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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"> <channel> <title>BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Nick's Big Pumpkin'</title> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2025&grower=136579&action=L</link> <description>Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Nick's Big Pumpkin'.</description> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Copyright &copy; 1999-2025 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved.</copyright> <webMaster>info@bigpumpkins.com</webMaster> <generator>BP RSS FeedGen</generator> <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs> <image> <title>BigPumpkins.com</title> <url>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg</url> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/</link> </image> <item> <title>03/19/2025 - with photo</title> <description>400lbs of gypsum. I may add another 200ish more as per Matt's recommendations. I have been playing with the Langley soil calculator and it seems like adding a bunch of calcium will help a lot of my ra...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351259</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351259</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:01:04 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/17/2025 - with photo</title> <description>I started some giant eggplant seeds today. Dave Bennett gave me some of his 5.2lb seeds and some of his 5.6lb seeds he used to grow the world record. I am continuously shocked by how generous this com...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351205</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351205</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:39:04 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/16/2025 - with photo</title> <description>After looking at the plant, Matt told me he believed my issue to be an iron deficiency. He gave me some biomin iron to apply to the plant and see if that fixes the problem. Lets see!</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351195</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351195</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2025 22:56:28 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/15/2025 - with photo</title> <description>Par Readings:While the meter reads 183, that is only because the door to my grow tent is open. When i closed it, the reading shot up to 200-250. This explains why my seedlings were getting leggy but...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351180</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351180</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 14:49:08 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/14/2025 - with photo</title> <description>Matt was nice enough to let me borrow his par meter. Tomorrow i'll test it out in my grow tent and see what light levels my seedlings are actually experiencing.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351175</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351175</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:54:42 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/13/2025 - with photo</title> <description>Bad News:I'm having the same issues with my first true leaf as the first batch of test seeds. This soil mix has no real NPK in it so i doubt this is nutrient burn. That leads me to believe that this...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351153</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351153</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:07:54 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/13/2025 - with photo</title> <description>Good News:8/8 Germination on the "Jamie Cup" method. I will be using this germination method for my seeds this season for sure. I'm having some issues with seed coat shedding but I can just file my ...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351152</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351152</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:00:13 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/12/2025 - with photo</title> <description>Spring Soil Test:In one year my PH has gone from 5.3 to 6.5 which is awesome. This will not only help with nutrient absorption but also with fighting soil disease as I understand fusarium prefers a ...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351130</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351130</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:26:56 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/11/2025 - with photo</title> <description>72 hours into the "Jamie Cup" method. 4/8 seedlings have breached and a 5th looks to be on the way. I took those off the heat and will give the remaining cups 48 hours to sprout before I give up on th...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351118</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351118</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:56:36 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/09/2025 - with photo</title> <description>My seedlings keep getting this weird issue where they only grow roots on one side of the stem and that causes them to flop over. Anyone seen this before?</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351100</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351100</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 20:57:28 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/09/2025 - with photo</title> <description>I keep killing my practice starts. I am trying another method that I am copying from Jamie Graham. The seeds were soaked in 1% hydrogen peroxide for 4 hours and then placed in cups of moist Jiffy seed...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351099</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=351099</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2025 20:55:58 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>02/20/2025 - with photo</title> <description>I don't want to spread rumors but I heard that the first 50 people to register for the 150 square foot challenge this year who are 13-29 years old will have their entry fee waived and will be eligible...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350997</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350997</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:24 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>02/14/2025 - with photo</title> <description>I hope this stuff is as water soluble as Ron says!</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350966</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350966</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:45:02 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>02/14/2025 - with photo</title> <description>A new batch of test seeds are potted up. These are in the Sutherland recipe seed starting mix and under an approx. PPFD of 250. I think this should work out better than the first run. They were hydrat...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350965</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350965</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:43:53 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>02/14/2025 - with photo</title> <description>My homemade germination chamber. It is warmed by a mini heating mat in the bottom of the cooler and the seeds sit on the perforated cardboard shelf. There is a thermostat system that keeps the temp at...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350964</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350964</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:41:37 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>02/14/2025 - with photo</title> <description>For Valentines day my girlfriend made me another pumpkin toons card. Any old-school growers know what the 723 was?</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350963</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350963</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 23:37:13 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>02/12/2025 - with photo</title> <description>In a day or two I will start a new batch of seeds in this. This is a tweaked version of Dan Sutherland's seed starting mix.Original Recipe:- 3 Parts Peat Moss- 3 Part Fine Perlite- 2 Parts Coc...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350953</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350953</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:51:19 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>02/12/2025 - with photo</title> <description>DRAT! My first indoor growing experiment was a total failure. The goal was to see if the plants benefitted from a nightly rest period or if 24/7 light was just better. Results were inconclusive becaus...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350952</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350952</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 23:40:43 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>01/26/2025 - with photo</title> <description>My mom knitted our cat a pumpkin hat. You can tell he LOVES it.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350855</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350855</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 15:11:28 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>01/01/2025 - with photo</title> <description>Happy New Year everyone, Check out this vid I made on how to get seeds featuring Doc Rodebaugh and Ken D. 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