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Thursday, July 13, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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I might get a picture of the pumpkin up here at some point soon (when I stop being so busy with the rest of the yard). My wife and I bought a house with quite a large landscaped yard, and I never really figured how much work it would be. With the regular garden I get really busy in the summer. The rain was a nice reprieve from all the irrigating I do everyday. The home weather station I bought for $40 says we got .7cm yesterday and last night (at least in my back yard). I thought this weather stations was a waste of money, but it is really pretty neat (has an indoor monitor with indoor/outdoor temp, humidity etc.).
Regarding the pumpkins, the one on the main is up 2.5 inches in circ. The cold rainy weather is probably partly to blame for the slower growth, however, the OTT measurements this morning were 162.5 (64.5 48 50) for an estimated weight of 100lbs--up 14 lbs from yesterday (I think it might be heavier by a bit, but you never know until you weigh it eh?). Anyway, progress is not so bad for day 23--at least it feels that way until I read some of the diaries of the heavy hitters who have surpassed 250 lbs on day 23! I checked my last years results and I am way ahead of where I was--so I guess that's good. Unfortunately, the side of the pumpkin is getting close to the main vine (2.5 inches away). For now I stuck a piece of foam between the vine and the pumpkin to keep the vine from touching the pumpkin--this seemed to work last year. I never was able to move it perpendicular to the vine, and now it is too large. The other one on a secondary which started out growing like crazy is slowing down--it is at an estimated 79 lbs. Funny how things change, it was growing so quickly, and now it is behind. Today I will get that sulphur powder to dust some rot on a couple of primaries.
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