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Sunday, August 15, 2010
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pumpkinJesus
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The bottom of New Jersey
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There is no question that now Bertha has a problem and has stopped growing. There has got to be something wrong in the soil or water, but if that is the case why would the plant look so great and the pumpkin grow like gangbusters for 42 days? My answer may come in the soil test results that I am expecting this week but I may have to send a piece of the plant or pumpkin in for tissue analysis also. I would think a nutrient deficiency would cause a slow down or split, not a sudden and complete stoppage from 30+ lbs. per day to 0 in just a few days time. At this size too, it just doesn't make much sense to me. Final measurements are 155.5" circ., 98.75" end to end, 95" side to side. Total OTT 349.25" for an estimated weight of 894 lbs. I will keep the pumpkin hooked up to the plant for as long as possible and look for signs of decay, which there currently are none. In fact, it is ridiculous how healthy all the vines and leaves look for this to be happening. I am baffled and feeling cursed right now. :(
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