Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

[MarkRainbolt]

Good Morning R2elk,
I was wondering if you prune your pumpkin vines after they have set fruit? I never have done it but was thinking of doing it next season.
Mark

 

[R2elk]

I don't know much about pumpkin varieties. Are there still old large varieties that are OP? I would still be tempted to attempt one of the hybrids but I love an experiment. Of course time and space is a factor.

The Dill's Giant Atlantic monsters are being propagated from seeds saved from the monster pumpkins. As you can see the people growing those pumpkins put a high price on their produced seeds.

Pumpkins #1 and #3 blossoms were hand pollinated with pollen from male Big Moose blossoms. I cannot guarantee what blossoms other than those 2 were pollinated by.

I am tempted to save some seeds from #1 just to see what they make. I have some seeds on the way from Wallace's Whoppers.

 

[R2elk]

Good Morning R2elk,
I was wondering if you prune your pumpkin vines after they have set fruit? I never have done it but was thinking of doing it next season.
Mark

I do prune vines to keep them from going where I don't want them. The first year I only grew pie pumpkins. I did not prune vines that year. I harvested a total of 9 pumpkins.

The next year I did prune vines. That year I harvested 34 pumpkins from the same number of plants.

 

[R2elk]

Now to be sure I put them where I can find them next April.

 

[NanaK]

Wow! Could definitely be used as Cinderella's coach.

That vine is almost as thick as his arm.

 

[MarkRainbolt]

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Now to be sure I put them where I can find them next April.

Hey R2elk,
Send me the seeds and I will keep them safe for you!!!!!!
Mark

 

[R2elk]

Hey R2elk,
Send me the seeds and I will keep them safe for you!!!!!!
Mark

You forgot to give me your address.

 

[Smokerbill]

I've been following this thread and thought of it when I saw this article. Big dang pumpkin! Or squash, whatever it is.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...cord/ar-AA1hZImH?ocid=NL_ENUS_A1_00010101_1_1

 

[R2elk]

I've been following this thread and thought of it when I saw this article. Big dang pumpkin! Or squash, whatever it is.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...cord/ar-AA1hZImH?ocid=NL_ENUS_A1_00010101_1_1

They had a thousand pounder explode at the State weigh off.

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/1...oding-half-ton-pumpkins-at-wyoming-weigh-off/

 

[MarkRainbolt]

That doesn’t even look like a pumpkin!!!! Looks like someone hocked up a giant hard lugge.
Mark