Coming to a fair near you!

If you are near Blackfoot, Idaho, that is.

It looks impressive, but it doesn't measure impressively. On the 1392 Bresnick. I think it would be double size if it were 15 feet out and in good soil.

I didn't do nearly enough soil prep in the off season, and it shows. I can really begin to see the relationship here. Back when I got a few truckloads of manure, and built up my soil, my weights, while small, rose. This year has been a disaster. I need to get back to basics, and also try some completely new things.

Next year, raised beds

Next year, I will do some raised beds. Formal raised beds, constructed from lumber. More details later.

A very cool late-summer

Heading for a low in the low-40's tonight. We've had several of these already and will have a few more this week. All in all, it's not a record breaking year. I just measured my largest, it's at a whopping 350 pounds now. If I'm lucky, it could get to 500. One thing it has going for it is a great shape and no internal cracks, just like the 779 from last year. So I suppose it could weigh heavy like last year?

Summer was one month

This year we really didn't hit full-time summer weather until just after the 4th of July. Now, it's sort of like mid-September out there. Cool, with drizzly rain. Overnight temps below 50. This is not going to be a record-setting year.

Zzzzz...

OK, well my blog is about as boring as this season is. I have one decent pumpkin, and two other slow growing ones. It will take quite a turn of events for me to get to a personal best this year. I'd like to top the 779 and get into the 800's, but, it's a long shot.

Here is the 1436. It appears to be my only hope.