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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 'VTJohn'</title> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=19102&action=L</link> <description>Last 20 Diary Entries for 'VTJohn'.</description> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Copyright &copy; 1999-2026 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>05/09/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Last but not least is our 1349 Young's which are growing strong in our 400 square foot space.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358839</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358839</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 17:13:51 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/09/2026 - with photo</title> <description>The hopeful keeper is the 2029 Momirov on the right which is starting to look better. Not sure the plant likes our cool weather but its new growth looks decent. The back up on the left is our 1377 Yo...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358838</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358838</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 16:04:50 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/09/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Here are the 1416 Young's. They are both starting to run and look good.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358837</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358837</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:47:55 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/09/2026 - with photo</title> <description>The 1765 Young's are starting to look better. By now the plants have their roots into the garden soil and are ready to take off. Just need a little sun and warmth.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358836</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358836</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:12:18 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/09/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Playing around with hot peppers this year and will plant in 7 gallon grow bags. I will have 5 extra if anyone lives close by and wants them. The seeds are: Carolina Reaper, 7 pot chocolate, 7 pot prim...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358835</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358835</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:09:12 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/09/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Well... 25 out of our 30 tomatoes have germinated but unfortunately the 16.89 Sutherland is not one of them. Definitely disappointed as I was hoping to get these genetics spread across the northeast. ...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358834</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358834</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 15:04:13 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/09/2026 - with photo</title> <description>We have made it to the second weekend of the season with the pumpkins looking ok considering the challenging weather we have had including 29 degrees last night. The winds have been challenging as wel...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358833</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358833</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:56:18 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/03/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Started tall sunflowers today and started to see tomatoes emerge. So far, we have 20 of the 30 tomatoes germinated but not the 16.89 Sutherland yet. Today is just day 6 so not too worried yet.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358716</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358716</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:31:17 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/03/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Our best growers so far is the 1349 Young (1416 Young x 1503 Young). Of course it is in our 400 square foot patch which is our smallest this year.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358715</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358715</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:26:23 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/03/2026 - with photo</title> <description>The 2029.5 Momirov is on the right and the 1377 Young is on the left. I pulled the other 2029.5 as it was wonky and not growing. The main choice here is the 2029.5 unless it flat vines or has any majo...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358714</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358714</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:23:22 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/03/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Here are two 1416 Young ( 1503 Young x 839 Sandercock). These are both doing well currently.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358713</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358713</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:20:04 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/03/2026 - with photo</title> <description>This will be my first weekly update for 2026. The weather has been pretty typical with many cloudy days low temps and a very cool north wind. Overall, we are happy with the plants as they all seem to ...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358712</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358712</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 13:17:38 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/27/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Started tomatoes today! Here is the lineup if all germ. (Fingers crossed) 16.89 Sutherland, 10.2 Jolivette, 9.50 Clayton, 9.06 Brown, 8.64 Porkchop, 8.56 and 8.52 MacDonald, 8.39 Young, 8.36 Strickler...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358563</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358563</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:24:06 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/26/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Today we built a new 7x15 greenhouse to replace the one the long gourd trellis took out and got that patch ready for giant tomatoes that will be started tomorrow. We will have 30'x7' covered and the r...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358544</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358544</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:55:22 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/25/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Season number 30 has begun. Let's hope Mother Nature is nice to us. </description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358516</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358516</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:25:34 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/12/2026 - with photo</title> <description>There. That's better. Now we are just waiting for the seedlings to mature and plant out. The last piece to add is the 250 watt infrared heat lamps after the plants go in the ground. We have been using...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358139</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358139</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:56:26 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/11/2026 - with photo</title> <description>The patch is getting there! Two planting spots will be 600 square feet each, one at 400 square feet and one at 800. The last step for the spring is to get the weed block down but that is for another d...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358119</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358119</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:03:34 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/11/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Next is building hoop houses. We store them below our upper deck. These are cheap and very easy to build and store. They are 5' x 8' and roughly 4' tall. We just use regular pine 2x4's and 10' long pv...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358118</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358118</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:49:54 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/11/2026 - with photo</title> <description>More patch work today. First we buried in the soil heating cables. We work as a team as I am a better shoveler and Kerry is a better bender placing the cables in. </description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358117</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358117</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:44:29 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/10/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Amended the patch with: Kelp meal. Feather meal, gypsum, alfalfa, sulfur, potassium sulfate, manganese, and copper. All tilled in and will have a couple of weeks to get happy. Next steps are measuring...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358076</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358076</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:22:50 GMT</pubDate> </item> </channel></rss>If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
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