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Upa Creek, Mo

My 14 dayer was averaging about 5 inches in CC a day and now on days 13 and 14 it is at 2-3 inches in CC. The last couple days we have been at 95 to 99 with indexes of 105+.

Is this normal for slower growth when this hot? I thought the cold slowed the growth. My seed is store bought so it might just be genetics...

7/23/2010 9:41:51 AM

Fresno, CA

5 inches in CC a day sounds really good for a store bought seed. Last year when I was growing a store bought seed (in the 100+ heat) 2-3 inches would have been a good day. I am growing from a good seed this year and I'm getting 4 inches in CC a day in the 100 degree weather.

7/23/2010 11:31:15 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

Mine is a Dills from Lowes, but I have no idea about the parents except that they are looooong and not tall. My CC was 54 this morning (day 14), but I have no height.

How big did your store bought one turn out in pounds?

7/23/2010 12:05:42 PM

Charlotte, NC

Extremes on both end of the temperature spectrum are not good, cold or hot.

7/23/2010 1:40:54 PM

Fresno, CA

Last year my two plants resulted in a 93 pounder (which split open on the blossom end) and a 94 pounder. But at 54" CC on day 14 you are ahead of where I was on those two and you're ahead of me this year on my 1004 Mohr plant at 39.25" on Day 14.

7/23/2010 2:00:59 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

Yeah, but mine is already turning dull and yellow/orange. It's about 42 pounds right now. Sorry for the questions, but did your store bought mature quickly too. I have it shaded all the time so not sure why maturing so fast.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=139828

7/23/2010 3:00:55 PM

Fresno, CA

I guess it did mature quickly. It started turning a little orange around 53in CC and then almost fully orange by 65in CC. At 94 pounds it just stopped growing altogether.

7/24/2010 1:00:51 AM