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Bristol,RI,USA.

What is your best 20day OTT measurement for 2012?

7/23/2012 1:39:29 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Whats yours sandbagger ?

7/23/2012 1:58:30 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

What yourZ COJOE?

7/23/2012 3:10:55 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

What's yours norm and Gary!

7/23/2012 3:23:33 PM

The bottom of New Jersey

What was mine? I forget.

7/23/2012 3:29:16 PM

Buffalo, New York

still can't find my tape :(

7/23/2012 3:35:57 PM

Bristol,RI,USA.

norm it is not about sandbagging,it is about seeing what i should be shooting for in five days !

7/23/2012 4:10:56 PM

Bristol,RI,USA.

I don't tape till day 20

7/23/2012 4:11:48 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

my 27 day will come tonight....COJOE>..fess up

7/23/2012 4:17:30 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

I haven't even pollinated yet....

7/23/2012 4:21:19 PM

Ashby, MA

I think D30 is more interesting since you can calculate the average growth from D20. The average is what I want to know.

7/23/2012 4:24:01 PM

Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia

ott? What on earth does that mean?

7/23/2012 4:24:57 PM

Stanwood, Washington

Ott was a baseball player for the New York Giants in the 1930'3. He had a very unique batting stance where he held his front leg up in the air and hel the bat way behind him about waist high.

http://img1.bdbphotos.com/images/orig/4/7/47r8gtmlk9m79k7t.jpg

7/23/2012 4:35:28 PM

Nova Scotia

you can grow like lightning but if you don't have good growth after day 40 and beyond the big #'s before that won't count for much. But I do like watching lightning

7/23/2012 4:38:04 PM

Minnesota

I love ottmeal for breakfast, little milk, sugar, maybe cinnamon, mm mm good, and I don't measure, I just sprinkle sugar on them!

7/23/2012 4:52:54 PM

Mass

My best 20 day OTT was my last set pumpkin and it was today. It has the smallest square footage area in my patch. It is 1476 Hopkins * 1789 Wallace. Both feature 1810 as pollinator. I'm gonna push it to see if I can make up for sqft.

7/23/2012 5:34:47 PM

Ohio

I have found out this year that when I grafted my main vine onto a 100 ft beach tree that my OTT numbers increase a few inches from previous years .

7/23/2012 5:48:32 PM

Sourthern Utah

i aint got there yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7/23/2012 6:10:03 PM

Muddy Waters

It's growing so fast the tape keeps moving!

7/23/2012 6:32:30 PM

Johnston, R.I.

shoot for 81 mike

7/23/2012 7:31:49 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Mike that is a cc I dont do an ott till day 30

7/23/2012 7:33:18 PM

NewBrunswick Canada

HAD ONE AT 71"CIR. BEST EVER.

7/23/2012 8:51:11 PM

Clinton, Iowa

90 in circumference is our best..finished at 930#....None of it really means anything till 500#. We have taken alot of measurements and notes and an interesting few things stick out. what that fruit does the following 7 days after it reaches 500# or 287" OTT (chart 2005) tells us alot on what to expect. Now this is somewhat skewed to the plant having a normal run to the end as well as the fruit. But under normal condition we have never has a fruit make it to 4 digits unless it did atleast 130 pounds over those 7 days. Had one do 125....ended 980 ish.... Also 130# over 7 days being a minimum to make 4 digits the better fruits have done as much at 270 pounds over those 7 days.
Also we can look back and see that fruits that run there normal course over the remaining days of the season generally (in Iowa for us) will end up being somewhere close to double what they are at about day 39 if my memory serves me correct. I know climate and plant health and all that enter into the whole scheme of things I am just sharing what we have fond in our patch here
DAN

7/23/2012 10:58:48 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Dan has the hot weather helped or hurt your fruits growth. The humidity and heat has done a number on many plants and hurt the fruits growth here in NE.

7/24/2012 12:00:54 AM

Western PA

Very interesting data Dan, thanks !

7/24/2012 12:02:04 AM

Wi

My biggest ever was 227.5. The key however was the fact that that same pumpkin was 400 OTT On D55.

If you want a crack at 1500 ballpark is to still be doing about 25 / day when you hit 1000.

And now to create much false hope....LOL....1810 was 184.5 D20.

7/24/2012 9:07:00 AM

[email protected]

My biggest day 20 was 224" but it didn't do as well down the stretch. Most of my fruits that have raced out of the gate haven't finished as strong as the steady growers.

7/24/2012 12:33:18 PM

Bristol,RI,USA.

Dan,chris,pa punkin, great info slow and steady wins the race! will let you know in four days.

7/24/2012 2:17:15 PM

Clinton, Iowa

well lets just say this..IF a fruit gets to 23# /day here this year..it's considered a real screamer!!LOL!!...Obviously this season is pretty much a wash here .. .2 inches of rain here for 9 weeks is a killer...add in the temps and WALA!! it's tough....fruit aborts are the normal for us...plants being pulled by us and others in the area....some are completely done some have a couple "still going" ..or limping along...I am not bitching here I understand weather is all part of it..I have seen it before and generally get over it thru time!!LOL!!
I could only give info of pumpkins up to 1300 and 1400...we have never reached the 1500 mark so it was good to see Chris chime in there with some info....I think the info I passed on would work for those uf us not expecting WORLD class fruits...We are realist here in Clinton..could it happen yea anything is possible but not probable...that said us growers shooting for PB and such this will give you something to think about...I used to compare to those real giants and our numbers were always behind such "special" fruits..So we put together alot of info over the years and compare our fruits with some of our other kins from past years..it makes it interesting...Good luck all ....it's a tough year again but the ride is still fun
DAN
Ps..Back in the day WAY Way back in 2004 (still our best fruit to date Damaged or not) we got to 1000 on day 44... she had a 3 day run or 183# and held together for another 12 or so days. from 500 to 680 in 3 days. Blossom end split.day 45...caulked and grew until foaming hit near the stem on day 68 or 69..cut and weighed officially cert. scale witness and all at 1432....never had another like it since...so enjoy the ones that go crazy!!!

7/24/2012 7:31:00 PM

Bristol,RI,USA.

Dan thanks, I to just grow for PB so am looking to hit over 1500lb and ride it out from there. Looking back seems to be crazy the way we keep setting the bar higher each year,but I am not a pumpkin crazy just in it to compete with some of the best people i have ever met and have some fun. sorry for the bad season,but a bad season of pumpkin growing is still great memories! and thank you chris for the imput I am happy to have it

7/24/2012 9:11:51 PM

Hinckley MN

I'll tell you Monday what my D20 PB is...

7/24/2012 10:47:21 PM

Wi

I was once told that Clinton, IA has a dyke therefore no reason for sandbagging.

7/25/2012 10:02:17 AM

Portsmouth, RI

So Mike at day 20, you going to post the measurements?
I will be looking here for them on the 28th right??

7/25/2012 11:10:05 AM

once had a 95 inch circ day 20

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=141088
didnt pan out heat and floods that year slowed growth later

this year gatorade drip drenchs seem to be helpin
105° again this afternoon

7/25/2012 12:13:00 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

if 180.5 - 220 on day 20 isn't fast out of the gate i would love to know what is??

7/25/2012 2:30:36 PM

Bristol,RI,USA.

I will tape this saterday !

7/25/2012 3:41:18 PM

Bristol,RI,USA.

bob you can come by the house any time !

7/25/2012 3:44:16 PM

Portsmouth, RI

I know Mike, just busting your chops...
Bob

7/25/2012 7:56:33 PM

Rhode Island

i always considered a good bench mark at 20 days was a circ of 80 inches.

7/26/2012 10:37:30 AM

Johnston, R.I.

Hey Mike we are waiting..................

7/28/2012 10:52:22 AM

South East

cc 96, ott 227,,256 lbs

7/28/2012 10:57:41 AM

Johnston, R.I.

still waiting

7/28/2012 5:54:24 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Mike did you loose your tape ?

7/29/2012 5:25:22 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Thats if we reach day 20 here in Bristol......lotta abort equal late pollinations and wasted time. Kind of zapps your motivation to grow anything and let not even talk about the critter trying to make dinner out of the plants.......shotgun in hand and careful not to damage any leaves while the 00 buck hit the whistling pigs!

7/30/2012 12:32:05 AM

Johnston, R.I.

Kenny did Mike teach you that ??

7/30/2012 6:42:36 AM

Bristol,RI,USA.

sorry norm but I took my daurghter to boston on saturday she is attending collage there in the fall so we spent the day riding the train and T to get her used to it. got the call that my aunt had passed away and that is were we spent sunday with my cousins the funneral is today. I don't put in the time in the patch these days so will have to fight the weeds and bugs to tape today ! boy you guys get way to crazy about pumpkins! I am in a different time in my life and have a lot of things going at one time. the pumpkin are on the list but they are not # 1,2,or three sorry did a quick tape cert only 78"

7/30/2012 11:19:37 AM

Bristol R.I. USA

Mike I'm sorry for the loss of your Aunt....Like you Pumpkin growing this year has been on the back burner. The little time I have is usually spent doing the OT and family then their's the issue of sleep.......

7/30/2012 12:38:17 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Mike I'm sorry for the loss of your Aunt....Like you Pumpkin growing this year has been on the back burner. The little time I have is usually spent doing the OT and family then their's the issue of sleep.......

7/30/2012 12:38:17 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Mike I'm sorry for the loss of your Aunt....Like you Pumpkin growing this year has been on the back burner. The little time I have is usually spent doing the OT and family then their's the issue of sleep.......

7/30/2012 12:38:17 PM

Bristol R.I. USA

Mike I'm sorry for the loss of your Aunt....Like you Pumpkin growing this year has been on the back burner. The little time I have is usually spent doing the OT and family then their's the issue of sleep.......

7/30/2012 12:38:17 PM

Johnston, R.I.

Sorry to hear about your aunt Mike.

7/30/2012 1:05:45 PM