Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 57 Entries. Monday, June 15 View Page Rookie year � Monday, June 15 View Page Schmidt 1260, split on the main stem, still hanging on. � Monday, June 15 View Page Split � Monday, June 15 View Page Lars 1640, popped ground 5 days ago, late start. Plan B. � Monday, June 15 View Page Apllied a folliar feed, and root drench with some supercharged worm/compost tea. 37 hours after noticing split on the main right at the stump, has mostly corrected itself. � Tuesday, June 16 View Page Din din for the kin � Tuesday, June 16 View Page Tomatoes � Tuesday, June 16 View Page 1640 � Tuesday, June 16 View Page 1260 � Thursday, June 18 View Page Splits in the main vine. Is this normal, and if not what can I do or is it too late. Greenhorn kin grower � Thursday, June 18 View Page Horizontal split on my main vine � Thursday, June 18 View Page Plan b kin looking pretty studdly, might end up being the better choice, considering all the new splits discovered on the other. � Friday, June 19 View Page Funky � Sunday, June 21 View Page Worm tea must be working � Sunday, June 21 View Page Growing rapidly, � Sunday, June 21 View Page Worm tea, works like magic. 4 cups worm castings, 4 tbs unsulphured molasses, 1/2 tps humic acid, and some feather fish bone and blood meal. � Sunday, June 21 View Page Still hanging in there even with all the splits in the main � Tuesday, June 23 View Page 1'6" across leaf, 13 days old, never seen anything like it. Rookie year record setter of some sort I would wager on if all other variables our in my favor, time will tell. � Tuesday, June 23 View Page 3 1/2 foot tip to tip on a oregon log buckin tape,13 days old (popped ground). � Tuesday, June 23 View Page 2nd female 11' on the main, the other is 4' on the first right hand secondary should I pollinate if the occasion arises, or should I pick so me thing further out please voice an opinion 1st year grower need advice. � Thursday, June 25 View Page Ugh... Crazy vines everywhere, even one running parallel an inch under what seems to be the main I could use some opinions on what to do here? Start hackin or run her till she develops? � Saturday, June 27 View Page Sad day 102� and I can't do nothing for em besides a little extra water every couple hours, wish I had misters hopefully my only female left doesn't abort. � Saturday, June 27 View Page Hopefully this extreme southern Oregon heat isn't the end of my rookie year � Sunday, June 28 View Page 17ft stump to tip...I was misinformed about what plant genetics i was growing, come to find out both are 2nd generation deletas one came from at 860 polinated by a cope1384 the other open pollinated and no official weight. � Sunday, June 28 View Page Glad I decided to look into my genics a little further after realizing pumpkins were pretty closely monitored.... Someone was telling good ol' fishing stories or should I say pumpkin stories. � Monday, June 29 View Page Open pollinated 2nd gen deletas with no official weight from last year who knows what it will do, hopefully the one at 11' takes if not there is another female just a bit further down that I will attempt for back up. Hopefully anything takes with this insain June heat we're experiencing here in southern Oregon. � Monday, June 29 View Page Deletas that was pollinated with a cope 1384, that grew an 860 last year just 19 days out of the ground, I have never seen anything grow at this rate. � Monday, June 29 View Page Deletas that was pollinated with a cope 1384 that grew an 860 last year, just 19 days out of the ground. I have never seen anything grow at this rate. � Wednesday, July 1 View Page Doubt it'll do anything, pushing 100�+ here in southern Oregon ...2nd gen deletas weight unknown, I pollinated it with 3 cope 1384 males hopefully she'll take 14' on the main the one @ 11' aborted. � Tuesday, July 7 View Page On the cull list, bad positioning. � Tuesday, July 7 View Page Bee's got to her before me . � Tuesday, July 7 View Page Deer got my main vine, and drank 20 gal of mix out of my reservoir. I wonder what sea bird guano, worm shit, liquid bone, blood, feather, and kelp meal taste like with a little cal mag, and humic acid to top it off as well. � Friday, July 10 View Page 7dap...what should I put under it, first year grower and I had no idea how fast these things actually grow. Is it too late to put something under it?I have a small board as of now please email suggestions. � Wednesday, July 15 View Page Dap13 � Thursday, July 23 View Page 21dap, 76in circumference � Thursday, July 23 View Page Stress on the main vine, I don't know if I should dig up the root system or leave it be? � Wednesday, July 29 View Page 27 dap � Wednesday, July 29 View Page 27 dap � Wednesday, July 29 View Page Extreme heat for days � Thursday, July 30 View Page Sad day, 108� here in Oregon. No sprinklers or misters= long hot day packing water � Thursday, July 30 View Page 28dap � Thursday, July 30 View Page 28 dap, made it through the heat of the day. Record setting heat tomorrow then hopefully back to cooler temps and bigger gains! � Friday, July 31 View Page Mature (old growth) � Friday, July 31 View Page More recent growth � Friday, July 31 View Page Most recent growth � Friday, July 31 View Page Secondaries bud clusters � Friday, July 31 View Page Another � Friday, July 31 View Page And one more � Saturday, August 1 View Page Dap 30 � Saturday, August 1 View Page Dap 30, still holding her own. Extreme heat and now infestation of white flies, now I can see how this hobby is stressful, but none the less having a blast! � Saturday, August 1 View Page Content with size at 30 dap, hopeful she'll hang on for the long haul. � Monday, August 3 View Page Dap 32, will tape out on day 40 of she holds on. Had to use a fan and change the sheet due to rain. � Sunday, August 9 View Page Dap 38, 261 ott � Saturday, August 15 View Page Dap44, 280 ott � Friday, August 28 View Page Dap 57, 316ott. 130 sq ft patch. Considering it is my first year I am content I still have a sound fruit on the vine, although plant is on its way out due to powdery mildew. � Friday, August 28 View Page First year growing anything, including tomatoes, now I really understand why granny always said there's only a couple things money can't buy, home grown tomatoes being one. � Monday, October 12 View Page Less than 150 square foot patch, rookie year, solid fruit 555 pounds. It's too bad the Canyonville Oregon weigh off was cancelled, and there was nothing else close. �