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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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and this is the back side of the same leaf. as you can see from the previous pic, the majority of the leaf is still green with the discoloration just starting. but its obvious by the backside that the damage is done and this leaf will soon be toast and the edges will brown and then the leaf will completely shrivel up brown within a week. i just got done spraying. heavily....so heavy i probably did more damage than good...lol. not sure if aphids overwinter in the ground so i would like to kill as many adults and eggs as possible. time to do some research. never had aphids ever before. chalk it up to an "E" season, all of the above. corn seed maggots right out of the gate, then squirrel or rabbits eating the 1209 main, then the extreme heat and humidity, then the violent storms, then the record july rains and 4th wettest august, then the slow recent disease onset, and the aphids on top make a perfect "f"d up season. but now that i think of it, getting over 1000 estimate on a main vine with a chunk eaten out of the top of it at 7' is something to be proud of. and harpo...i love her big ass. and i took a good long look at clegg jr. tonight as it is turning a nice orange yellow with no cantaloping and smooth skin knowing if it makes the distance, eventhough smaller in size, it is gonna look damn cool at the big halloween party all carved up. hell yes! the battle has been fierce this year and i am sure there will be more curveballs before, or more like if, all 3 make it to scale. i still have a chance of getting my personal best of combined weight of all 3 plants. i have a chance at growing 3 plants in the toughest year ever and getting a combined weight over 3000 lbs. this would be a first for me as one pumpkin or plant usually takes a dump on me. not literally thank God. figuratively. lol.
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