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Thursday, July 28, 2011
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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Big Bottom Girl Harpo on day 35. nice ass!!!!!!!!! Hippy Harpo. this girl is a Dead Head like papa shaz back in the day seeing and listening to Jerry and the boys do their magic on the stage. got lucky enough to see the grateful dead about 40 or so times before Jerry took the big dirt nap. those days were too much fun for one human being to have. in fact all of my pumpkins are dead heads this year as they are all deadheaded at the pumpkin. blocking is essential in a different way to keep the main from wanting to fold or kink where the straight-in-main attaches to the stem. as the pumpkin grows taller, if the main is not raised and blocked accordingly, a small bend forms underneath that will lead to a big kink eventually if the stress is not released and elevated more parellel to the stem. learned that the hard way some years back. some wait as long as possible to cut taps and release. i now do them all immediately when very young even with adjoining secondaries as needed so the plant never misses that source of water intake and then do not miss it after the pumpkin is growing nice and you severe later. and i would rather stay ahead of stress instead of waiting until almost the symptoms appear and its too late. works for me but just had this discussion recently and thought i would share my opinion. Harpo's dry rib splits are healing nicely and more have appreared on other rib lines in the same area, but none seem to be wanting to go into the stem which makes me feel better. this morning the Harpmeister is sitting at 144.5-83-83 = 310.5" ott or 632 pounds on day 35.
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