Re: C vs OTT
Al,
I looked at the c/ott for my three pumpkins and came
up with the following:
Athena: .418, Parent 937 Mombert, shape - high round
Aphodite: .434, Parent 947 Patrick, shape - barrel
Hera: .414, Parent 875 Dill, shape - very high round
Interestingly, Athena has the best looking shape, high
round, somewhat elongated, heavy ribbing. Hera is very
similar only the ribbing is not quite as deep and the
blossom end is sharply concave. Aphodite has the
poorest looking shape, barrel shaped but slightly
flattened with mild ribbing. To me - Aphodite is the
most likely to weigh light even though she has the
highest ratio.
I have a question for experienced growers - When do
pumpkins stop growing? Assuming that the weather
cooperates, no frost and the plant remains healthy.
How long will they continue to gain weight. I thought
it was about 60 to 70 days. My pumpkins are over 70
days old and are still going. Athena on day 74 gained
12 pounds, and Hera at day 73 put on two more inches
or 16 pounds and is just starting to show color, (a
salmon blush). They have definately slowed down but
are showing no signs of stopping.
How long can they continue to grow? It's 26 more days
until the weigh-off - can they continue to pack it on
90 or 100 days?
diana,
--- The Eatons <eatrich@magma.ca> wrote:
> Will N.--your query has really triggered my interest
> since for years I have
> used the 3 measurements that go into the OTT and
> looked at the circumference
> vs the total.
>
> This "C" divided by the "OTT" gave me a figure that
> was a blunder check on
> my OTT measurements which I take every 4
> days,exactly(plus or minus 1
> hour,honestly,I like accuracy)
>
> During Aug and Sept this ratio increases,ie. "C"
> divided by "OTT" has a
> steadily increasing trend.
>
> This has led to what,IMHO,is an ideal value for this
> ratio. (Note I have
> learned IMHO,old dogs do learn (simple) new tricks).
>
> For example,at present I have an AG with a ratio of
> .427 (3 significent
> figures are needed),which I consider to be a fruit
> higher and shorter than
> my view of ideal,but yet will likely weigh well over
> the Stellpflug 1999
> chart.
>
> What is ideal??
>
> I have one at .443,which in my view has an ideal
> shape.
>
> Perhaps this concept will interest others and I
> would love to see what other
> growers,who may have a great AG at present,get by
> dividing the OTT total by
> the C--Al E.
>
> P.S.-I expect that my vision of the best shape will
> be different than that
> of other growers,that is normal.We basically choose
> our seed and have to
> take the shape we get.As evolution of the top
> (heaviest AG's) continues the
> "ideal shape will tend to evolve by Darwinism.Very
> exciting past and a great
> future here for all AG fanatics.I like to have an
> "ideal" so I can grow
> towards that objective with seed selection.
>
> The ideal ratio and the ideal
> color,incidentally,would be the average of the
> top 5 AG's at our local weigh-off,since maybe these
> things are related to
> local climate.Yet there is so much AG genetic
> variability(to our benefit and
> to our peril)that I wonder sometimes if a climatic
> factor is real or could
> be proven.Still many AG questions remaining.
>
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