Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

[R2elk]

Warmer here.

 

[R2elk]

Two different views of ????.

It looks at least as big as #5

And might be as big as #2.

 

[R2elk]

The mystery pumpkin is clearly bigger than #5 today.

 

[MarkRainbolt]

The mystery pumpkin is clearly bigger than #5 today.

I can’t wait till you can backtrack the vine. Maybe it’s a whopper pumpkin

 

[R2elk]

I can’t wait till you can backtrack the vine. Maybe it’s a whopper pumpkin

It won't surprise me if it is. The Whopper vine was headed in that direction. It is still growing where the early pumpkins have about stopped growing.

 

[R2elk]

A rough measurement shows the mystery pumpkin as the biggest pumpkin in the patch. It wasn't visibly the biggest 4 days ago.

It is at least 20" long, about 19" wide and about 16" tall. I would guess that it is already over 100 lbs.

There is another about ten feet back up the vine that is smaller and growing quickly. A couple of days ago it wasn't big enough to be noticed. Today it is.

 

[R2elk]

A nearby pumpkin with a bit of an odd shape.

 

[R2elk]

Just checked the monthly weather forecast. Unbelievably they are not predicting any frost through the first week in October. Of course that can change without any warning.

I did have one year a long time ago here where it didn't freeze until the end of October but that is unusual.

 

[R2elk]

40°F this morning. Up to 57°F now.

One of the watering lines had a little frost on it this morning.

 

[R2elk]

34°F this morning. Not quite daylight yet. It is most likely going to get colder before the sun comes up.

Turned the sprinklers on the garden to try to minimize frost damage.