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Thursday, October 04, 2012
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Reckhard
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Edmonton, 53.5N, 113.6W
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Well after the major setback in July (see previous entries) my 'quest for 500lbs' was over. I had to reset objectives and decided that if the plant could come back I would shoot for something I can enter in our local pumpkin fair - their minimum weight requirement is 50lbs.
The plant did bounce back in late July early August but we had our first serious frost last night so I had to harvest - timing is good since Smokey Lake weigh-off is this Saturday. You big-time growers will scoff at my little gourd but after a pollination date in late August I'm pretty proud of my 70+ lb 'kin. It's off to Smokey Lake with the kids Saturday - they love the fair and as a grower you get preferred treatment so this little guy will take part in the official weigh-in.
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