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Tuesday, August 23, 2016
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com
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We went from hot humid to 2 cool mornings near 50 degres. Pumpkin growth has slowed way down. In the past 4 days, the 1818.5 gained just 8 pounds, the 962.5 gained 26 pounds and the 1047.5 main pumpkin gained 18 pounds. The small pumpkin is right at 400# gaining just 5 pounds a day. But we have over 1000# total on that plant with a little over 5 weeks to grow. We are watering and fertilizing. They aren't due for the last sgot of Big Stem for a few days but I think I will go ahead and apply it to see if it gets things going? Can't hurt at this point. We do have rain coming in, forecast for 1 to 2 inches. That might geet therm going again. And temps are supposed to stabilize the next week with highs 77 to 82 and lows in the 60's.
Our top 2 watermelons are taping 107 and 109 pounds, right at my personal best. The long gourds are disappointing. One is growing straight but slow on a slant board. The other is trying to grow like a snake. I dug a lot to get the board closer to vertical and am using strips of cloth to hold it on. I thought the tape was causing bends where the gourd couldn't slide. I still need over 40 inches of growth to make my personal best, don't know if it will make it.
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