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Monday, July 14, 2014
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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342.0 DeBacco ’14 (F: 335 Scherber ’11 x 1734.5 Steil) “Inside Job”
Pollinated April 11th, 2014
5 Lobes
Lobe symmetry rating (1-10, with 10 being the most symmetrical): 7.5
95 Days Old
After harvesting Marshmallow from the 335 Scherber ’11 I decided to set another pumpkin just to see if one would set, because when the 179.5 DeBacco ’14 “Marshmallow” was growing, nothing else would set. However, once I harvested” Marshmallow”, I was able to get this pumpkin “Inside Job” set and also got another flush of vine growth. This just further shows the stress that an actively growing pumpkin can have on a plant.
The position of the pumpkin was not ideal with the pumpkin being right at the edge of the growing space, but with the help of my students when it was younger we were able to stack a bunch of wood and cement blocks under it to provide a platform for it to grow on. It was a good thing I did this as this pumpkin really put on some weight. This pumpkin is older than most of my greenhouse grown pumpkins and I think that is why it has more color than the 179.5 DeBacco ’14 “Marshmallow” that was grown on the same exact plant.
This pumpkin did accomplish a goal I set out to do… it would not fit out either of the greenhouse doors so I had to weigh it inside the greenhouse section and take it out in pieces!
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