Thursday, November 4, 2010

The Fate of SHAQ

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I apologize to those of you haven't quite gained closure with THE BIG SHAQ. I know, I know, I strung you along all summer. You grew clos...
Saturday, October 2, 2010

Was there any question?

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Well, Today was the big weigh off. SHAQ has oranged up quite a bit over the last month of basking in the sun but has lost some weight as a r...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Life after Shaq?

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"Why didn't you cover it?" "all that effort wasted!" "I'm going to turn you into the 'Pumpkin Endangerm...
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Monday, September 6, 2010

This could get interesting

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The furnace kicked on this morning and I rolled over. Three day weekends are great for sleeping in, and cool weather is great for sleeping,...
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Sunday, September 5, 2010

4 weeks left

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98" and he weighs about 225 pounds. With some good weather and great luck he might reach the 300 pound mark.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Cold front

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There was a cold front that made it's way through the valley over the past couple of days. It really cooled things down quite a bit and ...
Saturday, August 28, 2010

5 more weeks

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I'm thinking "Jabba the Hutt" might have been a better fitting name than SHAQ. His weight gain is beginning to look downright ...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

It ain't over til' the fat pumpkin splits

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SHAQ is now 85" in circumference. He's somewhere around 160 lbs. For those of you who keep track, that's 60 pounds in 1 week. I...
Monday, August 23, 2010

Still Gaining

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The Dude is amazing. You can see gravity is starting to pull the weight down over the belt buckle. He's going to need suspenders soon....
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Who knew?

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SHAQ is now 76" in circumference. That equates to ~120lbs. I would have taken another pic, but it looks the exact same, only I put th...
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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Nothing to hide

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70" around, close to 100 pounds with still more than 6 weeks of growing.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

High winds again

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You might recall the storms I talked about back in late June. I named one Rhode Island and the other Kansas. Yesterday we were visited by ...
Saturday, August 14, 2010

7 weeks left

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7 weeks from now the winner will be crowned. SHAQ is now 52" in circumference. Based on the measuring charts, SHAQ is about 50 pounds a...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

County Fair time

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"People loose interests in blogs if they aren't updated daily" That's what Becky has been telling me for awhile now. She a...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

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Have you ever known someone who could eat,eat,eat, and then eat some more? When we were growing up my brother Todd was like that, .... and ...
Thursday, August 5, 2010

SHAQ steps outside

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SHAQ has been cooped up long enough!. The luv Shaq has served it's purpose beautifully, and SHAQ can now spread his wings and get seriou...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Sixty Days Left

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SHAQ is huge, 25'x 14'!!! He would be wider, but the Luv Shaq is only 14' wide. I guess it's time to take it down. The busy ...
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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Show Time

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Look at the top photo and you will see a hint of yellow in the center female flower. This means she is almost ready. Could be tomorrow, coul...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

Still Waiting

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SHAQ has about 4 mini pumpkins starting. It's only a matter of time before I decide which one will be this year's franchise player. ...
Sunday, July 18, 2010

waiting on a woman

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Here is the first pumpkin to emerge on the main vine. A female flower will form on the end of the pumpkin and will be ready for pollination ...
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Saturday, July 17, 2010

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I'm thinking the split in the main vine will be OK. It looks much better after a few days of rest and relaxation for SHAQ. He hasn't...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

Is this the END???

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Here I am staring at the keyboard.........and...nothing. For once I'm speechless. I feel like a Cavalier fan hearing the news of King ...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Compost Tea

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I gave SHAQ a good soaking this morning along with a healthy dose of compost tea. I was curious to see how much he would grow throughout the...
Saturday, July 3, 2010

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Today marks 1 month since I put SHAQ in the Luv-SHAQ. Why not light a few fireworks to celebrate?. Three more months and SHAQ will be the st...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Kansas

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Yesterday it was Rhode Island, today it was Kansas. You know what people think of when they hear Kansas right? .... That's right, Doroth...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Ever seen Rhode Island?

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I was out in the yard minding my own business "puttering" as the neighbor kids call it. It was like 95 degrees, and the potatoes o...
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Friday, June 25, 2010

19 days later

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The dude has gone crazy! I came home today and SHAQ was a changed man. It's like he looked in the mirror and realized he's not just ...
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Monday, June 21, 2010

SHAQ the GOAT!

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Here is a pic I took tonight of SHAQ soaking up the last rays of the summer solstice. You can see how he rotated his middle leaf to catch as...
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

100 leaves ?

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I read that you shouldn't let the actual pumpkin start growing until you have at least 100 leaves. That's right, 100! SHAQ has about...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The LUV-SHAQ

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One of my neighbors asked me what I was growing in the greenhouse, AKA the LUV-SHAQ. I told him, a pumpkin and 4 tomatos. him: "That...

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I heard on the news today that there was a possibility of 70mph winds. My reaction was "yeah right"! I've kinda grown skeptica...
Monday, June 14, 2010

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Here is a pic of the world record pumpkin- 1725 lbs grown by Christy Harp of Ohio, below is a more realistic goal, 855 lbs grown by a R Hasl...
Saturday, June 12, 2010

Got MILK?

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While out in the yard the other day talking to the neighbors about yard work, summer, gardens, and weather, we started on the subject of pum...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

1 week in the ground

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The Big Shaqkin has been in the ground for 1 full week. We've had 2 pretty good thunderstorms with strong winds over the last couple of ...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

June 8

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I've asked around a little bit to see how other pumpkins are doing so far. Some say their pumpkins have sprouted and "growing great...
Sunday, June 6, 2010

Shaq's house

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I know this house is only a temporary one for Shaq, but that was the plan from the beginning. He will ruin it from the inside out if I allo...
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

Week 1

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Sometime in the first part of the year when the gardens were still covered in snow, and the nights were long, guys were talking. Talking abo...