Monster pumpkin?

Well, maybe not, but this is by far the best pumpkin that I have grown to date. It's still growing so who knows how large it will get. I put a key on it for size reference. The vines borers are a no show so far this year. Last fall I dug through the dirt and removed any of the nasty white worms, so maybe that helped. By this time last year they were already killing the plants so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Just have about 5 other starters on the vines. A lot of the females seemed to wither before flowering so no chance for them but there is still plenty of time left!

Home Haunter DVD awards 2012....Yeah!

Just wanted to post a great big thanks to Jeff and Chris Davis over at the Davis Graveyard. It appears that The Deadwood Cemetery was the recipient of the static prop vanguard award for 2012 !
We could not be more thrilled! Just to be listed with all the other great haunts is an honor and to be recognized is a dream come true. Thanks again to all those who worked so hard putting the dvd collection together and to the judges volunteering their time and talents. Use the link below to view the great website set up for all the home Haunters video information and all the other winners.

http://hauntersvideos.com/purchase.php

2013 Pumpkin patch progress

Boy, it really has been a long time since posting last. Been taking a break from things and concentrating on work. But it is probably time to get planning and building for this years haunt so I guess I'm back in the saddle. Just wanted to show a couple of pics of the pumpkin plants this year so far. They are coming along nicely, but one plant in particular which did not get planted in the bed with the rest is growing like crazy. The leaves on it are huge as you can tell in the picture with my hand for scale. Now I have to keep an eye out for the vine borers and try to catch them before things get out of hand like last year.

2012 yard haunt video

Well, did not have all that much time this year, but I wanted to put something together to show our haunt this Halloween. Hope you enjoy it!

Happy Halloween from the Deadwood Cemetery

Wishing everybody a safe and fun Halloween!

Happy Halloween eve to all!

Thoughts and prayers go out to all our friends in the east, hope you made it through the storm and will be able to celebrate Halloween in some capacity.

Fog in the cemetery

Woke up this morning to a wonderful creepy fog outside. what an ambient treat.
Have about half the yard set up and hoping to get the rest done today or tomorrow. It's crunch time now.  Suppose to be near 80 degrees tomorrow, but only low 40's by the weekend. Always a roller coaster.....