Re: How to tell if I'm doing better or worse than last year?
- Subject: Re: How to tell if I'm doing better or worse than last year?
- From: v*
- Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2001 20:03:26 -0700 (PDT)
- List-Archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Only the pumpkin knows. Last year my smallest at 20
days and 30 days turned out to be my largest (789)
because it just kept growing - for over 80 days. This
year I had my fastest start ever (75" circ. at day 20)
but it slowed down and now is about where my best one
was at last year only it's growing slower.
Pumpkins have their own rhythms. They grow big or
don't. Keep the plant healthy and the pumpkin has
it's best shot
vince
--- Inzero <srinz@msn.com> wrote:
> Howdy, fellow pumpkineers-
>
> Hopefully one of you with more years in this than me
> can answer this
> question...
> What have you found to be a better indication of
> your fruit's
> ultimate/mature size-
>
> size since pollination
> -or -
> size on a particular calendar day
>
> To help you understand my question-
> Right now, I've taken some 20 day fruit measurements
> and I'm behind last
> year's best 20 day measurement, HOWEVER, it's also
> 10 days earlier in the
> year (I was able to pollinate earlier this year).
> In another 10 days, I
> will surely surpass my weight from last year on the
> same calendar day.
> So how am I doing? Better or worse than last year?
>
> Rick Inzero
> near Rochester, NY
> now at srinz@msn.com
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