Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 8 Entries. Sunday, May 5 View Page I had a normal seed start of three and a half days to germination, 100 percent. But of course the one I really wanted to grow the cot leaves stuck together and split stim when trying to open. The 1789 Mendi 17 germinated cot leaves pretty small but coming around. I wished I knew something about that plant on how it grew or grows. One of the hardest part of growing for me is seed choice and which ones to grow or cull. I want to grow all of them. lol grow big   Monday, May 13 View Page Amendments all tilled in for the first tilling. Hoop houses been up for about a week and a half heating ground temps. My plants are at day sixteen working on fourth and fifth true leaves. It's time to go out side and get the ball rolling. The 150 patch is ready to go just have to get signed up and get some pictures. lol grow big   Sunday, June 23 View Page 150 Challenge 10x15 Same spot as last year, new corner marker posts! 1789 Mendi   Sunday, June 23 View Page This years patch is well on its way. The heat coming this week should really make them pop!   Sunday, July 14 View Page 150' Plant All filled up. Day 11 after pollination   Sunday, July 14 View Page Start to a good pumpkin on the 150' 11 Days Old   Sunday, August 11 View Page 150 sq ft. Day 34 1789 Mendi   Sunday, August 25 View Page I blew out the side of my 150 challenge pumpkin today so I'm out Its now the 529 Jones est. DMG (1789Mendi x 1707Caspers) at day 41 trying to go heavy with it .I think she would have had 6" side walls already . I will be growing next year for sure I got about a hundred good large seeds from it . This seasons been tough this year in northern Wis. The month of June was wet,wet August cold nights in the high fourties and fifties with real heavy dew every morning that took tell noon to dry up going into hot hot now but we're still growing it not over tell it's over. Grow. Big