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Monday, June 12, 2017
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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1662.0 DeBacco ’15 (F: 1916 Barron x 1676.5 Daletas)
It is always nice to try and grow at least one of your own seeds, and this one made the cut. I had some separation in the weed block fabrics which resulted in the higher than normal weed pressure in a small strip down the garden. I did apply a little herbicide (active ingredient: Diquat Dibromide) which works great for a quick kill. Also, even though this seed came from a white pumpkin there is a chance I may get an orange offspring as the vines have some yellow to them and are not solid green. Still too early to be sure, but last year I was able to get a nice orange pumpkin that was also heavy to chart so I am hoping for the same this year.
While it seems the standard for comparison this time of year is main vine length, I have had plants in the past that grow a great main vine but do not ‘fill-in’, so I developed the idea of Leaf Area Estimation which is basically the area of a triangle. (This works best for the standard Christmas Tree style of pruning.) All you have to do is measure the width of the plant and the length of the main vine. Then it is simply (1/2)*(width of the plant)*(main vine length) = Leaf Area Estimation.
Leaf Area Estimation= 108.5 square feet
Main Vine Length= 14 feet
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