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Oct
29th, 2005
The season ends with a bang! 992 lbs of pupkin vs. 1 lb
TNT equals exploding pumpkin.
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Oct
6th, 2005
Bill Foss and his load of pumpkins, ready to go to the Stillwater
weigh-off Oct 8th.
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Oct
1st, 2005
The crowd at Pumpkinfest in Anamosa Iowa. Where's Bill?
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September
29th, 2005
Bill Foss with his 1125 Frantz loaded up and ready for Anamosa's
Pumpkinfest.
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September
28th, 2005
Bill Foss, his truck, and a big pumpkin arrive at the Mall
of America. Bill's pumpkin is on display as part of Camp
Spooky.
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September
24th, 2005
Bill Foss stands outside in the rain with his 877 lb entry
in Austin MN.
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August
24th, 2005
The MN State Fair pumpkin is loaded on a truck.
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August
14th, 2005
Unseasonably warm temperatures in Buffalo this year.
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August
7th, 2005
Bill measures his Frantz 1125 while Ryan films.
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July
28th, 2005
Time Lapse still of Bill weighing his Frantz.
Video (9MB)
/ (2MB)
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July
18th, 2005
Bill sets a pumpkin on piece of siding insulation. This
pumpkin measured 37" on day 10.
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July
13th, 2005
One of the Gerry #16 pumpkins splits.
Video (7MB)
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July
10th, 2005
Aerial image of the upper garden. |
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July
10th, 2005
Time lapse camera still of the Gerry #16 fruit. |
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July
05th, 2005
Time lapse camera still from the Super Garden.
Video (7MB)
/ (1MB)
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June
30th, 2005
Bill Foss surveys the damage to his patch after severe winds
earlier in the day. |
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June
22nd, 2005
Vines growing at an amazing rate. |
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June
2nd, 2005
"We all dream of fifteen-hundred!" |
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May
27th, 2005
Bill Foss works in the hoop-house weeding one of his pumpkin
plants. |
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May
21st, 2005
Upper garden progress. Image from one of the four time lapse
cameras. |
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May
15th, 2005
Time lapse of the Whittier 1458.
Planted 2/9.
Video (3MB)
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May
15th, 2005
Lower Garden progress. Image from one of the four time lapse
cameras. |
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May
5th, 2005
After a rain, a rainbow declares treasure in the pumpkin patch.
The orange blob visible in front of the tree at the end of
the rainbow is a pumpkin jack-o-lantern water tower. |
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April
30th, 2005
Big batch of seeds have been planted (4/25) and some have
started to sprout.
Video (1MB)
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April
24th, 2005
Another (3rd) time lapse camera is running, this one pointing
at the upper garden. Bill Foss is captured measuring, plotting
out his patch. |
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April
18th, 2005
Progress of the 2005 Minnesota State Fair Plants.
Video (8MB)
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April
12th, 2005
Another time lapse camera turned on, this one in the basement
"lab". The four State Fair Plants are started. |
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April
6th, 2005
Time lapse camera turned on, pointing at the lower garden. |
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March
27th, 2005
Bill Foss in his basement pumpkin "lab". |
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