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Saturday, July 29, 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 21-25 lbs. OTT taped at 270-271 for an estimated day 39 weight of 408-412 lbs. I am getting more pleased with this fruit as it is gaining steadily and at a pretty good pace. Still the circ. is way off the Ailts/Landry benchmarks for 1000 lbs. Who knows. Tomorrow I will get some "Bordo" or other copper spray to spray for powdery mildew as a preventative measure. Should be nice and cool for spraying tomorrow too. I don't any problems with powdery mildew yet, but preventative maintenance is best if I plan to be growing this fruit into Sept. I may test it on a part of the plant--if anyone has any recommendations on brands to spray for mildew prevention please email me.
New leaves are popping pretty well all around--but still in small numbers. they are coming up on small tertiaries, but I wonder if I have cut some of the tertiaries too soon (after 2-3 leaves have formed) perhaps I should let them vine out a bit more at this stage to get more leaves going for later on in the season???
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