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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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The one on the main is up between 16 and 26 lbs today. Again, if I take just the circumference it has grown about 16 lbs. I'll go with the smaller measurments in any case, so as not to deceive myself about its size--although I think it is heavier. In any case, it is up from 317 lbs to 333 lbs (the maximum right now would be 343 lbs). This means it is at least up 100 lbs from 5 days ago--not bad. The growth seems to be a bit more steady. I tilted her back today and put some more sand under her--I was a bit worried that if it grows really big it might start to rot with only an inch of sand underneath it--so I put a bit more, then tilted her back and put the foam under to hold her off the vine--thanks to fellow Abbotsford grower Camera for that tip! I also moved the vine in the back that would be under the pumpkin soon. I ripped up several taproots and pulled it back--I guess that's better than ripping up the secondary entirely. Hopefully it will re-root itself--those leaves on that vine are still really fresh looking. I had so much to do I did not measure the second fruit, but it is a little lighter.
The plant itself is starting to show some signs of age. Some leaves are getting brown edges (I cut a couple of more out today--a couple dried up strangely in the last day or two). Good to see some new leaves are starting to pop up--but not too many. If I see a vine pop up I am pinching it off after a couple of leaves form. The center of the plant is getting bare because a couple of huge leaves fell over early on, and a couple of more have been cut out because of rot--I hope some new leaves start to grow there--also, the plastic is causing the heat to dry them up a little--but I know that plastic will work like a charm once the rain sets in soon. Secondaries are getting really thick. The plant itself is looking really mature and still vigorous with a stump like a tree. I hope the plant gets its second wind and grows well into September--time will tell.
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