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Friday, July 30, 2021 JABC (Jordan) Kelowna, British Columbia

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The air quality has been exceptionally poor here in Kelowna all week due to wildfire smoke. I have not been measuring my pumpkins so I don't know how much it is slowing their growth but I'm certain it is at least somewhat because of the reduced sunlight. The sun is a dark red color and you can comfortably stare at it all day without doing any harm to your eyes.

The 1885 Barron will be day 30 tomorrow and the 1542 urena day 20. I culled a larger pumpkin from the 1542 yesterday because it was poorly shaped. It had 3 very pronounced lobes and unusually deep ribs for a young pumpkin. It would've split. The 1885 was damaged by a mouse when it was tennis ball sized but I decided to keep it anyways. It healed nicely although the scar will be huge by the time it's done growing, which is a shame because it's a nice orange and round pumpkin. It adds personality I guess.
 



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