Re: Pumpkin Patch Updated!
I was eyeballing these graphs and it looks like that the time from pollination
to maturity is somewhere between 45 and 60 days.
Based on this, it would seem that the strategy would be to plant as soon as
possilbe and hold back any fruiting until 60 days before your planned maturity
date.
I would think that you would want to plan your maturity date based on the
historical weather records for your area. Plot the average day/night temps
against time and pick the date when they start to drop off into fall temps
(whatever that means).
Just thinking out loud...what do you think?
-Cary Chleborad
Sacramento, CA
Chris Andersen wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Recently Bill Kournikakas asked me for growth information on my 977lb. and
> 815lb. pumpkins. I provided him this information which he has turned into a
> beautiful graph on his pumpkin page. This information when laid out in this
> format is not only impressive but very informative as to growth curves of
> pumpkins. Based on what Bill has done for me I am going to change my
> planting dates as it relates to the growth curves from August First. Also,
> the correlation between growth spurts and Daytime & Nighttime temps during
> these periods is quite interesting and useful.
>
> Chris Andersen
> Moraga, Calif.
>
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-Cary Chleborad Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society - http://www.calweb.com/~svas/
