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Sunday, August 22, 2021
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mrs.pumpkinhead
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Alameda, CA
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In the pool that had five plants (hahahahahahah...what was i thinking?) one plant still lives and its pumpkin is kicking ass. Even though it is located at the TOP of the trellis, it is now 34" circumference and sits atop a ladder. The leaves are scant and could hardly be called green, but it still lives.
The pumpkins that were stuck 9 (yes, NINE) in a pool...well, I am sure you can guess. I cut out 6 of them and the remaining three are just there because I am a "never-give-up' kind of girl. There is a new pumpkin on one of these. All the others aborted fairly early on (fist-sized). This one is now larger than a softball.
My two later-planted vines are doing pretty well in terms of greenery and flowers, but they are just late to the game, for sure.
In addition to the way-too-small living space/kiddie pool, I got hit with a rousing case of powdery mildew. I sprayed with neem oil, but I really couldn't keep up. I hope the three pumpkins still hanging tough make it a few more weeks. We shall see. I don't think I'm going to get a pumpkin as big as a car this year :( But all three I have are bigger than my head, so I've got that going for me which is nice :)
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