Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 53 Entries. Monday, May 17 View Page tilled patch pics Monday, May 17 View Page pic 2 Monday, May 17 View Page 3 Monday, June 7 View Page my 110 wright from '08. doing real well. Monday, June 7 View Page 1225 jutras. you cant tell by looking but while i was gone for 2 weeks ( got back yesterday) plant is broken halfway through at the stump from the wind. buried main to get some root action going. Monday, June 7 View Page a striper we caught while on vacation fishing lake Ouachita Monday, June 14 View Page my 110 today, about 8 ft long. looking great i think Monday, June 14 View Page 1225 jutras today. very nice just a little slow on side vines yet. due to half broke off at stump from wind damage Tuesday, June 15 View Page big zac plant, could someone help me identify the disease on the leaves. it started at the bottom and has all but worked its way to the crown now. Tuesday, June 15 View Page same big zac plant as above. just wish i knew what was wrong with those leaves Sunday, June 20 View Page patch today, 1225 jutras on left, 110 wright ( my baby) on left Sunday, June 20 View Page 1225 jutras today, pumpkin at around 5 ft and another on tip about 9-10 ft. very thick vines and slow to grow thick secondary's Sunday, June 20 View Page my 110 wright, 1319 greene x 1075 scherber. great looking plant and very easy to manage vines. its almost 11 ft on main with pea size pumpkin on the tip. hopeing i get more than the 4 four ft side vines before it opens. will pollinate it anyways. Saturday, June 26 View Page my 110 , raising vine and trying to turn it 90 degrees. vine is too thick, afraid it will snap if i try to go any further. Saturday, June 26 View Page should be open in next day or 2 i hope, 110 wright Monday, June 28 View Page pollinated my 110, which is (1319 green x 1075 scherber), with 1225 jutras this morning at 6:45 a.m. i did have to use pollen that was 24 hrs old, but tied up and kept in fridge since 5 a.m. on Sunday. female on 110 was nice 5 lobe around 11 or 12 ft , hard to tell with bend in vine :) Wednesday, June 30 View Page day 2 my 110 took tie off flower so it can start drying. put wedge to ease it out a little closer to 90 deg from main vine. Wednesday, June 30 View Page this is the female at 12 feet on my 1225. this one and the next flowers seem very small and blunt. any ideas? Friday, July 2 View Page my 110 today, day 4 after pollination. another will open sunday 2 feet from this one. side vines kicking out really well now and leaves look great Friday, July 2 View Page 1225 jutras today. female about 4 day out if it opens for me. Friday, July 2 View Page this is day 4 for my 110 Sunday, July 4 View Page pollinated 2nd female on my 110 this morning. 1st pollination didnt take or aborted. hasnt done anything at all after first 3 days. this second pollination was 5 lobe, 110 x 1225. cut off 1st pollination as well. Monday, July 5 View Page pollinated another 110 x self on secondary 15 ft . Wednesday, July 7 View Page 110 plant today. really filling in now and leaves looking better and better Wednesday, July 7 View Page 110 day 3. almost baseball size. crossed with 1225 jutras Wednesday, July 7 View Page 1225 jutras plant. pollination will occur in 3 days 16 foot on main. Sunday, July 11 View Page pollinated final female on my 110 this morning, 2 males from 1225 jutras at 18 feet on main. 1225 jutras 1st female should open tomorrow morning for pollination Monday, July 12 View Page pollinated 1225 jutras x self on secondary this morning. another one to pollinate 18 ft out on main vine tomorrow morning. Wednesday, July 14 View Page pollinated 1225 x self 18 ft on main Saturday, July 17 View Page stump on my 110 wright. nicest i have ever had. which may or may not be saying much lol Saturday, July 17 View Page 110 wright day 13 really starting to grow better now. Saturday, July 17 View Page pollinated second female 20 ft 1225 x self main vine Saturday, July 17 View Page 1225 day 3 at 18 ft on main vine. not sure if it took yet. Monday, July 19 View Page gained 10.5 ott growth last nite, day 15 today on 110.. think first pollination on 1225 is aborting, softball size for 2 days now. time will tell. have 2 more pollinations after it so maybe one of those will make it if 1st one doesnt. Tuesday, July 20 View Page 110 day 16 Tuesday, July 20 View Page 110 day 16 side view Tuesday, July 20 View Page 110 plant leaves. looking very nice i think. Sunday, July 25 View Page 110 Wright, 1st day of better gains at 21 days old and a gain of 13.7 lbs over nite, all fruit on 1225 have not taken or have aborted. last attempt at pollination on main vine of 1225 this morning at 7a.m. x self 2 male flowers. its very cloudy and cool this morning so hopefully that will help pollination. i do have 1 side vine pollination on 1225 i think has taken on day 2 and another pollination on side vine this morning as well. side vine pollinations are crossed by my 110. Sunday, July 25 View Page correction, should have been 18.7 lb gain last nite. teach me to type when half asleep still. Tuesday, July 27 View Page taped yesterday, today its at 61.5 , cool nite last nite Tuesday, July 27 View Page another on 7-26 , man i hope i get a good one , 110 wright Tuesday, July 27 View Page 110 7-27-10 , 19 lbs growth past 24 hrs. wooohooo Monday, August 2 View Page day 7 for 1225 x self on main vine. almost 3 inches of rain last 48 hrs and stem on this one is not looking too good. already trying to split. Monday, August 2 View Page 110 wright, day 28 or 29, too much rain has slowed it down to half but we will see what the next few weeks brings us. Monday, August 2 View Page another shot of my 110 Wednesday, August 4 View Page tired of 11-15 lb gains, day 31 now. so this is what i done sink or swim. 1/2 cup fish, 3 tblspoons 0-0-50, 2 tblsspoons 12-56-6, 2 tblspoons soluable humic, 5 gallons of water, mix and sprayed Friday, August 6 View Page took hail netting down this morning. pumpkin back up to 14 lbs overnite, 12hrs. will see how rest of day goes. rain finally letting up after a week of heavy rains in afternoon. PM first signs on pumpkin plants , will spray this evening and see if i can stop it. 1225 jutras main vine is day 11 at 71.5 ott so not too bad there at all if i do say so myself. Friday, August 6 View Page 1225 today, 23 ft main vine day 11 Friday, August 6 View Page 1225 jutras i should be adding, stem. Friday, August 6 View Page another shot of 1225 jutras stem. posting these because i cut off all 3 other pumpkins on plant, all younger than this one but 1 about same size, 2 softball size, all vines terminated, flowers plucked. bad leaves removed and shade clothe taken down Tuesday, August 10 View Page my 110 today, day 37. slowly but surely. 238.5 ott, cross is 110 wright x 1225 jutras Tuesday, August 10 View Page 1225 jutras x self, day 15 , 106.0 ott . i love the shape of this pumpkin. wish i had another 1225 to grow next yr. Tuesday, August 10 View Page 1225 stem shot, HUGE is all i can say.