Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

[MarkRainbolt]

I went ahead and harvested my pumpkins due to a outbreak of squash bug problems. I only got 9 pumpkins this year due to several setbacks. Most of them are very small with the biggest one weighing only 20 pounds. But there is always next year.
Mark

 

[R2elk]

I went ahead and harvested my pumpkins due to a outbreak of squash bug problems. I only got 9 pumpkins this year due to several setbacks. Most of them are very small with the biggest one weighing only 20 pounds. But there is always next year.
Mark

I am sure that Mystery #1 is over 100 lbs. If the seeds are mature, I will be saving some for next year.

I think I will try Cinderella's Ride next year.

 

[MarkRainbolt]

I am sure that Mystery #1 is over 100 lbs. If the seeds are mature, I will be saving some for next year.

I think I will try Cinderella's Ride next year.

Congratulations Bob!!!!!! Can’t wait to see it off the vine!!!!!!
Mark

 

[R2elk]

But there is always next year.

Some of us are running out of "Next Years".

 

[R2elk]

The white pumpkins that I planted this year are Polar Bear.

 

[R2elk]

 

[MarkRainbolt]

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Nice haul there Bob!!!!! Did you harvest all your pumpkins?

 

[R2elk]

Nice haul there Bob!!!!! Did you harvest all your pumpkins?

Most of the hybrid ones. Their weights make me suspect that the mystery pumpkin is an actual Big Moose. I did have one or two Big Moose vines that were late starters.

It's been a really cool year and none of the hybrids made the weight that the straight Big Moose pumpkins have for me in the past.

The hybrids did make a short season pumpkin of decent size but I doubt that I will plant them again.

 

[R2elk]

#2 BM/DGA hybrid

64.97 lbs.

#3 BM/DGA hybrid

31.5 lbs. Its vine died early.

#4 BM/DGA hybrid

43.3 lbs. The only one that was successfully pollinated by a Whopper blossom.

#5 BM/DGA hybrid

56.2 lbs.

#8 BM/DGA hybrid

56.5 lbs.

 

[R2elk]

Polar Bear

45.85 lbs.

41.4 lbs

34.8 lbs

27.85 lbs.