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Colorado

I'm growing 81 wolf,162 Mc. a and b and my 89.5 seed. Biggest plant is 81 wolf.We hit 98 degrees yesterday and the mains grew more than my ag's.I'm going to hold out till mid july for pollinating.Fruit will be way out there.

6/18/2012 11:25:42 AM

Huntsville Texas

One of my 162s has outgrown all others, covering about 800sq ft, came up on april 1; has finally set 4 pumpkins with the largest stems I have ever seen, over 5" thick on a pumpkin the size of a football.
My 89.5 has ripened a beautifully round pumpkin, just turned orange this week, no idea what it weighs but it is larger than any field pumpkin I have ever grown and just lovely!
My 103 MacKinnon just ripend a beautifully slightly oval pumpkin,18x17x14. no idea what it weighs. once it turned orange, all of the secondaries stopped dropping the females before pollination, might try to set a whole bunch of little pumpkins just for seed variety.
118 Engel has grown the largest, oddest leaf I have ever seen, HUGE vines and leaves with small weak secondaries; have not gotten any to set yet.seem to be a nice round shape, too.

6/18/2012 11:30:21 PM

Madison,Wisconsin

I have (4) 145 Crews, and (4) 57 Shymanski (162Jxself)plants growing. They all have vines about 4 feet long now. The 145's have much larger leaves and thicker vines. Everything seems healthy and happy so far. It has been extremely hot and dry here. I have to water pretty much every day. I think the straw mulch I put around the plants has really helped hold in the moisture and cool off the plants.

6/19/2012 10:52:39 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

My 57 Shymanski is getting big..I have pulled a few females off until the plant gets about 200sqf. The 118 Engel and other 57 Shymanski's and Van Hook seeds I planted on Memorial Day are just starting to vine. Seeing some Squash Bugs, and Squash Vine Borers.

6/19/2012 1:37:14 PM

West Manchester, OH

Just starting to take off, feels like i live in death valley around here lately... (low 90s every day)

6/19/2012 2:24:08 PM

Piqua, Ohio

Mark is anyone growing your 101 (1807.5 Stelts X Self?

6/19/2012 9:34:33 PM

Bottom of ohio

Fair to midland, got 4 V Hooks going

6/19/2012 10:07:26 PM

Madison,Wisconsin

Josh,

It's (1807.5 x 1647 Wallace). The 101 didn't have a lot of seeds but I gave out a few. A couple Wisconsin guys planted it and Gary Adams from NY has one. I planted one but I pulled all my AG's a couple days ago because the wind and heat ravaged them. Now I will have more time for the field pumpkins and other giant veggies. They are more fun anyway :)

6/20/2012 10:23:00 AM

Colorado

Mark I've got three of your 57's growing next door at a city garden .Theyre just vining out and looking good. The 101 is alive and well.Theres a female on the main about 8 days from blooming.

6/20/2012 12:27:13 PM

Piqua, Ohio

I'd like to know how that 101 does, I have an 1807 and will cross it to 1689 Jutras

6/20/2012 9:33:48 PM

Madison,Wisconsin

Joe, I am really curious to see the fruit shape on the 57's. It was really long and grew very fast. And 57 pounds is not too bad for being grown in a 15 gallon pot during the winter. lol Good luck with them. I plan on crossing my 57's with the 145 Crews. The 145 I grew in the greenhouse also grew really fast and was very fat. Fat x long might be good. We shall see.

6/21/2012 10:22:23 AM