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Choctaw, OK

Iris has decided to get on my nerves and not grow any meausreable amount in the last 4-5 days. I am wondering if i should be concerned? my optimism is slowy fading away...... anyone else have a week of now growth at this stage and then it started up again? Iris is around 322" OTT.

9/1/2000 4:18:29 PM

Roanoke Il

case, don't feel to bad beauty may have grown 2 inches in the same period. My dreams of a new state record ar fading. Unless beauty is abnormally heavy. She looks bigger than she measures. I think it has something to do with the weather hot and cold.

9/1/2000 9:41:48 PM

Buffalo, Minnesota

Dont worry case, my buggest pumpkin duke also diddnt even grow an inch yesturday, i was so down that i diddnt even measure him tonight, i diddnt wanna see that he diddnt grow no more, but then again weve been having terrible weather, cloudy and cold for the past couple a days, its suppost to warm up tomorrow, i shure hope he starts growing again, only at about 370.lbs and was hoping to hit 400.lbs +, anyway i hope things get better for all of us. ~Bill

9/2/2000 2:06:57 AM

Choctaw, OK

Well, Iris has not grown in 7 days now, i just hope she is making things heavier on the inside, in the past week she has really oranged, so she is not totally dead. I heard that sometimes they stop and grow in the inside and then start back up agian??? i don't know if this can be true but wouldn't you think it would have a better chance of splitting since the pumpkin skin is maturing??...........................mark, you are bringing beauty to the nekoosa weighoff right? Hope to see you there and meet the big one, i want to take 3rd but i will settle with the lowest of 7th, i think i will be 5th. Just soem optimism setting in. thanks for the replies wildbill and mark, hope they can last till wieghoffs!!

9/4/2000 1:03:45 AM