Medicine Hat Update - August 18th
Sad to day that although the Lloyd pumpkin was doing well in the
beginning of August it began to slow down about 10 days ago and has not
grown at all for the last three days. There are no obvious signs of
damage to the vine or the pumpkin itself, but its just not growing. Its
current size is 114 inches circumference and a total OTT of 251 inches.
There are no other pumpkins set on this plant. The Mombert plant also
has only one pumpkin on it but its much smaller (only about 90 inches
circ) and in a poor position close to a stump. For some reason I seem
to strike out every other season (eg. 1998 I had a 500 pounder in early
August that cracked and rotted) and that appears to be coming true again
this year.
The web page has been updated with a photo taken today. Click on the
link below and look for the August Growers Log.
--
Bill Kournikakis
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Zone 3
Best Effort: 553.5 pounds in 1999
"http://www2.memlane.com/bkournikakis"
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