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In the shade - PDX, OR

Any one else waiting / looking forward to /or getting consistent 20 pound gains?


Lemme hear about it.... I know that they are just around the corner.

Grow 'em BIG!!!

7/19/2004 8:09:55 PM

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After culling 6 secondary vine fruit & 1 main vine this week, I hope you're right Eric. We still have 3 secondary fruit to remove, I just don't want to rip them all off at once.

I peaked in on my son's school's fruit today & nearly shi1. The freaking thing is huge! I'll get a tape on it tomorrow, but I suspect the 20 lb per day barrier was broken there 2-3 weeks ago.

Come on growth here at home!!!

7/19/2004 8:21:41 PM

Whidbey Island

After many 20# days last year it seems the Pumpkin God of Humility wants to teach me a lesson. I can't beg, buy or steal a 10# day!

7/19/2004 8:44:24 PM

Indiana

Hope im not speaking too soon but had a 35 lb gain today. woohoo
Steve

7/19/2004 8:54:57 PM

Canada

I know Brooks is having some great gains on his Wentzell plant that he is growing, rangeing from 15-20 pounds per day
over the last couple of weeks, from what I hear is its around the 215 lb mark already :-)

DaveM

7/19/2004 10:00:34 PM

San Luis Obispo Ca

I am getting only 10 a day. What am I doing wrong?

7/19/2004 11:00:59 PM

Omaha, NE (N41-15-42 )

I had a 15# day and then the 95F weather hit and it has slowed to a crawl.

7/20/2004 7:52:07 PM

Cologne / Germany

So it must be something right between 70F and 90F what makes a pumpkin growing big -) Wish I had that.

7/20/2004 8:51:38 PM

Hilpoltstein, Bavaria, Germany

I found that daytime highs of about 25 to 30°C are best. Over about 32 to 35°C fruit growth will slow down.
But what is really important is the nighttime low temperature. Over 20°C is best, 17°C to 20°C is good as well. Anything between 12°C and 17°C will result in some growth as well but not in the 20/+lbs range.
Everything under 12°C is crap and everything under 10°C will shut down fruit growth (not only this night but it will effect all future growth).

Martin

7/21/2004 4:08:57 AM

Ontario, Canada.

Finally hit my first ever 20 pound day. I feal like a kid at christmas getting that first glimpse of the fruit early in the morning. Roy of Cornerstone describes it as "growing before his eyes".

7/21/2004 10:13:47 AM

Back of Beyond

I'm right there with you kahuna. Never thought I would see it but one of mine went from 112 ott (36.4) yesterday morning to 133 ott (57) last night. A gain of just over 20#'s. I won't see it again though since I had to move it and in doing so had to cut a lot of roots at leaf nodes.

7/21/2004 11:13:54 AM

In the shade - PDX, OR

Martin - your right those warmer night temperatures are key to the big overnight gains.
The southern and east coast are good evidence of this. Those warm humid nights really help.


I thought about trying to enclose, insulate warm/heat a pumpkin chamber as an experiment. Too much to do right now...maybe next year.

7/21/2004 1:39:41 PM