We grow Pumkins on Cape Cod. Our current three remaining plants are 22 days old and measure 70". Our growth rate is about 3.5" per day. We plan to bring them to Topsfield barring tragedy Althoug we pollinated later than others in our area they are doing well. Two are Hollands on the same plant& the other is Mc intyre. Does anyone have any predictions on what we might expect for weight if we maintain the same growth rate? On another note I work on Nantucket Island and have become friends with one of the local growers. His plants seam to max out at about 250 lbs orso and quit. He has good seed and his plants are well taken care of fed PH etc. His plant this year hit 80" and has stopped growing. I suggested having soil analyzed which he hasn' t done before . Also maybe root rot? does anyone have any comments that I could pass along as he is not on internet?