Forsyth Punkin 2010

At the end of a very fast growing season, the Forsyth punkin weighs 16.4 lbs. Not bad for 6 months!I may be a little biased but I think we've got the best looking pumpkin!!! We're taking the Wilson winter fertilizer secret so watch out next year. The Forsyths will have the biggest Giant Pumpkin of all!

One of the four

I managed to take one of our four pumpkins into school. All three of the kids enjoyed sharing with their classes about the pumpkin. I only have the camera with me for Hunter's class. I'm hoping the pumpkin doesn't rot while at school; otherwise, the janitor will be very upset with me. :-)

Harvest Day Monument Pumpkins (17 Oct 10)

I really thought I had a pumpkin over 100 pounds but we are happy for what we got!

Griffey and his 92, 42 an 10 pound pumpkins!

Herbie and his 10 pounder!

The 42 pounder

Harvesting the 92 pounder

The official weights!

New Pumpkin

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Well, I guess it's time to fess up and say that the Forsyths are growing a different kind of pumpkin this year. The Strizich adopted pumpkin didn't survive the move outside. :( So here's a picture of our new pumpkin after about 10 weeks of growing...

First Male Flower (July 3rd, 2010)

The first male flower for the Monument pumpkins was on the orange and beautiful. This plant has no females yet. The 1002 pound is doing great with lots of male flowers (none open) and a couple of little female flowers. Goob's pumpkin has a few make flowers (none open) and one very small female flower.

The orange and beautiful:

The 1002 pumpkin:

Goob's pumpkin:

Female flower on Goob's pumpkin:

Wayne's Pumpkins

After 6 inches of hail on June 11th, Wayne's 3 pumpkins (2 from Cindy & 1 from Josh P) and strawberries survived. When Wayne went to survey the damage, much to his surprise, he discovered two orphan pumpkins plants next to the fence. He did not clean up his garden last year and these guys sprouted from one of Wayne's rotten pumpkins

Strizich - Here We Go Again

“Here We Go Again”

The second round of seeds have been planted. One indooors and a few outdoors. May the force be with us this time! All we are really hoping for is a few decent sized pumpkins for the kids to carve at this point! Come on pumpkins and Mother Nature - don’t let us down again!

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Monument Pumpkins 13 Jun 2010

Three pumpkins are now living outside of their greenhouses. One pumpkin, 4 tomato plants, and two pepper plants (one did not make it) still living inside the greenhouses. The three pumkins have their heater coils in place. Hail netting also up.

The 1002 pound with heater coils which are now buried

The 896 Big and Beautiful:

Goob's 1598 pound with the buried heater coils:

Greenhouses with 1 pumpkin, tomatoes, and peppers:
Hail netting up. Herbie adjusting automatic waterer!

Strizich - 2nd Attempt

“2nd Attempt”

Here we go again. Hopefully we will have better luck this time! Come on Burpee seeds - don’t fail us now!

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