SE MN Bhaskaran Pumpkin Update #2...Eaton Projection System says MN done!

Howdy!
For some reason the patches in MN have shut down this last week...just when we needed some big weeks...we usually  hit this end of August a few cool nights and the plants shutdown big time...but we are slowing way down early on...we had a few cool nights but hot days(90 today!)...I'm not sure what else to blame :-)...but other growers here in SE are also seeing 10lbs a day...when we should be getting 20-30lbs on the younger pumpkins 30-50 dayers.  Anyways, I should have pictures of some of pumpkins on the web by the end of the week.
Here is the current stats....my best has an EPS (Eaton Projection System) of 557lbs(versus 757 if I was getting 20lbs/day :-) ...My son's best has an EPS of 853lbs  (not sure how the EPS does with a 53 day old pumpkin? ie...it was pollinated WAY back :-) and my daughter has an EPS of 493lbs.  Last year at this time...the EPS worked on all my pumpkins...it was scary...but accurate...my son would be happy...I would not be for me, but I would be pleased as punch for him!  Anyways, here are the stats:
#1 - Nick's 568 N. Bhaskaran(MV)  - 613lbs -  312 OTT  day 53   +80lbs for week
#2 - Dave's 847.5 Christensen(MV) - 369lbs -  262 OTT  day 51   +69lbs for week
#3 - Dave's 760 Patrick (S)             - 357lbs -  259 OTT  day 38 +81lbs for week
#4 - Dave's 723 Bhaskaran(MV)      - 326lbs -  251 OTT day 55   +26lbs for week
#5 - Natasha's 486 T. Bhaskaran(S) - 293lbs -  242 OTT day 35   +91lbs for week
#6 - Dave's 760 Patrick (MV)            - 270lbs -  235 OTT day 38  +92lbs for week
#7 - Dave's 691 Nesbitt (S) -  276lbs -  237 OTT day 37 +100lbs for week
#8 - Dave's 691 Nesbitt(S)                - 270 lbs - 235.5 OTT day 39 +100lbs for week.
#9 - Dave's 731 Stucker(S-South)     - 258lbs - 231.5 OTT day 34 +108lbs for week.
#10 - Dave's 731 Stucker(S-North)    - 241lbs - 226 OTT day 34  +93lbs for week.
#11 - Dave's 1230 Daletas (S)          - 228lbs - 221.5 OTT day 32 + 84lbs for week.
#12 - Dave's 1230 Daletas(S)            -186lbs - 206  OTT day 31   +70lbs  for week.
#13 - Dave's 1230 Daletas(S)            -181lbs - 204 OTT  day 28    + 87lbs for week.  
#14 - Dave's 760 Patrick #2 - 57" C day 20...last pumpkin I pollinated..:-)
#15 - Dave's 912 Holland x unknown - 61" C day ???

David Bhaskaran
Rochester, MN

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