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Sunday, August 2
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2 days after pollination.
On a secondary that splits off from the main vine about 5 feet from the stump.
The secondary travels about 8 more feet until the fruit.
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Monday, August 3
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Not much growth today from what I can tell, but i'm trying to train the vine so the fruit is at 90 degrees to it
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Monday, August 3
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Not much growth today from what I can tell, but i'm trying to train the vine so the fruit is at 90 degrees to it
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Tuesday, August 4
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Definitely some growth today, continuing to train the vine
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Wednesday, August 5
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fruit is starting to fall down naturally under it's own weight. I presume this is fine, but it wants to lay on top of the leaf.
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Thursday, August 6
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It is now fully on the ground. I'm still not sure if I should keep this fruit or not. This is definitely the healthiest plant I've had.
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Friday, August 7
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Now 7 days after pollination. Trying to pull the pumpkin away from things with a rubberband. It's very gentle so I'm pretty confident it won't damage things.
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Saturday, August 8
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8 days after pollination and I'm starting to see some real growth. Vine training seems to be going well.
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Sunday, August 9
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3 inches of extra circumference in a day! This is exciting
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Monday, August 10
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Another 2 inches today. I cracked the leaf yesterday while moving it :(
I hope this is okay, but the leaf is still connected and providing shade and nutrients.
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Tuesday, August 11
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now 11 days after polination. Growth seems to be accelerating. It gained almost 4 inches today.
I've learned that the circumference i'm measuring is not the way to go, and soon I won't be able to lift the fruit to get the tape measure underneath.
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Tuesday, August 11
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When I first planted her there was some initial crosshatch damage tot he main vine. Maybe about 1/4 of the way through the vine. However, she recovered great.
She continued to grow until I was ready to start the fruit when I damaged her again. This time about 1/2 of the way through the vine. Again she recovered. However, because of where the damage is, I'm scared to grow my fruit on the main vine. Here is a diagram of what I currently have
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Tuesday, August 11
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Here's the location of the DAP11 fruit. I know, i know... I need to make room somehow....
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Tuesday, August 11
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Another picture of the fruit location looking down the entire plant.
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Tuesday, August 11
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A picture of the first plant.
In this one you can see some early leaf damage from cucumber beetles that I've been constantly fighting off.
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Tuesday, August 11
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Here's a backup fruit on another secondary that's in a more established position then my current DAP11 fruit.
This fruit is at DAP3
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Tuesday, August 11
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Here is the DAP3 fruit that's on the main vine right now. I'm not sure if I should keep either of my DAP3s...
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