Visiting Mr. Pumpkin

Here we go again!

2009-07-30T06:17:00.000-07:00

We've got a few little guys on the vine. Still not sure which one's will take off and grow big.

We also have a little watermelon to track this year. It will be interesting to see how quickly a watermelon grows. Here is one that my daughter named Walter.

Spring!: That Wonderful Time of the Year!

2009-05-13T12:57:00.000-07:00

It's that wonderful time of year! Soon, the seeds will be in the ground. Some of Mr. Pumpkin's seeds will take their turn at trying to grow big and strong.

This would be a great time for you to try to plant some pumpkin seeds too!

The "Procedure"

2008-10-30T19:07:00.000-07:00

Well, we did it. We carved Mr. Pumpkin.
Here he is with a little friend.

Here is Little Seedling digging out his "innings",
as she likes to call it.

This is how thick Mr. Pumpkin's skin is.

Here is one of Mr. Pumpkin's seeds compared to an average pumpkin seed. Mr. Pumpkin is obviously NOT average!

Mr. Connolly is the pumpkin king

2008-10-05T17:45:00.000-07:00

Mr. Pumpkin visiting his favorite class!

Mrs. Seedling with Mr. Pumpkin and friends.

This man won a record for having the largest pumpkin this season.
He's Mr. Connolly from Boston and his pumpkin weighs 1,878 pounds!
That is some pumpkin!

We've cut Mr. Pumpkin off his vine!

2008-10-02T17:36:00.001-07:00

Hello to all of Mr. Pumpkin's friends. We have cut him from his vine tonight. I don't know if I should be happy or sad. It's been so much fun watching him grow. The fun has not ended though. This is the best time of year for a pumpkin.

Mr. Pumpkin has been loaded in my car. Can you guess where he might be going?

Mr. Pumpkin is tired.

2008-09-27T13:10:00.001-07:00

Here is our big guy. He measured in at 68" today. Up only 1" from last weekend!

As you can see, he's not exactly small.

We were wishing that he'd get much bigger.

Pumpkin's at dusk...

2008-09-18T17:57:00.000-07:00

Here's Mr. Pumpkin in the evening.

Here's Sprout. See how pink he is?

These are a few sunflowers that are growing near the pumpkins.

Just chillin' with Mr. Pumpkin

2008-09-16T16:43:00.001-07:00

Today Mr. Pumpkin is 63" of great round-ness. He is looking better than ever. Can you see him peeking in the picture? The light one is Mr. Pumpkin. The Orange one is Sprout. I think that they like the sunflowers.

Wow, today is the day!!!!!

2008-09-14T17:42:00.000-07:00

Well, here it is! Today is the day that the measuring tape got too small for Mr. Pumpkin. We knew that it would come, but who knew that it would be this soon? I gave him a big hug and an encouraging speech today. He looks wonderful. We just need a new way to measure him. Any ideas out there? (Lifting him is NOT an option.)

Brothers. Here are King Kong and Mr. Pumpkin. Mr. Pumpkin is the lighter one. King Kong is turning very orange.

Here is little Sprout. He's looking great. Small, but pink and very happy.

Who is this little guy? He's green!

Latest info on the big guy

2008-09-10T18:16:00.000-07:00

Look at Mr. Pumpkin today! Almost 57" around.

This is a nice picture of Mr. Pumpkin hiding. Look at the difference between the colors of Mr. Pumpkin and King Kong.

Go, Pumpkin, Go!

2008-09-07T18:49:00.000-07:00

Today, Mr. Pumpkin was 54½ " around! He listened to a little John Mayer today and seemed to really enjoy it. Grow, big guy, grow!

I am sorry to report that Sprout has a bug problem. Something has decided to bore a hole into him. We are very sad about this. If anyone knows what to do about this PLEASE write back with the remedy. ANY help would be appreciated.

This is a new little friend that my daughter found in our garden. He sat on her shoulder for a long time.

Mr. Pumpkin and friends.....

2008-09-04T18:57:00.001-07:00

Oh my! What have we here?

We have names!

2008-09-03T17:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks to all who voted and to Mrs. O'Brien's class, the babies have names. Here they are:

This shy one is Sprout!

Here is Godzilla

This one is King Kong

I will post more information about the three new pumpkins very soon.
Thanks again to all who participated. I think that all three are very happy with their
new names.

Mr. Pumpkin on Saturday

2008-08-30T16:01:00.001-07:00

Mr. Pumpkins latest measurement. He's looking very round today.

Here's a picture of Mr. Pumpkin with goggles on. Just so you have something to compare him to.

This is a picture of some bees that work all day long in our yard. If it weren't for the wonderful bees, Mr. Pumpkin wouldn't even be here!

This is what pumpkin seeds do eight weeks after you plant them.

Remember, this is only from 7 little seeds!

Today Mr. Pumpkin basks in the warm sun

2008-08-28T14:31:00.000-07:00

Look at the difference between yesterday and today!
Two whole inches.

Here is a different view of our yellow monster (don't worry, pumpkins like to be called "monster").

Rain, rain.....and more rain......

2008-08-26T19:11:00.001-07:00

17 inches today! That really means 35" all the way around Mr. Pumpkin!

We may not like all this rain but Mr. Pumpkin loves it!

Big, Bad Fay!

2008-08-25T17:55:00.000-07:00

This has been day two of torrential rain from tropical storm Fay. I wouldn't even go outside to take Mr. Pumpkin's picture, Farmer John had to do it. It's hard to tell from this picture but the stem is near the 16" mark. He looks bigger and rounder than ever. I think that he's enjoying all this rain very much. Drink up all the rain

Mr. Pumpkin, you are looking fine!

Changes for Mr. Pumpkin

2008-08-24T13:15:00.000-07:00

Today our large friend measured in at 29 1/8 inches. He has also had to deal with some changes. Farmer John buried his vine with good soil to help him grow some more roots so that he can eat and drink even more! He is also now resting on a little bed of sand to keep insects that may hurt him far away. They do not like sand. Insects prefer the damp grass.

Farmer John also asked that we not move Mr. Pumpkin to measure him. I was lifting him up to get the tape measure around him but he is concerned that I may break Mr. Pumpkins stem. We don't even want to discuss that! From now on, I will measure him from top stem to bottom stem. He measured 14 inches from stem to stem today.

Grow, Mr. Pumpkin, Grow!

2008-08-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

Mr. Pumpkin is sure enjoying the rain today. He is 27 1/4 inches
of wonderful roundness. He's grown 4 1/4 inches in 1 day!

Mr. Pumpkin was 23 inches yesterday.

No Name #3

2008-08-21T14:33:00.000-07:00

I am just a baby but soon I will be as large as Mr. Pumpkin.
They call me Number 3 but I would also like a real name.

Something pumpkinish would be nice.

(Look, I still have my flower attached.)

No Name #2

2008-08-21T14:31:00.000-07:00

Hi, I may be small but I need a name soon.

I am pumpkin number 2.

Today's progress

2008-08-21T14:20:00.000-07:00

Wow! Mr. Pumpkin grew over 3" since yesterday!

overnight!

2008-08-20T18:10:00.000-07:00

Mr. Pumpkin measured in at 16 1/2" today.

He was only 13 1/4" yesterday.

Mr. Pumpkin

2008-08-20T17:53:00.000-07:00

Mr. Pumpkin started out as a seed. A very large seed. Only 6 others came in the package with him. He started off as a very pretty green plant but then the leaves got very large. Then there were huge orange flowers. Then, there was a little ball on the bottom of one of the flowers. Then, the ball started to grow! We have been so excited at how fast this plant is growing that we've been been spending a lot of time tracking it's progress. This is where we almost had to give our new little pumpkin a name. There you go! That's Mr. Pumpkins story so far.

This is our first time growing one of these Giant Pumpkins. We would appreciate any guidance.

Please stop by from time to time to visit Mr. Pumpkin.