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Monday, August 31, 2015
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com
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End of August measurements today. The cold weather really slowed things down.
1692 McMullen 57 DAP, 288", 536# gaining 3# per day.
2036 Glasier 52 DAP, 312", 687#, gaining 9# per day.
1928 Globus, 61AP, 325", 767# gaining 7# per day. This one is getting a lot of surface splits and oozing. We don't want it gaining too fast and blowing up.
1493 Witter-Benson 55 DAP 328", 788# gaining 13# per day. This one is now our second biggest and fastest grower. We think it has a good shot at 1000# if it keeps on growing and goes a couple percent heavy. And it has a pumpkin that we missed culling that looks to be at least 200# and growing fast. It is the best looking, healthiest plant in the patch.
359 Foss 60 DAP, 350", 948#, gaining 8#/day. As long as it doesn't weigh too light it is a new personal best, and hopefully it makes 1000#.
I measured the 2 biggest watermelons, both 144", 88#. The one I measured 6 days ago grew 13#. I hope they keep up that pace for the next month.
Forecast now is for a week of mid to upper 80's and mid 60's at night. I hope that gets the gains picking back up and doesn't end up cooking the pumpkins like previous years.
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