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Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Tony Pumpkin Abbotsford BC

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Pollinated the other two females this morning (5 lobes each, and much smaller than the first one I pollinated on the main). The female on the secondary is also plagued by a split vine that runs about 3 feet. The other one on the main is in a good spot, but like I said, that main vine is full of blowouts too. Right now I am convinced the splits are happening due to the wind and the angle of the vines on the hill with the leaves pulling downward and laterally on the vines (which are built up on mounds). All the splits seem to happen where the leaves are big and weighty--this, coupled with the wind, and the steep angle of the vines are causing the splits. This could have been remedied had I buried the vines a little deeper instead of building up the soil underneath them--hindsight is 20/20 eh? My best bet might still be that second main I left off the side of the plant--no wind on that side and the vines are at a much less steep angle than near the bottom of the plant. I might put in some leaf supports on that vine to prevent a blowout. Still have a great chance at about 14 feet out on that second main with a new pumpkin to come soon and one at about 10 feet (4 lobes) already pollinated.
 



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