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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 66 Entries.
Thursday, April 23 View Page
Time to start my Diary , this is my Mainplant the 1407 Wolf , plantet out April 15
Thursday, April 23 View Page
1180 Daletas , also in the Mainpatch and plantet out same day as 1407
Thursday, April 23 View Page
1156 Hunt Plantet out today
Thursday, April 23 View Page
1385 Jutras plantet out today , i hope to cross 1385 with 1407 and revers
Thursday, April 23 View Page
5. Plant in the Mainpatch a seed from Germany , 1286 Würsching ( 1092 Martin x 985 Werner ) great cross
Sunday, May 10 View Page
1286 Würsching (1092 Martin x 985 Werner )
Sunday, May 10 View Page
1385 Jutras great plant
Sunday, May 10 View Page
1156 Hunt , plant has some heatdamage on first leaf
Sunday, May 10 View Page
1180 Daletas , this is my fastgrower biggest plant
Sunday, May 10 View Page
1407 Wolf great healt plant , look at this stem ......
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1407 Wolf this one is a doublevine now , germinate normaly no 2 First leafs at one time , so i hope i can grow something on it .....
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1180 Daletas fastgrowing plant , has 4 feet Mainvine and toched the ground some days ago
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1156 Hunt first leaf was killed by heat under the hoophouse but grow fantastic
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1385 Jutras
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1286 Würsching has some heat damage too but grow nice
Sunday, May 17 View Page
663 Andrews * (218 Andrews x 245 Andrews ) one of my 2 Squashes i will cross with my own 423 Rüegger *(848 McKenzie* x 1234 Wursten*)my 423 is full of 900 Lyons genetic and i like to cross a new line in to this seed with the 663 Andrews i have a seed with no 900 Lyons in it
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1150 Jaser
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1331 Preis
Sunday, May 17 View Page
1310 Pitura
Sunday, May 17 View Page
24 Burghardt ( 525 Smith x 523 Olsen ) this seed is a Sandbagger. the Pumpkins was only 24 Lbs and smalest one on the GPC liste from 2007 but he has a big one in it i know ......
Sunday, May 17 View Page
994 Hunt this plant grow in pure 1 year old Chickenmanure he grow very fast and color looks great if he can survife in this place he can grow a Champ ......
Friday, May 22 View Page
1180 Daletas
Monday, June 1 View Page
1407 Wolf , after a Storm takes the decision from me wat to do with the Flatvine (Storm break the head fron the plant ) here is the sidevine tat i will train to a new Main, its the first Sidevine after the breack and im happy tat this one is not a double too like many other sidevines on this Plant
Monday, June 1 View Page
1180 Daletas 10 -11 feet long mainvine ,i will wait with pollination and hope to pollinate 15 -18 feet
Monday, June 1 View Page
1156 Hunt
Monday, June 1 View Page
1385 Jutras
Monday, June 1 View Page
1286 Würsching
Sunday, June 7 View Page
1180 Daletas , first Female opened today but on a secondary
Friday, June 12 View Page
1180 Daletas female will be ready in the next Days
Monday, June 15 View Page
polinated first Female on 1180 daletas with 1385 Jutras nice 5 lobber 14 feet out , i hope it grows no female on the next 5 leafs ......
Monday, June 22 View Page
Pumpkin on the 1180 Daletas , Day 5
Monday, June 22 View Page
stem of the 1180
Tuesday, June 23 View Page
I learned my lesson and make a nice position with a big angle on my 1180 Fruit
Tuesday, June 23 View Page
1156 Hunt Plant 15 feet long hope to polinate next week arround 14 feet
Tuesday, June 23 View Page
1385 Jutrasplant arround 17 feet long pollinatet first Female last sunday but it was deformed tomorow i have my second chance at 15 Feet
Tuesday, June 23 View Page
1286 Würsching 16 feet long first female was deformed too , next female will open in 2 or 3 days at 15 feet
Tuesday, June 23 View Page
1407 Wolf the Plant without a mainvine , i let all 10 secondaries grow and cut all teritäries , i will have something to polinate ina week or so
Sunday, June 28 View Page
overwiew from my patch in the m,iddle with 2 sunshade the 1385 pollinatet 3 Days ago left from him the 1156 still a little bit smaller plant and nothing polinatet on it first Female on the Mainvine was grown on the Sidevine have to cut both on the right from the 1385 allmost not wisible the 1286 Würsching fantastic plant with biggest leafs pollinatet 2 Days ago . under the Plastichouse the 1180 Daletas grows on all sides out of his castel .....13 Day old Pumpkin on it , not tat big as i wished but Weather after pollination was cold and Rainy behind the Plastichouse with one sunhade the mainvineless 1407 polinatet 2 days ago new Plantpattern for me , i let all sidevines grow maybe i pollinate a second one on this Plant 1407 x 1385 is a great cross maybe a second one with 1407 x 1180 would be intressting
Wednesday, July 1 View Page
1180 Daletas Day 14
Friday, July 3 View Page
800 Rüegger x 1385 Jutras
Friday, July 3 View Page
663 Andrews* x 423 Rüegger *
Friday, July 3 View Page
1150 Jaser x 1385 Jutras
Friday, July 3 View Page
423 Rüegger* x 663 Andrews*
Friday, July 3 View Page
1310 Pitura x 423 Rüegger*
Friday, July 3 View Page
1286 Würsching x 1180 Daletas polinated june 26
Friday, July 3 View Page
1385 Jutras x 1407 Wolf pollinatet 25 . Juni
Friday, July 3 View Page
1156 Hunt x 1407 Wolf pollinatet 30 June
Friday, July 3 View Page
1407 Wolf x 1385 Jutras pollinatet june 26
Friday, July 3 View Page
1180 Daletas x 1385 Jutras pollinatet 15. June
Friday, July 17 View Page
1180 Daletas Day 32 and 252 lbs
Tuesday, August 4 View Page
im on a 1 fruit show in my Patch only Plant with a fruit is now the 1180 Daletas , Today Day 49 and 621 Lbs
Sunday, August 9 View Page
1286 Würsching Day 54 and arround 400 Lbs not bad for a Pumpkin without Stump and first 4 Sidevines
Sunday, August 9 View Page
1180 Daletas ,Day 54 and 693 Lbs , biggest at this Age for me and nicest also
Friday, August 14 View Page
1180 Daletas Day 60 and 760 Lbs 40 more Lbs for a new PB grow baby grow ......
Wednesday, August 19 View Page
1180 Daletas , Day 65 and it has Est 793 Lbs close to my PB ( 800 Lbs ) but i need some more Lbs to be sure maybe he will go little light ......
Sunday, August 23 View Page
Rumor Time ....a new Swiss record is on the way , on a 1343 Lyons Plant , Day 58 arround and over 1080 Lbs ......
Wednesday, August 26 View Page
Day 72 for my 1180 Daletas , 815 Lbs , and wat a beauty .......
Wednesday, September 2 View Page
here is Beni Meier with his monster on the 1343 Lions wat a Pumpkin
Monday, September 21 View Page
tats me under my LG trelly longest one is now 103 Inch and still grows 1 inch a Day
Monday, September 21 View Page
my 1180 Daletas grows very slow , near to 880 Lbs now 10 more Days to stay healt on plant ......long 10 Days
Tuesday, September 22 View Page
harvestet today the 1286 Würsching now known as 694 Rüegger 09 UOW (1286 Würsching x 1180 Daletas ) + 9% heavy
Friday, October 2 View Page
Harvestet my big one today , 1180 Daletas x 1385 Jutras , est is 348 Inch for 883 Lbs , hope it reach for a new PB ....
Friday, October 2 View Page
Big Pumpkin and John Deere , It comes together what belongs together .......
Saturday, October 3 View Page
1180 x 1385 hours before Weigh off .......
Saturday, October 3 View Page
one more ........
Sunday, November 1 View Page
today i open my 895 Rüegger 09 ( 1180 Daletas x 1385 Jutras ) not that thick walls but also on Blosom end a normal thick wall .Last Day from the saison and the planing and Patchprep for next year ar startet ........

 

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