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Thursday, July 21, 2011
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com
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It hit 102 in Anamosa yesterday, but the plants are surviving. Just a few burned young leaves. No measurements yet, but the 1351 Trumm is now close to 150# and growing like crazy. The 1209 Courson is pushing 80. The 1674 Marsh has 2 pumpkins set. One on a secondary and one on the main, and both are turning into wheels. The secondary will get culled soon. THe 1548 Marsh has the most aggressive plant, but I'm afraid the early pollinations are going to abort. I set a new black plastic garbage can in the patch to serve as a water heater. I plan to use the warm water for drenches with extreme blend and molasses, and maybe for diluting tea. Jacob has been earning his keep sprinkling the plants during the heat of the day. The Merit application worked and no sign of any bad bugs in the past few days.
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