Linus on August 12th 2009!

Good morning, Pumpkinistas!

It appears that the Southern Rebels are continuing their dominance in the competition between Kellogg Garden Products www.kellogggarden.com Ontario and Lockeford, CA facilities! It's tough to estimate the exact weight by looking at a picture, but Linus is certainly a giant pumpkin. It's just beginning to turn orange, so it still has some growing to do. Plus, I can see that the foliage still looks healthy, so we'll see how many more pounds the pumpkin can gain before the fall.

Bravo!

Linus, August 4, 2009

Good morning, Pumpkinistas!

The Southern Rebels of Kellogg Garden Products' Ontario Facility e-mailed me this picture of their giant pumpkin, Linus, yesterday. With the sun and heat we've been experiencing this season, it's important to shade the pumpkin. Judging by the still pale yellow color, their pumpkin looks like it's still a long way from maturity... 300+ pounds, maybe more?

Kellogg Garden Products' Ontario, CA Rebels:

The South Will Rise Again!

Good morning, Pumpkinistas!

The Southern California Rebels, of Kellogg Garden Products' Ontario, CA sent in these photos of their vine and giant pumpkin, Linus this morning.

The very warm temperatures we've been experiencing in Southern California have create a necessity to shade the pumpkins as you can see above.

Ontario's Response: Linus!

Good afternoon, Pumpkinistas!

Good news! The Kellogg Garden Products' Ontario facility's giant pumpkin seedling exists and is thriving. I received a rather cryptic e-mail message from Ty Hall earlier this afternoon stating that the Ontario seedling was in the ground and already had secondary vines. I replied if there was any documentation to confirm ("Trust, but verify.", Ronald Reagan) the existence and progress of their vine. Nearly instantaneously, these images were sent back to me.

So, the competition has finally begun!

I greatly appreciate the efforts and hard work by Lockeford and Ontario!

Best of luck to both teams!