Re: Rocky's lost his best
Glenn:
Did you measure every day ? You should have given pumpkin some
time off.
No one likes someone looking over their shoulder all the time.
Bill Van
PS. If you done that to me, I would have split on you too.
At 07:52 PM 08/23/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Rocky.
>
>I know the feeling. I was inside my monster collecting seeds today. I was
>hoping to be doing this on Oct 3rd!!
>I lost her to a rib split late Saturday night - Sunday morning.
>Maybe it was inevitable anyway at the wild growth rates it was doing.
>Final measurements at Day 47 - 153-89-88 = 330 ott - est 710 pounds.
>Here is the growth data for those interested.
>
>
>Day Circ Weight
>10 20.5
>11 24.25
>12 28.5
>13 32 12.4
>14 35.5 17.1
>15 40.5 22.5
>16 45 29.7
>17 52 43.5
>18 58.25 61.8
>19 64.5 78.4
>20 69.3 96.7
>21 75 119
>22 81 144
>23 85 164
>24 92 201
>25 96 229
>26 100 253
>27 105 277
>28 109 314
>29 112.5 332
>30 116 362
>31 118 382
>32 121 400
>33 123 418
>34 125 436
>35 127.5 460
>36 130.5 480
>37 132.5 507
>38 135.5 537
>39 137 551
>40 139 566
>41 142 592
>42 143 614
>43 144.5 628
>44 147 647
>45 149 675
>46 150 686 - Found Split
>47 153 710 - Cut off vine
>
>Best growth week 195.4 pounds.
>Seeds and Pic's available to all.
>Pumpkin was a self pollinated Kennedy 625.
>
>Would have been nice to get this thing to weighoff, but have a squash almost
>as big so will end up going green this year I guess.
>
>Glenn
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carlsons <carlson@sanasys.com>
>To: pumpkins <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Date: Sunday, August 22, 1999 11:01 AM
>Subject: Rocky's lost his best
>
>
>>List,
>> Rock asked me to send a message to the list. he e-mailed me and let me
>>know he lost his best one yesterday to a large split. After fighting
>>drought all year mother nature steps up and hits the area with 2" or
>>more of rain and look what happens. he sounds pretty depressed and says
>>he won't post to the list for a while
>> My guess a few personels from this list would help him cope with the
>>disappointment. I know it did me!! His final measurements were 128 x 73
>>x 73. weight est. some where between 430 and 490. An absolute wonderful
>>effort considering the weather out there this year!! So step up and give
>>rock a slap on the back and alittle pick me up!!
>>The Carlsons Dan and Beth
>>
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