Jesse’s Giant Veggie Contest
At the GH FarmLab, Jesse has been growing a couple awesome giant pumpkins. The one in the photo below is currently 117 inches around, and getting bigger!
He planted seeds specifically bred to be gigantic and make massive veggies. The seeds were germinated in late May, and the plants went into the ground the second week of June. To get them going big, he pinched every flower off the vine, letting the plant focus its energy and fruit producing forces on just one blossom. The fruit set thee weeks or so after that. The pumpkin rests on a bed of sand, and spends time covered from the sun, to prevent early ripening. Other than that, it’s basically just feed and water, water and feed. Jesse uses our Flora Nova Series. It’s simple, and it works! He also applies SubCulture M, the new root innoculant with mycorrhizal fungi.
Growing giant produce is nothing new. And with new breeds in production, its easy to get started yourself. Check out one of our myspace friends and his massive sunflowers. They hold world records, and he sells seeds too! myspace.com/gardenmonster
So, to kick off the blog and celebrate the beginning of the harvest season, GH is having a giant vegetable contest. We want to see what’s in your garden. Do you have a gigantic zucchini? The phatest tomato? The tallest flowers ever? Post your photos in the comments section and we will choose a winner. The winner will receive a prize package that includes the nutrients Jesse used to produce his pumpkins. The contest ends October 31st, so start feeding your crop.
Posted: September 30th, 2008 under Contests.
Tags: FloraNova, SubCultureM
Comments
Comment from jeff
Time October 3, 2008 at 7:42 am
hey how do i get a picture on here?
Comment from tlilly
Time October 3, 2008 at 10:19 am
Hi Jeff! The best way to post an image is to host it on a site like flickr or photobucket. Then copy and paste the url right into your comment. If you would like us to host the photo, send an email to blog@genhydro.com and we will get you taken care of! I can’t wait to see what you have grown!
Comment from jeff
Time October 6, 2008 at 10:48 am
hey thanks i sent the pic via email! o ya since you have the worlds largest pupkin; does that mean you are making every one pupkin pie at the next trade show?
Comment from tlilly
Time October 7, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Ok, so check out Jeff’s tomato! I really wanna see who thinks they can beat this! And yes, pumpkin pie for everyone!
Comment from jeff
Time October 8, 2008 at 10:50 am
hey sorry i wasnt wearing one of my gen hydro shirts! But i do wear them all the time! right up untill my friends steal them! lol thanks !
Comment from sphinx
Time October 31, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Hmm. Good post.
Comment from sanju
Time November 1, 2008 at 2:29 am
I came across. Thank you.
Comment from steve.barritt
Time November 2, 2008 at 2:05 pm
I completely agree
Comment from fanshiro
Time November 2, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Thanks for the post,
Comment from Red Icculus
Time November 9, 2008 at 11:48 am
That is one huge pumpkin and one huge ‘mater!
Comment from jeff
Time November 17, 2008 at 9:34 am
ok i got the stuff in the mail! i LOVE the hoody. going to try out the nutes you sent next grow and will let you know what i think good or bad. Thanks! Jeff Maverick Sun
Comment from jeff
Time December 3, 2008 at 12:23 pm
hello again. whats the next contest??? most creative hydrosetup?
Comment from ~Duane~
Time January 25, 2009 at 6:06 am
How much did that pumpkin weigh?
Nice mater there Jeff!!
Wish I would have caught this contest earlier. I might have that tomato and pumpkin beat.
This past season I took the Ohio State record for heaviest tomato which weighed in at 4.48 pounds. I also broke my previous personal best in Giant pumpkin growing with a pumpkin which weighed in at 823 pounds. The circumference at seasons end was 160 inches. The pumpkin is a part of a breeding project I am working on and was grown off of the 1306 Jutras. Joe Jutras is the curent World Record holder at 1689 pounds. I would love to team up with General hydroponics to grow the world’s largest hydroponic pumpkin. I have one successful experiment with that under my belt and am ready to give it my best shot.
Hope the pictures work:
Comment from Tiger Lilly
Time January 28, 2009 at 11:21 am
~Duane~ Those are amazing! Was that 800 lb pumpkin grown hydroponically???
Comment from ~Duane~
Time January 29, 2009 at 3:39 pm
The pumpkin and tomato were both grown outdoors in the garden. I have my soil tested in the fall and then ammend accordingly. I till in LOTS of compost and organic matter at that time and then plant a cover crop of winter rye. Test again in the spring and make minor adjustments. I use granular mycorrhizal fungi at planting, then aerobically brewed compost tea to jump start the beneficials. During the season I foliar using liquid fish, humic acid, kelp and compost tea. I’d love to be the first to grow a 1000 lb. pumpkin hydroponically. I may give it a shot this season in my greenhouse.
Comment from Brian
Time April 30, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Are there any studies on mycorrhizae using in hydroponics
Comment from Molly
Time July 29, 2009 at 12:18 pm
We have a 5 pound zucchini and were wondering what the record is. Do you know? It’s also about 18″ long, and looks great.
Comment from James
Time April 6, 2010 at 3:34 pm
I love the pictures, as a fellow giant grower. I love seeing photos of monsters
Comment from sears parts
Time November 25, 2010 at 11:51 am
Oh! awesome
Comment from Wharton Texas Funeral Services
Time May 18, 2011 at 12:37 pm
wondered if I made a big mistake!
Comment from PennyWize
Time May 27, 2011 at 8:46 am
What is the big mistake you are wondering about?
Comment from Everest
Time October 2, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Wow – that is one impressive pumpkin. I love the shading construction too. Any chance Jesse could get some of those seeds up to us here on Vancouver Island?