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nOVA sCOTIA

Have never seen a bushel gourd cut open however i think i have read that a bushel gourd is much more dense than an AG. Any truth to this ?

9/10/2018 10:58:17 AM

nOVA sCOTIA

200 ott bushel gourd vs 200 ott AG

9/10/2018 10:59:48 AM

Sharon, MA

Carl:
Hope this helps.
I posted a picture that another Grower posted on BP of a cut open Bushel Gourd. I couldn't find their name or the original link, but this should answer your question of what a mature Bushel Gourd looks like inside.
Its not as dense as a Watermelon and its more dense than an AG because of its growth in the middle.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=297702

9/10/2018 6:19:04 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

So if they are more dense than an AG and the Ag chart is used for ott measurements why are they all going wayyyyyy light???

9/10/2018 7:56:07 PM

Maybe the same cubic foot of flesh weighs less due to being more porous or possibly even less water content .
Is dense possibly the wrong term to be using ?

9/10/2018 8:04:51 PM

nOVA sCOTIA

Maybe but i did notice that even the smallest of ott is as much as -20 to -30 % . Strange

9/10/2018 8:49:12 PM

Zimmerman, Minnesota

So what made Doug’s 279.5 and even Chris’s 270 weigh so much...their OTT was 215.5” and 222” respectively??

9/11/2018 12:25:05 AM

Sharon, MA

They are going way light, because some growers are still using the Watermelon chart.

9/11/2018 6:54:04 PM