Buttercup Says Goodbye
I cut Buttercup from the vine yesterday. Hard to do - but she
would have split within a week. I did it for her own good.
Her blossom end was so thin I could flex it by pushing lightly
with my thumb.
Final measurement: 82" circ at 20 days from pollination.
Estimated weight 176 pounds. You can wave goodbye at:
http://home.pacbell.net/diana_do/butter/buttercam.htm
My fastest start ever....... I just went with the wrong fruit
on the vine. I saw when the fruit was young it had badly
asymmetrical rib lines so I shoulda culled it right away. But,
it was in a perfect position on the main vine and was growing
fast so I didn't do it earlier..... In my enthusiasm, I also
wacked most of the perfectly fine fruit off the side vines.
Live and learn...
I'm now going with a fruit on a side vine that is 20" circ at
ten days. Her name... Butterball Too.
vince
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