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Deer Park, WI

Hello folks-

Been a while since I've been here, life seems to be getting in the way of online time. Regardless, the Ailts patch is happily buzzing along with 15 competition plants. To the point-

Last fall/winter Russ and myself compliled growth data on lots and lots of big pumpers to develop some growth benchmarks that are essentially an extension of Al Eaton's 10-20-30-40 goals. This has been compiled in an excel sheet for your viewing pleasure, and even contains the "pumpkin pacer 1000", a calculation that determines how close you are to reaching the 1000lb mark based on daily circumference gains. I'd be happy to email you this spreadsheet, however its gonna cost you. Request the spreadsheet, and the price charged comes in the form of data. If i send you the chart, Im asking for 10-20-30-40 day circumference data on fruit grown over 700lbs. If it sounds like a fair trade, click on my name to the left and I'll hook you up. Dont forget to keep accurate and detailed notes on your fruit's progress, it will help us develop more sophisticated predictions in the future. Thanks!

6/20/2005 11:14:01 AM

sounds great, but my PB is 604.5 now what numbers am i supposed to send?!

6/20/2005 5:44:53 PM

Deer Park, WI

Fruit that you plan to grow over 700lbs count as payment too. Think yer gonna pop a big one? So long as you send me the numbers this fall, i'll send ya the charts!!!!!

gogo brigitte

6/21/2005 8:39:46 AM

Follansbee, Wv

I'll be pollinating the 1097 by the end of the week Joe. Have already culled 2 females off the 905 and one off the 1367.5. Should be pollinating those two in the first week of July. I think I have a shot at 700+, you have my email addy.

6/21/2005 9:11:21 PM