Re: great expectations

Aren't Kids great !!!  two years I grew two one 50 lb. the other 75lbs.
my personal best.  I lived in Utah were conditions weren't the best and
neither was my garden spot.  My then 6 year old daughter  who helped me
grow them, thought I was the greatest dad in the world - there we the
biggest pumpkins she had ever seen. They were the biggest that most all
my neighbor had seen too.

let me tell you true personal story:  many years ago I had to pick up
two friends from the bus depot, one on a Friday and one on a Saturday.
it was just over 1 mile to my house from the depot.  one Friday I walked
down to the depot and met my friend.   As we started back he asked how
far it was to my house - since I had walked it several time and was used
to it - I said " oh not to far".  from then on about every 2-3 min he
would ask are we almost there yet or how far is it.  By the time we got
home he said boy that was sure a long walk. The next day I met my second
friend. as we started walking I told him that it was a long walk home.
The next thing we knew we were home.  He said to me that the walk wasn't
that bad.  What the difference between my two friends? only what I had
told them.

If you give someone a low expectation  then you exceed it then you look
great.  if you give someone a high expectation and don't meet it then
you look bad. or just meet it then you look OK.  
So if I were you I would tell your son that you would expect to grow a
25-30 pounder.  

I don't know your climate or garden conditions but my guess is that you
could grow a 100 pounder.  just a guess.

Gordon Tanner
Maple Valley, WA 

>7 yr old son and I are 1st time city growers. Have AG in 3 x 3 foot
prepared 
>plot to depth of 3 feet. Vine now 28 feet long with 4 fruit set.
Largest is 
>cantaloupe size, other is navel orange size. Have buried vine some;
only using 
>Miracle-Gro. With our obvious limitations, what is reasonable outcome
for >size? Don't want my son to be disappointed. . .so hope to clue him
in in >advance about what "giant" means to us! We are very pleased with
the GIANT >leaves and vine so far. Thanks for this helpful site!!! B & T

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