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Monday, August 07, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Yesterday's post should have read as August 5th. Big gains today--must be going up with the hot weather. Tape registered a 19-24 lb increase in weight! Approximate weight today is 506 lbs on day 47. Hope it stays hot--and it is supposed to. Did some more spraying for aphids today. A little more stump rot appearing--will rub some sulphur powder into it tomorrow--also ave a lot of weeding to do. The pumpkin is also starting to cantaloupe a fair bit. I think this has to do with the blankets that I keep it covered with day and night--they absorb some water and get damp--maybe causing some skin scarring. Lots of cantalouping around the blossom end--don't think this will be a pretty pumpkin--who cares about that though, I just want a heavy pumpkin! I will stop covering the pumpkin with blankets except at night--see if that's contributing to the cantalouping. In the day I will revert back to just using the orange tarp. Leaves are looking pretty good lately, new leaves appearing better. May spray with something stronger for aphids when the weather cools.
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