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How are we all doing with our late season competition pumpkins????! Bad news here. The pumpkin I was growing on my Emmons plant is gone. The vine it was on rotted off the main. Was only being suported by a couple leaves and a couple tap roots, so i pulled it. But, in the spirit of our late season race, id like to replace my Emmons pumpkin with one on my 845 Nesbitt plant. It was pollinated on the 7th of August. The down sides to this plant: Growing 100% in the yard (grass), next to a 6 ft fence receiving minimal light, plant size is less than 300 sq ft and has some sort of eggs (brownish) and whit flies or something all over it? So can I run this one in our little competition? What are your guys measurements and what was the estimated pollination date? Im at Aug 7th pollination and @ 50 inc. Good luck, Mike

8/25/2002 9:53:02 PM

Kuna, Id.

Mike,
8/13 is when I found mine flower was still open, so Id say that is the date. That plant is also in bad shape less then 150 sq left. Havent checked in a couple days will let ya no.If I lose this one I'm out as the rest have rotted or blown up. Hold on to that one Mike, think Scott was around 41" cir.
Ken

8/25/2002 11:07:26 PM

Commack, NY

let her rip mike!!....yesterday i was around 41" in circ....i figure a pollination date somewhere between the 10-12 of august......now that you have a bigger one, this should get nice and interesting! :)

scott

8/26/2002 8:48:25 AM

Liverpool , England

Yo Scott,
Mike says the plant is growing in 100% grass....minimal light..whiteflies..etc etc.....you believe this crap....Its 1000sqft of the best soil in the State with sun from dawn til dusk...fed with soak hose etc...and he wants a competition with you! Hey honey pass me that big wooden spoon please.


Alun in a sunny liverpool

8/26/2002 7:58:45 PM

Commack, NY

lol!!!!!

8/26/2002 9:49:52 PM

No Place Special

LOL......Thanks Alun! I am happy to report todays measurements Day 19 ....44.5 ss, 45.25 ee, 59.25 Circ. I believe starting with Fertilizer a few days ago realy kicked this Girl (alun) in gear. Prob isn't growing as fast as Scotts though! What you at Scott?

8/26/2002 11:15:54 PM

Commack, NY

see NOW your ahead of me! LOL........im at 46" circ........it was doing 3" a day, then 4" a day, but now its only doing 3 again.....havent had much sun to speak of.....well except for sunday.......i need to do some pruning to get that thing going again....probably later....and when my pump comes in ......look out!
Scott

8/27/2002 7:22:47 AM

Kuna, Id.

I won't be able to sit all winter with how bad ya'll are kicking my butt 28" circ. This plant is down to only 2 pkn the other is a HUGE 24" circ. its my back up to the 28"er...lol. As a matter of fact these are the only two I have left. Been a real crappie yr. But learned a ton this year on what not to do.
Ken

8/27/2002 10:11:07 AM

No Place Special

47.75, 48, 64.5 Today. Hasn't had water in a long time, maybe I better stretch the hose over there tomorrow to try to get the growth up to par. You blow past me yet Scott? I know you were hiding your REAL #'s on your last pumpkin. LOL, I better demand some pics.!!!! Good luck bud

8/27/2002 11:07:01 PM

Kuna, Id.

Wow thats 5 1/4 a day on circ. I found in my patch that everything growing like that blew up. I wish you the best of luck Mike. Scott may be quit until he gets his pkn pump. Then he will be able to increase his size at a very fast rate. The last thing you want is to get cought with a small pkn. Looks like I may need to order one too, the girlfriend says if it'll help in the patch I can get 2.

8/28/2002 9:49:08 AM

Commack, NY

things arent looking so hot here........weather has not been cooperating.......and im only getting like 2.5" circ. per day......if things dont start to pick up........im breaking out the pruners and calling it a day

Scott

8/28/2002 6:37:15 PM

Key West, FL

walcott what happened to tank rot or thin wals

8/28/2002 6:53:10 PM

No Place Special

Rot I do believe, why I don't know. Todays measurements of the Nesbit fruit 50, 50.5, 67......day 21

8/28/2002 9:36:04 PM