Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 19 Entries. Wednesday, January 10 View Page Turned in one yard of composted cow manure.   Tuesday, April 9 View Page Started.2 seeds today. Shaves, soaked in water and humic acid. Love 892.   Saturday, April 13 View Page 1 0f 2 germinated.   Wednesday, April 17 View Page Shaved and soaked back ups. Chan 1743 (est) 2356 mendi x 2183 mendi)   Saturday, April 27 View Page Green house up. Heater in the foreground and fan in background connected to heat/cooling controller. With the variances, ideally it doesn't get much over 30C, or under 13C. Trial run for 2 days monitoring temps then the transplant. Soil heaters on.   Saturday, April 27 View Page Green house up. Heater in the foreground and fan in background connected to heat/cooling controller. With the variances, ideally it doesn't get much over 30C, or under 13C. Trial run for 2 days monitoring temps then the transplant. Soil heaters on.   Monday, April 29 View Page Giants transplanted! After 2 days of testing, the coolest was 15.6 C and warmest was 25 C. The outside temp last night was 4 C and it was cooking hot this afternoon. Center plant is the Love 892 and two outside back ups Chan 1743.   Thursday, May 23 View Page Fist day of burying vines. Glad for the hoop house this year as it is unseasonably cool. Pulled one back up.....   Saturday, June 8 View Page Removed the warming tent today. She is about 12' long. A female pumpkin flower out around 10'. I've never successfully pollinated the first female, perhaps this is the year ?? Considering how our nights have been cool. Between 6 to 9° this plant is thriving. Really hoping it will explode with all this warm weather.   Friday, June 14 View Page Pollinated the first one today. Beautiful four lobes. About 10 ft out. Fortunately the rain held off. How to make a makeshift cover. The weather is cool and wet this weekend with loads of seven and highs of 11. The earliest pollination for me very optimistic   Sunday, June 23 View Page Came home from 5 day trip and observing the massive growth is what it is about   Monday, June 24 View Page These two are open polinatted. Most likely opened on the 23rd.   Sunday, June 30 View Page Pollinated this beauty about 16' out. Sprayed for aphids and PM.   Thursday, July 4 View Page About three square feet left in the patch to fill. This thing's loving the sunshine and heat. Have yet to successfully pollinate. Whoever there's one about 18 ft out just on the grass in a perfect position to grow it right beside the sidewalk ??????   Tuesday, July 16 View Page 16 DAP. 112 OTT. About 40 lbs. Nicest pad l have created. Pallet + 1" foam + kids play mats + 1\2" sand. Outside the growing box. I will chop the main Vine past the fruit Aug 1st. Slowly shift it so it lands beautifully on the pad.   Saturday, July 20 View Page Estimated weight of 105.8lbs. About 66lbs in 4 days. 16.5lbs a day. Purchased 2 garbage pails of compost today to help bury vines and establish more roots. I am incredibly grateful for everyone supporting my pumpkin "hobby". The next 10 days are the funest of the year. .....   Sunday, July 21 View Page 21 days after pollination which the aborting period is over! This pumpkin should be safe now. cut the main Vine past the fruit. It was about 12' long. Spraying the under side of the Leafs with water not only helps git rid of aphids, it soaks the nutirents down into the root system. So far I have only used 20-20-20 about 3 times. The plant is basically fewding off balanced soil with heaps of mushroom manure, and compost. Will start to drip line fertilizer in about 3 to 5 days.   Thursday, July 25 View Page 202.5 lbs! Breaking 200lbs and my PS (personal smallest) record from last year of 154lbs! And now at a point where I can not adjust it. Averaging 19.3 lbs per day past 5 days. 25 days after pollination (DAP) The beer can is for reference. The foliage is thriving and healthy. Leaves are over 2.5 feet tall, for more reference. Note the established root that l have to continuely pull up slowly to relieve the stress on the main Vine attached to the pumpkin.   Friday, July 26 View Page Living off Cumberland st, it is a neighbourhood favourite .