Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 120 Entries. Tuesday, January 8 View Page This year i made printed seed packages,the design is a little better than the crosses inside,but who knows?... Tuesday, January 8 View Page By this cross it will be not very hard to top the weight from the mother.. Tuesday, January 8 View Page I meaned by this one.. Tuesday, January 8 View Page The 523 Olsen was the most planted seed in Austria and Germany in 2007,so have many growers here one or more crosses from the 523,i too. Friday, February 8 View Page Germination test fron my 188,5(983 Pukos x 1200 Urena) Two seeds in the pot,100% germination... I hope the same will happen with the 1225 Jutras and the 1420 LaRue and the 1097 Beachy and all the others..... Friday, February 15 View Page This is my in-the-moment-lineup for 2008 http://www.2008.rekordkuerbis.at/ some hopefully candidates in the list... Sunday, March 2 View Page This is my frame for the long gourds.Height is 3,7meters(4 yards),that must be high enough for really long gourds.. Sunday, March 23 View Page The last two month i was busy with build windprotectors around the patches.Here you see the mainpatch Sunday, March 23 View Page This is the part i has finished yesterday.Now it´s time to start the season,but must wait til 20th april,a long time when you wait so hard as i,but a short time when you think,how old the universe is.. Sunday, March 23 View Page The construction from the backside Sunday, March 23 View Page The second new windprotector,its 14 meters long Sunday, March 23 View Page The construction behind Sunday, March 23 View Page LG-trelly with protector against wind and hail.. Saturday, April 12 View Page My lineup 2008,from the jutras package is the 1689 on board. Saturday, April 12 View Page soaking the seeds Saturday, April 12 View Page still seconds,and the 1689 sees dirt.... Saturday, April 12 View Page the dirt.. Saturday, April 19 View Page The 1535,5 Glasier has germinatet,now i must wait for the 1225 Jutras,1097 Beachy,1420 LaRue,1062,5 Stelts.I hope they come soon,will be better for my nerves... Sunday, April 20 View Page 1689 Jutras is here,welcome in the sun... Sunday, April 20 View Page Long Gourds Friday, April 25 View Page Pictures from April 24th Friday, April 25 View Page 188,5 Stocker(983 Pukos x 1200 Urena) Friday, April 25 View Page My personal best til now... Friday, April 25 View Page 523 Olsen Friday, April 25 View Page my secret favorite... Friday, April 25 View Page thanks Joe for this seed! Friday, April 25 View Page Will see what the californian record can produce in Austria... Friday, April 25 View Page The best of Western Austria... Friday, April 25 View Page Unfortunately the 1420 LaRue and the 1097 Beachy did not germinate,but life must go on.... Sunday, May 4 View Page 1689 Jutras Sunday, May 4 View Page My 188,5 (983 Pukos x 1200 Urena)feels good,maybe he makes my first 1000+.... Sunday, May 4 View Page The Long Gourds wait for warmer weather.. Sunday, May 4 View Page This is the 1097 Beachy.The seed is in the pot since April 12th.Some other growers here have problems with the 1097 too,this seed is a primadonna... Nevertheless the last place in the patch is reserved for the 1097,because it was hard to get and gets a chance. Tuesday, May 6 View Page The 962,6 Pukos is in the patch for the 792 Olsen*,what did not germinate.I know that master Joe himself and the McKie´s plant it too,so we have a transatlantic 962,6-challenge.. Tuesday, May 13 View Page Following a couple of pictures from my plants,first the 1062,5 Stelts Tuesday, May 13 View Page 1535,5 Glasier Tuesday, May 13 View Page 1689 Jutras Tuesday, May 13 View Page 962,6 Pukos Tuesday, May 13 View Page 1225 Jutras Tuesday, May 13 View Page 188,5 Stocker (983 Pukos x 1200 Urena) Tuesday, May 13 View Page 1097 Beachy Tuesday, May 13 View Page 1362 Poirier(1446 Werner x 500 Northrup) Tuesday, May 13 View Page Long Gourds gallery Tuesday, May 20 View Page Rain rain rain... here is the 1062,5 Stelts,how you see.... Tuesday, May 20 View Page The 1689 Jutras was a very proud plant at the first time in the patch.Since sunday it´s raining cats and dogs,it seems that the plants are not very amused about that.. Tuesday, May 20 View Page this leaves dont look so,how they should look.I have no idea,what can be the problem.(1689 Jutras and the most others) Tuesday, May 20 View Page The 1689 Jutras before the big rain Saturday, May 31 View Page The 1097 Beachy does well after many problems by germinating.Unfortunately some of my most popular plants are looking not so good,and i´m guilty myself,how every year... (was not carefully by spraying against weeds) Saturday, May 31 View Page Here a link for automatic translating my homepage by google http://translate.google.at/translate?u=www.2008.rekordkuerbis.at&hl=de&ie=UTF8&sl=de&tl=en Sunday, June 1 View Page The 1689 jutras was one of the plants,where i thought that it´s lost.But the 1689 has survived and is back in race. Sunday, June 1 View Page Best plant in patch,the 1502 wallace from my wife Sunday, June 1 View Page My Long Gourds are one meter high soon. Thursday, June 5 View Page The 1689 Jutras,i´m so glad,that this plant survived spraying against weeds,so i can mail Joe a picture from it and must not explain,why the 1689 is out of the race.. Thursday, June 5 View Page This should become a weedfree highway for the mainvine from the 1225 Jutras,of course i´m not sure this is a good idea,will see. Thursday, June 5 View Page The 1502 Wallace from my wife Thursday, June 5 View Page Long Gourds grow like weeds... Sunday, June 15 View Page My Long Gourd plants are over 3 meters high now Sunday, June 15 View Page 1225 Jutras Sunday, June 15 View Page my wife´s 1502 wallace,one female on the mainvine and 4 on sidevines Sunday, June 15 View Page i guess,weeds always are the best growing plants in my patch... Sunday, June 15 View Page Front view from the 1225 Jutras Sunday, June 15 View Page 1689 Jutras Sunday, June 15 View Page my 188,5 backside Sunday, June 15 View Page 188,5 frontside Sunday, June 15 View Page 1097 Beachy Thursday, July 3 View Page 1097,5 Beachy Thursday, July 3 View Page 1097,5 Beachy x 1502 Wallace Thursday, July 3 View Page 1097,5 Beachy x 1225 Jutras Thursday, July 3 View Page 188,5 Stocker plant Thursday, July 3 View Page 188,5 Stocker x 1689 Jutras,that´s the cross for records in the future! Thursday, July 3 View Page 1535,5 Glasier Thursday, July 3 View Page 1535,5 Glasier x 1097,5 Beachy Tuesday, July 22 View Page This is the 1225 Jutras cross on the 1097,5 Beachy plant The 1225 Jutras is my main pollinator this year,and the most pollinations were successful. Tuesday, July 22 View Page 1225 Jutras cross on my wife´s 1502 Wallace Tuesday, July 22 View Page the same cross on the 1362 Poirier,but here i see a problem with the mainvine,the fruit is to close .I think i will cut the mainvine after the pumpkin soon Tuesday, July 22 View Page 1502 Wallace cross on the 1225 Jutras Tuesday, July 22 View Page I had much bad luck with pollinations with the 1689 Jutras males,here on the 1362 poirier Tuesday, July 22 View Page the same by the 1097,5 Beachy,the 1689 did not work Tuesday, July 22 View Page and by the 1225 Jutras Tuesday, July 22 View Page 1225 Jutras x 1535,5 Glasier Tuesday, July 22 View Page 125 Stocker(me) x 1535,5 Glasier Sunday, July 27 View Page ´The 1097,5 Beachy x 1225 Jutras is history.... The fruit did not grow since more than a week,first i thought it´s the cold weather,but that was only a hope.Unfortunately this was the only one controlled pollinated on the 1097,5. Sunday, July 27 View Page The sad end of the 1535,5 Glasier x 1097,5 Beachy. Sunday, July 27 View Page 1362 Poirier x 1225 Jutras. I have cut the mainvine after the fruit,because it was to close and the next fruit did not grow.And when the hoophouse is completly full,i´m sure it´s a new personal best or more.. Wednesday, July 30 View Page The Grand Canyon has his skywalk,i have my pumpkinwalk... Wednesday, July 30 View Page Another view(way from the 1362 Poirier to the 1535,5 Glasier) Sunday, August 10 View Page 1362 Poirier x 1225 Jutras Sunday, August 10 View Page 1689 Jutras x 1362 Poirier. All the other crosses on the 1689 did not grow,i dont know why. Sunday, August 10 View Page 1225 Jutras x 1535,5 Glasier. No explosive growth,but good cross for seeds. Sunday, August 10 View Page 1535,5 Glasier x 188,5 Stocker,maybe a further successful cooperation between California and Austria after Arnold Schwarzenegger... Sunday, August 10 View Page The 1502 Wallace x 1225 Jutras,unfortunately it´s the plant from my wife,i hope not,that she wins against me in her first growing season... Thursday, August 14 View Page My newest secret weapon... It´s a fertilizer for spraying, made in USA,all plants sprayed with it.Will se what happens.I know,that it´s not very intelligent to try a new product on all plants,but taking risk is a part of pumpkingrowing... Sunday, August 17 View Page First split,since i grow pumpkins,on the 1097,5 Beachy. Sunday, August 17 View Page Unfortunately open pollinatet fruit on my 188,5 Stocker. The beercan for comparison had a half liter beer inside,before i made pictures.. Sunday, August 17 View Page My wife´s 1502 Wallace x 1225 Jutras Sunday, August 17 View Page 1689 Jutras x 1362 Poirier,this fruit saves me the disgrace to produce nothing from a worldrecord seed...lol Sunday, August 17 View Page 1535,5 Glasier x 188,5 Stocker Sunday, August 17 View Page Secret pumpkin 523 olsen open i call this guy secret pumpkin,because the plant did not grow after planting outside, i did not give to compost,but planted back in a pot.After 2 weeks it began to grow,and on the new place all was ok.In the meantime i deletet the 523 from my homepage,and could not give him a comeback there,because people would think:first yes,than no,and now yes again,what´s up with this man? I dont hope,the 523 produces a new personal best..... Saturday, August 23 View Page 125 Stocker(468 Stocker x 983 Pukos)x 1535,5 Glasier,pollinated at july 18th.Ott was 493cm at thuesday,begins to grow faster now,but i´m sure not fast enough.... Saturday, August 23 View Page stemsplit on the 1097 Beachy is ready now,can see the seeds from outside. Saturday, August 23 View Page 1689 Jutras x 1362 Poirier grows faster also since he got a extra portion 6+18+36 fertilizer Saturday, August 23 View Page Pink jumbo banana Thursday, August 28 View Page Me and my 188,5 open Thursday, August 28 View Page same guy with the 523 olsen open Tuesday, September 9 View Page My pumpkinbear,it was the most original wedding present i got last Sunday,September 6th. Wednesday, September 10 View Page Of course saturday... Sunday, September 28 View Page the future of pumpingrowing...lol Tuesday, September 30 View Page My 1362 Poirier x 1225 Jutras,OTT 6,80 meters. In the background my Iseki tractor,no measurements.. Friday, October 3 View Page This is the 1689 Jutras x 1362 Poirier,no candidate for the Austrian championship this sunday,but nice color and a interest cross. Friday, October 3 View Page Harvesting pumpkins can be hard work... Here by the 1502 Wallace x 1225 Jutras from my wife,this must be real love...lol Friday, October 3 View Page My 1362 Poireir x 1225 Jutras in the truck,i dont know,is the truck to big or my pumpkin to small... Friday, October 3 View Page Collateral demage... Tuesday, October 7 View Page Me and my pumpkin by the Austrian Weigh off(GPC certificatet)now it is the 397,7 Stocker 08 (1362 Poirier x 1225 Jutras),that´s not,what i have expactet at begin of the growing season. Wednesday, October 8 View Page My wife with her first pumpkin,now the 397,8 S.Löffler 08 (1502 Wallace x 1225 Jutras) Wednesday, October 8 View Page The pumpkins from me and my wie,feft is mine.Very interest result in kilos:my pumpkin has 180,5 and my wife´s 180 kilos... Wednesday, October 8 View Page of course me and my wife not my wie....lol Sunday, October 12 View Page I was a little disappointed about the weight of my pumpkin,but here you can see,why it was going so light,measurements in cm,this was the thinnest point Sunday, October 12 View Page And this was the thickest point.. If somebody next year wants to grow a weightwatcher-pumpkin,please mail me...lol Sunday, October 12 View Page No doubt,this are the seeds from the 1225 Jutras x 1535,5 Glasier.. Friday, December 26 View Page A happy new year, health, wealth and a successful pumpkin season wishes you and your family Josef, Vienna-Austria