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Sunday, July 05, 2009
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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this is "It". "It" is on the 1385 at 13' and was 35" circ. this morning on day 12 and has hit 4" circ for 2 days in a row. and yesterday never got out of the 60s with the rain all day. i will take the rain, but sun and and warmer temps is what the soil temp and plants need right now. "It" is named "It" cuz i have a feeling "It" will be the only chance for a shot at the big money this year. the other 2 last chance pollinations on the 1185 and 1161 may have took but i still can't tell, and at are day 5 and day 4. the 1161 was the smallest female pumpkin on a main i have ever pollinated and the 1185 is a cigar that is filling in, but i went to feel the weight of it to see if i should put mill fabric under it and feels like a dud. both still have shines and haven't lost color yet. the 1161 is still smaller than a tennis ball on day 4. my only luck for these 2 is that they were slowed way down in development due to the cold and cloudy temps and still will make somewhat of a comeback. i have let the secondaries go to the bees on both plants, and will choose the largest secondary pumpkin at day 10 down the line if neither last chance mains took. i have been doing this for 8 years now and have been fooled many times, but i honestly believe "IT" is the one chance i got to beat old georgie boy this year. i felt this strong enough yesterday that i removed all females pollinated or unpollinated on the main. today i terminated the main and removed all unopened male flowers. "It" is all or nothing.
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