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Sunday, August 30, 2009
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duchess
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Southeastkansas
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I found a near disaster a couple hours ago. I had used little bamboo skewers to stake down the vines, and BiggySmall had grown toward a skewer, impaling herself on it. I immediately removed the skewer and packed the wound full of talcum powder. I hope it heals well, don't think it went very deep; I was too traumatized to check for depth of injury. Dang it all, anyway. If it ain't one thing, it's another. Watered everything pretty well this morning, weeded some more, and realized I have about a dozen good, growing pumpkins. Every one should make well over 100# I think. And at least 3 will go big. I put a little more pig poo tea on a couple of the plants, the ones that are not growing special babies, just to see what a dose of it at this stage will do to the plants and the pumpkins on them. Funny, one plant has set on two "double" fruits." Conjoined twins. I'm just leaving them to see what comes of it. It's the only plant to do this, so I suppose it's some genetic thing. My friend Deb came out and looked at the pumpkins today. She was amazed to see these beauties. She finally rubbed a couple like a buddha's belly. I hope it brings her good luck! Just waiting now, for weigh-off. My husband is really getting into this now, although he's a bit leery of damaging them after cultivating one out back in June along with all my zucchinis. Will need to keep special track of at least CC on all growing pumpkins from here on out...there are two that I think have slowed wayyyy down already. State Fair is September (10?) followed by Assaria Weighoff Oct 3, then Boise City Oct 17. As soon as they slow/stop growth, I'll decide whether to take them to one of these weighoffs. I want to go to each! I think I'm hooked on this pumpkin thing! I wonder what I should do when they stop growing? Pick and let them just sit in a cool place? Remind self to ask this in the chat room.
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