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Saturday, June 06, 2020 Gourdzilla San Diego, Ca.

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The 477 Buglio is looking very good too. Up to this point the plant did not have even a single leaf with sun damage so I thought it was displaying good heat tolerance. It did not fare as well as the 666.5 Gansert did when the temp hit 101°. I had about 20 leaves that were damaged by the sun, some partially burnt to a crisp. All leaves that were burned were either the third or fourth leaf from the tip which are always the most tender leaves. The next day the temp hit 102° but this time I had a second layer of shade cloth above the plant and nothing burned. The first pumpkin opened on the day it hit 101° so I'm guessing it will probably abort. Even if it doesn't abort I will cut it off because the location is not where I want it.
Another pumpkin will open in the morning at a better location. I will pollinate it with the 666. Gansert. I have the 907 Young as an option for pollinating with but there aren't any open flowers on that plant yet.
 



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