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Phoenix, AZ

the Ailts/Landry 2006 "Pumpkin Pacer" is great to get an idea of 10+ day circumference growth. However, I would like to know even earlier if my fruit are viable. Can anyone give me some 5 day growth numbers for their fruits?

If this is this just too early to get a good determination, please also tell me.

My 10 ft main vine fruit as of 5 days is 10.5" cicumference.

3/22/2007 10:24:13 AM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

Way to early you don't even know if its a keeper yet..Sometimes they go through a false pollination and abort.

3/22/2007 11:01:02 AM

Deer Park, WI

I'll second Shannon's contribution. However, it would be interesting to determine if Day 0-Day 10 growth is linear. Measure day 5 and let us know if its half of day 10

3/22/2007 6:17:30 PM

Phoenix, AZ

I will be taking daily measurements from 5 - 10 so I will let you all know. I already realize that if it is linear, it it very bad. The growth has to be exponential for it to even get up to a 20" diameter by day 10.

3/22/2007 7:15:44 PM

Phoenix, AZ

I meant 20" circumference not diameter.

3/22/2007 7:22:27 PM

San Diego

earliest record I have is day 6 from one year, I was 11.75 inches day 6, hit 22.5 on day 10 with that fruit.

3/22/2007 9:36:51 PM