Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 2 Entries. Tuesday, March 18 View Page Getting the plot ready for my third year of giant pumpkin growing. I will try to beat my last year’s weight of 1161 lbs which was grown from a 665 Cook seed. Working with a 500 sqft urban front yard limits my growth area but I will maximize growth by adding a greenhouse to get an earlier start and to keep the heat units up during our cooler summer nights here on the northern Pacific coast.   Thursday, March 20 View Page That’s not snow in Vancouver - it’s Vermiculite!! It’s the white stuff in potting soil and when tilled into to the soil it makes it light and fluffy and easy for roots to grow.