Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 37 Entries. Saturday, January 5 View Page Lyons 901 on day 22 42.6 kg est or 94 lbs OTT158. Saturday, January 5 View Page Polka 750 day 16 13.7 kg (30 LBS) est OTT 102. Saturday, January 5 View Page My wheel the Fredricks 754 on day 16 98 OTT. The pumpkin is 5 meters from the stump. Hope it stay uprite. Sunday, January 20 View Page This is the Polka 750 on day 32 est 200lbs. On the 754 Fredricks I cut of the wheel and set 4 other pumpkins on side vines. Still enough time left to get another pumpkin. Sunday, January 20 View Page Lyons 901 day 37. Grow the last week 22lbs a day. Now on 360lbs est. Ugly looking pumpkin. Sunday, January 27 View Page 901Lyons better than my PB. Still 35 days to go. Lots of rain hope he can make it. I will take it very slow on this pumpkin. Day 44 OTT 299 est 226kg. Sunday, January 27 View Page Taking of the "wheel" on the 754 Fredricks and set another pumpkin. Est 35 kg. Sunday, January 27 View Page Polka 750 day 37 300lbs est. Getting a nice colour. Saturday, February 9 View Page Find this 2 on the lyons 901. Saturday, February 9 View Page Polka 750 day 51 200kg 440lbs est. Stil growing at 13 lbs a day. Getting ugly. Just wondering why he get this small cuts all over the pumpkin. Saturday, February 9 View Page Lyons 901 day 57 320kg 727lbs est. It did slow down still growing at 10lbs a day. Sunday, February 10 View Page Polka 748 day 18 90.8 lbs est. Only 35 days to go a bit late but who knows? Sunday, February 10 View Page Fredricks 754 day day 31 est 210lbs. After I cut of the "wheel" just get another wheel lol. Friday, February 15 View Page Lyons 901 day 63 788 lbs est. Lots of green left. Hope we can squeeze out another pound or two. Lots of rain in this late stage of growing hope this one can go to the end. Friday, February 15 View Page Fredricks 754 Day 39 340 lbs est. The "wheel" is doing good for a late secondary vine set. This one is for you Jim. Must plant next year another Fredricks. Hope this one can go for 500lbs+. Lots of green left. Saturday, February 23 View Page Lyons 901 on day 71 853lbs est. Update on the other pumpkins: Fredricks day 46 433lbs est. Polka 748 278lbs. Polka 750 day 63 527lbs est. Wednesday, March 12 View Page The 901 Lyons ready for the long road to Pniel 1400km away. Friday, March 14 View Page Everywhere we stop the people ask if the pumpkin is real. One person ask me if the pumpkins look like this how does the my kettle look like. Saturday, March 15 View Page Some of the pumpkins at the weigh off. Mine is at the far end in the middle. Saturday, March 15 View Page Pumpkins on the scale. Saturday, March 15 View Page My pumpkin on the scale. Saturday, March 15 View Page Me and the 901 Lyons now the 837 Kleinhans. New South Africa record 379.5kg. The old record was 308kg. Saturday, March 15 View Page On the stage. Sunday, August 17 View Page My first entry for 2008/2009 season. My larger patch were I will plant 3 pumpkins. SA season start in less than 2 months. Sunday, August 17 View Page How is this for camouflaging. I find this spider near my water tanks and on the right I tough him with a grass. He was very aggressive. Sunday, November 16 View Page 1245 Chambers doing good after a hailstorm Sunday, November 16 View Page 1286 Bowles also doing good. Sunday, November 23 View Page 1290 Bowles at home doing good. Sunday, November 30 View Page Left the 1290 Bowles the fastest grower in my home patch first pumpkin set today. Right the 1186 Bowles the weather was this week very hot and dry. Hope for rain this week. Sunday, November 30 View Page Set today a 5 lob on the 1242 Chambers with the 1186 Bowles as the polinator. Nice looking plant. It look if this plant are doing well in the South Africa heat. Sunday, November 30 View Page My corn is doing very well over 7 vt. Saturday, December 13 View Page 1290 Bowles nice leaves. Saturday, December 13 View Page 1290 Bowles Day 15 OTT 105 est 14.7 lbs this is a 4 lob and grow very slow. I set a very nice 5 lob 3 days ago hope that is the keeper. Saturday, December 13 View Page 1242 Chambers day 15 129OTT est 55lbs. This is a fast growing 5 lob I set another pumpkin 5 days ago but think I will stick with this one. It look if the Chambers can handle SA heat. Saturday, December 13 View Page 1242 Chambers day 15 129OTT est 55lbs. This is a fast growing 5 lob I set another pumpkin 5 days ago but think I will stick with this one. It look if the Chambers can handle SA heat. Saturday, December 20 View Page 1290 Bowles day 22 OTT 151 est 83 lbs. This is a 4 lob and going slow but I have another 5 lob and it is doing better than this one. Will wait a day or two and than I will take this one off. Saturday, December 20 View Page 1242 Chambers day 22 OTT 207 est 197 lbs. This plant are doing better than my PB. Another hot day 100 f without rain in sight. Hope I can get a very good Christmis presant in the form of good rain.