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Monday, July 31, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Pumpkin is up about 15 lbs today (OTT 276.5) for an estimated weight of 420 lbs on day 41. Weird thing is when I take the gains of the last three days and add them (15 lbs, 12 lbs, & 19 lbs) they don't equal the difference between Friday's weight and today's weight, they equal 46 lbs--and the pumpkin has actually gained 64 lbs (the difference between 371 and 435). If I take 64 and divide it by 3 that means the average daily gain over the last three days is larger than I estimated--21 lbs. At any rate, I guess it does not really matter, but I think I need to start rounding off to the higher numbers on the tape rather than the lower ones (as I have been). Or maybe I need to start doing 4 day averages. Perhaps then I'll get a more accurate measurement of how it is growing. It did look noticeably bigger today.
I cut the watering in half, stopped foliar fertilizing, and cut one more tap root on the main to slow growth down some (cutting the tap root was inevitable to help lift the vine more). I did this after the secondary fruit developed two stem end splits (and started to weep). I have the fan running in there right now to try heal it up. I still can't tell if it goes through to the cavity--but I don't think so. Once I can see if the secondary fruit is still growing (and the split has healed some) I may bump up the watering again if the one on the main has slowed down. I don't want to lose the one on the main as it is my only fruit left and my only plant.
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