Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 17 Entries. Saturday, May 3 View Page Got the plants started April 10th and in the ground April 24th which is 3 days ahead of last year. � Saturday, May 3 View Page 2301 Pugh on the left and 2376 Stelts on the right. � Thursday, May 29 View Page This is the latest in the season that I have had to keep extending the hoops. Yesterday's high was 60 degrees and another upper 40s night is headed this way before we get slammed with 90s ughhhh � Friday, May 30 View Page 2301 Pugh on left and 2376 Stelts on right Each plant has a pumpkin on the main. Should pollinate day or 2 earlier than last year � Friday, June 6 View Page Pollination of the 2301 x 2376 on a nice 4 lober this AM � Friday, June 20 View Page The 2301 Pugh is all settled nicely � Sunday, June 29 View Page The 2376 Stelts x 2301 Pugh pollinated June 11th � Tuesday, July 1 View Page 2301 Pugh at DAP25 I forgot to get a day 20 so starting now OTT 221 = 250 pounds. Kinda short and tall so far. � Tuesday, July 1 View Page 2376 Stelts DAP 20. Removed the blossom last week. Felt softish and not chancing it going into the flesh. Didn't affect the weight or size at all. Measured just .5 under the 2301 but 5 days younger. Absolutely incredible but the highs can get low real fast in my patch at times. � Monday, July 7 View Page The sheriff of the patch. Protecting the 2301 Pugh. � Wednesday, July 23 View Page What a sunset last week. The Stelts in all her glory pacing just ahead of last years PB. � Friday, August 1 View Page The 2301 Pugh at 55 DAP �OTT370 about 1170 pounds. Lost the stump a couple weeks ago and a couple side vines but still doing pretty good. She's gonna look great in the front yard. Has a nice true pumpkin shape � Friday, August 1 View Page Main minus the stump on the 2301. Drying out pretty good need TLC every couple days � Friday, August 1 View Page 2376 Stelts at DAP 50 -OTT 394 about 1400 pounds � Friday, August 1 View Page The Stelts main vine. It's still intact 50% and has stayed like this for a few weeks now. It's just off the stump and the rest of the plant is doing great so fingers crossed this one PBs for me � Tuesday, August 5 View Page Well I finally got one going in the 2731 Stelts. Something chewed the main just before pollination then that caused me to pollinate during the heat wave. Bunch of weird shapes and aborts till 5 or 6 later on a late side vine this one came along. It was definitely after July 4 th but I stopped keeping track after they all were going south so I'm guessing this was about July 7 th pollination Xs Self. I'll do an OTT on the 7 th of august for a day 30 number � Thursday, August 7 View Page 2731 Stelts x Self at DAP 30 OTT 292.5 = 590 pounds. Pretty good for a late start sidevine. Plant has age and usual problems for my patch. Main seems good so far �