Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

[R2elk]

Big Doris

27.85 lbs.

21.45 lbs.

11.65 lbs.

 

[R2elk]

Mellow Yellow

10.25 lbs.

 

[Smokerbill]

Nice pumpkins! I've been watching along as you guys have been growing your pumpkins this year. And I was thinking about maybe trying to grow one next year. But I watched this video last night and it sure looks like a lot of work!

I understood most of what he did but there were a few things that puzzled me. Like when he brushes something onto the vine roots, which I guess is rooting hormone. And when he puts the plants into the ground he throws a few white packets of something into the planting holes. I have no idea what that was.

 

[R2elk]

And when he puts the plants into the ground he throws a few white packets of something into the planting holes. I have no idea what that was.

Without watching the video, I would guess mycorrhiza which is a fungus that helps greatly with plant roots.

 

[Smokerbill]

Without watching the video, I would guess mycorrhiza which is a fungus that helps greatly with plant roots.

That makes sense. I use it on my tomato and pepper rootballs when I plant them.

 

[NanaK]

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Looks great!
Love the variety.

 

[R2elk]

61⁰F this morning. Unfortunately yesterday pretty much finished off the garden.

 

[R2elk]

The watermelon pumpkins.

28 of the smooth ones and 14 knobby ones. I had previously given 3 knobby ones away for a total of 45 pumpkins that were unintentionally planted.

 

[R2elk]

Mystery #1

It is approximately 26" long, 24" wide and 19" tall.

Traced it back to the source and it is indeed a Whopper.

169 lbs.

No way to know how big it could have gotten if it hadn't torn its vine apart.

 

[R2elk]

This is now this.

Also a Whopper.

48.35 lbs.