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          | Subject:  How many inches per day is good ? 
 
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          | From | Location | Message | Date Posted | 
		
            | Fissssh | Simi valley, ca | This yr I am keeping it down to only a few gourds on plant to see how long i can get them to grow, How many inches is a good growth rate? its at 35 inches & growing several inches a day !!  I will measure exact inches & post that ! Thanks | 8/8/2012 3:12:40 PM | 
		
            | Green Bay, Glen | Kaukauna, Wisconsin | During good growth, seven inches a day.  | 8/8/2012 8:39:45 PM | 
		
            | VTJohn | Jericho Vermont | What I have seen is a bell type curve with 6-7 inches max somewhere between 12-20 days old. Lgs seem to only grow 40 days or so. The key is to try to widen the greatest growth curve similar to pumpkin strategies.  | 8/8/2012 9:22:40 PM | 
		
            | Alan E. | eastern Ontario | Using averags from multi year(6) and and multi good (20) LGs,I find the top growth is from day 11 to day 17 where the average for a good one was 5.7"/day.The peak period is close to day 14 when a really good one will give 21' in 3 days if prime weather occurs near day 14.
 Other locations can have different results of course.
 
 | 8/9/2012 4:31:05 PM | 
		
            | Dr.Greenthumb | Maine | I have a LG that was 10-11 days old yesterday depending on what day you count pollination and 63". this thing is smokin, I hope it keep's it up. I will measure later tonight and see how we did from yesterday.  | 8/10/2012 2:46:33 PM | 
		
        
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