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31 Entries.
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Thursday, July 12
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All in on one plant.
2017 Wallace 1733 lbs. (Cross of 2145 x 2261)
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Thursday, July 19
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First week
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Friday, July 20
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DAP 7 : Set on main vine at about 10 feet. OTT 33"
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Sunday, July 22
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1.7 Inches of rain in last 24 hours
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Sunday, July 22
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DAP 10 50OTT
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Monday, July 23
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DAP 11 57OTT
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Wednesday, July 25
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Beginning to terminate vines at ends. Still raining.....
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Thursday, July 26
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DAP 14 : OTT 78"
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Thursday, July 26
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14 days after pollination OTT78
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Friday, July 27
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DAP 15 OTT 87
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Saturday, July 28
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DAP 16 OTT:96
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Sunday, July 29
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DAP 17 OTT:106
All vines terminated and burried
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Monday, July 30
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DAP 18 OTT:118
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Tuesday, July 31
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DAP 19 OTT127
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Wednesday, August 1
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Culled back up. All in on "squirt". Rain, yesterday. Rain expected today. Humidtiy climbing.
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Wednesday, August 1
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DAP 20 OTT137 : Gained 12lbs last night. First day over 10lb gains. Growing 15% faster at day 20 than my pb last year.
However pollinated this years 12 days later than last year.
Rained in the morning. Torrential rain for 1-2 hours this afternoon.
Glad my patch is elevated above puddles. Rain rain go away....please.
Sprayed preventative for PM
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Thursday, August 2
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Continues to rain so I am Sump Pumpin my Pumpkin Patch on the edges. Main growing area is raised up safely but I have a natural sleuth of water running right on the edge of the patch.
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Thursday, August 2
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Squirt looking pretty this morning.
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Thursday, August 2
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DAP 21 OTT 147
Sprayed for squash bugs
Foliar spray of cal/mag and marx mix.
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Friday, August 3
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DAP 22 OTT:154
Did not fertilize last 24 hours due to excessive rain.
Will do fert tonight.
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Saturday, August 4
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DAP 23 OTT 162
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Sunday, August 5
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DAP 24 OTT169
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Monday, August 6
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DAP 25 OTT 178. Gained 18lbs last 24 hours. Changed irrigation to 30 min at 9pm and 30 min at 3 am. Fertilized as well. However two straight sunny days (first time since pollination) may have been very helpful too.
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Wednesday, August 8
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DAP 27 ~169 lbs OTT 193.5 67lbs in four days.
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Thursday, August 9
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DAP 28 OTT 201 (Woohoo) 188lbs +86lbs for the week.
Only 20" behind PB and gaining.
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Sunday, August 12
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DAP 31 OTT218
Picture of the charting of my 2017 pumpkin vs 2018 pumpkin. I pollinated this years 12 days later than last years.
This years is growing about 17% faster than last years, and I hope it will catch up to last years size based on the calendar.
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Tuesday, August 14
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DAP 33 OTT226 Weight 266lbs.
Rained all night.
Rained all the day before.
Need some sunny days.
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Wednesday, August 15
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DAP 34 OTT229 =277LBs
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Thursday, August 16
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DAP 35 OTT 234.5 Est 297lbs : First 20lb day due to we had one day of sun.
Today we had sun most of day as well but now it is raining.
What could it have been without 90% of days being rainy days this year?
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Monday, August 27
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410lbs
Day 46
261OTT
Caught 1 Vole and 1 Mouse near blossom end last two days with mouse traps and crunchy peanutbutter
Starting to blush a bit orange....coming through the cream yellow.
Personal best is 560lbs....so I have a chance.
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Saturday, September 1
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Squirt at DAP 51 OTT 270.5 = 456.5 lbs. 103 lbs to go to tie my PB.
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