Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 32 Entries. Thursday, March 20 View Page Bell peppers up transplanted and under grow lights. Tomatos started today. I started Romas,beefsteak,keith barrett seed,and cherry tomatos.. Tuesday, March 25 View Page Tomatos are up and under the lights...They look a little weak but im sure they will pick up. Tuesday, April 22 View Page going with 1250.5 kline(670 DaigleX1204 Kline) 524 Reid (1180 Daletas x 1097 beachy ) backups are 450 Barrett(901 Hebb X self) and 905 Frantz(1125 frantz X 1083 Frantz) Saturday, April 26 View Page 1250 shot a root in 3 days..and 950 frantz got a root in 2 days....450 barrett..club root Monday, April 28 View Page I started another 524 reid 2 days ago(was cracked shell),,,the first one i tried starting looked bad,,,and today the second one i started shot a root!!! So if evrything goes according to plan 1250 and 524 reid will be main plants and 905 frantz will be a backup Saturday, May 17 View Page this is the 274 barrett been in the ground for a week looking ok Saturday, May 17 View Page This is the 905 Frantz been in the ground for 2 weeks looks good..just waiting for the main now Saturday, May 17 View Page my maters..they are looking good..the row farthest to the right are my giants. the rest are beef steak Thursday, June 5 View Page This is the 905 frantz,,,its almost landed Thursday, June 5 View Page this is the 274 barrett slow going but its getting there Tuesday, June 10 View Page 905 frantz main is about 4ft long today Sunday, June 15 View Page Main on 905 is nearing 6 feet long Friday, June 20 View Page This is the 905 today. doing good. about 7ft today.. side vines are starting to come out. they are about 3 feet long or a little shorter. The main vine tip does not like to stay on the ground so bambo sticks are a must Wednesday, June 25 View Page Found a female today on the 905 frantz. is about 3 leafs away from being on the main and coming to the ground. Im hoping to pollinate it next week if it open up for me. The main today is 9 feet but im guessing he female will come down about 9.5 ft Monday, June 30 View Page This is the female on the 905 frantz very close 2 11 ft out.. In how many days will this one open? or will it open? Wednesday, July 2 View Page Well my chances for a big one just shot down the tolit. Pictured is a split on the main vine of the 905 frantz before the female... Sunday, July 6 View Page The female has not opened yet. Seems to be bigger still solid flower is still green. main is about 4 feet past it now. I got another female going to be on the ground tomorrow we will see if this one opens up quicker Monday, July 7 View Page Next female is on the ground and is 16 feet out. Lets just hope it opens Tuesday, July 8 View Page This is the female at 11 feet today..still no sighn of opening does not seem it grew alot. Not sure if its going to open. It still looks solid and the tip is still green so thats a plus Tuesday, July 8 View Page This is female number two at 16 feet out. Looks good. I just hope this one opens for me and sets. Should i cut the tendril its kind of giving me a hard time laying main down?? I dont want to shock the female Wednesday, July 9 View Page Female at 11 ft aborted. The female at 16 feet is progressing good. It allready has a bigger bloom than the one at 11ft did. So this one probally will open. Monday, July 21 View Page Here is a female on the 905 frantz. Its on the main. Day 6. I hope it set Wednesday, July 30 View Page Here is a pumpkin at about 20 feet on the main. It is day 10 for it today and it measured 20in cir 14.5in end to end. and 14.4 side to side. Only thing that concerns me is it has splits in stem and a large one by were i cut the leaf. Wednesday, July 30 View Page Here is a picture of the split that concerns me on the main vine pumpkin Wednesday, July 30 View Page Here is a pumpkin on the first side vine coming from the stump about 14 feet out on the side vine. It is at day 9 and it measures 20.5 inches in cir Thursday, July 31 View Page side vine fruit today is day 10. It measured 24inches in cir. thats a 3.5 inch gain in one night. The main vine fruit is day 11 and it measired 23 in cir. Thats a 3 in gain since yesterday. I have been told side vine fruit start out fast but end slow Monday, August 4 View Page side vine fruit is day 14. it measures 32.5 cir. end to end 23 and side to side is 23=78.5............main vine fruit is day 15 cir is 39 end to end 30 and side to side is 30=99 that is 27.9 lbs Tuesday, August 5 View Page Well i cut the side vine fruit 1/3 of the way through. Its all or nothing now for the main vine fruit which measures 42 cir at day 16. Please dont abort Tuesday, August 5 View Page This is the 905 frantz today day 16 and it measures 42 cir Monday, August 18 View Page This is the 905 frantz pumpkin. It weighs about 104lbs or so. Its day 29 for it. Tuesday, August 19 View Page pumpkin split on the side ...soft all around the slit..my pumpkin is done at about 105lbs Monday, October 13 View Page Frerichs Farm was a very good time. Was my first weigh off ever that i attended. I hope that i can bring a pumpkin to it next season. I also got to meet some great grower such norm Frank and Bart was a pleasure meeting you guys.