Re: Medicine Hat Update - August 14th

Bill & Patty Kournikakis wrote:
> 
> Bad news from the Hat.  There has been no growth since Sunday.  There
> was a small one inch crack on the top which opened up on Saturday the
> 8th.  It did not spread and I was able to treat it with fungicide and
> seal it up.  There are no other cracks, splits or soft spots  anywhere
> on the pumpkin or the vine that I can find.  I can only assume at this
> point that the interior may have been contaminated when the crack opened
> and the rot is working on the inside. The circumference is 129 inches
> and total OTT measurement is 284 inches.  Estimated weight by
> circumference is 479 pounds,  460 pounds by the OTT method.  This was my
> only big one on the plant.  There are a few small soccer to beach ball
> sized  pumpkins on some secondaries that I'll  keep going to have some
> nice jack-o-lanterns to give to friends for Halloween. The Alberta
> record will have to wait for another year..........
> 
> --
> Bill Kournikakis
> Medicine Hat, Alberta
> "http://www2.memlane.com/bkournikakis"
> 
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Bill, 
	I am so sorry to hear this about your pumpkin, as I have enjoyed
reading and viewing your web page updates. They were (and are) so
inspiring, please keep them up. Once again, I am so sorry. 
-- 
Lyle "Rocky" Rockwell

website: http://home.cyber-quest.com/rocky.r

email: rocky.r@cyber-quest.com
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