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Friday, June 08, 2012
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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Pollinated the 1723 at 9.5' this morning with the 2 available 1303 males. Gonna use the 1303 as pollinator for everything as this plant is still going nuts. The 1723 was checked for males last night and I noticed for the first time all the early males quit development mid stream and fizzled out. New males look good and now females too at each secondary tip and finally another showed on the main which should fall about 15' out. Hoping this nice 5 lober set for insurance. I will go with 15' later for a pollination time around the 20th on this plant if all goes well. Unless the 9.5' sets and show extreme early promise that is. This 9.5 footer is very early. If worse case scenario and its the keeper and stops growing in early september then it would go to an earlier weigh off. Got a 1303 female on the ground at 12.5' that will hopefully be the one. Training curve and secondaries near it out and around a space for the pumpkin to grow. Should open early next week after this weekends hot spell. Got a female on the 1647 at 9'. It the next one lays down successfully as the main grows, then it will get pinched at that time like th 9 footer on the 1303 was the other day. I let it open and saw a mangled mess and seeds in blossom so didn't break my heart whacking it. Exciting time....anxious time....pre-set anxiety....will they take? Will I go through all this work and then have trouble setting.....oh my oh me oh my.....the fettering mind....lol....happens every year.
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