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Sunday, July 25, 2010
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shazzy
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Joliet, IL
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and final angle shot of Clegg on day 43 estimated at 930lbs. will Clegg make the podium and be one of the monsters at the innagural "Monsters of the Midway" weigh off at Homer Glen this year? 69 days is a long way a way, but hopefully with better powdery mildew control, additonal small doses of p and k foliar and drench feeding, humic and calcium in drenches, some neptunes seaweed and fish drenches, fulvic and co2 foliar, and genetics of long growth will keep it growing all the way until then. tundra dan's 991 grew all the way until stoughton last year which gives me good feelings about long term growth with this one. the main vine behind the pumpkin continues to be slowly nudged over as the pumpkin grows. the main is blocked up high with slack and i monitor stress on the vine daily. i keep moving the styrofome 1" block between the shoulder and main slowly out further from the stem with growth to slowly arc and push the loose vine over without putting any leverage or force near the stem connection to avoid tearing pressure in that area. sliding the pumpkin is not an option based on the curling under arc of the main with the short stem. i have slid it back as far as i can go at this point. any more sliding would be too much force on the main right near the inside shoulders near the stem with the way they are arced and the pumpkin laid down intially off the top of the vine instead of off the side. the tension right now with the styrofome block is not that much and when i feel it becomes too much i will replace the 1" piece with a thin 1/4" foam piece for some more clearance. i think i can keep raising the main with blocks little by little, keep the main as loose as possible, and slowly nudge it out like i have been doing with out too much pressure. i hope anyways. lol.
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