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Monday, September 12, 2011
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com
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The warm early September weather has been great for our best pumpkins. As of Saturday, Jacob's 1351 Trumm was taping at 797# and my 1209 Courson was taping 884#. The Trumm was gaining 7# per day and the Courson was gaining 15# per day. We hope they both weigh heavy. I think our foliar feeding of high potash tomato food and molasses is helping, along with the good soil mosture from the late August rains. No rain for the past 8 days so we are starting to water again. Forecast is for scattered frost in the area Wednesday and Thursday nights. In my frost pocket valley it means a hard freeze. So the blankets for the pumpkins and covers for the leaves will be put to use. I haven't had to do this for several years.
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