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Thursday, July 03, 2008
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GR8 PMKN
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Salem, OR
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I'm resisting the temptation to pollinate at 8' tomorrow. It's the classic dilemma: do I pollinate now so that the fruit has an extra week or ten days or do I wait until the 12th or so when I have females open at 13' or so? I'm going to wait. I need a real powerhouse behind that pumpkin (I've never had a fruit farther out than 11' and I figure that's why I haven't grown a real monster (we all have to cling to some excuse or other, right?!)). My goal was to set those babies at 15' out by the 30th of June, but that will have to be next year. An earlier set would give me ten extra days of growth (last ten days amounts to only about 50 pounds, usually) AND my summer days would be a few minutes longer, giving me a few more pounds. So, I've given up on 1600 pounds but I figure 1500 is still a possibility (yeah, right!). One thing's for sure, if my fruit isn't set at least 10' out I won't be growing a 1200 pounder or more(I can't think of any that have ever been less than 10')so I'm waiting
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