Tropical Daze

[Tess]

I posted the wrong video. I fixed it. I know this is a bit off topic but After watching it I want to grow a giant pumpkin Im serious!! Did the wife ever get the Lexus?

 

[jamesngalveston]

Tess...I lived in Switzerland for about 3 years, not much pot there...So i learned to smoke hash...
When I came home to the US, it was all pot, and no hash..Bummer.
So I grew my own, and made my own.
It was a happy 20 years...I dont grow any now, but If they legalize it.
I will have 40 acres...guranteed.

 

[Tess]

I was a child of the 60s and 70s thats all Im gonna say about that. lol

 

[geek]

Wow........what a pumpkin.........!!!!!!

 

[Pumpkinman]

James, thanks for the kind words, it sounds like you've had a very fun life, I hooe that you can fish for another 60 years!
Tess, I haven't made any pumpkin wine....yet....lol
We lift them with a special lifting harness and large equipment, people line up to see it every year.
Tess, I'd be happy to send you seeds, message me your mailing address and I'll get them out to you.

 

[Tess]

James, thanks for the kind words, it sounds like you've had a very fun life, I hooe that you can fish for another 60 years!
Tess, I haven't made any pumpkin wine....yet....lol
We lift them with a special lifting harness and large equipment, people line up to see it every year.
Tess, I'd be happy to send you seeds, message me your mailing address and I'll get them out to you.

are you kidding me?? Im so excited!!

 

[Pumpkinman]

I'm serious! Wait until it starts putting on 30-50 lbs per day! That's the fun part!

 

[jamesngalveston]

omg, i got this flash picture of Tess in bibbed overalls rolling around the garden, checking her pumpkin.....

 

[Pumpkinman]

Everyone always thinks that Giant pkn growers are back woods farmers, most of the growers are professionals, doctors, engineers, lawyers, IT professionals, and so on, after seeing how much work goes into it, easily 40-60 hrs per week.
It didn't surprise me, a farmer has more common sense than to invest a lot of time and resources (aka money ) into something that has the potential for little return.....lol
You really have to love gardening, we control every step of the way, from selecting the seeds based on genetic traits we desire to pruning, training vines that grow up to a ft or more daily, burying vines daily, soil tests, balancing the soil, mid season tissue tests to optimize the fertilizer schedule (I use to read over 120 soil & tissue test each season and make recommendations) we even have controlled pollinations, we select the male flowers to create genetic crosses based once again on traits we desire (color, shape, wall thickness, fruit known to weigh a certain percentage heavy), and we hand pollinate....my wife calls it pumpkin sex....lmfao
Anyway, once you start getting into the competitive end of it, it can get very scientific, it doesn't have to, but it can.
This year I'm growing for the fun of it!

 

[geek]

Tom,

so my question now is, what do you guys do with them, do you make pumpkin pie, you sell them, etc?

 

[jamesngalveston]

yea i watched the whole video last night,. very impressive. its a science in those big ole orange things....i was curious as to the size of seeds, how thick the skin is, must smell like hell when you cut it open...
when you buying the lexus....lol

 

[Tess]

The seeds to me look the same as any pumpkin seed. Im sure they smell great unless they fall which means they have started to rot!! Im not sure you can make anything of them at this point its all about the competition. Its not a pumpkin I would use in my pie recipe!! Just sayin!!

 

[Pumpkinman]

Most of the seeds are a bit larger, I look forward to sending to you, I also have some giant watermelon seeds (the world record is 327 lbs), Giant Sunflower, they get up to 18 ft tall and so on, I'll give you an assortment.
This offer for giant pumpkin seeds is open to everyone.

 

[Tess]

Im really excited. Im going to see if the casino I work at will let me grown it on property. be good advertisement in the fall for them and our small town. People will come to see the giant pumpkin lol

 

[toddrod]

any updates on this recipe? Overall, how much fruit flavor comes through?

 

[kryptonitewine]

any updates on this recipe? Overall, how much fruit flavor comes through?

I'm getting ready to start a batch of this but I'm contemplating a few minor changes. I think I'm going to use the lemon, and skip the acid blend. I may use 1 bottle lemon and 1 can pineeapple juice instead of the two. To me lemon just fits in. The fruit at my local Costco is a mango, papaya, strawberry, and pineapple blend so I won't have grapes in mine. lastly no honey for me, going with just sugar.

I just found this recipe yesterday and when I showed it to SWMBO she said "start a batch!".

 

[ckvchestnut]

I'm getting ready to start a batch of this but I'm contemplating a few minor changes. I think I'm going to use the lemon, and skip the acid blend. I may use 1 bottle lemon and 1 can pineeapple juice instead of the two. To me lemon just fits in. The fruit at my local Costco is a mango, papaya, strawberry, and pineapple blend so I won't have grapes in mine. lastly no honey for me, going with just sugar.

I just found this recipe yesterday and when I showed it to SWMBO she said "start a batch!".

I just started my batch yesterday, will be pitching my yeast today. I went with the 2 cans pineapple juice and added 3tsp acid blend today, I could have added lemon instead but didn't. I also went with sugar and 1 can of welche's concord for colour... My fruit blend is mango, peach, pineapple, strawberry and 6 over ripe bananas. I'm very excited about this batch check out the colour! I can't wait to see what it looks like clear and finished, I might even get my filter machine out for this one!

 

[kryptonitewine]

Carolyn,

Did you add 3 teaspoons or Tablespoons of Acid Blend? If you look closely at the recipe I think Tom meant Tablespoons. teaspoons don't seem like they would give it enough acid to me.

from my bottle of acid blend

Directions:
Before Fermentation: Dissolve the required amount of Acid Blend directly into the wine before the yeast is added. Titration readings taken with an Acid Testing Kit should be about .55% tartaric for a proper fermentation. Readings taken using pH strips should be about 3.8-3.4. One level teaspoon of Acid Blend will raise the acid content of one U.S. gallon by .15% tartaric.

 

[kryptonitewine]

Bananas are a good addition. The buttery-ness they add fits into the mix nicely.

 

[ckvchestnut]

I'll have to re-read the recipe... Did you see 3 tbsps? I tasted it after adding the acid blend and my tastebuds said 'yay' it was the perfect balance of sweet vs. tartness. Unfortunately my jar doesn't have dosage instructions on it. However it will be ok to add more If needed once fermentation starts? Better than having added too much upfront... I'll check the recipe again! Thanks for the heads up!