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Monday, June 19, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Just wanted to add that I snipped the secondary that was holding the vine from being perpendicular to the pumpkin. Now all is well and I have a really perpendicular fruit. No problems yet with the stem or blossom end splitting etc. Also, sulphur seems to have worked like a charm on some of the rot I had--thanks NSB for the tip. Stump is fine (getting even thicker) cleared it of any excess leaves and let the sun beat down on it--as I said before it is also protected from the rain by the plastic--which I left up over the center of the plant. I think this will help me tremendously once the rain sets in over the fall--keep the crucial parts of the plant from rotting (stump and main vine all the way to the fruit). Only problem right now is some of the younger leaves on a couple of vines are looking washed out and a little "yellowy"--could be the foliar ferts are burning them? The one or two vines that it is happening on are hanging over the retaining wall and have little soil under them--so I was thinking maybe the large fruit (which is very close) is starting to starve them--who knows.
Also, had to add another 25 lbs of sand around the pumpkin. I can't believe how it is spreading out so quickly. Good thing I built that retaining wall, or I'd be in big trouble right about now. Right now the placement of that wall is perfect--unless this thing grows absolutely huge. All my efforts putting it up are now paying off as I have a level surface on my steep back yard for growing the main fruit.
Probably be at least 20 inches off the 30 day total for being on track for 1000+ lbs. Right now I'll be lucky to hit 90 on day 30--nevermind the 108-110 in the ailts-landry benchmarks--but I am determined to hit it next year. Of course as my good friend Cam has pointed out, the pacific northwest has a pretty special growing climate--it is very long--so anything could happen.
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