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Sunday, June 04, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Here is a picture of the 1446 at 39 days old--there is a beer can at the far left of the photo to provide scale--the hammer is not quite accurate since it is a a huge 36 oz hammer. The main vine is at about 12-14 feet long (I have not measured it). I had a chance to lift the greenhouse as I had to extend it for the third time--hence a photo opportunity. Hopefully the weather turns hot and I can take the greenhouse off next week--at this point I don't think I can extend it much more--I am running out of plastic and patience. I will probably leave the right side of the plastic attached to the poles as a wind break. In spite of the 3 significant tears along the main vine it still seems to be growing at a good rate. I will not set the first female--the plant is too small, I will wait until the next one or maybe the one after that. Most secondaries are around 4 feet long right now. Today I trimmed a couple of tertiaries and I moved a lot of soil along the vines to support them and prevent any more tears.
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