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Monday, September 11, 2006
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Tony Pumpkin
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Abbotsford BC
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Entry 196 of 229 |
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Day 80 today. I taped the pumpkin carefully today and it definitely registered 330 OTT for an estimated weight of 710 lbs--it is definitely bigger than the 704 lbs I mentioned yesterday, but maybe not as big as the 716 lbs. This means it has gained about 15 lbs over the last 8 days--for about 2 lbs a day. Not great, but if it can keep that pace for another 20 days that would put it at 750 lbs on day 100--then if it goes slightly heavy I might cross the 800 lb mark. But it does not look likely at this point. On another positive note, I probed the stem splits and they don't go through to the cavity--in fact, they are quite shallow.
Ripped out more aphid infested leaves today. Stump is not rotting anymore and will likely last another 20 days, but leaves are infested and also have some mildew--a week or two at best from them. I may spray with fungicide tomorrow. Right now I won't spray for aphids--the leaves are too far gone, and the growth is so minimal the effort is not worth it.
Here's to hoping my fruits keeps plugging along!
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