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Southeast

I cant believe the weather in the northeast. I was making excellent headway last week and now its like early spring and my cloches are off now. Id say Im at least 3 weeks behind where I should be. Very frustrated grower in CT. David

6/14/2002 9:57:02 PM

Indiana

Same crap here in the midwest. A little perk for everyone last year my first pollination was July 16th, and by July 22, the fruit measured 461. late sets don't neccessarily mean small fruit. Just keep plugging away.
Tom Beachy

6/14/2002 10:27:44 PM

TOM on july 16th how long was the vine on that plant?..total length,and how far out was the fruit set?I look at Jeff and Pappy's diaries,and see those massive plants..I guess my real question is how big does the plant have to be to be able to pollinate..mid july is coming right up and my plants are'nt very big..john

6/15/2002 4:47:00 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Same here in jersey. The three warm days and it was starting to grow now stopped again. Just came in from outside man it's cold and rainy. If this was a warm rain it be putting on. Way behind last year. Lobsta they start throwing flowers when it get warm. but need more then three days. Very frustrating and now looks like the vine is flattening again. started to round out in the heat. Oh well!

6/15/2002 7:16:03 AM

Ga.

John,,once they take off,,you are going to freak out...Patience is a must while waiting for the vines to take off,,but when they do,,be ready..

6/15/2002 7:49:32 AM

Ann Arbor, Mi

Tom, only 6 days to 461 lbs, that's fast....Bob W :)

6/15/2002 8:57:05 AM

Long Island,New York

WoW Tom...6 days....thats almost 80 lbs a day....from a zero start...you the man......lol

6/15/2002 9:04:35 AM

Indiana

oops :-) August 22 My bad.....LOL Had ya going..... I think that is 37 days?

Vine was 16 feet long, fruit about 12 feet out.

Tom Beachy

6/15/2002 10:03:14 AM

Southeast

Can we please get back to my misery

6/15/2002 1:38:06 PM

Knopp, Germany

Tell em David, misery likes company...let me tell you bout my gout.....owen

6/15/2002 4:03:38 PM

Western Pa.

Ich habe gout,kommt von das bieren, das is nicht so gut!

kilr

6/15/2002 8:31:45 PM

berkshire M.A.

Rain ,Rain go away , my pumpkin patch is still soaking wet from yesterday..... And the day before and 2 days before that . Will we ever see summer this year . July is just around the corner .

6/15/2002 8:51:19 PM

North Ga

Ist das nicht der hauffen mist?

6/16/2002 12:32:47 AM

Knopp, Germany

Schau mal da, wir haben doch mehr Deutsche.....or is that just them there translators from the internet?

6/16/2002 2:56:55 AM

Western Pa.

Owen,
Meine Deutsche ist nicht mehr so gut. Willkommen du Bigpumpkins! Deutschland uber alles!

6/16/2002 5:58:06 AM

Mid Michigan

51 degrees, and cold misty rain here in Mid-Michigan.
Only one plant has germinated so far, and that is my son's
378 Huffer. ( It's starting to vine out now) If I dont get some nice weather, and germination pretty soon, he's gonna kick my butt this year!!

6/16/2002 7:31:47 AM

canal winchester ohio

Hey Cuz, If your son's 378 kicks your butt don't take it to heart. All Huffer's have a recessive gene that LOVES to fight....LOL
....Paul

6/16/2002 9:13:35 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hey Huff got your initials WWWFHT!!! Lmao

6/16/2002 11:10:02 AM

Long Island,New York

Hey Huff...you mentioned in your diary "butt ugly squmpkin" referring to the 378Huffer...I gather "butt ugly" is a DOMINANT gene that all Huffer's have?........LOL....bobbing and weaving and WAY out of reach in Massapequa.....G !
oops !, until July anyway.......lol

6/16/2002 12:25:24 PM

Knopp, Germany

kilr...thanks for the welcome...i was born and raised in Maryland...but my heart goes out to Deutschland...if you ever wanna take a trip over, you're more then welcome...owen

6/16/2002 12:35:43 PM

Schenectady,New York

Right now it's 64 degrees with a heavy rain storm with pea sized hail. What a wonderful start to the growing season. Ray

6/16/2002 12:38:51 PM

canal winchester ohio

Hey G, the 353 was the butt ugly one. The 378 was a very nice ORANGE fruit. And the ugly isn't exactly a dominant gene as much as it is a side effect of the recessive gene that loves to fight. When my 4 year old son asked me why my front row of teeth was a little cockeyed, I told him it was a result of my big mouth , a lot of beer & someone else's baseball bat. His response "" daddy I don't want to ever do that""......And no need to "bob & weave" I don't box...LOL

6/16/2002 6:20:12 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Paul,
I wanna see Glenn bobbin & weavin....boy I really do, I really do. ha ha ha ha

Alun

6/16/2002 7:46:01 PM

Cologne / Germany

Guten Morgen zusammen, jetzt muss ich aber schlafen gehen...well, that was a hard weekend for the plants and for me, I´ll update the diary tomorrow, good night everyone.

6/16/2002 7:46:29 PM