Mr W. Bill

Cherie came up with Bill as in water bill. So Mr W. Bill is his name.




This is the view Little Squirt has of Mr Water Bill. I told Little Squirt he has about 4 week to grow up before harvest time.





















This is the main root ball.
















A good view of the vine here.











Mr W Bill has not stopped all together yet.

C= 115.5 inches or about 392 lbs

OTT = 275" or 444 lbs

Little Squirt

Little Squirt is still growing. The other one that started next to him is still real little. LS is now 34 inches around and has not hit the weight charts yet.

Name that pumpkin

Yes my big guy/gal should have a name. I have seen names like Hope, big Max, ect.

Help me name mine...

Pumpkin Update

Just a quick update. It has not stopped growing yet.

114" 383 lbs

OTT 272" or 430 lbs.

The new guy, Jr, is still growing. I forgot to take a pic. I will update it another time.

Not much, but still growing

I have decided to let some of little ones grow.
I have been pulling them all off, but I will let some grow. They may make Jack O Lanterns.

You can see here where one is.

The big guy is 112" or 366lbs

OTT is 257" or 403lbs

Slowing down......

The great pumpkin of 2008 may be reaching it's peak. It has slowed its growth. You can see it here under its new shade. It has also taken a darker orange.





It was 110 inches around for about 349 lbs
The total for OTT was 257 inches or about 365 lbs.










Here is a link I found that show a lot about the effort some people go through to grow big ones.

http://www.pumpkinmania.blogspot.com/

Itzy bitzy Spider

For the last few nights we have seen this guy buliding a web by the front porch. He is kind enough to take it down every morning. Who knows how long he has been doing it. So we let him be.

Passing 350

The vine is still looking good. I have a couple of people I know that their vines are dead.















My shade is shrinking or my pumpkin is outgrowing it...





A soda to give some perspective,









Belive it or not, that is only half way from the ground on one side.



































Me and my friend.... And my water bill, ouch. I guesss the grass is going to die....

Passing 100 inches and 300 pounds

The current stats Over the top. C=103" S=71" E=70" total 244" with an est weight of 314lbs

Or the other way. C=103 with an est weight 295 lbs

Here is a little video I found on the web you might enjoy.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/912523/giant_pumpkins/

233 or 250 and counting

Another 4 days have passed and you guessed it, it has grown. My neighbor Paul's has failed to be a "good one". He said he will have to live through mine.






C= 94.5 inches or approx 233 lbs















The over the top is a total of 226 inches or approx 252 lbs.







It has out grown the leaf cover. I made a cover for it. Not to completely shade it, but to portect it some.

Extra Extra. Hear all about it.

Not hiding too well is it.

A special update. This morning it was 198 pounds. So after today it is over 200 pounds.

It was 88 inches around!!! Will it hit 100 inches next week???

Exploded past 100 Lbs

There are two ways to get an est weight. The first is measure around the middle and compare it to a chart. The other is over the top. It adds the middle measurement to over the top side to side and end to end. From the ground to the ground.

7/27 C= 73 inches aprox 123 lbs.
Over = 179 inches or aprox 132 lbs.




An over all view.









7/27 Over all view.







7/27 C = 78" aprox 145 Lbs
Over = 188" aprox 151 lbs




Here you can see the growth from the 23rd through the 27th around the middle.