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Friday, July 19, 2002
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thebez
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Cooks Creek, Manitoba, Canada
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I finally was able to pollinate two pumpkins this morning on the 819 La Gras. So I'm still about two weeks behind normal but with good weather I still have a chance at a descent sized one. Both pumpkins are about 3-4 feet past the point where the double vine split into two normal vines; so even with significant repositioning of the vines there is not a lot of room between the two. Both had 5 lobes and are yellow with light green stripes. Temperatures were ideal (20C or 70F) with the high today around 30C (85F). Should have two or three more pumpkins to pollinate over the next couple of days - this year may still work out!
On a different note, all my plants this year are very short. That is, the leaf height is much lower than other years. Typically I have leaves, which are between one and two feet high, this year everything seems to be one foot or less even though the size and vigor of the plants are similar to other years. I'm not sure what to make of it.
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