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Sunday, September 10, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Day 79 and as far as I can tell the fruits are still growing--although very slowly. I measured the one on the main for the first time in 3 days and it showed between a 4-16 lb gain over 3 days. The reason I can't really tell is because I am measuring it in a variety of ways to see if it has grown. It is at about 705-716 lbs. Pretty much done though, I may leave it for one more week because the ribs seem to be deepening--so maybe it is gaining more than I think. I just hope the stem split is not going through and the seeds are not rotting--I will have to check it again tomorrow.
Also, getting my weighing cointraption set up. I went and bought three scales and put a piece of 1 inch plywood on top of them. I then proceeded to weigh a variety of materials--including myself seperately on each scale and then on all three. It seems to work pretty accurately as far as I can tell. From what I could gather the discrepancy was only between 1-3 lbs on a variety of items between 25-100 kg. Not the best set up in the world, but this is likely how I will weigh my fruits--by rolling them on a piece of plywood with three scales underneath (better than cutting up the pumpkin isn't it?). Of course the end weight will be unofficial, but I am only competing against myself anyway. If I can figure a way to move it, I may still hit a weigh-off with it. We'll see.
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