Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 91 Entries. Wednesday, March 5 View Page The beginning   Wednesday, March 5 View Page of what could be a very   Wednesday, March 5 View Page cold spring!   Wednesday, March 5 View Page -27deg the last few days   Wednesday, March 5 View Page no frost what so ever!!!!   Wednesday, March 5 View Page ice fishing anyone.lol Freezing cold temps all winter long and ground worms and nightcrawlers just a few inches below the surface.Guess the snow is good for something:)   Wednesday, March 5 View Page guess whats inside the box and it's yours.lol   Wednesday, March 5 View Page 1811 Graham and the 1124 (2012).   Sunday, April 13 View Page knuckle heads...   Sunday, May 25 View Page WOW!!   Saturday, May 31 View Page 6deg c in donkin today ... can't see me getting poll by the 12th of june this year..   Saturday, June 14 View Page time for a cold one:))   Sunday, June 29 View Page playing with some temps!!   Sunday, June 29 View Page meet M@MM...Mini Mold Monster!!Looking pretty dam good concidering the temps it was introduced to today.   Saturday, July 5 View Page think my soil is ready to rock this year!! Great soil,The best genetics in the field pumpkin growing world and a little luck with the weather:)) BAM...it's back in the cape!!!!!!!!...where it belongs.ahaaaa   Sunday, July 6 View Page can someone toss me another beer?   Saturday, July 12 View Page discovered a spreader sticker that i believe is second to none:))))   Saturday, July 19 View Page a tid bit of advice!!.You work your ass off to grow an awesome plant only to have a dam squirrel chow down:)) I don't think so.I fully understand that some people don't like to harm animals but squirrels are f&^%in destructive and greedy...15 and counting with not one ounce of regret!!!Squirrels are useless.......   Thursday, July 24 View Page Mackinnon vines are heavy:)   Thursday, July 24 View Page and scary like cobra !!   Friday, July 25 View Page :))))))))   Saturday, July 26 View Page transplanted a few wild 6ft apple trees with leaves attached over the yrs!Dig down about 2ft with the spade,,,chop off the stump with an axe and snip the laterals. Transplant and stake well for at least 2yrs. I can gaurantee you all(pic is proof) that it is 100% those little tiny ,hairy feeder roots that feed ,feed and keep on feeding your plant.!!!!   Saturday, July 26 View Page what do yo think MR. Tree Chopper...lol   Sunday, July 27 View Page pumpkin plants are just like some people we meet along the way! They look great at first until you get to know them... Some times it doesn't take long to realize that you have been introduced to a piece of s@#t:)) and making the cut is not that simple...lol   Sunday, August 3 View Page graveyard   Sunday, August 3 View Page didn't realize fp plants grew larger than   Sunday, August 3 View Page AG's   Monday, August 4 View Page now this is what i call twins John!!! Come on Windsor:))lol   Wednesday, August 6 View Page can't see this one holding on with these numbers...   Tuesday, August 12 View Page feeling very optimistic these days. Decisions,decisions,decisions!!!! If i blow them i have lots of time for a really thich cover crop:) If they hold ???????????:))   Thursday, August 14 View Page cell expander is really kicking in now ...just blew 2 very heavy vined secondaries in half. Snapped off like tooth picks   Sunday, August 17 View Page day ?   Tuesday, August 19 View Page Mackinnon seed !   Tuesday, August 19 View Page Mackinnon seed!   Tuesday, August 19 View Page Mackinnon seed !   Tuesday, August 19 View Page Mackinnon seed :)   Tuesday, August 19 View Page and Mackinnon seed ...hang on John ...we are about to go for one heck of a ride ride :)))))   Saturday, August 23 View Page 181 Mackinnon x 162 Mackinnon   Saturday, August 23 View Page day 31 and still growing. 188 ott(est 137lbs) Actual weight on a household scale was 131 lbs.   Saturday, August 30 View Page what an awesome plant going into sept.I will never forget this plant...lol Grocery stores in the local area are loaded up with field pumpkins already   Sunday, August 31 View Page day 18 and i think this is "THE ONE"...lol Haywire little f%$kers ahahaaa. Quite a season it has been:)   Monday, September 1 View Page down goes the 103   Monday, September 1 View Page stem split   Monday, September 1 View Page 103 x self ...day 30   Wednesday, September 3 View Page 112 Graham(14) 103 x self. Stem split. Est weight 94.5. Actual weight on a digital household scale 112lbs   Saturday, September 6 View Page get a kick out of every grower that doesn"t have time for a diary but sit"s back and keep on reading !! What a joke.   Saturday, September 6 View Page yep   Saturday, September 6 View Page every once in a while you meet a dork. Tell me bout it !!!!   Saturday, September 6 View Page and sometimes more than one...   Thursday, September 11 View Page gotta love these 11 lb days :)))   Friday, September 12 View Page I would like to introduce everyone to the "MINI MOLD MONSTER" Another 10lbs today and she still holds. Reminds me so much of the 2012 growing season.   Friday, September 12 View Page not a drop of PM to be seen..:))))   Friday, September 12 View Page ripppped!!!!!!!!! lol   Sunday, September 14 View Page magic in the seed?? I will let you know by the end of the week:)))) Not running around looking for splits but the flood gates just opened up freaking big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as i am not looking for a pumpkin to carve...lol   Thursday, September 18 View Page 181 x 103   Saturday, September 20 View Page day 39 today!! Wow where does the time go? Should get another few days growth out of this one ..lol Pleased with my first attempt at FPS and i can assure you it is not my last!!!!!!!!!!   Saturday, September 20 View Page day 39!!! Should be able to get 3-4 more days out of this one:))   Sunday, September 21 View Page for those of you who have never seen Ribs this size on a FP before...get used to it because these ribs are about to get a whole lot bigger next year!!!!!!!!! Ludwig,you wouldn't know a banana from a god dam telephone   Sunday, September 21 View Page does anyone know what this is?   Sunday, September 21 View Page and still feeding very,very well!!! ahahaaaaaa   Sunday, September 21 View Page orange is starting to move very quickly on the stem side now.It's Hammer Time,hammer time ,ham,ham,hammer time..lol Think i might grow a giant banana next year because i know just the place for it...lol   Sunday, September 21 View Page what type of plant does this leaf belong to???   Sunday, September 21 View Page seems my greenhouses love to hover around this temp!! :) I think the breeze off the atlantic really helps!   Sunday, September 21 View Page once the FP is half orange i'm done!!!!   Sunday, September 21 View Page those who like me...like me alot..and those who don't ???? Well you know:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))   Sunday, September 21 View Page last post and there will never be another Donkin Diary!!! other than the odd pic of our 2012 Champions !!!Hope you have all enjoyed !!!   Thursday, October 2 View Page still growing 3lbs a day at this age ???...lol...you gotta love fresh seaweed:))))))   Friday, October 3 View Page game over for the 181 fp.   Friday, October 3 View Page ott 93.5-66-74.5...234 ott...est weight 264.7lbs   Friday, October 3 View Page minus 5lbs for the come along ...247 Graham (14) dmg and still doing 3lbs a day   Friday, October 3 View Page according to chart it was -7%   Friday, October 3 View Page the side shot some people were looking for...   Friday, October 3 View Page blossom end shot. Tough hobby at times but it is what it is!. I may tell the odd fib throughout the growing season but i would never try to cheat at the scale!!!! The pin hole is into the cavity and the pumpkin is disqualified.....   Thursday, October 16 View Page 247 test run   Friday, October 17 View Page 8 for 8 :))   Friday, October 17 View Page 247 Graham 5 days after hitting the dirt!! Bigggg and Ugly Thats what i'm talking about!!!!!   Saturday, October 18 View Page hey Beni! shoot me an email!!!   Sunday, October 19 View Page figured i would play around with some product for a month or so:)   Sunday, October 19 View Page day one!!!   Tuesday, October 21 View Page 247dmg!!!!!   Tuesday, October 21 View Page guess i have to waste another 3 months of my life growing these puny little things...lol   Tuesday, October 21 View Page nice!   Tuesday, October 21 View Page water   Friday, October 24 View Page well now i guess everyone in the Graham family loves pumpkin plants...including our golden retriever.lol   Friday, October 31 View Page 247.....Warthog   Friday, October 31 View Page twin warthogs on the primary and secondary vines...lol   Tuesday, November 4 View Page 2ft   Sunday, November 9 View Page :))   Sunday, December 14 View Page :)   Sunday, December 14 View Page :)   Monday, December 29 View Page lol...