Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 122 Entries. Friday, February 27 View Page 1811   Friday, February 27 View Page 247dmg   Friday, February 27 View Page !!!!   Friday, February 27 View Page It's a long time since i felt that fire inside!!!!!!! Choose a site and choose it wisely!!!!!   Friday, February 27 View Page :))   Sunday, March 15 View Page the best growers in the World??? You are all invited to show your stuff in this area...lol   Monday, March 16 View Page not much chance of growing ag's this year.   Monday, March 16 View Page 60cm yesterday and another 15-25cm on the way   Tuesday, March 24 View Page looking at another cold spring.   Tuesday, March 24 View Page some of this drift ice is over 20ft thick.Oh well!! Looking forward to plan ;))   Tuesday, March 24 View Page http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=234408   Sunday, April 19 View Page there is only room for one!!!   Sunday, April 19 View Page grow string beans if that makes you happy?????   Sunday, April 26 View Page think i will start my AG's today...lol   Sunday, April 26 View Page heating cables are in so the snow should be gone in a day or so...ahahaaaa   Sunday, May 3 View Page heavy duty soil heating cables are the answer...   Sunday, May 3 View Page finally got the toe fixed up!!!   Sunday, May 3 View Page grow fps this year Mr.T!! You will be lucky to get a poll date in late july this year. Don't waste your time on AG's in this area...lol   Sunday, May 3 View Page spring is in the air!! Oh the smell of the atlantic:)))   Thursday, May 7 View Page it might warm up by august...   Sunday, May 10 View Page giant pumpkins...tomatoes ...field pumpkins ???? What will i grow this year?/// Won't be long and tomato"s will be bigger than field pumpkins...lol   Friday, May 15 View Page i like mine   Friday, May 15 View Page with attitude..   Friday, May 15 View Page or should i say ...what will stay???   Saturday, May 16 View Page heading to Halifax for my fertilizers today:)) Hope i don't grow a third eye this year....lol   Sunday, May 17 View Page winter rye is coming along nicely!!   Saturday, May 23 View Page WOW! This weather will separate the men from the boy's this year. Reached a balmy 8deg c in donkin today. Frost tonight.By the time i poll and term the plant for max cell exp i should have around 95sqft of plant.lol   Saturday, May 23 View Page invitations have been sent out to all California growers!...ahahaaaaa   Sunday, May 24 View Page beast 1   Sunday, May 24 View Page Beast 2...started in 6" pots...lol   Sunday, May 24 View Page maters   Friday, May 29 View Page Rodent issues?? Here is the answer!! .22cal CCI Quiet. 40grain at just shy of 900fps. More noise from an air gun. Even the closest of neighbors will not hear this discharge!!   Friday, May 29 View Page Field pumpkins it is for the 2015 season!!   Sunday, June 7 View Page can't seem to get a plant to grow at awl this year...must be the sub zero temps and lack of sunshine...lol   Sunday, June 7 View Page don't seem to want to grow at awl...   Sunday, June 7 View Page check out the Donkin Mix!! It's called Sub Zero:)) Create your own heat for only $500 an ounce!! No phone calls please....lol   Monday, June 8 View Page http://www.bigpumpkins.com/DisplayPhoto.asp?pid=7319   Friday, June 12 View Page !   Friday, June 12 View Page lemon juice ..check..maple syrup..check..ripe apple check..ripe banana..check..wax paper check..kinetin and GA....check   Saturday, June 13 View Page started (10) 247 field pumpkins today....   Saturday, June 13 View Page mater transplants are in!!!   Saturday, June 13 View Page watermelons,long gourds,peppers!!!   Sunday, June 21 View Page Giant Marrows are looking great...!   Wednesday, June 24 View Page so much for my dreams   Wednesday, June 24 View Page another pic of the 2323 main. In goes the 247 field kins.   Saturday, June 27 View Page ahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa   Sunday, June 28 View Page dam wind....   Wednesday, July 1 View Page Lets just say this one is blowing my mind!!extremely impressive for only day 7!!   Wednesday, July 1 View Page but i don't think it will stay in one piece??   Wednesday, July 1 View Page but if it does hold on this kin is going to blow my PB of 1811 out of the water.Nothing in my patch has ever grown like this one!!!!   Thursday, July 2 View Page just to put things in perspective for you Bubba!! Today is day 8 for the 1811 x 1969. 5'' cc in the last 24hours.:)   Friday, July 3 View Page day 9 for the 1811 x 1969!! This one is on fire people :)   Saturday, July 4 View Page and all this time i thought the 1811 kin had big 10 day numbers...ahahaaaa..no porch pumpkins for me this year. It's all or nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. 31"cc for day 10 Bubba. Are you happy for me...lol   Saturday, July 4 View Page what could possibly be in the other greenhouse...lol   Saturday, July 4 View Page get out of the way people...my trickle feed gates just opened....   Saturday, July 4 View Page but you wish it was in your patch don't yuh bubba...lol   Saturday, July 4 View Page pretty sure i can push this one to 2700lbs.....   Sunday, July 5 View Page me thinks Mr Bubba otta put that tape away as the 1811 Mold Monster #s are going to run over that 1317. I toss pumpkins away that grow that slow...lol   Sunday, July 5 View Page when you live in an area with less than ideal growing conditions, you have a pumpkin growing as if a fire has been lit under its ass and its 10 day numbers are over the moon:) 10 day numbers,20 day numbers,30 day numbers,40 day numbers all mean something. Inches mean something...........and i mean every inch   Sunday, July 5 View Page when you live in an area with less than ideal growing conditions, you have a pumpkin growing as if a fire has been lit under its ass and its 10 day numbers are over the moon:) 10 day numbers,20 day numbers,30 day numbers,40 day numbers all mean something. Inches mean something...........and i mean every inch   Tuesday, July 7 View Page his one's for you MR. Bubba...lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv-Fk1PwVeU   Tuesday, July 7 View Page overnights are averaging around 10deg c . I think the cooler temps are the only thing keeping this one together.   Tuesday, July 7 View Page the above pic is day 13   Wednesday, July 8 View Page I always have a plan! When it blows i toss pumpkin and plant in the woods. End of season...ahahaaaa   Wednesday, July 8 View Page almost forgot about this one...bahaaaaaa   Wednesday, July 8 View Page 1811 x 1969 is now in pumpkin heaven...down to one now.   Thursday, July 9 View Page ahhhh..the sweet smell of the cool Atlantic breeze flowing through both doors and vents on the end walls. No need to turn on the fans yet as the plants are just loving it:)   Saturday, July 11 View Page sure glad we don't have clouds here in Donkin!Nothing but full sunshine here for every growing season...:)   Saturday, July 11 View Page WOW!!! 13.5 ott today...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF2pFTICzXo   Sunday, July 12 View Page Glenn...you can't be burying all those vines like that ....they are all going to rot..lol   Tuesday, July 14 View Page no guts no glory :)   Tuesday, July 14 View Page Nice day for a little hike ...   Tuesday, July 14 View Page with my...   Tuesday, July 14 View Page beautiful bride:)A little too high for Charlene lol   Tuesday, July 14 View Page Managed to get within yards from this whitetail!!   Tuesday, July 14 View Page Very healthy looking!! I may have to dig out the recurve this fall:)   Thursday, July 16 View Page https://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=AwrB8pjTv6dVeggA56YunIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTIy ...and this one is for you so.cal....ahahaaaaaa   Thursday, July 16 View Page if we don't see summer very soon ...this one gets the axe.The weather here has been horrible.Lots of fog and very cool temps. The atlantic is still only 13deg c which is not f#$%ing good...   Friday, July 17 View Page 2012 was a beautiful spring and summer!! Overnight temps were perfect. Looking back on numbers today and the 1811 was 450lbs on day 30....looks like we got some growing to do in the next few days Bubba...lol   Saturday, July 18 View Page nothing pisses me off more than looking at a pumpkin that you know is ready to let loose but can't because the weather is s$#t.............   Saturday, July 18 View Page give me some weather.....arghhhhhhhhh   Saturday, July 18 View Page ripped...ahahaaaa   Tuesday, July 21 View Page What a waste or time,$$$ and energy this season has turned into!!! 14deg and feels like 12 on the 3rd week of july. This is by far the worst summer in years. I can feel a crop of winter rye coming on any day now!!!!!!!   Friday, July 24 View Page !!   Friday, July 24 View Page figure that one out...lol   Saturday, July 25 View Page 1811 x 1969 Haist...now i know what she is capable of :))   Saturday, July 25 View Page lol   Saturday, July 25 View Page No Tiny balloons in this patch!!   Sunday, July 26 View Page 247 at a very young age!   Sunday, July 26 View Page they like to touch down at about 4ft.....   Tuesday, July 28 View Page out of the AG race for this season.This has been the spring and summer from hell here in Cape Breton. Cold and very little sun if any for the last 2 weeks.Go ahead you can throw your party now..ahaaa   Thursday, July 30 View Page Tortoise......... and the Hare........................   Thursday, July 30 View Page Meet my friend Tortoise....ahahaaaaaa   Thursday, July 30 View Page and in the other greenhouse "Pinocchio"...lol   Friday, July 31 View Page isn't she beautiful...lol   Tuesday, August 4 View Page 4 days of sun and warm temps in the last 22 days!What a brutal summer....   Wednesday, August 5 View Page back to the spot on the pumpkin.You know ...the really friendly discussion we all had..lol Take note of the tiny spot on the top left of the pumpkin.   Wednesday, August 5 View Page i am so glad this spot was on the top and not the bottom!!   Friday, August 7 View Page Hey Bubba,don't feel bad   Friday, August 7 View Page join the club...lol   Friday, August 7 View Page worst growing season in years and years and then this.I foresee a nice thick green cover crop within the next couple of weeks. Oh well ,since field pumpkins love the cool climate maybe another monster fp will come off the island????   Friday, August 7 View Page weather is everything in this hobby!! No weather..No Pumpkin simple as that and i don't give a rats ass who you think you are as a grower!!!!!!!!!!!   Saturday, August 8 View Page Mr.T thinks that 800lbs is going to be a very big pumpkin in Nova Scotia this year!   Saturday, August 8 View Page wanna place a bet on that Mr. T...lol   Saturday, August 15 View Page i asked if you sprayed your pumpkin and i get a bullshit answer!!. I have never had to deal with aborts in my patch before this year!!! Take your f@$Kin sprays and shove them up your ass!! I will NEVER spray another pumpkin>>>>>>>>>>>>   Saturday, August 22 View Page OH Yea!!!! Quit?? I don't think soooooooooooooooo. And just when you think it's over. BAMMMM :))   Sunday, August 23 View Page very pleased with the 1811 seed. Lost the entire month of july this year and still plugging along:)Plant is very healthy.   Sunday, August 23 View Page guarantee you someone is going to pop a biggie off this 247fp. :))   Sunday, August 23 View Page a contender for Nova Scotia ?? No problem what so ever:)))   Monday, August 24 View Page 247 Graham x 248 Timm 247 Graham x self 248 Timm was used for pollen only.Plant produced lots of males and females!! Flawless plant but i had no plans on growing it out.   Friday, August 28 View Page 1811 x 1969 Haist went down today. As you can see from the photo it developed a small pin hole on top...lol 1041 Graham 15 est 362 ott. You are not alone Chris. This has been the season from hell here also. Time to get the head out of the dirt, smell the roses and spend some quality summer time with the boss. See you all in a couple of years!!!!!!   Saturday, September 5 View Page what a season to put behind me !!! Even the FPs won't grow this year....   Sunday, September 13 View Page ?   Friday, September 18 View Page 247 fp   Friday, September 18 View Page 247 Graham x self doing 12lbs a day at day 25. If you can get one of these to a scale intact...look out !!   Saturday, October 17 View Page Late bloomer on the 247 fp plant ;)   Saturday, October 17 View Page i will eventually get one of these to the scale!!!!   Saturday, October 17 View Page Day 54 and still green and growing !! This is what happens when you miss your pollination date ;( All i can say is that the FP is pretty big. Another growing season ...Another learning experience!!!!!   Saturday, October 17 View Page and UGLY just like its Momma.... Goig to be even Uglier when i get one to the scale....lol   Wednesday, October 28 View Page Day 65.This pumpkin has been fed nothing since the first of sept.No water or ferts.The ground is as dry as popcorn.We had a beautiful month of Sept and the doors were closed at all times so you can imagine what the temps were on the inside.Find me a longer grower? 247 x 248Timm   Thursday, November 19 View Page This pumpkin will be hitting the scale in Windsor:)) I have other plans for our own weigh-off in Millville. lol   Thursday, December 31 View Page moisture hole