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Thursday, July 28, 2005
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Hoppette (JR)
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Back of Beyond
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Numbers for the house pumpkins today are: 1036 Perez - 57, 43, 40 - ott=140 Day 18. That's a 6 in gain in cir. since yesterday but well behind the 20 day minimum. Oh well. The 610 Smith is 52, 41.5, 41 - ott=134.5 - well behind where it should be but I don't have any hope for that plant anyway. I think it will be my contribution to the small and ugly category this year.
Think I will fertilize both today with a drench. Might try a foliar of fish/seaweed and Ca on the 610. Use that plant as a guinea pig of sorts.
This is my favorite time of year - for the first 15 days or so after pollination EVERYONE'S pumpkin is still a 1,000 lber. After 20 days the truth begins to show through. I have no illusions about getting anything really big so my feelers are still in good shape.
BTW, have 2 more good growers on the 1036 with several more at baseball stage. Last possible female was pollinated yesterday but there will be no more.
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