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Thursday, February 28
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Received a nice surprise in the mail today...Thanks Mark! This is my first year growing AG, I've been studying non-stop for 2 months now! (just ask my wife lol) I grew up on a farm here in PA so I know a thing or two about growing, but giant pumpkins have always fascinated me.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might
Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Wednesday, March 20
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Here's my first line-up!! I'm only going to plant 1 of the 3 in the 2nd row ... not sure which to go with yet. Anybody have any suggestions???
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Friday, April 19
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The patch dogs .. Toby (white) and Sage (black)
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Friday, April 19
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This is the home patch. Approx 700 square feet with brick walkway down the middle. Winter rye and hairy vetch growing to the right and aged cow manure (10-15 years old) with hay on top to the left. The manure was sitting all winter and will be planting buckwheat there soon. That will be tilled once the plant reaches it.
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Friday, April 19
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1495 Stelts came up today! Used an egg incubator to germinate - 3 days at 90 degrees. Man I was so nervous it wasn't going to come up with this being my first time growing good seeds. Have him under the grow lights now about to put into a bigger pot.
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Monday, April 22
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Toby protecting the 1495 :) Good boy Toby
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Sunday, April 28
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Planted the 1495 Stelts in the hoop house today. Yesterday tilled half the patch at the farm and added amendments. For the farm I'll be going with the 1674.5 Connolly, 1037.5 Jarvis squash, 125.5 PSweet field pumpkin, and 1509.5 PSweet for backup.
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Saturday, June 1
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Haven't posted in a while ... so here are the updates. 1495 Stelts plant on June 1st.
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Monday, June 17
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June 17th .. vine burying in full swing.
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Sunday, June 23
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This was the second female on the main vine. First one wasn't out far enough and was on the wrong side ... plus I wanted the plant a little bigger. Pollinated on June 23rd.
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Monday, June 24
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1495 Stelts in the back and buckwheat growing all around it almost ready to be tilled under.
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Wednesday, June 26
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3 DAP ... plant really taking off now.
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Sunday, June 30
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7 DAP - Nice oval shape and long stem. Everything going pretty well so far!
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Friday, July 5
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12 DAP - Starting to pick up the pace now. Gotta love the Loganberry! ... Can't get it in PA, had to have it imported from Buffalo ;-)
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Saturday, July 6
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13 DAP - Put up the table and bed sheet for shade today. Also did a seaweed drench this evening. This pic is for my niece who laughed at how small my pumpkin was a week ago ... I'm talkin' to you ASHLEY! lol
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Sunday, July 7
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Forgot to mention, the cross is 1495 Stelts x Self
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DaveZ - 2013 Grower Diary 
