Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 28 Entries. Saturday, February 25 View Page 1204 Barket 22 + 20% 1747.5 Handy X 2350 Gienger   Sunday, February 26 View Page 1363 Barker 22 1940 Urena x 1747.5 Handy +24%   Sunday, February 26 View Page 1363 Barker filled with 4 kegs of Elysian Owl beer at the Giant Pumpkin Beerfest. Which was tapped and passed out to 2000+ people at the event.   Sunday, February 26 View Page 1161 Barker 22 2350 Gienger x 1747.5 Handy   Sunday, February 26 View Page My 1363 alongside my good friend Stan Pughs 1400+ both filled with beer . Mine displayed on Friday night festivities and Stan's on Saturday.   Thursday, April 20 View Page 2023 Germinated line up ( if everything g0es right) Up and Growing Are: 2365 Wolf (1) 2006 A.Wolf (2) 1940 Urena (1) 1461 Rosebaugh (1) 1363 Barker (3)   Friday, May 5 View Page Plastic going on   Friday, May 5 View Page Plants ready to go   Saturday, June 24 View Page Pollinations so far 6/20 2006 Am Wolf X 1940 Urena 5L 6/20 1940 Urena X 2006 Am Wolf 5L (1) 6/21 2365 A Wolf X 1363 Barker 4L 6.24 1940 Urena X 2365 Wolf (2) 6/18 1461 "The Doc R. x 2006 Am Wolf 4L I have 2 more pollinations I am hoping to do on or before Friday 6/30. 1363 Barker and one more on the 2006 Am Wolf (2) Both are roughly 18 to 20 ft out   Monday, July 3 View Page All pollinated with back ups on each plants except 1363   Monday, July 3 View Page FingerZ X'd as I have the best 30 DAP I have ever had. As of 8/1 1 @ 690, 2 @ above 450 and 1 adjust above 380.   Saturday, July 8 View Page 2365 X 1940 5L 6 DAP   Tuesday, July 18 View Page 1940 Urena @ 20 DAP   Tuesday, September 26 View Page 328 Barker 23 1461 Rodenbaugh x 2006 AM Wolf. Also did the reverse.   Tuesday, September 26 View Page 504 Barker 23 1461 Rodenbaugh x selfed   Tuesday, September 26 View Page 1210 Barker 23 2006 Am Wolf x 1461 Rodenbaugh   Thursday, October 26 View Page 2006 AM. Wolf x 1461 Rodenbaugh 1210 PLUS.........   Thursday, October 26 View Page 1940 Urena x 2365 Wolf 1509 .......PLUS 1509 EQUALS 2719   Thursday, October 26 View Page 1363 Barker x 2365 Wolf Smal plsnt and not in the equation. 987 Barker . But 2 other 1363s were grown.........   Thursday, October 26 View Page The 1998.5 Ulmeyer. 1363 Barker X 1686 Stelts which went I beleive 17% heavy. Could be more.   Thursday, October 26 View Page Setting in the patch soaking up evey ounce possible   Thursday, October 26 View Page The 2365 needing to be 1582 or better............. 2365 Wolf x 1940 Urena COMES IN AT 1601!!!!! 2719 PLUS.... 1601 EQUALS........   Thursday, October 26 View Page .....A 17 year long quest for a 4320 POUNDS AND.................................. A JACKET BABY!!!   Thursday, October 26 View Page Now making plans for a nice trip to Belgium. Never been to Europe and what a good reason to go. AHUGE THANK YOU TO MY CLOSE FRIENDS FOR YOUR HELP IN ACCOMPLISHING A GOAL THAT SEEMED YET ANOTHER YEAR AWAY AFTER HAVING MY SHOULDER SURGERY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. couldn't have don't it with out your help.   Monday, November 13 View Page So I am often asked as many of us growers are. " what do you do with them afterwards?" Well here is yet one more thing to add to the list.   Monday, November 13 View Page ....an ice bath, just a VERY cold water bath. The water was roughly 40 to 45 degrees. I stayed in for 13 minutes.I will try to post a you tube video. I was recorded in time lapse. There was definately some improvement for next year's 2nd Annual Giant Pumpkin Cold Dip.   Monday, November 13 View Page 1 being have the pumpkin set as it was grown. 2. Try to do it a bit earlier in the year. 3. Grow a 1 ton pumpkin for more room   Monday, November 13 View Page Julio had to fond out what the heck I was doing.