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Tuesday, January 28 View Page
Hi guys. It's been a long time since I kept a diary on this site. I did this for the first time in 2017, and then I grew Russia's first giant pumpkin. This year I will try to be less lazy and take regular notes. A lot has changed over the years. In 2024, I grew the heaviest pumpkins in Russia, weighing 1801lb and 1700 lb, among others. I don't want to stop there, and this year my goal is to break the 2205lb mark. To do this, I am building a greenhouse and have acquired many good seeds. My favorite will be the 2365 wolf seed. I'll show you the other seeds later. Also this year, I am the co-organizer of the Russian Giant Pumpkin Growing Championship, the final of which will be held in the first half of September.
 
Tuesday, January 28 View Page
My pumpkins of 2024 663.5 Chusov 2024 (970 Schlaefke х 2319 Stoeckl) 150 Challenge
 
Tuesday, January 28 View Page
699 Chusov 2024 (2319.3 Stoeckl х Self)
 
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1115.5 Chusov 2024 (1042.8 Molek x 2319.3 Stoeckl)
 
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1700 Chusov 2024 (893 Chusov x 2319 Stoeckl)
 
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1801 Chusov 2024 (2183 Mendi x Self) Russian largest pumpkin
 
Tuesday, January 28 View Page
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Tuesday, January 28 View Page
And now I want to show you some photos from the exhibition of giant pumpkins in the Moscow Botanical Garden.
 
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And this is me and my onion, which weighed 7.3lb. Russia's Heaviest onion
 
Wednesday, January 29 View Page
You have to plant a giant onion before anyone else. My onion is 70 days old, it looks good. Significantly better than last year.
 
Wednesday, January 29 View Page
A 120-watt LED illuminates it 11 hours a day. I water it every day with a complex mineral fertilizer of 800 ppm. I give you amino acids once a week.
 
Thursday, January 30 View Page
I decided to try to grow a giant watermelon right at home in winter. To do this, I use 600 watts of light and a 100-liter growbag. He now weighs 39 lb.
 
Thursday, January 30 View Page
As you can see, my 893 pumpkin grew into my 1700 pumpkin. I am ready to send several sets to those people who definitely want to plant pumpkin seeds 893. Just write your comment under this entry and I will be able to send them to the first 4. I can also put some seeds from my pumpkins this year in these kits. But only 4 sets. I tried to send seeds to the USA and European countries, everything worked out. I will send the seeds for free.
 

 

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