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Monday, July 04, 2005
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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had a severe storm cell approaching so i put up the shade cloth as a hail protector. the cell fizzled out a bit but we still got close to a half inch of rain today in my rain gauge. then i proceeded to take the shade cloth back down again after the storms passed. a good thorough soaking was nice to see. hoping that Noah will handle it in stride and continue plotting along at 5" per day like the last 2 in a row. this is a pic of Noah from the side view tonight on day 11 at 40.4" circumference. i have nice slack on the main already and i slowly moved noah away from the vine to give more room for future shoulders. it is at a 90 with a nice long stem so this is the last time i will be sliding Noah. it is a nerve wracking thing to mess around with one showing so much early promise, but if i don't do it now, i will be sorry later. now all i will do is monitor stem stress and vine stress as the pumkpin grows with its positioning set. i have found that by taking careful measurements daily, i have a nice calm while working around the pumpkin because i am more familiar with its surroundings. after taking measurements every day, i check the blossum end and the stem ends and inspect the vine and stress. also which secondaries to watch out for future growth consideration when it grows towards them along with any possible leaves close to the skin to avoid scratching the pumpkin on windy days. i used to just wait every 5 days and try to stay away from it in between, but with the split problems last year, a daily ispection along with a measurement is good training for me to keep an early eye open for any sign of a problem and attend to it quickly.
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