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36 Entries.
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Friday, April 1
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No diary last year but this is what made it to October. Champagne 300 est 2021 (704 Ailts 2020 x self)
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Monday, April 18
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Seed starting day, here is what I'm starting
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Tuesday, May 10
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Plants went into the ground today
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Tuesday, May 10
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Going into the ground are the 2047 Bowman 2021, 769.5 Warren 2020, and 300 est Champagne 2021
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Saturday, May 14
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All three happy with a heater in the tent.
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Monday, May 23
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Wind knocked the heater over and the 769.5 got a little crispy.
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Monday, May 23
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The 2047 also got a little too much heat and flopped over. There is also a hole in the stump.
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Tuesday, May 31
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Waiting out the rain.
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Tuesday, May 31
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Waiting out the rain
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Wednesday, June 1
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Plants are out of the tent
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Thursday, June 2
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Temporary shade and wind breaks placed around both plants
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Sunday, June 5
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Main vines are down
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Wednesday, June 8
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300 is in the lead at the top. 769.5 is in the middle. 2047 at the bottom.
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Friday, June 17
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300 has the longest main vine
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Friday, June 17
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2047 at the top is not too far behind.
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Sunday, June 19
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Tilled the center 1/3 of the patch today.
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Saturday, June 25
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1st pumpkin on the main vine for the 300
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Monday, June 27
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Secondaries are starting to grow
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Wednesday, June 29
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2047 secondaries
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Thursday, June 30
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1st pumpkin on the main vine on the 2047
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Thursday, June 30
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Main vines are being trained to the side of the patch, allowing secondaries to grow up the middle.
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Saturday, July 2
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Large shade sail is up, covers about half the patch.
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Sunday, July 3
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Pollinated main vine pumpkin #1 on the 300, x self. No male flowers were ready on the 2047.
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Thursday, July 7
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Here is the first pumpkin on the main vine of the 2047. Should be ready to pollinate tomorrow.
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Friday, July 8
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Pollinated the 2047 today, crossed with the 300.
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Monday, July 11
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Here is the 2nd pumpkin on the 300, ready to pollinate tomorrow.
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Tuesday, July 12
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Crossed the 2nd pumpkin on the 300 with the 2047.
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Wednesday, July 13
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Here is the first pumpkin on the 300, 10 DAP
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Wednesday, July 13
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I have timed misters setup above the plants, it has been hot, 90s everyday for the past week.
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Monday, July 18
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2047 pumpkin #1, 10 DAP
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Monday, July 18
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300 pumpkin #1, 15 DAP
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Tuesday, July 26
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The first pumpkin on the 300 is the keeper, all other pollinations failed in this heat. 23 DAP today.
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Tuesday, July 26
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And the 1st pumpkin on the 2047 is also the keeper, 18 DAP today.
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Monday, August 8
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31 DAP today for the 2047, I will call it Orange Juice. It is taping around 140 lbs.
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Monday, August 8
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36 DAP for the 300 but it looks twice as old. I think the squash bugs got it, doesn't seem to be growing much. Also lost the main vine but have some strong secondaries taking over.
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Monday, August 8
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Here is a 10 DAP open pollination on one of the strong secondaries on the 300.
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