finally drying out so I can water every day and the pumpkin is responding good, averaging around 30 a day. Starting to catch up to my last years 1465 numbers. Wednesday, August 24 View Page It's day 65 for the 1969. It's starting to look pretty mean and sounds like a rock when you hit it. I'll apply the third application of Big Stem in a few days. Hopefully can get another 30 days of growing out of it! Sunday, September 11 View Page The pumpkin developed a pinhole on a dill ring. Estimated weight was 1154 and actual weight was 1195. I'm pretty sure the dill ring came about from when we had so much rain. Cross is 1969 Haist X 2185 Brandt. Sunday, September 11 View Page This is what the pumpkin looks like after we dropped if from a crane 80 feet up onto a Ford Escort! The car didn't fare to well! We raised $475 for the local Literacy Council which buys books for kids each month. It was a dollar per ticket for a chance to pull the rope to release to pumpkin. Thursday, October 20 View Page The new greenhouse is just about ready for next year, just have to lay the drain tile in the trenches. The greenhouse is 30' x 60' for two plants and one will be grown outside. The drain tile will help with drainage and for getting oxygen in the soil. I also plan to pump water and fertilizer back into the drain tile. Thursday, October 20 View Page Another view, I have it all wired with outlets so I don't need extension cords all over.