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Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 5 Entries.
Wednesday, July 27 View Page
This is the two I’m keeping or I may cave and cull one towards day 20. Just with two kids, makes sense to have two pumpkins and there is a contest at school each year. Figure if I can get a 500lb pumpkin on a cart wheeled there (walking distance) the wow factor would win them some votes. The winner is tallied by student votes, plus what you carve :)
 
Friday, July 29 View Page
6 DAP left, 5 DAP right. Ahead of last year growth by a day so far. Been very warm and Sunny, sadly no rain so I’ve been drip hose watering daily on the hot ones (high 90-105f). I tried to get two others to take but they aborted likely due to the heat and having two kins going already. That being said I found a hidden pumpkin on what I think you all call the “back” vine. My back vine is 20ft long I’d say and robust just like the main.
 
Sunday, July 31 View Page
8 DAP - big as the same ball I had last year at 10 DAP
 
Friday, August 5 View Page
Today is DAP 13 with a circ of 39 inches, gain of 2 inches over yesterday. Yesterdays weather was overcast by noon and raining by dark. Half an inch of rain was expected but I think we got a bit less than that. Today weather is sunny, expecting 90s again come Sunday-Monday. With the rain we had and the ferts I will add tomorrow plus warmer temps hoping to pick up speed a bit as we near day 20 next week.
 
Sunday, August 7 View Page
Well the back up kin which was right beside “haven” decided to abort on me which tech I had planned to cull it in the next 5 days anyhow. If it had been diff placement I may have tried to keep both, but there is no room for both to grow in that spot. Today is DAP 15. 45 inch circ, 35 & 34 other directions. She is holding steady at growth of 2-4 inches per day in all directions, so currently a nice rounded shape. Hoping to keep her round long as possible :) I went out and bought pvc flex pipe to make a shelter and I thought it went well… till… this morning. It was bent out of shape half bent over, sigh. I can’t seem to get the flex pipe to hold its shape it wants to bend in diff directions. I have rebar in the ground I slide the pipes over. Help??
 

 

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