Seed Starting

Today kicks officially kicks off the 2010 season. I'm trying two
different seed starting methods with these seeds: the first method is
to completely chip away the seed covering and then soak the sees for
24 hours. The second method takes a seed and gently file (or
sandpaper) the edges of the covering. This helps the moisture seep
into the seed and also assists the first leaves from breaking free of
the seed coating.

Three of five are in the dirt, warmed to a toasty 80 degrees! Good luck.

Better Late Than Never

Well, I should have posted this about 6 months ago, but better late than never. Here's the photo from the championship weighoff day! I won with my 34 pound pumpkin, Chris "The Composter" came in a VERY close second at 32.5 and Nick "Nitrogen Fixer" Nichols pulled up the rear with an 11 pound pumpkin.

And with that, it's already time to start thinking and planning and doing for the Second Annual Monster Pumpkin Weighoff 2010. Good luck fellas! See you in October.