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Sunday, September 04, 2011
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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scrreeeeeeeeeccchhhhhhhhhhh.....that is the sound of all the pumpkins coming to a grinding halt. 10 lbs this week ain't gonna cut it. lol. and it was hot in the 90s three days and hitting 98 degrees 2 days ago and now cool and gonna stay cool with lows in the low 50s. i have to believe with the record hot temps of june and july and hot early august and then that first cool down into the lower 50s mid august gave them the sign to finish. that is when the colors of the pumpkins changed within a week and drops in daily weights dropped significantly and then curved downward fast. i think the entire maturation and growing process was sped up a bit this year similar to like grwoing down south. it will be interesting to see how others in the midwest do with late season growth of older pumpkins and how the summer heat affected maturation process or faster development. 381 ott and that will be the last time i measure harpo before the weigh off. she is pretty well set and changing some colors with some green starting to show on the lower sides and definately some more bulging in areas not getting covered in the taping areas which are signs of slow growth. if she grows more, great. if not. oh well. the tricky thing will be deciding which to choose as official entry in 4 weeks. a 365 ott pumpkin with 20% heavy genes or a 381 ott which i think should go right to the chart. if they both make it to the weigh off then i will decide, until then, got a long 4 weeks to go. see ya all in 4 weeks come weigh off time and hope we get many of you from illinois and beyond to come to a Sunday event and bring your pumpkins to compete in the big show, or just come to hang out and enjoy a good time to be had by all.
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