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Sunday, July 03, 2011 shazzy Joliet, IL

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just got done pruning all males flowers off all 3 plants. i also have mill fabric under clegg jr. #2 at 18' on the 1493 that is 5 days old and still off the ground and should be down later today with a shorter thick stem like last year still holding her up and a longer egg shape then clegg jr. #1 at 11.5'. clegg jr. #1 is starting to get going and put on 4" circ since yesterday and is almost at a nice 90 degrees from the main and will be there in a day or 2 of continual slow adjustments. i still have them covered with multilple small tables back to back for better protection from the sun. pappy and harpo already have their pemanent tarp shade structures up that were put up yesterday before the hot sun came out. clegg jr. #1 or clegg jr.# 2 will get a permanent shade tarp when the decison is made here shortly and the name will be reduced to just Junior. with a smaller start early, the longer i wait to remove one or another will slightly effect the other. i am leaning on going with #2 for shape and distance out and no vine clearance issues with the main terminated at the pumpkin. size at 10 days will be the final decison maker. won't be long before the patch is filled out. 2 more vine burying sessions and by next week the patch will be filled up. weekly sunday demand cs spraying will continue as i have done for the past 3 sundays. last week i used the fogger heavy and will do so again this week.
 



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