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Sunday, July 11, 2021
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Henry-the giant pumpkin grower
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Topsfield, MA
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A sad day. Today I got home from recovering from surgery being away in Maine for a week. I�ve only been in my patch 2 times in nearly two weeks and came home to a soaked patch with disease! It�s disappointing and sad but I found several secondary�s with wilted leaves on the 1215 young with lots of rot. The weather is the culprit as it hasn�t stopped raining for weeks now with barely any sun. I believe phytophera could�ve been the disease as I recognized the wilting and thought back to 2017 and 2018 when I had phytophera. The pumpkin on the 1215 hadn�t grown at all so I�d figure it�s best to pull the plant and not risk it spreading to my 1184. My 1184.5 is my last hope! No wilted leaves so I�m keeping my fingers crossed. The pumpkin has some significant rot on the stem so I will try my best to dry it out but it�s not looking so good. You just can�t dry things out with no sun and rain. Another inch or two tonight! She has an estimated weight of 215 pounds at 31 days old. The worst numbers I�ve ever had but I will not give up!! If I can dry her out we have a chance at getting something to the scales! Certainly disappointed though. I had a fantastic start to the season but the weather prevented the great start from continuing. I had hope..
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