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Sunday, July 20, 2014
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brotherdave
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Corryton, TN
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Finally made the last culling decision in the melon patch. Decided to go with vine location and girth over length and earliest numbers. I'm hoping that the girth will offset the difference between the two. The 188 on the hydro system is at the same age that the others shut down. Its vine is continuing to grow and set an occasional fruit which are getting culled. It's estimated at 90 pounds which is larger than any of the other estimates for the same age. The other vines have grown and filled in quite nicely but there is quite a bit of Bermuda grass starting to take over. I'm going to spray the grass with poast and let the vines set a melon to continue the plant size experiment. The distance from the stump and age of the vines could cause the results to be skewed. We'll see. I have noticed that I've got fewer plants with the leaves around the stump dying early this year. Makes me wonder if all the early sprayings that I've done in the past have been too strong. Hmmm. Last spraying was with mancozeb and I could see it gathering on the leaf tip but not running off. Most of those leaves are now toast. Still no serious weed issues in the watermelon patch and vines are rooting everywhere. Keep this in mind folks for next year. Solarize.
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