Giant Pumpkin Update

PA_Julia · July 21, 2012

Here is my Atlantic Giant at 28 days after pollination.
Estimated weight is 108 LBS.

Humming right along.

Julia

meadowyck · July 21, 2012

WOW! That is all I can say.

Farmette · July 21, 2012

I grew one a few yrs ago; it was great fun. Your pumpkin looks really great, can't wait to see what the final weight is.

PA_Julia · July 21, 2012

Thank you both, it's been really incredible to watch just how fast this pumpkin grows.

Julia

MissS · July 21, 2012

It looks great Julia. What are you feeding it?

marc_groleau · July 21, 2012

I love pumpkin... The eatin kind.
Pumpkin is such a cool plant. I hope you break a record. Are you entering it in a fair?

PA_Julia · July 21, 2012

I'm feeding it lots of calcium and burying each leaf node and adding a special fertilizer mix from Hollands Giants out of WA state to each leaf node area.

Once the leaf nodes on the vines are buried they grow roots thus adding more available
" plant " to the pumpkin thus having it grow larger.

If it reaches my goal of 600 lbs I'll rent a trailer and drive it down to a pumpkin weigh off event in Doylstown PA.

Cross your fingers with your toes for me!

Julia

MissS · July 21, 2012

Well, 28 days and 100 lbs. I would say that you have time to reach your goal. Go Julia!

Fingers and toes are crossed.

PA_Julia · July 21, 2012

Thanks Patti!!!

I think I have a shot at it.

Julia

sprtsguy76 · July 21, 2012

Very nice! Looking fantastic!

Damon

Barbee · July 21, 2012

Julia,
It looks from the photo that you have not released the node at the stem yet. You need to do this quickly before the growing pumpkin adds more pressure and snaps the stem off. If you have already released the node, disregard this message

I just lost my beautiful pumpkin this week. It was almost 600 lbs. Good luck and I'll be watching for updates.

Randall · July 21, 2012

That is awesome, Julia. I'm rooting for ya!

Rockporter · July 21, 2012

Amazing, I can't wait until you finish and give us a grand total. That is fantastic.

remy · July 21, 2012

Wow! I can't wait to see how big it gets.
Remy

livinonfaith · July 22, 2012

Julia,

That is just massively cool! And didn't you say this is your first try?

Wow!

July 21, 2012	#2
meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	WOW! That is all I can say. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt

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PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Thank you both, it's been really incredible to watch just how fast this pumpkin grows. Julia __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

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MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	It looks great Julia. What are you feeding it? __________________ ~ Patti ~

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marc_groleau Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 444	I love pumpkin... The eatin kind. Pumpkin is such a cool plant. I hope you break a record. Are you entering it in a fair? Last edited by marc_groleau; July 22, 2012 at 08:22 AM.

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PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	I'm feeding it lots of calcium and burying each leaf node and adding a special fertilizer mix from Hollands Giants out of WA state to each leaf node area. Once the leaf nodes on the vines are buried they grow roots thus adding more available " plant " to the pumpkin thus having it grow larger. If it reaches my goal of 600 lbs I'll rent a trailer and drive it down to a pumpkin weigh off event in Doylstown PA. Cross your fingers with your toes for me! Julia __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

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Farmette Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 985	I grew one a few yrs ago; it was great fun. Your pumpkin looks really great, can't wait to see what the final weight is.

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sprtsguy76 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara CA Posts: 1,125	Very nice! Looking fantastic! Damon

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Barbee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,818	Julia, It looks from the photo that you have not released the node at the stem yet. You need to do this quickly before the growing pumpkin adds more pressure and snaps the stem off. If you have already released the node, disregard this message I just lost my beautiful pumpkin this week. It was almost 600 lbs. Good luck and I'll be watching for updates. __________________ *Barbee*

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Randall Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 6a Posts: 396	That is awesome, Julia. I'm rooting for ya!

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Rockporter Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 3,205	Amazing, I can't wait until you finish and give us a grand total. That is fantastic. __________________ In the spring at the end of the day you should smell like dirt ~Margaret Atwood~

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remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Wow! I can't wait to see how big it gets. Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

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livinonfaith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Posts: 1,332	Julia, That is just massively cool! And didn't you say this is your first try? Wow!