Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 11 Entries. Wednesday, March 26 View Page The 2025 vegetable season has started with the Vermont State vegetable which is the Gilfeather Turnip. This was created in the town of Wardsboro VT and they host a contest every October. If any Vermont Giant Pumpkin Growers are interested I still have plenty of seeds to share.   Sunday, April 20 View Page The pumpkin and long gourd season has begun. Here are the first round seeds. I am guessing the 907 may not germ but if they do it would be great to mix these older orange genetics in.   Sunday, April 27 View Page We were able to get the amendments on and garden tilled before the rains hit Saturday. The hoop houses are in their spots and soil heating cables are dug in. Next up will be weed barrier but that will come later once the soil dries a bit.   Sunday, April 27 View Page We also started 22 giant tomato seeds in hopes to fill 18 spots but if more germ we will plant them outside. So far we have 14 pumpkins and 6 long gourds started for just 6 total spots. Typically, we end up giving away most of our backups to growers who have had bad luck.   Sunday, May 11 View Page Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms out there. Kerry and I could finally get some patch work done as Vermont has been cool cloudy and too wet. Hard to believe this is year 29 for us attempting to grow giant vegetables.   Sunday, May 11 View Page We have decided to grow all of our pumpkins on our main 2400 square foot patch as the ground between the long gourds gets too wet. Soooooo…. Why not grow another greenhouse of giant tomatoes on the drier portion of old patch!   Sunday, May 11 View Page The starting lineup this year includes these 839 Sandwrcock’s. We have grown Ned’s super seed for the past couple of years and have been happy with the outcome!   Sunday, May 11 View Page For long gourd growers who have black fungal issues. I believe growing in the same foot print is part of the problem and is caused by the rotting root mass from the past year. The last 2 years I have dug down in the root zone about 18 inches and leave the hole open a couple weeks before planting. The last 2 years has been mostly fungal free.   Sunday, May 11 View Page Here are 2 1416 Young seeds in our small 400 square foot area.   Sunday, May 11 View Page Here are the 1552 Young plants.   Sunday, May 11 View Page Last but not least is our 1503 plants. We also have 6 long gourds growing inside and 18 giant tomatoes that will be planted out closer to June. Giant sunflowers were started yesterday too. What a great time of year!