Author Topic: Giant pumpkins / 2009 season page #3 (Read 4002 times)

seaweb11 · « **on:** June 08, 2008, 09:53:28 PM »

Anyone ever grown them?

I bought some seeds on-line last winter from some BIG West Coast winners..........Starting germination tonight

Screw the kayak

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2008, 05:45:44 AM »

Just don't go spitting the seeds around here after harvest.

troppo · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2008, 05:51:37 AM »

no problems growing them, problem is getting then to stop growing lol

kghost · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2008, 07:48:48 AM »

Yumm...roasted pumpkin seeds.....

Odd but its the only part of a pumpkin I like....

Well that and jack-o-lanterns

mrblasty · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2008, 09:24:31 AM »

Take a look at some of the pumpkins grown in the Mat-Su valley in Alaska, talk about monsters.

fuzzybutt · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2008, 11:23:29 AM »

pumpkin pie for the entire forum?

mattcb350f · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2008, 12:14:11 PM »

Had a family friend who use to grow them.

Had to grow them on a pallet so he could move them after they weighed 800 pounds.

Lots of work and a lot of fun, even got some prize money one year.

Here's a link to a manual on the website of the Local pumpkin contest here in Ontario.

http://www.pumpkinfest.org/page.php?page=manual

Matt.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 01, 2008, 07:22:25 PM »

OK, So 3 of my 4 bikes are all running and I am riding and loving my bikes, but I have 2 dumb non bike threads right now...so lets carry on.

These "prize winner" seeds were sanded with 200 grit on the sides, soaked in a solution of hydrogen peroxide and germinated with a heating blanket. Kept indoors at the right temp for 10-12 days inside and today we made an official pumpkin patch!

10 x 12 with all the new manure and soil they will need.

1000 Lbs monsters...........easy

Dug out the lawn and away we go. Buried a soaker hose under the surface 1st.

3 healthy ones for the patch!

Of course you need a bench to sit and watch them grow.

There's a lot of thinkin that need to be done

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #8 on:** July 01, 2008, 10:40:42 PM »

Don't forget the drinkin that must be done with the thinkin. Punkin watching is a very difficult sport. Think I'll come by and help

seaweb11 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2008, 10:42:56 PM »

Quote from: RxmanGriff on July 01, 2008, 10:40:42 PM

Don't forget the drinkin that must be done with the thinkin. Punkin watching is a very difficult sport. Think I'll come by and help

You totally get it

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2008, 10:55:56 PM »

Can't let you do it by yourself! After all, what are friends for

S-Dog · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2008, 04:48:44 AM »

I have 4 plants growing myself... the largest vine right now is about 4ft long... I still have them in pots (BIG) and need to transplant them into the ground this weekend.

upperlake04 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2008, 06:17:23 AM »

The Gulf Island Philosophers pic is the funniest thing here for weeks. Thanks for that SW

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2008, 06:28:12 AM »

I can read lips. The gentleman on the right is saying. "Look, look, it's sprouting!"

kghost · « **Reply #14 on:** July 02, 2008, 11:03:04 AM »

Quote from: Bob Wessner on July 02, 2008, 06:28:12 AM

I can read lips. The gentleman on the right is saying. "Look, look, it's sprouting!"

Nah...

The guy on the Left is saying : "Look...so after you pull the bolt out..its should come right out"

The guy Right is saying: "F^ck...I just had it apart twice and it still leaks..Those pumpkins right there will be full grown before I get done with the project"

seaweb11 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 03, 2008, 06:18:55 PM »

2 days..............THERE HUGE

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #16 on:** July 03, 2008, 06:30:01 PM »

Good gourd Derek, how much beer did that take?

MRieck · « **Reply #17 on:** July 04, 2008, 09:06:47 AM »

Quote from: RxmanGriff on July 03, 2008, 06:30:01 PM

Good gourd Derek, how much beer did that take?

If he can remember it wasn't enough Jerry.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 11, 2008, 08:09:55 PM »

Oh Yah.....10 days

seaweb11 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 15, 2008, 07:25:36 PM »

2 Weeks

seaweb11 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 19, 2008, 09:16:37 PM »

My family is now convinced "I am out of my mind"

Enriched uranium / fertilizer intravenous pumpkin.............. IV DRIP.

5 gallons over 4 hours.

Man I love being strange

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #21 on:** July 20, 2008, 07:56:10 AM »

Quote

Enriched uranium ..

They should do well in Iran. Just don't let Bush/Cheney find out.

Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er · « **Reply #22 on:** July 20, 2008, 08:46:06 AM »

Colchicine (gout med) mixed in solution can cause marijuana to mutate. You dip the plants in it right after the seeds germinate. I wonder what this might do for pumpkins?

troppo · « **Reply #23 on:** July 21, 2008, 03:11:58 AM »

Quote from: RxmanGriff on July 20, 2008, 08:46:06 AM

Colchicine (gout med) mixed in solution can cause marijuana to mutate. You dip the plants in it right after the seeds germinate. I wonder what this might do for pumpkins?

Ever seen "Attack of The Killer Tomatoes" ?
Think monsterous and orange instead of huge and red

seaweb11 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 27, 2008, 10:25:12 PM »

On a lighter note

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Author Topic: Giant pumpkins / 2009 season page #3 (Read 4002 times)

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