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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 'Smallmouth'</title> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2026&grower=55648&action=L</link> <description>Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Smallmouth'.</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>08/01/2026 - with photo</title> <description>This is really bothering me. Is this location normal for a split? And, it has thick walls as seen in this pic at that split site. Would anyone suspect foul play or has anyone seen anything l...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361567</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361567</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:43:47 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/28/2026 - with photo</title> <description>One sterile plant and now one BES - season over! Whats the absolute best cover crop to put down right now to help with disease in the soil?</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361433</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361433</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:15:39 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/21/2026 - with photo</title> <description>This is the main vine after the pumpkin and it is getting very tight. I made 2 cuts about a third of the way through the vine so there is a weak point. I figure if it has to break, it will there and n...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361125</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361125</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:12:34 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/21/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Wildest plants I have grown. This is a mini variety and it has 2 -3 pumpkins every few nodes and half are deformed. This one has a sagittal crest type feature on the bottom (for you evolution guys) an...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361124</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=361124</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:09:56 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/07/2026 - with photo</title> <description>2023 Marshall on DAP 17. Gonna go orange. </description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360624</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360624</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:12:11 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/03/2026 - with photo</title> <description>DAP 13 and now 42 inches - growing great Somebody better tell this Bufo Americanus he needs to move out or he'll be Bufo Ameriflatus in a few days. </description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360485</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360485</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 15:07:07 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/02/2026 - with photo</title> <description>2023 Marshall DAP 12 and growing 5 inches a day - 36CC. Looks to be orange and the plant does very well in multiple days of 100 degrees and humidity (heat index 0f 110+). The 1965 has had 2 main v...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360462</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360462</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:47:34 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>06/26/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Dap 6 on the 2023 Marshall. Really want this one to work. Need to work on the vine positioning, but never had a main grow past the pumpkin and that's my current situation. I usually cut main at the pu...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360219</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360219</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:29:33 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>06/24/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Later pollination than I wanted, but here is the 2023 Marshall on DAP 4 at 18 feet out on the main. I have another opening tomorrow I might keep since it is taller and not as torpedo shaped. </description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360151</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=360151</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:28:31 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>05/13/2026 - with photo</title> <description>This was my 1965 Caspers grown on a tertiary and heavily damaged plant from a neighbor's herbicide last year. It taped pushing 700. I am giving the 1965 another shot since it is outgrowing everyone...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358931</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358931</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:34:43 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/11/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Finished the manual turning, soil is supercharged, seeds are started... and another awesome sunset. </description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358124</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358124</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:24:27 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/08/2026 - with photo</title> <description>We have hundreds of toads out back that breed every year in our little pond and then help with the patch insects... this one will not be making this year's party. </description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358038</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358038</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:42:17 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>04/07/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Almost half way done hand turning the rye without a tiller trying to keep soil structure intact. Next year will be a deep till again. </description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358011</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=358011</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:56:44 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/26/2026</title> <description>97 degrees today, then a high off 55 tomorrow. That's what living in the middle of the country does.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357809</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357809</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:53:11 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>03/24/2026 - with photo</title> <description>Any guesses on the seed family? I found it on a trail in Siesta Key, Florida last week. I am germinating it now and have no clue what it is... doesn't look like a palm tree. Edit - hole at the bot...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357768</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357768</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:15:07 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>01/14/2026 - with photo</title> <description>My kid took some Spanish Moss off a tree in Florida 5 years ago while fishing backwaters. We brought it home and have been growing ever since. It does well hanging outside by the BBQ area from April u...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357192</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=357192</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:40:24 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>09/20/2025 - with photo</title> <description>After an early season fungicide drift disaster, we salvaged 200 sq feet and grew this on a tertiary vine.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356179</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=356179</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:23:10 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/19/2025 - with photo</title> <description>16 DAP and 58 CC It gained 35 CC in last 7 days.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354582</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354582</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 15:07:17 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/18/2025 - with photo</title> <description>Haven't looked at the front in a few days and found this -15 DAP Any ideas what this is? It's growing 5 inches plus a night, lots of rain and very humid. All input on what this could be is ap...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354553</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354553</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:11:59 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/16/2025 - with photo</title> <description>DAP 13 (42cc) , putting on 5inches a day now, but not symmetrical. Anyone have one like this NOT split? I don't recall lobes being deformed.</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354497</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=354497</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:21:56 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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