Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 20 Entries. Wednesday, April 10 View Page Started my seeds on April 10th. I'm growing 2 plants this year. One 2480 Graham. One 1832.5 Graham.   Wednesday, April 10 View Page Started 4x 2480 Graham. The best two will go in the greenhouses. I didn't manage to grow anything big on this seed last year, but Brian Bassett grew a 2098 UOW on it in his first year growing. It was harvested due to a split at 74 DAP still doing ~24lbs a day. And it was orange. That's good enough evidence for me to grow it again.   Wednesday, April 10 View Page Started 3x 1832.5 Graham. It grew my 2480, Steve Sperry's 2198, and had a really nice one going last year for MattD. Hoping to emulate the same success again. The best two will go in a greenhouse.   Saturday, April 13 View Page Got the soil amended and tilled. Soil test was done in March with Logan Labs and figured out the amendments using worksheets from the Intelligent Gardener book. Amendments included: Urea, Alfalfa Pellets, Sulfate of Potash, Borax, Molybdenum, Manganese, Cobalt, Greensand, Rice Hull (for Silica), Kelp Meal, Agricultural Sulfur.   Monday, April 15 View Page The seeds all sprouted Sunday evening / Monday morning. Here they are on Monday evening in the grow tent   Tuesday, April 16 View Page I've been building a bigger temporary greenhouse. It's 13ft x 24ft.   Wednesday, April 17 View Page Seedlings are 4 days old and now in 1 gallon pots   Friday, April 19 View Page Got a mini greenhouse up inside of the bigger greenhouse. It has a 4'x4' planting hole with 48' of heating cable   Saturday, April 20 View Page Bigger greenhouse got plastic. It's 13ft x 24ft.   Sunday, April 21 View Page The seedlings are 6 - 7 days old since emerging from the soil. My goal is to get them transplanted next weekend or before (once they're hardened off and some below zero nights are passed)   Wednesday, April 24 View Page Plants in the grow tent   Saturday, April 27 View Page The 2480 Graham in their mini greenhouse (no larger greenhouse)   Saturday, April 27 View Page I'm trying CO2 on the 1832.5 Graham plants   Sunday, April 28 View Page The 1832.5 Graham plants in the mini greenhouse in the larger greenhouse   Friday, May 10 View Page Today is 30 days since the giant pumpkin seeds got started. The 1832.5 plants in the greenhouse with lighting and CO2 are my fastest growing ever. The main vine on one of them is almost 4ft long. They're starting to crowd each other so will have to select a keeper soon.   Friday, May 10 View Page The 1832.5 Graham greenhouse   Friday, May 10 View Page The 2480 plants in the simple greenhouse are just over 2ft long and looking much healthier than the co2 plants.   Wednesday, May 15 View Page The 1832.5 outgrew the mini greenhouse so it was removed to give it the space of the bigger greenhouse. The main vine is just over 7ft long and I think the secondaries are the most advanced I've had at this main vine length. I put some end walls up within the big greenhouse, but not taking the full length yet. The greenhouse is 24ft long and the walls currently give 16ft in length. The plant is on a 17:7 light cycle (off at 10pm, on at 5am) and co2 is given to 1200ppm whenever the greenhouse can be closed. However it has to stay open most of the day due to high temp and humidity. The co2 and lights are working out so far.   Wednesday, May 15 View Page Outside view of the 1832.5 greenhouse   Wednesday, May 15 View Page The 2480 plants are doing well and are quickly outgrowing the greenhouse too. This one doesn't have lighting or co2. Still double planted as the vines are really difficult to get laying down. One's main vine twisted and split on the way down, so I think I'll be selecting the other one in a couple of days or sooner.