Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 244 Entries. Friday, January 5 View Page 1st post of 2018, Watching auction, and working on auction, thanks Rick for reminding me iam slacking!   Thursday, January 11 View Page 46° when I got here 7 hrs ago, now the ground is froze and it's sleeting 14° and dropping. I am ready for spring   Thursday, January 11 View Page Duck, duck, goose, there's 1731 of them. Ok done milking the clock, time to go home   Sunday, January 14 View Page Packing seeds for Wisconsin seed packs, this 2624 offspring had the same seed size as it's mom   Sunday, January 14 View Page 550 envelopes labeled, 100 stuffed finish up next weekenf   Sunday, January 21 View Page Packing seeds and taking notes   Friday, January 26 View Page War room!   Saturday, January 27 View Page Beer is good in Wisconsin, Gene McMullen, Rick Jollivette, Del Faust, Garry gantner, john Barlow, Mike schmit   Saturday, January 27 View Page Little highlight on next years GPC big show   Sunday, January 28 View Page Found a dandy today, had no intention of shed hunting but ended up going for a bit, after I found this. Hang over is finally gone after Friday night's fun   Thursday, February 1 View Page Alba's 100th day of kindergarten, she had to take 100 items of something, so of course pumpkin seeds it was   Saturday, February 3 View Page Other half was found by my uncle's Toyota tundra, talk about mass!   Thursday, February 15 View Page One week from now, I hope to be having a cold one or two with some fellow growers in Portland!   Monday, February 19 View Page Last year I won $2,000 on a scratch ticket right before we left for Niagara, this year I fell at work and almost broke my arm, hopefully swelling and pain disappears before Thursday. Let the vacation begin, NOW!   Saturday, February 24 View Page Portland Big Show   Saturday, February 24 View Page Joe Jutras, squash talk!   Saturday, February 24 View Page Russ Pugh   Saturday, February 24 View Page Joel Holland   Saturday, February 24 View Page Stuart Paton   Saturday, February 24 View Page Steve Connolly Hall of fame induction!   Saturday, February 24 View Page Present Hall of gamers, what a honor!   Sunday, February 25 View Page Jacket time with friends, Garry and Robin. We been trying for years for this moment   Sunday, February 25 View Page Photo bombed by one Gary Miller, LOL   Sunday, February 25 View Page My precious, with my precious!   Monday, February 26 View Page Still gives me goosebumps   Monday, February 26 View Page So beautiful in Oregon, this is west of Portland towards Astoria   Monday, February 26 View Page Camp 18, Elsie Oregon   Monday, February 26 View Page Logging land   Monday, February 26 View Page Whoops   Sunday, March 4 View Page Tried to get a little excessive this morning, Alba and I found this double main beam buck while shed hunting   Wednesday, March 7 View Page All but 1 person has gotten in touch with me, ready to pass these bubbles off to mail, thanks everybody who placed bids, donated seeds, and a big Thank You to Mike Schmit for coming on last minute and doing a outstanding job auctioneering! Thank you john and Meri Barlow for taking notes, and handling cutting and pasting, thank you Mr Jolivette I mean Rick for being a great mentor and offering all the help you did! Thanks Dan Carlson for passing torch and getting me more involved in the pumpkin community, thanks Marc for being available to lend a hand! And last but not least thank you Ken, for a nice smooth chat room, and website to host this auction!   Saturday, March 10 View Page Scored on craigs list! 500 gallon water tank!   Saturday, March 10 View Page Made the local paper helping my dad promote our local weighoff!   Sunday, March 11 View Page Hard hat is gradually getting decorated   Wednesday, March 14 View Page My friend Kevin Walsh got his jacket today, this is how he smiles, usually after a smartass comment directed towards me. (The jacket does make him look a little better, lol)   Wednesday, March 21 View Page Doing a little over time stripping, don't mine 13 hr days when the pumpkins aren't needing attention   Wednesday, March 21 View Page On another note, I've spent over 11 years in this one loader, and that was cutting it close 172.8 gallons of fuel. It holds 174. One more bucket and I would have had a paid 3/4 mile walk to the car.   Thursday, March 22 View Page Incoming wet 5-8 inches tomorrow night, I was just starting to dry out even got a soil sample tonight. Hopefully t his will help planting sights.   Sunday, April 1 View Page Kicking the watermelons out of screenhouse, this will be Albas patch   Sunday, April 1 View Page Stupid wind last year got 6 pipes to straighten or replace   Sunday, April 1 View Page This end section was the worse. Got some upgrades, involves 6x6's, more 4×4's bunch of 2x4's and a bunch more wiggly wires   Sunday, April 8 View Page New pipes replaced, much better!   Sunday, April 8 View Page Spent quite a bit at Menards today, more reinforcements for structure. Goal this year more attention to plants, less zip ties   Sunday, April 8 View Page Now if she would let me load it up   Monday, April 9 View Page I hate snow, especially at work   Sunday, April 15 View Page Got most of my amendments, now if winter would just go away so I could get patch work done   Sunday, April 15 View Page Seeds were started yesterday morning, got 2 gallon grow bags ready for mid week 1937 Ureņa 2363 Holland 1965 Brandt 1587 Caspers x 2 2261 Caspers So many seeds to choose from, this took a lot of thinking and getting a few opinions. Hope I made the right choices   Sunday, April 15 View Page Thanks Jody! Great idea got 4 ready to go in as soon as weather let's me   Tuesday, April 17 View Page Hope this is the majority of my zip tieing for the year   Tuesday, April 17 View Page 2363 1st one up, looking to be 100% start pulling them out of cooler in morning   Wednesday, April 18 View Page This is bull $hi+!   Wednesday, April 18 View Page 5 out of 6 transplanted, took shell off the 1965 tonight so he'll get all day tomorow then transplanted   Friday, April 20 View Page Patch is still muddy, so doing some perimeter work, extended 4x4s all the way to the top, will be putting 1 or 2, 20' 2x4 across the 3 supports. Then they will get the wiggle wire treatment. Hoping weather stays nice next couple days to get planting areas ready   Saturday, April 21 View Page Alba picking watermelon and tomatoes   Saturday, April 21 View Page My helper isn't so much help, putting in the very heavy 6x6x 14 ft treated center post. That's her favorite shirt Dave   Saturday, April 21 View Page Taking shape, after 8 hrs of this iam done for the day. Tomorow looks nice maybe another2 hrs working on supports then ammend, till and get some soil warming   Saturday, April 21 View Page This picture was supposed to be with last post   Sunday, April 22 View Page Lots of structural upgrades   Sunday, April 22 View Page Ammended   Sunday, April 22 View Page And tilled, so pretty   Sunday, April 22 View Page Put her to work   Sunday, April 22 View Page She's been waiting her whole life for this (6 years)   Sunday, April 22 View Page Baby's are doing great, wish I would have taken them outside for a bit today   Monday, April 23 View Page Walking boards in place, screw together tomorrow night.then start on planting sites. My work schedule sucks and gets worse next week right now 6 am to 5: 30 pm 72 miles away. Next week 5:30 am to 6 pm 80 miles away.. at least we get off early on Friday I guess   Wednesday, April 25 View Page Heating cables, installed. Defiantly screwing walking boards together tomorrow, winter was hard on them   Monday, April 30 View Page Got the hoops out Saturday in hopes of transplanting on sunday, but with some very hot, windy stormy week ahead u held off. Plus I don't quite have temps dialed in yet way to hot. Need to do something automated next year. Sucks being gone all day   Monday, April 30 View Page Going to be some nice big happy plants this weekend when they go outside   Monday, April 30 View Page Cut a few holes in the plastic was able to cool it off a little bit, but now night temps are inside to. Got heat lamps on dusk to dawn setting. Might have to swap them out with some ceramic heaters. Iam thinking 7" exhaust fans to suck heat out. Just hope I figure it out before next April. Camera back in the patch!   Wednesday, May 2 View Page If I shut the lights off, do the storms go away? I think mother nature thinks I have them in the ground   Friday, May 4 View Page 2363 Holland in the dirt finally, wind sucks   Friday, May 4 View Page 2363 from the nest camera   Friday, May 4 View Page 1937 Ureņa   Friday, May 4 View Page 1965 Brandt, had some roots issues on transplant, bag was just a hair to dry, see if it holds on next couple days   Friday, May 4 View Page 1587 Caspers , got a spare in basement yet   Friday, May 4 View Page Be vary, vary qweiet, I'm huntin wabbitts   Saturday, May 5 View Page Well that was fun, now home to mow, and work on the screen house. Going to need a couple extra beers tonight   Sunday, May 6 View Page Plants are all still alive, the 1965 withers quicker than the other 3 in the hoops so I gave him double shade cloth. Got one end almost done had to re route some wiring fix some pvc for the misters. Put 2 - 4' plastic vents in this will give the plants some fresh air with west and south west winds. All these 2×4's are getting wiggle wires. More screen securment the Better!   Monday, May 7 View Page My view, with no cell service, every once in awhile I get just enough to take a peek at the 2363. Got home tonight plants handled 80° alright today the 1937 had some scorching on one leaf. Cut some more vents in the plastic   Wednesday, May 9 View Page Anxiety is back, went was blowing hard. Went out and checked hoops twice layed in bed shaking for awhile. Just to get up at 3:30 and go to work. Sad part was it was only 20 mph. Going to be a long summer   Sunday, May 13 View Page 2363 Holland, been wet cloudy and chilly but still alive, vine touchdown some time this week   Sunday, May 13 View Page 1937 Ureņa   Sunday, May 13 View Page 1965 Brandt   Sunday, May 13 View Page 1587 Caspers, my biggest plant   Sunday, May 13 View Page Wiggle wire rails everywhere!   Sunday, May 13 View Page These 2 shutters will just be a high wind preasure release   Friday, May 25 View Page Leave for a Wisconsin dells weekend getaway, and 1st test to see of anxiety kills me this seaaon   Monday, May 28 View Page 2363 Holland everything seems to be out about 9 ft   Monday, May 28 View Page 1937 Ureņa   Monday, May 28 View Page 1965 Brandt   Monday, May 28 View Page 1587 Caspers   Monday, May 28 View Page Ohhh roundup you will be my friend on the rest of these   Monday, May 28 View Page Selfie, wish I could have saved that dirt I washed down the drain   Wednesday, May 30 View Page Hope that's a small cat, and not one of the 3 fox living in my woodpile   Wednesday, May 30 View Page After further review, what did the Fox say? Better not have ripped it   Wednesday, May 30 View Page Must be healthy they're not shi+$%g through the screen, no new holes, but they need to leave asap   Wednesday, June 6 View Page Ahh that's where I put my beer. Schedule sucks right now but so far keeping up with plants, post some more this weekend   Thursday, June 7 View Page Has anybody seen my bag of zip ties?   Friday, June 8 View Page 1965 Brandt x 2363 Holland 14 ft perfect 5 lobe   Sunday, June 10 View Page 6" of rain since Friday, managed to get a little done. Albas garden with her watermelons.   Sunday, June 10 View Page 1965 Brandt managed to get vine burying caught up in mud. Looks like pollination might have took on Friday   Sunday, June 10 View Page 1587 Caspers pollination maybe next weekend   Sunday, June 10 View Page 2363 Holland looking at pollination tomorrow morning with 1587 Caspers   Sunday, June 10 View Page 1937 Ureņa my roughest looking plant. Pollinating with 2363 tomorrow morning   Sunday, June 10 View Page Tank cleaned and in place just need to plumb it in to the injector and drip tape, and get a pump. Now for another long week at work   Sunday, June 10 View Page Neighbors and I have decided fox must go, so far I caught 1 mountain lion   Monday, June 11 View Page 2363 x1587 5 lobe 15 frosh, 1937 x 2363 15 ftish 4 lobe   Tuesday, June 12 View Page I've been throwing that 11.75 ton steel filled concrete ball at boulders and slabs for the past 3 weeks roughly 800 times a day from 5:30 am to 5:30 pm all while and feeding the crusher.hour and 10 min away from home, nerves are shot need a chiropractor, but still managing to get at least 1.5 hrs in patch every night.   Sunday, June 17 View Page 90's and hot as hell, ran misters added fans this is 1965 if pollination tool on the 8th it is very slow   Sunday, June 17 View Page 2363, hoping it didn't abort Monday's pollination   Sunday, June 17 View Page 1587 Caspers, date tommorw with 1965 Brandt   Sunday, June 17 View Page 1937 Ureņa, Monday's pollination did not take, next attempt on tues   Sunday, June 17 View Page Excellent rooting everywhere   Sunday, June 17 View Page Finish this next weekend, and hopefully get long gourds out   Monday, June 18 View Page 1587 x1965, 5 lobe not prettiest, 78° at 4 am   Monday, June 18 View Page Came home tonight with a cold front coming through, 93° when I left work, 74° and rainy my 1965 officially showed the dreaded white abortion sign, and so did the 2363. Today was in upper 80's and cloudy, hope this morning took, main is almost to end of screenhouse. 2363, and 1937 in morning was getting wet so only grabbed 5 males off my 1587   Monday, June 18 View Page I mean 6   Tuesday, June 19 View Page 1937 x 1587 5 lobe, 2363 x 1587 5 lobe, fingers crossed, 70's this week with to much rain   Wednesday, June 20 View Page 1965 x 2363 big perfect 5 lobe attempt #2   Thursday, June 21 View Page 3 nights of rain this week, expecting more all night 5" and adding makes 11" last 12 days. Was keeping up till this week:(   Thursday, June 21 View Page Damp, muddy, whatever need to get them caught back up, screen house will be full by July 10th at this rate, maybe sooner   Sunday, June 24 View Page Something's got to take sooner or later, pollination attempt on 21st with 2363 x 1587, same cross side vine on 23rd, this morning 24th, 1965 x2363 5 lobe, and 1587 x 1965 4 lobe. 3rd year in screen house and this has been my worst pollination percentage either been extremely hot or wet   Monday, June 25 View Page 1937 x2363 4 lobe   Saturday, June 30 View Page Not sure how bad, but zip tieing tomorrow, yippie   Sunday, July 1 View Page Blowout number 1 easy fix   Sunday, July 1 View Page Blowout number 2, little tricky right down main of 1587. 2000 ft of rope kept it to a minimum   Sunday, July 1 View Page Nice and easy in this area   Sunday, July 1 View Page 2363 Holland pollinated with 1587 Caspers think 8 DAP   Sunday, July 1 View Page 1965 Brandt pollinated with 2363 less than a week   Sunday, July 1 View Page 1587 x 1965 just a few DAP   Sunday, July 1 View Page 1937 x 2363 few DAP   Wednesday, July 4 View Page Damn face book just reminded me how ugly and smaller my pumpkins are this year   Sunday, July 8 View Page 2363 x 1587   Sunday, July 8 View Page 1965 x 2363, previous pumpkin was badly deformed   Sunday, July 8 View Page 1937 x 2363 going to be pretty   Sunday, July 8 View Page 1587 x 1965 boulder   Sunday, July 8 View Page Long gourds, rookie year just need panel across top   Wednesday, July 11 View Page Finally in a quarry with cell service. Can finally hit the misters and check the ca mera more regularly from work!   Wednesday, July 11 View Page 2363 x 1587, 20 DAP. 162 OTT, should have cut that back up off sooner   Friday, July 13 View Page Got hit with a strong storm, 70 mph in the face from this angle   Friday, July 13 View Page Damage, dissatisfied emoji face   Friday, July 13 View Page Long gourds litterly hung on for dear life   Saturday, July 14 View Page Fixed, man it's a big difference between the sunny side and the side that doesn't get hit directly with sun. Material is very worn out   Saturday, July 14 View Page Well that just happened, was dealing with a couple wet spots on my 1587 and noticed leafs starting to get droopy. Main was full of water and done, cut a 4" chunk out of a healed split, healthy on one side and just getting in on other side. Lost alot of old growth. All this on DAP 20. Post a pumpkin pic and measurement later   Saturday, July 14 View Page 1587 Caspers (2145 ×2624) x 1965 Brandt (1625.5 x 2323.7) 20 DAP 190" 161.5 this pumpkin is a rock, unfortunately it had a non foaming foaming stump and I eliminated the 1st 8 ft today   Saturday, July 14 View Page More airflow, remaing plant seems to be ok   Monday, July 16 View Page Was gone yesterday during the day, so this is the 1937 x 2363 21 DAP 193"   Monday, July 16 View Page 2363 x 1587 25 DAP 218" doing 25 lbs per day   Monday, July 16 View Page 1587 has put on 51 lbs since Saturday when I cut the oldest 8ft of main and secondaries off. Now between the new end and the pumpkin I have got to get this to cooperate. Low humidity this week, perfect timing! If it doesn't cooperate watch Out sheriff and pumpkinman Dan! Got my state fair entry in hand. Lol   Wednesday, July 18 View Page Starting to get fun, using irometers trying moisture dialed in. Says iam wet, wet. Been letting it dry out this week and weight gains have gone from 25 to mid to upper 30's. Rain tomorrow see what happens. 1587 is up 128 lbs since cutting plant off   Wednesday, July 18 View Page Starting to get fun, using irometers trying moisture dialed in. Says iam wet, wet. Been letting it dry out this week and weight gains have gone from 25 to mid to upper 30's. Rain tomorrow see what happens. 1587 is up 128 lbs since cutting plant off   Sunday, July 22 View Page Accidently hit back before submit, 2363 Holland x 1587 caspers 31 DAP 265" 429 lbs   Sunday, July 22 View Page 1965 Brandt x 2363 holland 22 DAP 205" 200 lbs going to be a wheel   Sunday, July 22 View Page 1587 Caspers x 1965 Brandt 28 DAP 262 " 415 lbs   Sunday, July 22 View Page 1937 Ureņa x 2363 Holland 27 DAP 243" 331 lbs   Sunday, July 22 View Page Long gourds to the top   Wednesday, July 25 View Page So I've been experimenting with moisture and letting patch dry up a bit, last night I gave them 45 min on the drip 1st water since it rained 2" last Thursday, gains have been good, today my 1587 gave me 49lbs, and did this cleaned with peroxide and put captan and a fan on hopefully it dont get bigger or went all the way in. 1937 did it as well on 34 lbs. My guess is my high nitrogen   Saturday, July 28 View Page Beautiful day for Wisconsin patch tour!   Saturday, July 28 View Page Fried blossoms, curtisoy of Jim Ford, don't mind the shirt we all have our problems   Thursday, August 2 View Page Got stem? Thanks Cecil this stem is still pumping!   Sunday, August 5 View Page This is how Monday started, 1965 x 2363 on day 30   Sunday, August 5 View Page 1965 after gorilla tape, and no attention tapes out at 681 with 0 attention   Sunday, August 5 View Page 2363 x 1587 taping out at 923, done about 35 per day last 2 weeks   Sunday, August 5 View Page 1937 x 2363 dealing with stem cracks but avg over 30 per day   Sunday, August 5 View Page Yep   Sunday, August 5 View Page Week after surgery   Sunday, August 5 View Page 1587 x 1965 dealing with stem cracks as well, eat 878 avg over 30 past 2 weeks   Sunday, August 5 View Page Blossom end   Sunday, August 5 View Page It's split stem one week after surgery   Sunday, August 5 View Page And this a half hr ago, thanks mother nature you bit $%   Monday, August 6 View Page All night long, 4" and adding. Was expecting 9" way it was sounding   Sunday, August 12 View Page 2363 52 dapish taping out 1076   Sunday, August 12 View Page Down the main   Sunday, August 12 View Page 1937 48 dapish 916 lbs est   Sunday, August 12 View Page 1587 49 dapish, taping 1060. Had to terminate another 8 ft of main, it did not like 5.5 " of rain last Sunday night   Sunday, August 12 View Page 350 sq ft left. Might have to take to Michigan hope it can make it to cedarburg or later   Sunday, August 12 View Page Still got 1965 going 13 days after it popped up to 908 lbs from 475   Sunday, August 12 View Page 1965 main out 15 ft   Sunday, August 12 View Page This is all cleard out, only spot to not get mustard 2 years ago. Hmmmmmm mustard has been ordered   Sunday, August 12 View Page Long gourds mess   Sunday, August 12 View Page Damn Samsung upgrade, this is the 2363   Wednesday, August 15 View Page Final picture of the 1965 Brandt in tact, popped 16 days ago @ 476 lbs pulled gorilla tape off tonight on 46 dap and seen mold and it was time to end it. Final taping gave and estimated weight of 986 lbs I weighed every chunk and it came out to 969 pretty much went to chart if you count the slop I couldn't pick up and weigh   Wednesday, August 15 View Page She was pretty thick measured 16" on sides   Wednesday, August 15 View Page Good old bathroom scale   Friday, August 17 View Page Hmmmmmm, and I got 2 of them. Let the 2019 plans consume my brain for the next few months   Saturday, August 18 View Page Damnit, in the Wisconsin dells for the night and a sheet fell off   Sunday, August 19 View Page Mini vacation to Wisconsin dells, so mini I was there for 25 hrs and came home and worked in patch for 5 hrs!   Sunday, August 19 View Page 2363 x1587, north of 1200 lbs, got a perfect stem 95% healthy main, but a blossom end that has me questioning if it will crush it self   Sunday, August 19 View Page 1587 x 1965 hates rain, we're getting rain tomorrow.   Sunday, August 19 View Page Blossom end, pretty tall pumpkin, not as tall as the pictures I am seeing from the southern new England patch tour. Wow   Sunday, August 19 View Page Yep hates rain   Sunday, August 19 View Page 1937 x 2363 starting to get orange. Best grower this week should pass 1100 tomorrow it's my smallest   Sunday, August 19 View Page Stem end, splitting the stem saved this pumpkin. Thank you Cecil for telling me how!   Sunday, August 19 View Page 2 years ago I got a good mustard crop in the screen house after losing 4 plants out of 6 this bare spot is pretty much the exact area that did not get treated. Stuff works. Getting spread Tues or wed depending on tomorrow's rain   Tuesday, August 21 View Page Damn roller coaster ride with my 1587, I may be in Michigan one week from tonight or I may be in the pumpkin patch saying why didn't i take you to Michigan or i may be in the pumpkin patch saying come on just a couple more weeks and i will take you to cedarburg. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Think my hairline just got shorter   Thursday, August 23 View Page Incoming rain, main doesn't need any more water   Thursday, August 23 View Page Hopefully this works, next year I know I will be dealing with other issues but can't wait to be able to have more control!   Sunday, August 26 View Page 1587 x 1965 still growing, lot of sap spots on stem and vine. Growing good enough I will skip Michigan this week. And shoot for at least cedarburg   Sunday, August 26 View Page 2363 x 1587, 180" cc going to be close on catching my personal best   Sunday, August 26 View Page 1937 x 2363 no complaints on this one, doing good! 3 combined estimates should pass the 2 ton mark this week!   Sunday, August 26 View Page My long gourd 63" and growing   Sunday, August 26 View Page Alba best mater, grown on a LaRue.   Sunday, August 26 View Page Alba best watermelon, I literally only spray when I walk to patch, it's a mess 256.5 barber   Sunday, August 26 View Page Her and her sunflowers   Friday, August 31 View Page Making its rounds on Facebook, Rick J was the 1st person I thought of! I am guilty to, but who isnt?   Saturday, September 1 View Page Rain, rain, rain, rain, rain cant wait for next year   Monday, September 3 View Page 6.5"of rain since Friday really water blogged them. If this had been a month ago, kaboom. My 1587 was down to 5 lbs a day, but fighting a lot of spots between stem and its 12 ft of main it has left. Its turning real green hope that's a good sign   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Well held on as long as it could, lost third of plant on 20 dap, lost next third on day 50 and tonight main went soft on both sides of stem, try to get it to cedarburg next week   Tuesday, September 11 View Page Well 1587 x 1965 couldn't hold on, must have went down way before the vine went to mush. I wiped it down with disinfect wipes and felt it Sunday seemed fine. 45° to 78° was just enough to speed up decay. Cut up tonight and see what I was missing   Tuesday, September 11 View Page Well 1587 x 1965 couldn't hold on, must have went down way before the vine went to mush. I wiped it down with disinfect wipes and felt it Sunday seemed fine. 45° to 78° was just enough to speed up decay. Cut up tonight and see what I was missing   Tuesday, September 11 View Page Walls started melting away awhile ago, surprisingly bugs hadn't gotten in yet. Different story when I get home tomorrow   Tuesday, September 11 View Page Picture for post 209   Saturday, September 15 View Page Alba had our only entry at Cedarburg, grown off 7.19 LaRue.   Saturday, September 15 View Page World Record! The 299 jacobus/Barlow bushel gourd   Saturday, September 15 View Page Danny Mason, grew my 1587 and 1261 from last year now has a new personal best! And new number 2 as well. So happy to see my seeds get grown! Great job Danny!   Saturday, September 15 View Page Dad was pretty happy he tagged along   Wednesday, September 19 View Page Rain, Rain go the F away   Tuesday, September 25 View Page Yeah another super down pour, I hate rain   Friday, September 28 View Page 1937 loaded for Bloomfield   Friday, September 28 View Page Beautiful picture   Friday, September 28 View Page Hopefully goes heavy   Saturday, September 29 View Page 1344 good enough for 3rd at Bloomfield today! 2nd largest I have gotten to a scale   Saturday, September 29 View Page The winners! 2283 lb barlow/ jacobus   Thursday, October 4 View Page 84 yesterday 43° this morning, rain, rain, rain. Mother nature needs pycological help   Thursday, October 4 View Page Pulled the 2363 out tonight due to the story of the summer, Rain   Thursday, October 4 View Page Shes taping over 400", and takes up most of a 5 x 5 ft pallet   Saturday, October 6 View Page Great day in Anamosa was hoping to just make top 5, ended up 3rd with 1442.5 lbs good enough for largest Iowa pumpkin for 2018! 2 years in a row! My first ever long gourd entry was good enough for 1st @ 105.5"   Saturday, October 6 View Page This is just funny, unfortunately the bushel gourd split on the 100 ft travel to garage in back of truck. Weird. She weighed in at 8 lbs   Tuesday, October 9 View Page Ah a friend got the good side of the 1442.5 in parade   Saturday, October 13 View Page Pete midthuns 2091, I told him at least 2100 wasn't to far off! Fun day, witnessed history 1911 avg amongst top 10. Deffiantly going to have to start growing larger if I want to compete up north!   Sunday, October 21 View Page Screen is off, mustard is chopped   Sunday, October 21 View Page And tilled   Sunday, October 21 View Page Glad I had goggles, could hardly see when I was done, this pair of bibs is officially garbage   Sunday, October 21 View Page My 1442.5 sitting by road, my dad has my 1344 for farmer market pictures   Sunday, October 21 View Page Stem end   Saturday, October 27 View Page Alba on top of 1442.5, she said her butt was cold   Saturday, October 27 View Page She insisted I must have my picture on it as well, cant argue with a 6 year old   Saturday, October 27 View Page Like a good kid, I gave my 1344 to my dad, he carved it this week. Pretty low seed count, less than 150 I am thinking. Was flawless inside 7" plus thick walls in all directions   Sunday, October 28 View Page Got seeds out of my 1442.5 today, less than 50 wtf   Sunday, October 28 View Page 1344 on left 1442.5 on right   Friday, November 9 View Page Probably shouldn't have procrastinated on undoing and shutting off my water supply. at least I put a heatlamp on by the important stuff. 1st Saturday off from work since Stillwater tomorrow. Work is finally slowing down.   Saturday, November 17 View Page Better late than never, try to have it all done by next Sunday   Sunday, November 18 View Page Deep rib under bottom wasn't as much of a problem as I thought, still had a few inches. 2 snows and temps in the teens, time for it to go   Wednesday, December 5 View Page Still at it, about 5 more work outs and she'll be winterized   Wednesday, December 5 View Page Either to wet and muddy or to frozen. Just right tonight at 27°