Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 206 Entries. Sunday, April 10 View Page To start my diary,one last look back at 2004 season. My goal : beating my PB: 917lbs or 416kg,and defending my belgian championship title.   Sunday, April 10 View Page Plan of the patch and seed line-up.In case of not-germination of 582,1458 or 895.5 of witch i only have one seed each,i'll replace it with a 917ghaye.   Sunday, April 10 View Page Loading manure   Sunday, April 10 View Page Spreading compost   Sunday, April 10 View Page Tilling it in...   Sunday, April 10 View Page He wants to grow'em BIG!!!   Tuesday, April 12 View Page Could work most of the day in the patch. 1000kg of chicken manure spread and tilled in for 4 plants.   Monday, April 25 View Page Digged planting holes for four of the six plants.In the afternoon we loaded a trailer of cow-manure.Tilled last part of the patch.   Monday, April 25 View Page Old aged well rotten cow-manure.5 loads like this go into each of the six planting holes.   Monday, April 25 View Page Each hole is filled up this way with the manure,compost and earth.Depth of each hole is 60cm or 2ft.   Tuesday, April 26 View Page Started installing greenhouses today.   Tuesday, April 26 View Page Hoops are placed. Also finished first two planting holes today. 1 Cubic meter of cow-manure went in for two plants.   Wednesday, April 27 View Page Started building my new tunnel-greenhouse today.   Wednesday, April 27 View Page Here it is... Plastic will come tomorrow,too windy today.Lenght is 20 meter or 66ft.wide: 6 meter or 20ft.High enough to work easily in it. It will house two plants.   Wednesday, April 27 View Page Here's an overview of the patch. Big greenhouse in front will permanetly house two plants , the other one will house 4 plants till they're outgrowing it.At that moment,plastic at the backside wil be removed.So the stumps will grow inside, the pumpkins(hopefully!)outside.   Saturday, April 30 View Page Seeds went in today. Direct seeded 650verstappen seeds + 917ghaye seeds. 996bobbier ,838pukos and 895.5hester in pots. 582hester and 1458witthier went to Luc Bex who will try to germinate them for me.   Saturday, April 30 View Page My new greenhouse is ready.   Saturday, April 30 View Page Plenty of room inside. Easy to work in! Sides + two doors on the heads can be opened in case of hot weather. Plastic is burried a little in , so no critters can enter.Seeds are in ,we're ready to go!   Wednesday, May 4 View Page Seeds for the fieldpumpkins went into peat-pots yesterday (may 3).135 jack'o lanterns,+-20bluepumpkin seeds and 18goliath pumpkin seeds. I will also plant some 20 squash-plants for selling this year. The big yellow and the red pumpkins i'll buy as little plants next week.About 500 plants will be planted after last frost-date(may 15).   Wednesday, May 4 View Page Great news.The direct-seeded 917ghaye seeds are popping up! Those are not ment to grow with,unless my 1458 or 582 don't germinate. Hope the other seeds will pop up too.Those in the pots i took into the house this evening ,due to the cold temperatures (10°C)outside,and probably a rather cold night in the greenhouse too.   Wednesday, May 4 View Page Started rototilling up the patch again today.   Wednesday, May 11 View Page Patch 1 : 2 plants   Wednesday, May 11 View Page Covered part of patch 2 : 4 plants   Wednesday, May 11 View Page Left : 996bobbier Right : 838pukos   Wednesday, May 11 View Page 895.5hester   Wednesday, May 11 View Page 650verstappen (direct seeded,i will have to chose one of these in order of strenght,and of course direction)   Wednesday, May 11 View Page 650verstappen (same seed as last year witch gave me my 917ghaye)   Wednesday, May 11 View Page 917ghaye(650verstappen*self). I don't know if i'm gonna grow 1 of these ,they were direct seeded 'just in case'.But they 're very strong looking plants.   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 895.5hester   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 917ghaye,direct seeded april 30   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 650verstappen,direct seeded april30   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 838 pukos ,seeded:april 30.sprouted :may 5 transplanted:may 13(oops...friday 13!!!).   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 650verstappen.direct seeded april 30   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 1458whittier. seeded:may 5. sprouted: may 11   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 582hester:seeded:may 5.sprouted:may 13.   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 996bobbier.seeded:april 30.sprouted:may 7.transplanted:may 13.   Wednesday, May 18 View Page 100'jaune de paris ,160'rouge vif',120'jack'o lantern' 40 'zucchini'some 'bluepumpkins'and some squash go in the ground this week friday and saturday.About 500plants should give any thousands of pumpkins if anything goes right.   Saturday, May 21 View Page 50 fieldpumpkin plants went in yesterday,250 today.100 big yellow,160 red ones and about 40 blue pumpkin and squash plants are planted. 160 jack 'o lanterns and 40 zuchini will follow next week. Gave first 13-40-13 drench to AG-plants.   Sunday, May 22 View Page 582Hester transplanted to the patch(greenhouse)today.   Tuesday, May 24 View Page Transplanted 1458whittier today.Unlike the rest of my plants this plant will not be grown in a greenhouse.Seed from the biggest pumpkin ever grown...maybe a hot summer here... who knows ? His mom,the 582hester is planted in my greenhouse.   Thursday, May 26 View Page Finally summer.Greenhouses wide open from early in the morning till late in the evening.I have some problems keeping temperature moderate in the big greenhouse in front.(went up to 48°C,only 37°C in the other greenhouse). Could be the part of the plastic burried in,witch makes i can't open it all to the ground.If hot weather continues i will have to remove it.Plants still looking good,though.   Friday, May 27 View Page Warmest may27 ever here in belgium. 33°C outside, up to 42°and 50° in greenhouses .As you can see i took the plastic walls down this morning, but all of my plants suffer from the heath. hope the will recover. 582hester looking the strongest right now.   Friday, May 27 View Page 917ghaye   Friday, May 27 View Page 650verstappen   Friday, May 27 View Page 838pukos,suffered the most from the heath...   Friday, May 27 View Page 996bobbier   Friday, May 27 View Page 582hester   Monday, May 30 View Page My best plant at this moment 650verstappen   Monday, May 30 View Page I will have to decide here,582hester(right) or back-up(left)(650verstappen).   Monday, May 30 View Page Decision time here too... 996bobbier(right) or back-up.   Tuesday, May 31 View Page Sprayed AG-plants with baythroid and bayfidan special   Wednesday, June 1 View Page Started installing the watering system today.   Thursday, June 2 View Page Testing the watering system.Everything seems okay.I can open or close each of the drip-hoses and give water or fertilizer to any plant or part of the plant i want.   Thursday, June 2 View Page Gave a 13-40-13 drench to 895.5,917,650 and 838 (picture)yesterday.Installed drip-hoses in other greenhouse today and gave 582 and 996 a 13-40-13 drench.   Sunday, June 5 View Page Test   Sunday, June 5 View Page Still can't believe i did this yesterday.I spent all day to build fences to keep my dogs, little kids,rabbits and anything that could hurt my plants out of the patch... Than i broke the main vine of my best growing plant,while installing driphoses. I allready emailed Martin (Reiss) and he thinks that the best i can do is cut the main vine and use the back main.If anyone has an idea,email me please!!!.   Monday, June 6 View Page Made my final decision today and culled the last back-ups.So: Patch 1 : front:996bobbier, the one in the back is the 582hester.   Monday, June 6 View Page This is my patch nr.2 : plants will be grown half in greenhouse, half outside.The first couple of weeks they will still fit in the greenhouse. From left to right : 895.5hester,917ghaye,650verstappen and 838pukos   Monday, June 6 View Page My 1458whittier will be grown outside,and is hoping for a long,hot summer.   Monday, June 6 View Page 996bobbier   Monday, June 6 View Page 582hester   Monday, June 6 View Page 895.5hester.I want to compete in the squash-championship in Duisburg too this year.   Monday, June 6 View Page 917ghaye.Plant out of my 416kg pumpkin seed.Hope it will do well, cause i got 800 of those seeds, and i like direct-seeding.   Monday, June 6 View Page 650verstappen.Gave me my 917lbs,416kg pumpkin last year.   Monday, June 6 View Page 838pukos.John gave me this seed as an extra with the 582 and 1458 i bought at their auction. I will try to grow a 1000lbs pumpkin out of it John.   Tuesday, June 7 View Page What's wrong with this leave of my 996bobbier plant? The bigger leaves are dark green.All the new leaves from the last couple of days look like this one.   Tuesday, June 7 View Page Added a mulch(compost) to some of my plants. I don't see any disadvantages in mulching,except that it keeps the soil cooler,and pumpkin roots like heath.But i can't imagine that soil temperature could be to low in my greenhouse.Advantages: Weed control,and less soil compaction.   Thursday, June 9 View Page Greenhouse closed for a cold night here in Belgium (about 3°C).Watering system running. Gave a 20-20-20 drench,and i sprayed baythroid,bayfidan and foliar feed.   Saturday, June 11 View Page Greenhouse nr.2 : plant 1 :895.5hester,2 :917ghaye 3 :650verstappen,4 : 838pukos.All doing well.Added a thick mulch of compost to avoid soil compaction as i have to walk there every day to take care of the plants.Cold outside , no higher than 15°C today,and warning for night-frost.   Monday, June 13 View Page First female flower bud , about 5ft. out on my 917ghaye. 20-20-20 drench.   Tuesday, June 14 View Page Greenhouse nr.2 will have to stay permanently open at the NE-side soon as the plants will outgrow in in the next couple of days.Hoping the cold nights are defenitly over now.   Tuesday, June 14 View Page Patch nr. 2 will look like this.Plants partially inside, pumpkins(hopefully!) outside.A plastic windbrake will be placed on the NE side.   Tuesday, June 14 View Page 650vertappen.My biggest plants till now.   Tuesday, June 14 View Page 996bobbier.As long as my 650,but much less secondairies.First female bud 7ft.out.   Sunday, June 19 View Page 30°C.today.Warm nights.Explosive growth at the moment. Gave a 20-20-20drench today. My last watering tank (i had 9 tanks of 1000 liters)is empty.Tomorrow i can load two tanks on my trailer and gonna fill them up at a friend's place,where they have a well.We haven't had any rain in more than 4 weeks now.   Sunday, June 26 View Page 582hester   Sunday, June 26 View Page 996bobbier   Sunday, June 26 View Page 895.5hester   Sunday, June 26 View Page 917ghaye   Sunday, June 26 View Page 650verstappen   Sunday, June 26 View Page 838pukos   Monday, June 27 View Page Finally a day were i found time to work in the patch.Pruned, did some vine burying,weeding and trimming. At 9pm sprayed with insecticide,fungicide and foliar feed.Gave a last shot of 20-20-20.Next time it will be 13-40-13 for the flowers and fruit setting.Day 11 of heath wave.29° C today.A little better than the 30° to 34°from last week.After all,the leave burning is not too bad. Plants still look pretty green.Week 7 of no rain.I hope my tanks will be filled when i get the fruits going on,cause i will need a lot of water for my 6 plants at that time!Picture shows the 4 plants that are grown half inside,half outside greenhouse.   Friday, July 1 View Page Had a free day to work in the patch today.Last hand was layed on the fence around the part out of the greenhouse.Placed the weed-control (picture) in the area were the pumpkins should come.No mouse can get trough it, it keeps the weeds away,and it prevents the plants from anchoring to close to the fruit.It's 7ft wide,and goes from 12ft till 19ft from stumps.If necessary i still can cut it in peaces from 7ft*7ft,and adjust it under the particular fruits.   Friday, July 1 View Page I also layed the last hand on irrigation system.Last 3 days of rain allowed me to collect 14000 litres of water.Did some pruning and vine-burying on 582,996 and 1458.   Friday, July 1 View Page Pollinated 895.5hester*self today.Female flower on 917ghaye is in ziploc,and will be pollinated tomorrow.I will follow Martin's(Reiss) advice and use the 1458 as male pollinator for most of my pumpkins.   Friday, July 1 View Page Of course the 1458 male flower is also 'ziplocked'.   Friday, July 1 View Page 582hester.Planted a week later than most of the others and not as big as the others.But perfect shape and color.No burnt leaves on this one.   Friday, July 1 View Page 996bobbier.I had my doubts on this one,but the last week it has done very well.Some yellow and brown leaves(5 or 6)at the heart of the plants.The rest of them are deep green.First female bud on main only since june 29,14ft out.   Friday, July 1 View Page 895.5hester.Pollinated 1 this morning 13ft out.Placed some protection for rain over pollinated flower.   Friday, July 1 View Page My biggest plant so far,917ghaye.Tommorow i will pollinate first female 14ft out.   Friday, July 1 View Page 650verstappen.The one i broke the main vine .Still has to go 3 or 4 ft before i start some pollinations.   Friday, July 1 View Page 838pukos.Is reaching the 'pollination zone'.   Friday, July 1 View Page 838pukos,reaching the 'pollination zone'.   Friday, July 1 View Page 1458 Whitthier.Amazing plant: only one that's not in a greenhouse, and sprouted a week later than the other plants, but allready caught up with some of them.Maybe this summer a greenhouse is not such a good idea(if many heathwaves will follow).But i still have this guy,so i'm not counted out ! :)   Saturday, July 2 View Page 1000l.of water + 1000l.13-40-13 solution.   Saturday, July 2 View Page Pollinated a female on 917ghaye,12ft.out.Male pollinator was 996bobbier.Wanted to pollinate with 1458,but no males open on this one.   Sunday, July 3 View Page Disaster in the patch this morning.This is the main vine of my 1458whittier.Believe it or not ,but this was the third!!! plant this morning i found with the MV broken of.Is it under his own weight,or the tendrils that tear it in two peaces?   Sunday, July 3 View Page This the 582hester(mv). This one was broken by the tendrills twisted around some bamboosticks.The 582 was 1 of my 2 favorite plants.   Sunday, July 3 View Page This is the tip of my 917ghaye , the other of my two favorites.4 of 7 plants have a broken main vine now.Very hard lesson!!!   Sunday, July 3 View Page 996bobbier.I think all of my plants got an O.D. of nitrogen,due to the huge amount of manure i added,and to the ferts i'm giving them. I think the last shot of 20-20-20 was 1 too much. 4of 7 plants MV,broke off , because they are growing straight up into the air, instead of growing on the ground.Gonna try to support 3 remaining plants.But how am i going to get them down? Anyone any idea? Email me please.   Sunday, July 3 View Page 838pukos... same problem.   Sunday, July 3 View Page MV tip of my 996bobbier.Must be the nitrogen in the chicken manure i added to my patch in spring.How do i get it down? Three of my other plants MV tips allready broke of.Help needed.Please email me.   Monday, July 4 View Page Plants reacted with an explosion of growth on pruning last friday and ferts on saturday.Here's the 996bobbier.I'm going to pollinate everything from today on,and let as many as possible pumpkins grow to basketball size,just to try to stop the excessif growth.   Wednesday, July 6 View Page Pollinated 996bobbier*1458whittier.Pruned, sprayed fungicide,insecticide+foliar feed.Watered 2000l.for the two greenhouses.   Thursday, July 7 View Page 895.5hester on day 7.Very long stem,and the next female bud is very long stemmed too.   Thursday, July 7 View Page 917ghaye on day 6.Terminated the main(it broke off earlier)after this one .it's 13ft.out.I don't know if i 'm gonna keep this one , or one on a trained secondairy.We'll see...   Thursday, July 7 View Page Day 2 for 996bobbier,15ft.out,and a perfect angle,now that the main finally decided to lay down.Got another female at 17ft.out and ready to open in two days.One of those two will be the keeper.   Thursday, July 7 View Page 13-40-13drench   Saturday, July 9 View Page Fieldpumpkin-plants finally started to grow.   Saturday, July 9 View Page Main tip of my 838pukos.Raises too high in the sky to support with the bamboosticks.Got to find out something,or it's gonna snap off, like 4 of my other mains.   Saturday, July 9 View Page Hope this will do the job.   Monday, July 11 View Page Pollinated 838pukos today with 996bobbier.   Tuesday, July 12 View Page Leaves of my 996bobbier-plant.Watered patch today : 1800lt.for the two greenhouses.   Tuesday, July 12 View Page Fruit on 996bobbier,day 7.   Tuesday, July 12 View Page Fruit on 895.5hester day 12.   Tuesday, July 12 View Page Fruit on my 917ghaye day 11.   Tuesday, July 12 View Page Fruit on 838pukos on day 2.   Wednesday, July 13 View Page Pollinated two females on 582hester*1458whitthier.   Wednesday, July 13 View Page 1000 liter of 13-13-35 for 6 plants.   Thursday, July 14 View Page Pollinated 650verstappen*1458whittier.   Friday, July 15 View Page 895.5hester day 15   Friday, July 15 View Page 996bobbier day 10   Monday, July 18 View Page 996bobbier on day 12: 101.5" est.weight : 30lbs or 13,5kg.   Monday, July 18 View Page 895.5hester on day 17 : 124" est.weight:45lbs or 20kg. In my former posts i made the mistake of counting pollination day as day 1 , but i'm told pollination day is day zero.So juli 1 pollinated 895.5,juli 18 is day 17. Fruit on my 917ghaye aborted.   Monday, July 18 View Page Stem-side of 996bobbier.Stem is not very long, but the angle is good.   Monday, July 18 View Page My 996bobbier plant.Look at the size of those leaves... We're not growing lettuce,we're growing rhubarb !!! lol Sprayed AG plants ,with fungicide,something against aphids(saw the first ones today),foliar feed, and chelated calcium.   Friday, July 22 View Page 996bobbbier day 16 : 145" est: 74lbs or 33kg   Friday, July 22 View Page 996bobier,stemside   Friday, July 22 View Page 895.5hester on day 21.OTT:155" and an estimated weight of 89lbs or 40kg.   Friday, July 22 View Page 838pukos ,day 11.   Friday, July 22 View Page 582hester ,day 9 .Too late for Duisburg,but plenty of time for Kasterlee.Only problem is that it's a secondary-fruit,since i lost my main on this one.   Saturday, July 23 View Page Watered + 13-13-35 drench. Also did some pruning and culling.Pic shows some culled 582 and a 895.5 fruit.   Sunday, July 24 View Page 996bobbier hit 100lbs mark today . OTT:162"   Tuesday, July 26 View Page Day 20 for my 996bobbier.OTT:177" est.weight:128lbs.Another28lbs in two days.   Tuesday, July 26 View Page Day 25for 895.5hester : 180" est.:134lbs or 60kg   Tuesday, July 26 View Page day 15 for 838pukos(*996bobbier).104" est.:32lbs   Tuesday, July 26 View Page Luc Bex came to visit my patch this afternoon.Thanks to his professionel help i was able to grow a 917lbs pumpkin last year, in my very first AG-growing year.   Wednesday, July 27 View Page Sprayed chelated calcium,foliar feed,fungicide and insecticide.Gave 2700 liters of water.Total surface of my two greenhouses is 220 square meters,so that's 12liters /sq. meter.   Sunday, July 31 View Page Day 25 for my 996bobbier.Ott:219" est : 231lbs or 105kg.Circ is 95".   Sunday, July 31 View Page 213" and 214lbs.est.for 895.5 on day 30.   Sunday, July 31 View Page Day 20 for 838pukos(picture).137'' , 64lbs. Day 18 for 582hester(on sidevine).112" 38lbs or 17kg.Culled it's twin sister today and weighed it 38lbs or 17kg too.   Monday, August 1 View Page Before...   Monday, August 1 View Page After... My watering tower collapsed when i put a 1000liter tank with 13-13-35 solution on it.   Friday, August 5 View Page 996bobbier ont day 30.Circ:109" OTT:247" Est.Weight:325lbs or 147kg.Last 4 days 18 to 22 lbs gains a day.Temps at night went down to +-10°C last 3 nights.   Friday, August 5 View Page 582hester ,day 23. OTT:163" est:102lbs or 46kg.Doing well for a sec.vine fruit. 895.5 hester(no picture) on day 35:236" est:286lbs or 129kg   Sunday, August 7 View Page 1800 litres of water for the 2 greenhouses.Very cold and wet day with 22 lt./sq.meter.Day temps are 18°C , nights 12°C.   Monday, August 8 View Page A stem split into the cavity of a 1458whittier fruit.All my stems have splits on this plant . It's my only outside plant. Is t because the cold and wet weather?   Monday, August 8 View Page Made a major adjustement this afternoon to the main vine of 996plant.The pumpkin's shoulders had reached the vine , but there's room again now.   Tuesday, August 9 View Page I allready set up my next year's patch. Just kidding.Those are greenhouses of a strawberry-grower.As you can see, they build miles of it in our region.   Wednesday, August 10 View Page 996bobbier day 35 : 400lbs est. 18lbs a day for 8 days in a row, today even less: 14lbs.Really cold weather,especially the nights. 582hester day 28 : 180lbs est. Watered + 13-13-35 shot.   Monday, August 15 View Page Day 40 for 996bobbier. Est.458lbs,207kg.   Monday, August 15 View Page 895.5hester on day 45. Est.365lbs or 165kg.I don't think i will ever get more than 200kg out of it.   Monday, August 15 View Page 582hester on day 33 : Est. 279lbs or 126kg.Started growing very well since a day or 5. Sprayed chelated calcium+foliar feed + fungicide. 2000liters of water.   Wednesday, August 17 View Page 582hester on day 35.Est.318lbs. or 144kg.   Thursday, August 18 View Page Applied 13-13-35 fertilizer.   Friday, August 19 View Page 996bobbier hits 500lbs est.   Saturday, August 20 View Page 966bobbier,45 days old .Ott:288,5" est.: 510lbs.Gaining 12lbs a day now for the last 8 days.Weather is extreme bad:16°C ot 61°F max.today ,and not one minute of sun.   Saturday, August 20 View Page 582hester 38 days old.Ott:260,5" est.:380lbs.Averaging 21lbs gains for the last 6 days.I think it will catch up soon with the 996bobbier.   Monday, August 22 View Page 13-13-35 shot.   Thursday, August 25 View Page 582hester on day 43 : 279,5" 465lbs.est.(210kg).   Thursday, August 25 View Page 996bobbier on day 50 : 294,5" est.:542lbs.(245kg).Not much growth here anymore.   Thursday, August 25 View Page Sprayed with chelated calcium, foliar feed and a fungicide.   Saturday, August 27 View Page Day 45 for 582hester:512lbs(232kg).47lbs gain in 2 days. Day 52 for 996bobbier:558lbs(253kg).Still growing a few lbs a day.   Tuesday, August 30 View Page 996bobbier: day 55 : OTT:300" Est.:572lbs or 260kg.   Wednesday, August 31 View Page 582hester hits 550lbs or 250kg est.   Thursday, September 1 View Page 996bobbier.No growth since yesterday .300" 572lbs Applied 13-13-35   Thursday, September 1 View Page day 50 for 582hester.298.5" est.:563lbs or 255kg.   Sunday, September 4 View Page Day 60 for 996bobbier: OTT:303" 588lbs or 267kg.Will be a beautifull one for my display.   Sunday, September 4 View Page 582hester on day 53 : 304" for an estimated weight of 594lbs.Averaging 10lbs a day, it will hit 600# mark tomorrow.Real summer here 25+°day, 16°nights, and sun all day.   Tuesday, September 6 View Page Day 55 for 582Hester:circ 149" Ott:311" Est.:635lbs or 288kg.72lbs gain from day 50 to 55,that's 14lbs a day. 800lbs is still possible.   Tuesday, September 6 View Page Sprayed chelated calcium,foliar feed and fungicide.   Saturday, September 10 View Page 582hester tapes 325.5" for an estimated weight of 726lbs(330kg). We got more than 40 liters of rain last night.All my watering tanks are filled.   Saturday, September 10 View Page Made a mistake in previous entry : Ott is 318" est.weight is 678lbs (308kg)   Monday, September 12 View Page 582hester tapes 321.5" est: 700lbs(318kg). 13-13-35 shot.   Tuesday, September 13 View Page Belgian measuring device.... Beer bottle is bigger than the German one, the pumpkin unfortunally not (:   Saturday, September 17 View Page Harvested and weighed the 996bobbier fruit today.OTT : 311" CIRC : 141" Estimated weight :635lbs or 288kg Real weight : 664lbs (301kg).Cross was 996bobbier*1458whitthier.   Saturday, September 17 View Page The 664ghaye.(996bobbier*1458whittier)   Saturday, September 17 View Page Another pic   Saturday, September 17 View Page Stem end of the 664ghaye   Sunday, September 18 View Page 582hester.Est.740lbs,336kg.   Monday, September 19 View Page Visitors from the local 'kindergarten'.   Tuesday, September 27 View Page 582Hester tapes 334" today. Est.weight:783lbs(355kg).Still growing.i don't know if i'm gonna take it to Duisburg this saturday, or let it grow a little longer and still have a chance to take a 400kg pumpkin to the weighoff in Kasterlee,end of october.I will decide on friday.   Friday, September 30 View Page Estimated weight day before weighoff in Duisburg : 790lbs(359kg).Was on local TV with the 582Hester today.Good luck to all for the weighoffs!   Saturday, October 1 View Page Weighoff day.Lifting crew is ready...   Saturday, October 1 View Page There she goes ,the 582hester   Saturday, October 1 View Page The 895.5hester   Saturday, October 1 View Page Or not..... lol We had to replace a tire.   Sunday, October 2 View Page Ready to go....   Sunday, October 2 View Page Duisburg   Sunday, October 2 View Page Leo Cuypers'pumpkin.Tapes more than 1100lbs.What a beast...The biggest i ever saw,but will it be the heaviest?   Sunday, October 2 View Page My pumpkin on the scales.   Sunday, October 2 View Page The 582hester will be the 802ghaye now.Cross was 582hester*1458whittier. 364kg   Sunday, October 2 View Page The winner. Jef Boonen 1067lbs or 484.5kg !!!! Congrats.   Sunday, October 2 View Page Nrs. 1,2 and 3.   Saturday, October 29 View Page 663ghaye prepared to be carved.   Saturday, October 29 View Page A local beauty inside the 663.   Saturday, October 29 View Page Me and my 663lbs jack'o lantern.   Saturday, October 29 View Page My display...   Saturday, October 29 View Page Happy Halloween !   Sunday, October 30 View Page Weighoff in Kasterlee today.Nice to meet paul, luc,leo and the others again. Sunny and 20°C.   Sunday, October 30 View Page Belgian beer is excellent.   Sunday, October 30 View Page Belgian pumpkins too... 6 over 400kg... 300kg needed to make top 25... awsome!   Sunday, October 30 View Page The winner : Jef Boonen!(Paul's dad)   Sunday, October 30 View Page The top ten ! All from Kasterlee...   Sunday, October 30 View Page Need big pumpkins? lol   Sunday, October 30 View Page My pumpkin on the scale. The one in front is the winner(475.5kg)