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Thursday, June 02, 2005
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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never did take the snip to my 885 next to the 846 jutras. the 885 was already over 1' ahead of the 846, and my 846 seemed to want to reach for the sky the past 3 days of intense sunlight while the 885 runs out straight out along the ground nicely and is very easy to train. i know i can grow another 846 next year with a seed from a friend. what it really came down to was i just couldn't snip the best looking plant of all my fall weigh-off plants. it was the toughest decision i had to make of them all, and it wasn't easy to do. so the official line after the culling process that cannot be changed now is the 1247 handy, the 905 ailts, and 2 of my 885 shenoha plants. all are very healthy looking with thick vines that are all over 3' at this time.
that is besides the 1247 that is at 14.5' with one female at exactly 13' that will be opening in about 3 days and another on the tip that will be opening in 9 days or so. i will go with the 13' if it takes and reaches 20" plus at day 10. i will still pollinate the next one down the line and take measurements before sticking to the 13 footer. the sooner the better for the state fair weighoff, but i will not blink an eye to let the next one down the line be the one if it is a faster grower and forget about a state fair pumpkin. even if the 13 footer is still growing good after 70 plus days, then it will stay on the plant until i feel it is done growing and bring it to the sandwich fair in september, and then also to the fall weigh off if it holds up that long. i am just hoping like hell that i will have enough male flowers on the 1247 the day the female opens.
there have been 2 every day for three days in a row which is plenty. 1 will have to do if this is all i got, and hopefully Timmer's 1446 female doesn't fall on the same day as my 1247 female. it looks like his will open one day prior to mine and he might have some 1446 males opening by the time my female opens.
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