Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 43 Entries. Friday, February 27 View Page Hi! Third time grower here, but first time with a big variety of great seeds. I got them all from the auctions. Big thanks to the spring hope auction organizers for the extra seeds:). Anyways, I grow outdoors and achieved 1157 lbs & 913 lbs+HDA last year. This year I'll grow 3 pumpkins and I need help with choosing good genetics. Please help me choose 6 Seeds (2 for each start hole) Thank you! Sunday, March 1 View Page Patch looks slightly awful, no cover crop or total removal. Left the leftovers from the shredded herbs there. Saturday, March 7 View Page Had the patch fertilized with cow manure before plowing it next weekend. Monday, March 9 View Page Had some moldy seeds at home and tried to pant them, turned out they germinatet normally Monday, March 16 View Page Acre is plowed and soil samples are taken,let's see what all this cow manure caused over the last two years;) Thursday, April 16 View Page This is the 2404 Barron plant. Why is the second true leaf shaped so weirdly? Am I still good to go with that Plant? Thanks! Saturday, April 18 View Page Let's see if the 2404 Barron will grow. Still have concerns about it but the genetics are worth the try. Saturday, April 18 View Page Same issue with the 1976 New seed, but time will show. Artificial light would be nice for those cloudy days we have here Sunday, April 19 View Page With heating cables on Test: about 17 cm (6,7 inch) deep ->25 Celcius / 77 F Sunday, April 19 View Page Third Hoop house without heating cables Same Test: 16,8 Celcius / 63 F Monday, April 20 View Page The patch for this year- going for three plant- two hoop houses have heating cables and the third one has a heater in it. The Tarpaulin is a leftover from a "silo-Tarpaulin-> it is meant to be a herb killer Monday, April 20 View Page Here is a closer view of my patch- needed that big windcover because the wind is everyday present and pretty strong (caused by valley-mointain winds) Back to Back: Hoop house left= 2404 Barron & 1976 New Hoop house right= 2369 Werner & 2020 Paton Hoop house on the right end= 701.2 Young Wednesday, April 22 View Page Made a box out of styrofoam around the pumpkins to protect them from frosts. Thursday, April 23 View Page Frost...glad I used the styrofoam Thursday, April 23 View Page Even the water on the foil froze Friday, April 24 View Page What do you think abot this plant (2404 Barron- should I still give it a chance or plant a Backup? I'd probably transplant the backup today. Thursday, April 30 View Page Two weeks since planting them out -2369 Werner What do you think? Saturday, May 2 View Page Still waiting for the takeoff. Tuesday, May 5 View Page Leaves are looking good and huge. Of the rhubarb;) Wednesday, May 13 View Page 13.5.2026 - decision was made, going with the 2369 Werner Wednesday, May 13 View Page 13.5.2026 - same thing here, going with the 2404 Barron Wednesday, May 13 View Page 13.5.2026 701.2 Young Saturday, May 16 View Page I guess this leaf damage on the old ones is caused by to high humidity in the hoop houses?? Tuesday, May 19 View Page Next season will be greenhouse season. I'm sick of the winds I have here- double wind fence and I already know that there will be big leaf damage again this season. Saturday, May 23 View Page 2369 is free Wednesday, May 27 View Page Silo-foil caused the opposite of killing weeds. had to use the lawnmower Thursday, May 28 View Page More and more leafes on my plant look like this. Could the cause be sunburn (i don't use shading nets) Or rather something else? Wednesday, June 10 View Page 701 Young Wednesday, June 10 View Page 2369 Werner Wednesday, June 10 View Page 2404 Barron 10 C / 50 F ..Brrrrrr hoping for better wheater Saturday, June 13 View Page First good fruit on the 701. unfortunatley with seeds outside the blossom= backup needed Sunday, June 14 View Page Never seen this Wednesday, June 17 View Page Freshly tilled , should last till August Friday, June 19 View Page 2369 Werner x 2404 Barron Friday, June 19 View Page 2404 Barron x 2369 Werner Sunday, June 21 View Page 701.2 Young x 1182.8 Gawlik (blossomsplits on DAP 5= removed) Friday, June 26 View Page Still can't figure out why the 2369 (right plant) has those light green leafs Friday, June 26 View Page Not on my sunflower! ;) Monday, June 29 View Page Those splits on DAP 6.. Saturday, July 4 View Page My 3rd backup pumpkin on the 701 young plant. Pollinated on june 28, so far so good. It is the last one which has still great pontential based on time until weight off and plant size. Fingers crossed Wednesday, July 8 View Page 2404 Barron What do you think about the wide blossom? anything to worry about? Wednesday, July 8 View Page 2369 Werner Wednesday, July 8 View Page 701 Young