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anyone here from NZ growing a pumpkin this year?
im growing 3 this year, and have my first strain under lights for an early season local competition, and will start my 2 other strains in about a month for NZ wide weigh off.
1st one is kline 1264. m is jutras 1385 f is unknown to me.

2nd is jaser 1145 with both parents lineage in former champs.
3rd is hebb 886 both parents lineage in former champs.

i intend to cross the jaser and hebb for next year.

be keen to hear what other kiwis are growing

9/21/2010 3:08:38 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Great...please keep a diary and update it regularly so we will have something to watch during our winter!!

Good luck/Glenn

9/21/2010 11:34:45 AM

1264 Kline 09 looks like a great seed to me.

1161 Rodonis X 1385 Jutras

It went 14% heavy which is even better.

Martin

9/21/2010 11:53:06 AM

Queensland, Australia

Hi Macivo,
I am on the other side of the Tasman but am up for an ANZAC challenge.
Cheers
Clinton

9/21/2010 7:28:02 PM

South Hero, VT

Go, Kiwis, go!!!

Show the rest the world what you're made of!!!

Grow 'em big and grow 'em heavy!!!

9/21/2010 7:34:23 PM

British Columbia

Hey Down Under
Some time we'll be visiting family again in Brisbane and I was wondering if any body there grew'em big and orange. I was thinking some of the pest and molds etc you have in the more tropical climes might give you a real challenge. Parts of the NZ climate are very similar to what we have here on the coast of British Columbia so I can see them having a good run at it.
I guess you could protect the patch with cane toads and carpet snakes.
Anyways, Good on ya mates!
Cheers
Michael

9/21/2010 11:47:18 PM

Hobbiton New Zealand

Yep I will be growing againg once the rain stops.
Sorting out a few bits and pieces for the patch and a few truck loads of other stuff, Got a target to aim for now I want the NZ record back.
Got a couple of very nice seeds for a very kind grower.

9/22/2010 4:47:21 AM

Hobbiton New Zealand

From a very kind grower

9/22/2010 4:48:41 AM

New Zealand

hi darky,
im trying for the NZ record as well, cant wait to start planting outside.

a few truck loads of other stuff?..... i have only 2 trailers of horse poo, but will use lots of seaweed foliar spray and NPK.
i dont rotary hoe, i pitch fork the patch as the plant grows... trying to keep the worms and bugs alive.
dont know if this is good or not for pumpkin size... but with the ground alive and weeds growing in between the vine i only have to worry about powdery mildew.
last season my patch was in shadow by 5pm because of tall pines next door, but have moved the patch and will gain around 2 hrs sun a day.
this should get me past my last weight of 330kgs.... along with better seeds.

still have a big rabbit and possum problem though.

what i have learnt over the last 3 seasons is, it helps bigtime to have very good seeds, but even more important is growing the pumpkin nice and steady without any sudden boosts of fert or a few days of no maintance. thats a fast way to lose several weeks of growth.

ha ha... rambling on again.

roll on season 4.

cheers

9/28/2010 1:43:21 AM