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I grew jack-o-lantern pumpkins every year as a kid in Washington state. It was no secret that I loved pumpkin pie and I grew them to make sue we had plenty! One thanksgiving my mom went to start the turkey and noticed all the pumpkin was missing from all the pies and so she started the investigation. Of course, all of us kids replied not me, but with pumpkin pie from ear to ear, yea, it was clear who done it! Twas I!
A few pics from the RMGVG weighoff at Jareds
The lifing crew working with the Biz's beast.
The brothers (Wiz the MC and Biz the new state champ)
Barry Todd, Pete Mohr(LongmontPete) Duke Edwards(PumpkinPastor) & Greg Hopson preparing to congratulate Jim Grande(TheBiz) on his new state record.
Aaron Dew (CaptainColdWeather) tirelessly helped out on the lifting crew throughout the weighoff
There was a great straw maze for the kids with several other side attractions
501 Kane 07
Here is my lineup for this year:
1432 Carlson-Petersen 04 (1097.5 Beachy 02 x self)
1180.2 Krug 07 (1432 Carlson-Petersen 04 x 998.6 Pukos 05)
501 Kane 07 (998.6 Pukos 05 x 991 Urena 05)
344 Hoffman 05 (1432 Carlson-Petersen 04 x 898 Knauss 01)
Ground Zero.......Getting them outside
After germination the seedlings grow fast......
The roots grow fast.....and I move them to a bigger pot at day 2 or 3......For competition plants we dont want them to get root bound. I used 4 gallon pots this year.
Under the lights
Plants are set in 4 gallon containers under the grow lights. This system consists of two 40w grow lights and two 500 watt haliades.
2009 GrowZem BIG .....The WiZ's Patch
The 2009 GrowZem BIG Season has started.....
My seeds for this year.
998.6 Pukos, 1385 Jutras, 985 Werner, 991 Urena, 670 Daigle Orange, 846 Calai Orange, 748 Davies Orange, and maybe a few others.....
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My cats decided to dump my tray of tomato seedlings that JUST poked their leaves above the ground..... GRRRRR!!!! Had to replant the whole tray. Luckily I had enough seeds.
BBkins
Slow start to 2009 season.
I've got a lot of work to do before the season starts. This Apr 16 snowstorm will delay that work a few days. Looks like the storm impacted a good chunk of the rocky mountain region.
Ron H 2008 pumpkin season
Below is a link to a photo album of my 2008 season. Lots of photos with brief comments. Some of my "props" are a little unorthidoxed, but they seem to work ok for me. Maybe someday I'll get caught up with everyone else and build a greenhouse. lol
http://www.myfamily.com/site/655631/albums/view.aspx?iid=35829948