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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
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Pennsylvania Rock
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[email protected]
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In a wrap up of 2009, I feel I made strides but have a ways to go. I did my first soil test in 2 years and made ammendments to fix the short comings. Magnesium, Calcium, and low PH all tell me that with a decent limestone application I can help fix all of those in one shot. I will be adding kelp meal for the first time this spring, along with another 40 pounds of humic acid, and also fix whatever another soil test this spring tells me to do.
Grew 3 plants -
1502 Wallace - got a 919 pound pumpkin. Crossed it with the 1402.5 Bobier.
1402.5 Bobier - Most fun I had growing a fruit, ever. THe plant was very aggressive, fruit was aggressive, all around rollercoaster ride. Nearly flawless pumpkin, except for the 2 inch blossom end split. Ended up as the 879 UOW. I used plenty of calcium in all foliars and drenches, so not sure how much calcium actually helps reduce BES.
1011 CHeckon - "Oh By the Way" plant, put it in when the swingset was removed from next to the patch and I took over another 1000 sq ft of ground. Patch is now 2000 sq ft in size. The 1011 was really never looked after, except for the fixing of a double vine that Andy Wolf helped me terminate and correct a month into the season. After that this fruit blossomed to 820 pounds and was my biggest official pumpkin ever until the 919 came 2 weeks later. I crossed the 1011 with the 1502 Wallace. Should be great cross.
Looking forward to next season... So far I am definite on one seed, the 1207 Young and have a 1385 Jutras which is looking like the front runner for spot # 2. Sam, my son, is going to grow green in 2009, so he will get my 3rd spot. I could squeeze in a 3rd pumpkin, but some logistics would have to be worked out. Cya next season! Look out Ned.... 2009 is WAR!!!!
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