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Friday, August 09, 2019
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA [email protected]
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While the Iowa State Fair pumpkin weighoff was going on, I was preparing a spot for next year's fair pumpkin. I moved the spot for the hoop house, tilled in some compost on a 10 x 10 area and seeded a mixed brassica cover crop. Congrats to Don Young and Pete Caspers for their first and second place pumpkins.
I measured our biggest pumpkin, a puny 178#. Pathetic for 38 DAP. But considering we lost the main to a groundhog, terribly cold May and most of June, then excessive heat and no rain, we ae lucky to have anything.
Watermelons are a different story. The 3 largest measured 86.5.88 and 127 pounds. That is 3.2 pounds per day for the biggest, 2.9# per day for the next, and 2# per day for the 3rd. With 49 days to go until Bloomfield Pumpkin Bash and 56 days until Anamosa Pumpkinfest, we have time to make a run at the state record. I just hope I can keep them healthy until then.
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