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Monday, July 24, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Day 34 (I think). After measuring at my usual time (6:30 pm) I registerd about a 33lb gain from yesterday--and I was taking the smaller measurements! Right now the OTT is at 246.5 for an estimated 317 lbs--heavier than I thought. Of course, I did reposition the pumpkin earlier in the day--so this probably had a lot to do with the measurement being so different--but still heavier.
I know for sure that the circ. was up from 96 to at least 98.5-99 this would indicate a 16 lb gain if I use the circ. as the only measurement--so it did grow considerably regardless of the repositioning (and the pumpkin looks nicer now too). How much it grew exactly I'll never know. Isn't that what makes growing these fruit so much fun--you never really know what will happen. It sure is exciting when you see 4+ inches of circumference gain at this size--you just know it has gained tremendously even before you take the other measurements. Maybe it will happen again tomorrow as it did a few days ago--although at this size the increments are getting smaller.
I measured the other one and then lost the measurements I wrote down--so I'll have to measure again tomorrow. I think it is hovering around 250 lbs right now.
Increased overhead watering slightly by 15 min because of heat (total 75 min). Underground watering is still set to 60 min. Friends came over for dinner so I let their young boy do the foliar for me--he really liked that.
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