Re: Long island update, HELP!!

Remember that the bigger a pumpkin gets the harder it is to put on the
same amount of inches.  or put another way-  a smaller pumpkin might
need to grow 6 inches to put on 30 lbs while a bigger pumpkin might only
need 1 inch to put on 30 lbs - so don't be afraid of slowing growth.
your growth of 8 and 11 inches seems on the high side and i would be
worried about having the pumpkin split of explode at that rate. your 5
inches is still great !  see this web site: 
 	http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/P617-691.html
for a 600+ pumpkins growth, note not one day over 4 inches ! and only a
couple of those.  also notice the slow down in growth.  my guess is that
you are still fine with your main vine pumpkin.  I would keep both
pumpkin on the plant for a while longer.  if the 1st one really drops
off in growth then you can see how number 2 is going.  but if number 1
stops growing then it isn't taking up all the energy because it has
stopped, right ?  then number 2 just takes over.
slow and steady... 
just my thoughts-

Gordon Tanner
Maple Valley, WA

ps-  ( i think 400+ is still a monster) 

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hello everybody, have a small situation here i was wondering somebody
could assist me.  have 2 pumpkins growing on the same plant.  One of
them on the main vine, the other on a secondary.  The one on the main
vine was pollinated on 7/12, the other on 7/18.  heres my story, the
main vine pumpkin has been growing like mad, between 10-13" a day for
about a week and a half, largest gain 23.5" in 24 hours!  The other one
is quickly catching up, and as a matter of fact, at 2 weeks old, it was
an 1.5" bigger than the one on the main vine at 2 weeks.   the larger
pumpkin is a little over 200lbs. est. the smaller one is about 65lbs.
Now my larger pumpkin is slowing down drastically, to the tune of 5" per
day, out of nowhere.  I expected it to slow, but not from 11 to 8 to 5
in three days.  My plant is in an area about 650 sq ft, is this to small
a plant to sustain 2 pumpkins?  should i cull one of them in order for
the plant to transfer all of it's energy into one?  which one should i
cull?  I thought i was looking at over 700lbs, now i think i'll be lucky
to sqeeze 400 out of it.  Please help!!!  I want a
monster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scott armstrong
long island ny
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