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Friday, August 15 View Page
Plants (2008) of my main patch: 801.5Stelts97 x 898Knauss01 (main vine) 1231.5Pukos05 x 898Knauss01 (main vine) 1306Jutras07 x 1002Garrell07 (side vine) 1101Northrup x 801.5Stelts97 (main vine) 904Stelts06 x (898Knauss01/x1207Young07/x801.5Stelts97) All 3 crosses of the 904 are on side vines.
Friday, August 15 View Page
1306Jutras07 x 1002Garrell07 days: 42 OTT = 287
Friday, August 15 View Page
801.5Stelts97 x 898Knauss01 This is my number one cross this season. I cut the main root (the main vine did rot) on July 12.
Friday, August 15 View Page
801.5Stelts97 x 898Knauss01 day: 49 OTT = 300 Still growing without the main root (about 10lbs/day)
Friday, August 15 View Page
1231.5Pukos05 x 898Knauss01 The best plant/pumpkin in my patch. day: 52 OTT = 336
Sunday, August 17 View Page
848MacKenzie* x 898 Knauss OTT 199 Grow in my genetic patch without doing anything else In this patch growing 31 plants
Sunday, August 17 View Page
1297Gahye x 898Knauss OTT 240 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
994.5Hunt x 898Knauss OTT 246 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
729Frei x 904Stelts OTT 246 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
245.8Knöpfle x 848MacKenzie OTT 203 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
522 Zaychkowsky x 1010Daletas OTT 245 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
1178.9Lovelace x 898Knauss CC 72 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
817Young x 801.5Stelts OTT 204 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
511Zaychkowsky x 898Knauss OTT 204 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
1193Rose x 898Knauss no mesurement Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
1109Speakmann x 801.5Stelts CC 83 Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
668Hampp x 1010Daletas no mesurement Genetic patch
Sunday, August 17 View Page
My genetic patch All pumpkins grow without doing anything else
Sunday, August 17 View Page
My main patch with greenhouse
Sunday, August 17 View Page
1101Northrup x 801.5Stelts No mesurement Main patch
Sunday, August 24 View Page
Stump from the 1231.5 Pukos plant
Sunday, August 24 View Page
1231.5 Pukos Day 61 OTT 358inch 962lbs.(910cm 436,4Kg)
Sunday, August 24 View Page
1231.5 Pukos The pumpkin looks like the 1446 Eaton
Sunday, August 24 View Page
1231.5 Pukos Backside
Sunday, August 24 View Page
801.5 Stelts Day 57 This pumpkin grow without a stump OTT 320,5inch 694lbs (814cm 314,8Kg)
Sunday, August 24 View Page
1306 Jutras Day 50 OTT 308,8inch 622lbs (784,5cm 282,1Kg)
Sunday, August 24 View Page
My genetic patch with dog Simba
Tuesday, August 26 View Page
1231.5 Pukos Day 63 OTT 362inch 994lbs (920cm 451Kg) 801.5 Stelts Day 60 OTT 325inch 723lbs (826cm 328Kg)
Friday, August 29 View Page
222Jaser08DMG est. 862Reiss (1370Rose x self) x 1306Jutras
Friday, August 29 View Page
222Jaser08DMG est. I have good seeds from this one
Friday, August 29 View Page
Stemsplitt on the 532Moretti(1180Daletas x 1370Rose)
Friday, August 29 View Page
Next Stemsplitt on the 631Jaser (1230Daletas x 670Daigle) nice colored pumpkin
Friday, August 29 View Page
And the next Stemsplitt 1178.9Lovelace(998Pukos x 1370Rose) i have polinatet this one with 898Knauss
Friday, August 29 View Page
994.5Hunt (842Eaton x 898Knauss)x 898Knauss OTT 264,5inch 396lbs. (179,6Kg)
Friday, August 29 View Page
1297Ghaye (998Pukos x self) x 898Knauss OTT 259inch 373lbs. (169,2Kg)
Friday, August 29 View Page
817Young(500Northrup x 1101Northrup) x 801Stelts OTT 237,8inch 292lbs. (132,4Kg)
Friday, August 29 View Page
The Beauty in the genetic patch: 729Frei(810Dill x 1370Rose) x 904Stelts OTT 263inch 390lbs. (176,9Kg)
Friday, August 29 View Page
522Zaychkowsky x 1010Daletas OTT 262inch 373lbs. (169,2Kg)
Friday, August 29 View Page
740Jaser(1333Conolly x 1180Daletas) x open OTT 235inch 285lbs. (129,2Kg)
Sunday, August 31 View Page
The Beauty in my main patch 1101Northrup x 801Stelts OTT 276inch 448lbs. (701cm 203,2Kg) nice orange genetic here
Sunday, August 31 View Page
1306Jutras Day 58 OTT 324,4inch 719lbs. (824cm 326Kg) There is only 1068Wallace genetic in it 1306(1450x1068)x1002Garell(1068xsibb)
Sunday, August 31 View Page
801.5Stelts Day65 OTT 332,6inch 774lbs. (845cm 351Kg) I think the 801 is one of the best orange genetic ever and i give this pumpkin heavy weight with 898Knauss
Sunday, August 31 View Page
1231.5Pukos Day68 OTT 370inch 1060lbs. (940cm 480,8Kg) My best pumpkin i ever grow
Sunday, August 31 View Page
My big tomatoes The bigger one has 1,52lbs.
Sunday, September 14 View Page
Yesterday we harvest 4 pumkins from the genetic patch. All this pumpkins growing without doing enething else. From left to right: 385Jaser08 740Jaser07 x open -1%light 465.1Jaser08 522Zaychkowsky x 1010Daletas +1.5%heavy 491.6Jaser08 729Frei x 904Stelts +8,5%heavy 440.9Jaser08 511Zaychkowsky x 898Knauss +8,6%heavy
Sunday, September 14 View Page
Patchtour to my growerfriend Peter Frei Peter with his 1002Garell07
Sunday, September 14 View Page
Nice looking pumpkin on the 1178Lovelace plant but........
Sunday, September 14 View Page
Yesterday the split goes into the carvity Sorry Sam but i make a killercross on this one. 324Jaser08DMG est 1178.9Lovelace(998Pukos x 1370Rose)x 898Knauss
Sunday, September 14 View Page
Today my 1231Pukos broke the 1200lbs. mark OTT = 389 inch 1210lbs.
Tuesday, September 16 View Page
1306Jutras07 Last messurement on Sunday 14.9. OTT 340,5inch 830lbs 865cm 376.5KG
Tuesday, September 16 View Page
801.5Stelts97 Last messurement on Sunday 14.9. OTT 343,5 851lbs. 872,5cm 386KG This one ist growing without a stump
Tuesday, September 16 View Page
My biggest gun 1231.5Pukos05 on day 84 OTT 388,2inch 1223lbs. 986cm 554,7KG I think this one is going heavy i have a good feeling
Friday, September 19 View Page
First frost killed yesterday all my outdoor plants. I want harvest and weight the pumpkins next days.
Sunday, September 21 View Page
Yesterday we harvest and weight all genetic patch pumpkins
Sunday, September 21 View Page
The harvest crew with 245.8Knöpfle Sqash This one we will weight at the 1.Bavarian Championship
Sunday, September 21 View Page
Results from the genetic patch: 110.6Jaser08 1193Rose x 898Knauss 183.4Jaser08 546Zaychkowsky x 901Hunt -5%light 188.7Jaser08 1297Ghaye x 801.5Stelts -8,9%light 256.6Jaser08 1109Speakmann x 801.5Stelts +4,3%heavy 261 Jaser08 668Hampp x 1010Daletas +22%heavy 279.1Jaser08 1001Toftness x 904Stelts +4,9%heavy 304,6Jaser08 620Moretti x 898Knauss +23,8%heavy 333,7Jaser08 740Jaser x 898Knauss +4,2%heavy 343 Jaser08 1001Toftness x 1231Pukos +7,5%heavy 363.7Jaser08 817Young x 801.5Stelts -4,1%light 389.3Jaser08 1297Ghaye x 898Knauss -11%light 504.8Jaser08 994.5Hunt x 898Knauss +6,9%heavy This pumpkins growing without doing enething else.
Sunday, September 21 View Page
And here the biggest one from the genetic patch 504.8Jaser08 994.5Hunt(842Eaton x 898Knauss)x898Knauss Heavy genetic on this one i think
Friday, September 26 View Page
Today we harvest the 1306Jutras and 1101Northrup Here the 1306 with Birgit
Friday, September 26 View Page
1306Jutras Blossom End
Friday, September 26 View Page
The Beauty Birgit with the 1101Northrup This is the Pumpkin from my brother Florian
Friday, September 26 View Page
1101Northrup polinatet with the 801.5Stelts
Friday, September 26 View Page
Three Beautys
Friday, September 26 View Page
Birgit's Sqaush 245.8Knöpfle(792Olsen x 1131Thimm) x 848McKenzie
Friday, September 26 View Page
1101Northrup , 1306Jutras and in the background my 848McKenzie polinatet with 898Knauss This 4 pumpkins we will weight on the 1.Bavarian Championchip Weightoff Sunday 28.9.
Friday, October 3 View Page
My 1231.5Pukos
Friday, October 3 View Page
The Stump
Friday, October 3 View Page
The Harvest Crew me and my brother Florian the Bavarian Champ
Friday, October 3 View Page
Florian's 801.5Stelts pumpkin
Friday, October 3 View Page
The 801.5 grow without a stump you can see
Friday, October 3 View Page
It's a big gun
Friday, October 3 View Page
The 1231.5Pukos on pallet
Friday, October 3 View Page
The 801.5 on pallet
Friday, October 3 View Page
Me with the main vine from the 1231.5Pukos 19 feet out
Friday, October 3 View Page
Pumpkin harvest is hard work
Friday, October 3 View Page
My brother Florian with his 1101Northrup the Bavarian Champ The 616Jaser F.08 is going 8,8%heavy
Friday, October 3 View Page
Bavarian Champion in "Schönebach" - Results from left to right: Peter Frei (2. place / 605.8Frei08 = 1010Daletas07x1002Garrell07)....Florian Jaser (1. place / 616.0F.Jaser08 = 1101Northrup04x801.5Stelts97).....Anni Kleiber (3. place / 431.6Kleiber08 = 343.9Knöpfle06xopen)
Friday, October 3 View Page
Today we harvest and weight 5 smaller pumpkins. From left to right: 379.2Jaser08 F:904Stelts x M:898Knauss 12,5%heavy 221.8Jaser08 F:898Knauss clone x M:801.5Stelts 10%light 229.3Jaser08 F:904Stelts x M:801.5Stelts 8,6%heavy 167.5Jaser08 F:1306Jutras x M:1231.5Pukos 11,4%light 244.7Jaser08 F:904Stelts x 1207Young 13,8%heavy
Friday, October 3 View Page
379.2Jaser08
Friday, October 3 View Page
229.3Jaser08
Friday, October 3 View Page
244.7Jaser08 All 3 pumpkins grow on my ugly 904Stelts plant (clubroot,doublevine,flatvine)
Friday, October 3 View Page
221.8Jaser08 898Knauss clone x 801.5Stelts This one was polinatet on a car trailer
Friday, October 3 View Page
167.5Jaser08 grow on a sidevine
Friday, October 3 View Page
864.8Jaser08 F:1306Jutras x 1002Garell 0,4%heavy weight at the 1.Bavarian Championship
Saturday, October 4 View Page
The pumpkins are loaded for the German Weightoff Here my 1231Pukos
Saturday, October 4 View Page
Big Gun's
Saturday, October 4 View Page
Last messurement on pallet: 1231.5Pukos 392,5inch 1264lbs. (997cm 573,3Kg) 801.5Stelts 350,4inch 903lbs. (890cm 409,6Kg)
Monday, October 6 View Page
My Brothers 801.5Stelts ready for weight
Monday, October 6 View Page
907.8Jaser F.08 F:801.5Stelts x M:898Knauss 0,5%heavy
Monday, October 6 View Page
1150.3Jaser08 F:1231.5Pukos x M:898Knauss 9%light
Monday, October 6 View Page
Me with 1231.5Pukos and Mathias Würsching with his 1092Martin Monster
Monday, October 6 View Page
Martin Reiss Monster Pumpkin on the 1041McKie
Monday, October 6 View Page
Germany's Beauty The pumpkin from Jörn Meyer grown on the 631.4Jaser(500Northrup Remake)

 

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