Re: Washington Update late September edition

  Hang in there Chris, I was feeling the same way back in
July when our well went dry. Maybe next year.

Matt Moore

--- "Michalec, Chris" <cmicha@chmc.org> wrote:
>   It's been a weird season by the banks of ther Rio
> Verde.  The salmon are
> flopping in the river and the pumpkins are flopping in
> the patch.  No
> personal best this year unless they weigh a lot heavier
> than they should.
> No frost yet though so they could still squeeze on a few
> pounds.  No splits
> yet either and I'm grateful for that.  Four pumpkins and
> one squash remain
> in the patch.  Three regional weighoffs for the
> Northwest.  Four if you
> count Half Moon Bay, but I can't until I feel I have
> something that makes it
> worthwhile for me to drive that far in my tired old
> truck.  Not this year.
> The largest pumpkin is still on the 871 Richart, took a
> 355 from it to the
> Puyallup fair on the 7th of this month.  Next is the 835
> McIntyre two
> pumpkins remain just creeping along.  This ones gonna get
> passed by the 723
> Bobier.  This pumpkins showing the best growth but it's
> too little too late.
> The squash on the 720.5 Welty is done.  Intact, but done.
>  I have one backup
> on the 835 on a secondary should I have any of the bigger
> three split.  I'm
> getting to that point in the season where I don't even
> want to check on
> them.  They're not growing enough to get me excited and
> if they've split
> I'll only be disappointed.  One thing I have learned this
> season already is
> I still have a lot to learn about growing giant pumpkins.
>  
>   Good luck to all, orange, white, green and all the
> colors in between.
> I've heard enough about big ones splitting and hope there
> are no more.  10
> days to harvest and counting.
> 
> Chris Michalec
> Covington, WA
> PB 576 2000 Orange
>      ??? 2001 Green
> 
>
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