Eastern Idaho Pumpkin Picking Party

This event always draws a crowd, even in a down year. I'm always amazed at how many people come to see us weigh these things.

Below I'm with the 779, grown on the 964 Wolf. It went about 90 pounds heavy, and was pollinated by the 1092 Martin. No dill rings, no deep ribs, no problems whatsoever. This made the whole year worth it.

779

I'm very happy tonight. My 964 Wolf fruit went way heavy for 779, a new personal best!

It was measuring 326.5 OTT inches, which translates to 690 on the table I use. Would you believe that I still use the table in Langevin's Book II? Anyway, that's 89 pounds heavy and what, 15%? I can't find a calculator and am too tired to look, but I'll take that any day. So now the 779 Warren is (964 Wolf X 1092 Martin). I'll be planting this one next year.

Once again I want to thank Brian Christensen for hosting another great weighoff. Brian had his second official fruit over 1000, at 1003. I've got lots of pictures... I'll probably start posting some tomorrow.

779... a number numerologists love, ah....

Sandy soil?

I was talking to my farmer friend recently. He said that potato farmers who have sandy soil are pulling an extra $1000 per acre in production over growers who don't have sandy soil. 

Sandy soil goes in streaks here. About 5 miles to my north is a sandy area, and farmers love it. Mine is a silty river-bottom stuff... and I've convinced myself that I'm going to add a lot of sand this winter and see what happens. I'll probably add only enough to amend two or three AG plots, but if it works, I'll be adding more each year and improving all my garden soil as I go.

Freeze free

We're now past the autumnal equinox, and still no freeze! That's got to be some sort of record. Still, it would have been better to have good weather in the spring.

604

Here is one I haven't talked too much about. My own seed, the 604, grew this one. It's taping between 1000 and 1100.... just kidding. I'll be lucky to hit 550 with this one.

Last week

Here is spongebob, I mean, the 964, with one week to go. It's finally developed a tiny bit of color and cantaloped all out.

Tripod closeup

Another one, showing the gear needed for my tripod setup.

Lifting tripod

This time of year, a lot of people start thinking about how to move their pumpkin. This is one of the best ways. Click on the picture for a bigger version. Any questions? Just ask.