Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 4 Entries. Monday, August 5 View Page Day 45 and half way there! @ 350” with 1side vine left growing. Best of luck to all fellow growers as splits, rotted stumps, and cracked stems haunt us. Keep em dry! Daily avg. back to 43lbs after battle with aphids.   Monday, August 5 View Page (Backup plant) foaming stump, No stump, DONT give up! Lost stump at DAP20 @ 202” now DAP43 @ 280”- not a contender but the kids will love it for halloween. Keep em dry! P.S. YOU don’t need a stump to grow a pumpkin lol!   Monday, September 23 View Page Well, 5 days till weigh off and I believe Rocky is gonna make it! Sweating bullets with rotted vine, diddymella and every other fungal issue lol! I wish all the best at upcoming weigh offs. Thanks again to Tom Keenan for introducing me to the wonderful world of giant pumpkin growing! Special thanks to Alex Noel for supplying this years seed stock (2234).   Friday, September 27 View Page OMG! We made it to pick a pumpkin day, Rocky’s last day home. Im nervous as we prepare to go to battle like a gladiator at an arena. Our sights will be set on “Fannie” as we prepare for Saratoga, meanwhile being mindful of big Dan K. Its not what place we come in as much as making it to the scale! Best of luck to all??