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Commack, NY

hey everyone, i was thinking about the golden time zone, and i realized, that this year, since all other gpc weighoffs except topsfield will effectively be a week later then normal, our golden time zone is actually extended. according to don langevins first book, fruit growth takes 70-80 days on average. my biggest last year was on the vine 99 days, and didnt' grow the last two weeks. anyway, if you go from october 7 and count back 80 days, you hit july 18th. and that's on the high side. add another 10 days, and your at july 28. so, the 70-80 day mark is between july 18-july 28 this year. to put that in perspective, the "golden time zone" is considered to be july 1 through july 10. if you pollinated on july 1, your pumpkin will have been on the vine 98 days, that's a long time. so basically what i'm trying to say is, there is still time, keep pollinating!!!
scott

7/11/2000 2:04:55 PM

Roanoke Il

That might work if you live in zone 5 or 6 but when you live in zone 4 It won't work unless one gets a warmer than average sept. After sept 6th nothing really grows on a normal year. Where I live.

7/11/2000 2:41:43 PM

Commack, NY

where is zone 4 ?

7/11/2000 3:20:40 PM

Roanoke Il

cetral wisconsin

7/12/2000 5:52:25 AM

Roanoke Il

central wisconsin

7/12/2000 5:53:00 AM

Commack, NY

i guess i didn't give much thought to that! you're a bit more north than i am (long island) so i guess that has alot to do wtih it. well, i hope you have a big one going then!!
scott

7/12/2000 8:55:31 AM

Choctaw, OK

go central wisconsin!!!!!! this is casey reporting from Amherst Jct., WI------not too far from wisconsin rapids, mark, do you go to the nekoosa weighoff? or don't you go to weighoffs?

7/13/2000 12:43:15 AM

Roanoke Il

went to Port Elgins weighoff last year this is the first year growing atlantic giants don't know witchweigh I'll go to this year.

7/13/2000 5:41:59 AM