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Friday, August 29, 2008
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OkieGal
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Boise City, Oklahoma, USA
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Nopic. Season is ending. Growth has slowed, nights are getting iffy, Fat Fred & 1009 Young are losing leaves to age. 1018 Langevin is still going but. It backed off some time ago, eclipsed by the 1009 Young.
No way am I going to make it to Oct 4th, so making plans to clean patch and remove pumpkins and start on fall work.
Fat Fred, #3 est 250#, will be halloween pumpkin probably for myself. Is a 'pumpkiny' looking AG with good ribbing & nice dark orange color, but all fruits once they go over about 100# are showing dill rings. Seeds are being saved for handing out next season for those that want halloween pumpkins. #2 was the 211.4# that was selfed (Freddie), the 3,4,5, and 6, are open with possible for 1018 Langevin and 1009 Young as well. Healthy vine, got to be a huge plant, still trying to set fruit.
1018 Langevin x 1009 Young; this is fruit #2, 'Ding' (lawn chair clipped) that turned into pale blobby bell fruit with some cantalope texturing. Tonight at day 56, 69" ss, 66" ee, 112" cir, OTT 247" and est 325#. 4#/day for last 7. Vine still looks good though as do the leaves.
1009 Young x 1018 Langevin, day 58, 73" ss, 70.5" ee, 120" cir (FIRST one to grow INTO the 16' Langevin tape!) 263.5" OTT, 392#. 4#/day for last 7... This was supposed to be a genetics pumpkin.
1009 Young x 1018 Langevin #2, est 250#, this has the badly split vine above stem and is being 'stored on vine' for harvest the 7th or 8th. Backup, ended up being left on. Probably the prettiest one of the whole batch.
I have crew rounded up, one young grower that is getting one for halloween, her dad and his buds are coming over to help tarp them out of the patch. They are going to the county fair, then most are being given to young growers that lost their vines and/or fruit from our grower's club. No orange jacket... and no state record... THIS year. Will post post mortem pics and final weights.
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