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Sunday, June 12, 2011
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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crazy week of weather here as it has been for many everywhere. record breaking high heat, high winds, pounding rains, to cold and cloudy, to a nice day today to finally get in the patch. the 8 inches of rain in 2 days kept me to just walking perimeter boards to keep re-staking secondaries and mains and that was it. got all caught up and while doing so i noticed a split running with the main vine about 7' out from stump on the 1209. it must have happened a week or so ago when younger as the main is 14' long right now. it doesn't look severe enough to chop the main and retrain a secondary. after seeing chris stevens hail damage and what the 1161 still did, i think it will be fine. captan was applied and this section will get a little patio table to keep it dry. i can actally see inside the main as the vine grew thicker since it happended and the split widened a hair. it sucks but actually this is not too bad considering what we have had to deal with weather wise. i lost one leaf to the wind this weak, 2 leaves got burnt due to being on the outside edge of the misting zone and not getting full fully hit. also 2 secondaries on the 1725 stunted out a bit on just one side of the plant at 10 and 12 feet. thats a gap that will nedd some tertiary growth or sever angling training if these 2 stubbies do not jump start. the female on the 1725 at 9.5' was pinched, the 12' female fried in the heat even with a table cover and never fully formed. got a nice female at 13.5' on the 1725 looking good so far and am making a turn for her. it is about 7 days from opening...hopefully. the 1209 has a female on the wrong side of a leaf stalk and already forming directly on top of the vine. with the split found at 7' opening with vine growth, i will go with the female at 14' or even further out to get as much plant on this side of the small split and between the pumpkin. the 1493 is filling in and i got a nice female on it at 12.5' that i will pollinate in a week.... hopeyfully.
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