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Saturday, April 12
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Seedlings from a few weeks ago. Going to grow my own 2465 Dawson this year. First time I've ever grown my own.
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Saturday, April 12
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Soil cables installed. Also added some pro mix to the pit to loosen it up. After 12" it's all clay so I didn't go past that point
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Saturday, April 12
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Amendments from a week ago.
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Saturday, April 12
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Some Perlite additions.
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Saturday, April 12
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One of my three hoops has been planted. Now I'm boarding a plane to Japan for work. First trip of many this growing year. Gonna be a tricky year for me. We will just have to see how it goes.
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Saturday, May 10
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Best looking culls I've ever had.
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Friday, June 6
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Season catch up video. I have one of three pollinated already. The rest next week I think. All plants looking really good so far. Jim's 2177 is the "longest". My 2465 is the biggest. The 2560 Gienger is the most dense.
https://youtu.be/Fj9OHtnNAfc
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Thursday, June 12
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2465 Dawson. This was pollinated with the 2177 Ford yesterday.
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Thursday, June 12
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2177 Ford. This was pollinated with the 2560 Gienger yesterday.
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Thursday, June 12
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2560 Gienger. This was pollinated by the 2177 Ford today.
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Thursday, June 12
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Upper right: 2177 Ford. Upper left: 2560 Gienger. Lower: 2465 Dawson
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Thursday, June 12
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June 12th patch tour.
https://youtu.be/qpTDISIrDHY
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Wednesday, July 2
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2465 Dawson x 2177 Ford. Day 22. Estimating a puny 67 pounds. My 2465 was only 66 lbs on Day 20 so there is still hope. It's also gaining about 9" a day which seems pretty good. Looks like the shape of its father and the color of its mother. I wanted the inverse.
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Wednesday, July 2
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2560 Gienger x 2177 Ford. Day 21. Estimating 55 pounds. Not great but it picked up 10" overnight.
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Wednesday, July 2
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2177 Ford x 2560 Gienger. Day 18. I don't like the shape or texture at the back. I'm considering a late pollination to replace it. I'll post another picture of the back.
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Wednesday, July 2
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I'm not really worried about whether the pollination took or not but more that the shape is unlikely to produce anything worthwhile. Any thoughts on this shrunken, bumpy look here?
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Monday, July 7
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Plants are the best I have ever grown at this stage but I dont have a standout pumpkin unfortunately. Long way to go yet. Ep. 4, July 4th patch tour. https://youtu.be/9Wl_jXV7Lps
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Saturday, July 19
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I talked to Leonardo Urena today. He made me feel better about my slow pumpkin growth so far. We grow about 45 minutes from each other and have both been dealing with a very cool growing year. Last year was great for us and we both had big PBs. After we complained about the weather for a while he reminded me not to slow down as things could turn around still. On the positive side, plants are doing great!
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Saturday, July 19
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2560 Gienger, Day 38, doing low to mid 30s a day. When we had 2 days of warm weather it did 45 a day.
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Saturday, July 19
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2465 Dawson, Day 39, doing 30 a day.
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Saturday, July 19
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2177 Ford on a secondary, DAP 13. If I take this one to HMB I could still get 99 days out of it. I culled the original keeper. It had turned into a shriveled butt pear thing. This one has a nice shape and the biggest plant in my patch.
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Saturday, July 19
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YouTube Ep. 5, July 18th Patch Tour. https://youtu.be/sbKcQAP6zuA?si=ouvXkv4FbXKJl6Hw
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Dawson Acres - 2025 Grower Diary 
