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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 45 Entries.
Sunday, April 24 View Page
Year 3, patch work well under way, hope to be in ground May 1-3
 
Sunday, April 24 View Page
Left the label making to my wife just noticed the misspelled names sorry guys.
 
Monday, May 2 View Page
Happy with the plants they’ll hit the soil later today, tomatoes bout 2more weeks. Good luck everybody!
 
Wednesday, May 18 View Page
It’s not a beauty contest, this 2003 Kisamore is ready to run, better add amendments and til the rest of the patch.
 
Saturday, May 28 View Page
2003 Kisamore growing well, 1797 Wolf on far corner hope to use as a pollinator. Also some tomatoes and even sunflowers in the background. Need to finish tilling and get ready for vine burying season!
 
Wednesday, June 1 View Page
Apparently it’s mater season, also spotted a pumpkin in the tip of 2003 looking good for mid June pollination
 
Friday, June 3 View Page
2003 Kisamore, trouble free in the month of may let’s keep it rolling.
 
Tuesday, June 7 View Page
2003 Kisamore trouble free should have a pollination in 7-10 days
 
Tuesday, June 7 View Page
Back view
 
Saturday, June 11 View Page
Cool, damp, and cloudy morning pollination #1 2003 Kisamore x 1797 Wolf
 
Saturday, June 11 View Page
Cool, damp, and cloudy morning pollination #1 2003 Kisamore x 1797 Wolf
 
Saturday, June 18 View Page
2003 Kisamore pollinated what I hope is the keeper, wanted to make a cross but things didn’t work out so she’s selfed.
 
Saturday, June 18 View Page
Side of 2003 Kisamore, may still try to cross the next pumpkin out then I’ll have decisions to make. Bout time to grow fruit! Grow big everybody!!!
 
Saturday, June 25 View Page
Made the bed and called in security, just 100ish days to go! 2003 Kisamore selfed dap 5
 
Tuesday, June 28 View Page
Dap 10, been an awesome May/June, let’s keep it rolling. 2003 Kisamore
 
Tuesday, June 28 View Page
Salad
 
Tuesday, June 28 View Page
More salad, i told myself I’d continue documenting the plant this year, last couple years I found I was only taking pics of the fruit at this stage, need to be able to look back at your plant as well.
 
Tuesday, June 28 View Page
Pic hopefully
 
Tuesday, June 28 View Page
Pic hopefully
 
Thursday, June 30 View Page
2003
 
Thursday, June 30 View Page
6/27
 
Thursday, June 30 View Page
6/27
 
Wednesday, July 6 View Page
17 days 2003 Kisamore selfed
 
Wednesday, July 6 View Page
7/5/22 2003 Kisamore Dap 17
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
Dap 20 numbers ott 197, she’s swelling fast, heavy downpours 3days in a row making it tough to feed/control irrigation, fingers crossed she doesn’t explode.
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
Dap 20 numbers ott 197, she’s swelling fast, heavy downpours 3days in a row making it tough to feed/control irrigation, fingers crossed she doesn’t explode.
 
Saturday, July 9 View Page
2003 Kisamore selfed day 20
 
Sunday, July 10 View Page
Day 20
 
Sunday, July 10 View Page
Day 20
 
Monday, July 18 View Page
Day 30, been gone for ten days, sheet blew back caused some suntan on a third of the pumpkin should be fine. Taping an estimated 403lbs but she’s a little sunken on her left shoulder. May grow my first ugly pumpkin! Plant looks good, good luck everyone!
 
Wednesday, July 20 View Page
2003 Kisamore selfed, just a sunny Wednesday afternoon pic
 
Wednesday, July 20 View Page
 
Wednesday, July 20 View Page
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
2003 Kisamore selfed, Day 40 numbers 84/86/140 Roughly 28lbs per day last ten, gonna push next ten days see if we can improve on that, fingers crossed!
 
Thursday, July 28 View Page
Tomatoes have been sorry this year, I’m aware of a couple mistakes I’ve made will do better next year. Grow big everyone!
 
Saturday, August 13 View Page
Day 56 tape measure has it around 930 fingers crossed! 2003 Kisamore selfed
 
Saturday, August 13 View Page
Plant still in pretty fair shape
 
Friday, August 19 View Page
2003 Kisamore selfed day 60 or @ 353in
 
Friday, August 19 View Page
Day 60 this plant/pumpkin has been incredible it just wants to grow, I certainly didn’t find its limits.
 
Tuesday, August 30 View Page
2003 Kisamore day 73 maybe still putting on inches of circumference estimating around 1100lbs
 
Saturday, September 17 View Page
Not a lot to report
 
Saturday, September 17 View Page
2003 Kisamore selfed Great grow, great season, should PB if I get her to a scale
 
Sunday, October 9 View Page
We made it to the scale! 2003 Kisamore selfed now the 1275 Dalton.
 
Saturday, November 5 View Page
1275 Dalton
 
Saturday, November 5 View Page
That’s all folks cya next year!
 

 

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