Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 24 Entries. Monday, May 1 View Page Not sure how PH got so much higher than last year.   Monday, May 1 View Page This should help   Monday, May 1 View Page And this   Monday, May 1 View Page 2145 McMullen will be the only plant I grow this year.   Monday, May 1 View Page Backed up by the 2109 Zywiec. Plant went outside into cloche as soon as they broke dirt. Each plant is in 15 gallon bottomless pots. Started soil is aged Oxen manure. Plants are sitting 8 inches above ground. Heater blows under the pots allowing heat to raise up through the pots. I put the grow lights in on cloudy days.   Monday, May 1 View Page 1929.5 Barlow. Backup to the backup.   Friday, May 12 View Page 2145 Doing ok   Thursday, May 18 View Page 2145 is coming along very nicely. Putting out some nice secondary's. Been feeding a little liquid fish and kelp every other day with watering daily. Safari drenched in on the 16th   Sunday, May 21 View Page Added on as 2145 was nearing the back door   Friday, May 26 View Page Clotches? We don't need no stinking clotches! 2145 at 8ft.   Wednesday, May 31 View Page 2145 at about 11 ft. First female showed up a few days ago.   Wednesday, May 31 View Page Yea leaves took a beating in the wind the other day. Had to run and get silt fence. This plant wilts easier than any other plant I have ever grown. Guess I will have to see about some misters   Thursday, June 8 View Page Pollinated the 2145 at 12.5 ft on main by self. Only had one male flower. Have another female on main a couple feet further out. should be ready next week.   Thursday, June 8 View Page Secondaries growing strong. No issues right now   Wednesday, June 14 View Page coming along.   Saturday, June 17 View Page Misters came yesterday.   Saturday, June 17 View Page Second pollination on the main. this one at about 16 ft. Noticed the deformity, possibly small seed? Next female on main will be open in four days or so. Still want to keep this one. Hoping deformity is not enough to effect kin.   Friday, June 30 View Page Growth slowed down for a few days with the cooler weather. Started terminating some secondaries a few days ago. Secondaries will run long. 18 ft. on one side and 20 on the other.   Sunday, July 2 View Page Neighbors wondering where all the Chipmunks went to.   Thursday, July 6 View Page Mess with the Bull and you get the Horns Baby!   Tuesday, July 11 View Page A few surprises here but starting the season with PH of 8.2 I anticipated some nutrients would be locked up.   Tuesday, July 11 View Page Manganese and Zinc been foliar feeding small amounts but apparently not enough. Boron was low on soil test and I dumped more than called for in spring so that worked out. Magnesium high from me overshooting Epsom salts. Phos low from flowering? (graphic from team pumpkin site)   Saturday, July 15 View Page Feeding the plant a little foliar potash.   Tuesday, August 1 View Page Second tissue test results. After pounding the Nitrogen both drench and foliar It did not change the results. Was able to correct a few things but not seeing the results with the tape.