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Nova Scotia

i rewrote my old growth data to the newer OTT chart and was impressed to see my gains on it. with 1 day growth of 44lbs and 1 week gain of 251lbs. i would love to see others best gains and total my final estimate was 844lbs but weighed 900lbs

9/2/2003 10:24:54 AM

Edmonton, Canada

My best this year are as follows: 1 day gain of 26 pounds, and one week gain of 110. Nothing spectacluar, but not too bad either.

9/2/2003 12:52:13 PM

Oz

any rain/sun/temp notes on those big growth days/weeks?

9/2/2003 1:35:34 PM

Nova Scotia

mid to high 80's full sun with 45min sprinkler system on a day. best growth on day's 27-33 on day 33 devestated with outbreak of powder mildew, aphids vine rot just in front of pumpkin and at the stump. only made it to day 49.

9/2/2003 2:05:31 PM

Wroclaw, Poland (51 N, 17 E)

Last two weekes my pumpkin grown from about 60lbs yo 130lbs. It gives 35lbs a week. It was sunny and warm, but second week was cooler and wetter. Tommorow I'll try to estimate the weight again.

9/2/2003 5:08:46 PM

Whidbey Island

Here in the Pacific NW we've had a phenomenal summer, perfect for the pumpkins, highs in the 70s - 80s now for weeks. They even claim a new record for Seattle having over 50 days straight of 70 + temps, and it has been dry, so no powdery mildew yet. Average growth per week for this not-too serious grower has been about 100 pounds. As long as it doesn't cool off too much at night, I hope to keep going with at least 10 pounds per day for the next couple of weeks. I attribute my potential PB to the weather, not my horticultural skills.

9/2/2003 11:12:04 PM

Caceres, mid west of Spain

My 1036 got 1 week gain of 291 estimated pounds.

9/3/2003 1:18:00 AM

Enumclaw WA

I have been doing quite a bit of tracking this year and in the PNW I observed strong growth from day 17 through day 38. From day 38 through day 62, average growth has been about 50% of what it was during the peak growth spurt. I observed this on both the 859 Mombert and the 718 Delates.... We will see what happens next year

9/3/2003 11:55:36 PM