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Ohio

How long does it usually take for a pumpkin to take off growing,I have three pumpkins so far that dont seem like they are doing anything,they arnt soft and dont seem to be aborting,they all still have a real nice gloss to em. Seems like they are taking alot longer then last year for sum reason.

Brooks

7/5/2005 10:28:14 PM

Oz

EASY DOES IT,,,,:)
My best have no real buds,,,but they are growing fine.
Making roots and big leaves.

Watch the moon. IF you get nuttin by the change of the moon
(ask a old farmer),then do a bloom boost(mild).

Today I soooooooo tempted to hit them with the "change up".
Nope,,a mild trench wash with a balanced mild fert today.

7/6/2005 12:02:49 AM

Simi valley, ca

brooks it seems to me aprox, 9-11 days after pollination they take off !!

7/6/2005 12:11:48 AM

Ohio

Mcpumpkin, I already pollinated just waiting for the Bang!!,,,;-)

7/6/2005 12:58:03 AM

Ohio

thanks Fishh!

7/6/2005 12:59:15 AM

Rhode Island

brooks
some drop real fast and after a couple days you can see a visual difference each day
this is rare that a fruit is this agressive. if you get one you should have a basketball around day 13 or 14 and consider yourself very fortunate
we had one like this ten years ago and had it not been for lack of disease control knowledge may have had a world record
pumpkins that grow like that are special and only come around once in a blue moon

7/6/2005 5:59:15 AM

Nashville, TN

hmm, I've got two 'basketballs' on two different plants - fertilized 12-15 days ago... guess I should cull all the other smaller pumpkins on those two plants today?

Most of my other plants I started pollinating just last week - so nothing else that large..

7/6/2005 10:16:23 AM

Ohio

Pap, what seed was that off of your 1068?

7/6/2005 6:43:46 PM

Rhode Island

brooks

its on the 1068 offspring( last years 919 )
thats the pumpkin that grew from 100 to 919 with no base an a three and one half ft two sided main

our neighbor has the 919 in and hes getting the same early growth

we will see come september on

pap

7/6/2005 10:24:45 PM

Canada

Brooks and you grew how many over 100 lbs last year LOL
you should know the answer to this question. LOL

man i'm crying for females to show and open I read your Diary and your pollination on a daily basis LOL

hope you grow a big one this year bud

Dave

7/9/2005 11:54:59 PM