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Thursday, March 01, 2012
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SoCal Kevin
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San Diego
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Time to start thinking about pumpkins again! This will be my second year trying to grow a big pumpkin (all I want is one).
The photo shows my largest pumpkin from last year. Not very impressive; it weighed in at 200 lbs (which I only know because I put it on a fulcrum, laid on the other side, and it balanced my weight). I figured out after the fact that my main problem in 2011 was paying too much attention to the pumpkins. I don't have a lot of space (about 350 square feet) but that should be enough to grow something several hundred pounds at least. I watered too much (I watered in the morning and at night, and grew powdery mildew as a result) and I fertilized way too much. Most of my young pumpkins aborted. The one I managed to grow to 200 lbs was on a secondary vine, about 20 ft out from the plant. It was a learning experience.
This year I am armed with seeds from Howard Dill - two 1057 Brysons, and three 1084 Reids - as well as a lot more knowledge. I am not shooting for a champion pumpkin, just something 500 lbs or more. We'll see come October!
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