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Wroclaw, Poland (51 N, 17 E)

same as subject.

8/17/2003 8:36:58 AM

No Place Special

Mine stopped growing at around 300 lbs. I measure tonight and if it still measures the same I plan to cut and weigh it. I have an open pollination from Thursday that i may try to grow. Best of luck everyone. This 840 has been tough on many growers this year.

8/17/2003 11:30:22 AM

So. Maine

My 840 is about 145 lbs. It's growing slow after 7 in. of rain in August. Fruit was set July 23. Soil is wet and compacted,so I don't expect much.

8/17/2003 10:44:33 PM

Iowa

i'm with mike.......mine stoped at about 300 pounds, time to take it off!

8/17/2003 10:57:26 PM

Wroclaw, Poland (51 N, 17 E)

And I had very bad luck. My little 840 Desrosiers pumpkin stoped growing when it was only 15 lbs and it had rotten. I thought that there will be more pumpkins on it, but I can't see any female flowers to polinate.

8/18/2003 4:05:32 AM

Edmonton, Canada

At 58 cc on day 20. Things here seem to be going quite well!

8/18/2003 11:01:07 AM

No Place Special

Smitty ...you may be the man!?!?!?!?!?!?

8/18/2003 1:52:03 PM

Aberdeen, SD

just got my 840 polinated. it is because of my bad luick earlier in the season and my late start

8/18/2003 2:03:31 PM

My 840 is growing well... slow and steady as noted in my journal.

I am curious if some folks are growing the 840 just for fun or if they are legitimately in the 840 contest. Al (WAIT TIL NEXT YEAR), are you in the contest? I don't recall seeing any journal entries.

Of course I understant they may be under another name just as mine are under BrentW,... not BrentW(2). I am just trying to keep things straight as to who is in and out.

8/18/2003 5:47:16 PM

porterville, calif.

I had 1 fruit set last week on the 840 D. Looks like it is going to abort. But tonight i found one i didn,t know was there. Looks like it is going to grow. There is 4 or 5 more females setting now too. Just if the heat doesn,t get them I might have 1 or 2 get to 100lbs or more. The plant is really growing now. I need to do some prunning there..Greg

8/19/2003 2:28:47 AM

So. Maine

Brent, I'm growing it but never set up a jurnal, only updated on this page when someone asked about the 840. Busy,busy busy. Oh well.

8/20/2003 1:10:56 AM