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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 15 Entries.
Saturday, April 5 View Page
2008 Season has been started! My goal is to break the 1000 pound mark! Today i started my first Long Gourd 126 Jutras
Thursday, April 10 View Page
126,5 Jutras LG germanated today!!! started my 720 Wittmann (500 Beauchemin x 1173 Macari) yesterday.
Saturday, April 12 View Page
here a aktuell photo of my 126,5 Jutras LG
Saturday, April 12 View Page
today i startet "The 1041,5 McKie" i thnink it´s the best seed i have so i hope that it will germanated!!!
Saturday, April 19 View Page
April 15: Started the 904 Stelst and the 1370 Rose. April 16: Started a 1248 Ford seed! April 19: Started 15 AG seeds On the picture is my 1041,5 McKie. looking good!
Sunday, April 27 View Page
1041,5 was planted out today!!! Tomorrow the 1248 Ford and 1370 Rose will go into the patch.
Sunday, May 4 View Page
Here are my 904 Stelst plant. I did had some problem with this plant but now it´s looking good. It will be plant in the patch in the next days.
Sunday, May 4 View Page
The 1370 Roses ist a nice strong plant!
Sunday, May 4 View Page
Here are my 1248 Ford plant. It growing fast!!! Unfortunately it have a problem on his second leave. But it´s no probelm.
Sunday, May 4 View Page
My strongest plant is the 1041 McKie. Growing great. It have the same problem with the second leaf.
Sunday, May 18 View Page
The finally plants are: 1041 McKie (looking good) 1370 Rose (nice plant) 1248 Ford (nice too) 904 Stelts (smal plant) 720 Wittmann (500 Beauchemin x 1173 Macari) smal plant Test plants: 631 Jaser (500 Northrup remake) 617 Wittmann (1173 Macari x 1097 Beachy)
Saturday, May 31 View Page
on the picture is my 1041,5 McKie. This Plant grow extrem agressiv. i hope the pumpkin on this plant will do the same! The main vine is 10 feet (3m), fist femal at 8 feet but it its to early to pollinate it! some leafs are over 2 feet (60 cm) big. the second bigest plant is the 1370 Rose 5 feet and the 1248 is 4 feet long. The 720 Wittmann and 904 Stelts are 2 feet long.
Sunday, July 6 View Page
here my biggest pumpkin!!!! it´s the 1041,5 McKie x 1370 Rose Day 25, 178 lbs gain day 24 to 25 20lbs now it taking off some speed.
Monday, August 18 View Page
On the picture is my biggest one! its the 1041,5 McKie x 1370 Rose! Now it grow a litle bit slow but its ok. I hope it will grow 100 - 200 pounds the next 30 day that will be great!! now it have 818 pounds but its day 65. we will see.
Tuesday, October 7 View Page
here my new PB the 954.6 Wittmann 08 (1041,5 McKie x 1370 Rose) it went 15% over ott!!!

 

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