![[Valid RSS]](images/valid-rss-rogers.png "Valid RSS")
This is a valid RSS feed.
This feed is valid, but interoperability with the widest range of feed readers could be improved by implementing the following recommendations.
... 24 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved.</copyright>
^
<webMaster>info@bigpumpkins.com</webMaster>
^
<title>BigPumpkins.com</title>
^
<link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/</link>
^
</channel>
^
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"> <channel> <title>BigPumpkins.com Diary for 'Matt D.'</title> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryView.asp?season=2024&grower=25411&action=L</link> <description>Last 20 Diary Entries for 'Matt D.'.</description> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Copyright &copy; 1999-2024 BigPumpkins.com. All rights reserved.</copyright> <webMaster>info@bigpumpkins.com</webMaster> <generator>BP RSS FeedGen</generator> <docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs> <image> <title>BigPumpkins.com</title> <url>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/images/newlogo_232x70.jpg</url> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/</link> </image> <item> <title>10/19/2024 - with photo</title> <description>New York Botanical Gardens: 2670 Thompson ‘24 Always a great time to see the giant pumpkins that come to the New York Botanical Gardens and this year certainly did not disappoint. Not only seeing ...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350190</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=350190</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:43:10 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/12/2024 - with photo</title> <description>10. Make a Plan in the Winter and Follow It During the Season As we enter the “off-season” it is not really a season free of pumpkin growing, just the tasks are different. While you may not be act...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349987</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349987</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:21:53 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/11/2024 - with photo</title> <description>9. Talk with Others This can be an intimidating task, especially for new growers, but this is an important act that can help improve your success. There are many different ways to accomplish this ...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349967</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349967</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:51:12 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/10/2024 - with photo</title> <description>8. Seed Selection Every grower has their own theories when it comes to seed selection for next year. There are many quality seeds that may never get planted so any giant pumpkin seed with a qualit...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349927</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349927</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 20:17:52 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/09/2024 - with photo</title> <description>7. Reflect on What Worked Many growers need to take a rest and with the ups and downs of this hobby it can be critical. However, a “rest” does not mean doing anything, but it means doing something...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349907</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349907</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 21:38:43 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/08/2024 - with photo</title> <description>6. Automation This is an interesting topic and one that does not nessiraily mean complicated or expensive. The idea of automation is to provide consistent conditions that allow the grower to plan ...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349893</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349893</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 22:36:36 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/06/2024 - with photo</title> <description>5. Fertilizer Looking at all of the fertilizer options it can be a bit of a challenge to know which ones to select. What can further complicate things is the simple fact that there are many qualit...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349875</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349875</guid> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2024 21:31:02 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/06/2024 - with photo</title> <description>4. Irrigation Water management is a very important aspect to pumpkin growing and this is something all growers need to consider to some extent. While hand watering is an option some form of mechan...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349864</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349864</guid> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 20:15:51 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/05/2024 - with photo</title> <description>3. Soil Testing While this may be something most growers do, soil labs typically see a lot less volume of samples in the fall compared to the spring. Also, the soil will not change that much so yo...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349847</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349847</guid> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 22:07:51 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/04/2024 - with photo</title> <description>2. Cover Crops Since giant pumpkins have a long growing season, this can make establishing a cover crop a challenge. However, an effort should still be made no matter the time of year. Everyon...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349796</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349796</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 19:57:56 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/03/2024 - with photo</title> <description>1. Patch Clean-Up While at the end of the growing season this can be one of the least “fun” tasks, it is critical to help reduce the potential for disease carry over to the following year. A growe...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349763</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349763</guid> <pubDate>Sun, 06 Oct 2024 20:38:28 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>10/01/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Next Years Success Can be Impacted By This Years Fall Preparation Each topic will be covered in separate detailed diary postings to help improve your odds of success next year. To give you an idea...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349739</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349739</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 21:14:49 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/24/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Grass Seed Germination Since the goal is to get soil coverage the rate of seeding is well above the recommended rate typically around 10-12 pounds per 1,000sq.ft. This is working out well and othe...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349632</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349632</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:31:02 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/17/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Grass Seed Irrigation Set-up The key with establishing turf grass is continual irrigation especially in the early stages of germination. While the irrigation doe not cover the entire area, every o...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349631</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=349631</guid> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 17:30:13 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/16/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Grass Seed Mixture Even though the same “Northeast Mix” may be purchases year to year, the seed varieties and the percentages do vary. However, while the exact same blend may not be the same as pr...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348090</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348090</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 23:00:22 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/16/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Cover Crop = Northeast Mix Turf Grass Seed Many growers select mustard, buckwheat, rye or other typical cover crop seeds, but the reason for the turf grass selection is that is establishes well and...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348089</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348089</guid> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 22:59:34 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/14/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Day 40 Blossom End Split Inspection (F:2287 Sadiq '22 x M: 2365 Wolf ’21 (from Ron Wallace)) Carefully cutting the actual area of pumpkin integrity failure and putting a tape measure on the area, i...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348050</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348050</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:43:47 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/14/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Day 40 Pumpkin Cut-Away Inspection (F:2287 Sadiq ‘22 x M: 2365 Wolf ’21 (from Ron Wallace)) This cut down the middle was made very close to the actual split but did not go directly through it and t...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348049</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348049</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:42:12 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/14/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Day 40 for the (F:2287 Sadiq '22 x M: 2365 Wolf ’21 (from Ron Wallace))OTT = 350”Est. Weight = 928 poundsAvg. over last 10 days = 41.85 pounds per day Easy to measure the pumpkin with no plan...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348048</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348048</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:39:43 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title>07/14/2024 - with photo</title> <description>Root from the Second Node on the Second Secondary Vine Not sure why this root/location, but it does represent the older plant material and it was easy to access so this is what is being evaluated. ...</description> <link>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348047</link> <guid>http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=348047</guid> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:37:59 GMT</pubDate> </item> </channel></rss>If you would like to create a banner that links to this page (i.e. this validation result), do the following:
Download the "valid RSS" banner.
Upload the image to your own server. (This step is important. Please do not link directly to the image on this server.)
Add this HTML to your page (change the image src attribute if necessary):
If you would like to create a text link instead, here is the URL you can use:
