Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 19 Entries. Monday, June 3 View Page 1st entry of 2024! I'm back growing at home, this time in a brand new patch. The soil test was absolutely awful, so we'll see if the ammendments added will make up for it. Photographed is the 1832.5 Graham, which has a pollination in the morning and another pumpkin in the tip. The plant is 18 feet long x 17 feet wide. Behind it is the 1686.5 Stelts, 19-20 feet long x 16 feet wide. That plant has a 3 day old pumpkin and another one ready for next week. Will try to update again soon.   Friday, June 7 View Page From a couple days ago...main...all the main....my 1686.5 Stelts was looking pretty weird for a minute. Pumpkin came out of the tip yesterday, should open within a week. That is the hopeful keeper.   Saturday, June 8 View Page Cleaned the patch up after work, just in time for a beautiful evening. The soil needs a good raking but I'm wiped.   Saturday, June 8 View Page Oh and the fence is falling over in the back...add that to tomorrow's list.   Thursday, June 13 View Page Got the 1686.5 Stelts pollinated today with the hopeful keeper, no other options so hope it takes. It was crossed with the 1832.5 Graham. Let's do this!!!   Friday, June 14 View Page Got the 1832.5 Graham "keeper" pollinated today with the 1686.5 Stelts. Now both plants are pollinated, assuming they take, with the hopeful keepers. Next week is gonna be in the upper 90s for a few days so gonna have to keep these girls as cool as I can.   Saturday, June 15 View Page If you know you know. This was some hard stuff to mix just right!   Saturday, June 22 View Page Both plants are doing well, this is the 1832.5 Graham which is about 35 feet wide.   Saturday, June 22 View Page This is the 1832.5 fruit at 8 days old. It was crossed with the 1686.5 Stelts, and treated with 100 ppm of Florel at 48 hours post-pollination.   Saturday, June 22 View Page This is the 1686.5 Stelts plant. Around 40 feet wide. It desperately wants me to bury vines! That's tomorrow's task...   Saturday, June 22 View Page And finally, the 1686.5 Stelts at 9 days old. It was crossed with the 1832.5 Graham, and was also treated with 100 ppm of Florel.   Monday, June 24 View Page Got the 1686 caught up on vine burying yesterday. Wow that has become such a chore.... 3 hours just to do this plant.   Saturday, June 29 View Page Cool shot of the patch from the other day. 1686.5 Stelts in front, 1832.5 Graham in back. Both are filling in very fast   Sunday, June 30 View Page I've never done a full out patch tour but figured I would do a few videos this year as things start ramping up. Hope everyone's growing some personal bests in 2024! https://youtu.be/JP5t3ifOss4?si=uhUd22bk6jLS9SEl   Sunday, July 14 View Page On DAP 30 the 1686.5 Stelts estimated 407.7 lbs and averaged 38.6 lbs a day for the previous 5 days.   Sunday, July 14 View Page On DAP 30, the 1832.5 estimates 493.3 lbs and has averaged 47.5 lbs a day for the last 5 days.   Sunday, July 14 View Page 1832.5 Graham on left 1686.5 Stelts on right   Sunday, July 14 View Page And, because I posed with the Stelts, here's a photo of me yesterday (DAP 29) with the Graham pumpkin.   Monday, July 15 View Page The second video update of the season: https://youtu.be/jdXdNF-ISpE?si=SC4mfawd53wRH_HS