Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 17 Entries. Tuesday, May 31 View Page A few days behind where I would like to be, which is to say I'm about even with where I was on this date the last couple years.   Tuesday, May 31 View Page patch pic   Thursday, July 28 View Page The law of averages caught up to me this year - Blossom end split both of my 1885s. This was the more dramatic of the two.   Saturday, August 13 View Page 43 This morning.   Thursday, September 8 View Page Amelia has the best looking 2365 offspring that I know of, but not the biggest. I'd say this one should be crossed with Rodebaugh's Ruby next year.   Sunday, September 25 View Page 2006 (Amelia) Wolf 2022 (2365 Wolf x sib)   Monday, September 26 View Page Here's another angle of the 2006. Amelia got 2nd place in the HD voting among some very stiff competition. I have a feeling that in a few years the majority of pumpkins will be good looking ones.   Monday, September 26 View Page Back to back HD award at Ridgefield. And like last year, it was about 100# light. 1120 Wolf 22 (1040 Wolf x Self). Best of the plants out in the orange patch by far. Pretty happy with the 1040 and 906 seeds so far, although a few didn't produce as bright orange as I was hoping.   Saturday, October 1 View Page 1761 Wolf 22 (2183 Mendi x 1797 Wolf) What a rock solid fruit. A healthy but unremarkable plant. I pulled the 1797 plant due to odd fruit that wouldn't grow, so the line ends here and I won't save the seeds from this one. This may be the last ugly fruit I intentionally grow.   Monday, October 10 View Page Thursday night we set up the tripod like we've done a bunch of times before. But then, we got cold feet. The 4x4s are 20 years old and a little dinged up and getting some bends in them. We lifted the 2006 a couple weeks before with it, what's another 10% or so extra weight on them I had been thinking. Played it safe and called in some heavy duty help.   Monday, October 10 View Page It went sooooo smooth. Thanks to our friend John up the road, I don't think I'll lift any big ones any other way from now on.   Monday, October 10 View Page 2493 Wolf 22 (2365 Wolf x Self) I knew it was a good solid fruit, but I was still shocked by the number. Thanks to the OVGPG crew for another well run weighoff!   Monday, October 10 View Page From a distance, the cantelouping has a lighter orange color, but up close the base of it is a decent red. I'm pretty excited, as the 2493 plant was the pollinator to Amelia's 2006 so the color should continue on most of the offspring.   Wednesday, October 19 View Page 797 Wolf 22 (1787 Wolf x 2365 Wolf) Grown out in the orange patch. Nice orange barrel shape, and the pollinator grew the 2493.   Wednesday, October 19 View Page 411 Wolf 22 (906 Wolf x 1040 Wolf) Grown out in the orange patch, the pollinator plant grew the 1120. As far as I know this is the first cross of two seeds that had been grown on the same plant, and were the same cross since the 493 Vankooten (1230 Daletas x 1016 Daletas). Not that it makes it a good seed, just a neat combo.   Wednesday, October 19 View Page 411 pic   Wednesday, October 19 View Page Had to switch the 2493 from the big trailer to the small one to put it in the garage for safe keeping. A good strong tree branch and the chain hoist worked great!