| |
|
Entry Date
|
Nick Name
|
Location
|
|
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
|
|
shazzy
|
Joliet, IL
|
 |
Entry 67 of 134 |
 |
|
|
|
|
say hello to my little friend....Pappy. Pappy is short for Papillon. for those who have read earlier posts, this beautiful plant's main vine got varmint bit not so bad at 7' one time and then hit hard right after this female so this is the one and only chance on the main and has survived the wicked spring to become the first member of the family. after a final official measurement on the main length and pumpkin Pappy is exactly 15' out and is 25" circ on day 10 this morning at 5:30 am. that is a 4" circ growth from yesterday morning so this one should be on its way. i pollinated the 18' female on the 1493 this morning with 9 1725 males. it was a five lober that looked like a star fish with wide spread out skinny lobes. not so pretty but hopefully she takes and competes against the one at 11.5' that is only 17" circ this morning at day 9. the females at 14 and 16' on the 1493 aborted during development during the cool, stormy, heavy rain period last week and never had a chance to get pollinated. with 7 out of last 10 days cloudy and the first 4 days of development in temps with highs about 70 i think the sets have been retarded and slowed down in initial development a tad. this is ok. the 10 day readings will not mean as much as long as they kick in gear with the approaching heat starting today with 83 and climbing to 95 by friday. more misting heads were added for the heat wave and good coverage has me ready to keep the patch and soil cool as possible to prevent aborts. the 1725 female at 18.5' is 6 days old and has been on the ground since late day 3 with a long stem. and is still developing and has a nice shine still. the 24' female will probably open on friday in the heat so i will use ice bottle, heavy misting all day, a fan, and also have a friend come by at 10 am and 2 pm with bags of ice for replacements for the ice bottle while i am at work.
|
|
|
