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Saturday, July 19, 2014
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PumpkinJon
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Massachusetts
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Entry 12 of 40 |
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Week 11
This week we played catch up and completed all of the side vine burying. We are keeping the pumpkins under white sheets for sun protection. The plants were fertilized on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with foliar applications of Soluble Fish, Soluble Kelp, Biomin Calcium, and Nutri-Aid Blossom Booster and Fruit Finisher.
We terminated the main stem on the 1463 Hoelke. It is about 26 feet long. This plant is huge and loves to grow side vines. The main stem pollination at 24 feet is looking good. The pumpkin is about the size of a small cantaloupe. The two pumpkins set on the side vines are also doing well.
The 282 Scherber is slow but steady, it’s about 16 feet long. Oddly it has very few side vines and only two female flowers located at the same leaf axis. These should open over the weekend.
The 432 Wexler is continuing to do very well. We set the first pumpkin at 12 feet. Its round, nicely shaped and about the size of a basketball. The plant has been terminated at about 22 feet long.
The 454 LaRiviere is not cooperating. The main stem is about 19 feet long and we have only had one female which was pollinated this week. The plant continues to grow, hopefully the pollination will take.
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