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Today I positioned the vines so that I have a perfect landing position for the one I want as keeper, now I just need to lay down the paper mill fabric.


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Paper mill fabric is in place, everything is looking good, wish me luck.

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1623.5 Wallace - Plan A is 7 days old now and doing okay.

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1623.5 Wallace - Plan B is a 6 lobe 1623.5 x self pollinated today.

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Plan A is looking good. Day 8 and the circumference is already at last years day 10.


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Crossed the 1789 Wallace with the 1623.5 Wallace today, a 5 lobe pumpkin.

Day 10 circumference of the 1623.5 is 22", not the greatest, but last year my 1061 lb was only at 17.5" on day 10 so everything is okay.


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1623.5 Wallace, really like the shape, starting to pick up the growth pace.

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Day 15 and the daily circumference increase is at 5 inches, hoping to get 6-7 inches per day soon.

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1623.5 Wallace, I need to get a smaller hat :)

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Pain is only temporary but victory is forever. Go Germany! Bring the cup back to the land of beer and bratwurst!

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1623.5 Wallace Day 25. Never got the 6” gains I expected, but it is steady.

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1789 Wallace Day 15. Slow start, I actually thought it had aborted on day 10.

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So, we are going through a heat wave hear. 96 degrees F outside, inside the greenhouses about 120. Lost lots of leaves, even a retiree can't water enough. I need for all of Team-Pumpkin to wish me the best, sorta like the train that could.


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1623.5 Wallace Day 30 Team-Pumpkin enhanced estimate 195-232 lbs

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1789 Wallace Day 20, slow but steady

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1623 with a soft blossom always a losing battle but I will not give up. Greenhouse heater and Martina's hair dryer :)

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1623.5 Wallace Game Over! Blossom end is in the final stages of rotting.

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Here is a time lapse of 34 days of growth for the 1623.5

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1789 Wallace x 1623.5 Wallace is the cross I wanted this year and I have it. Due to my own fault it is not a big AG, I broke the main vine and had to grow on a secondary. I will grow this cross next year.

This is my last post till I have a GPC event weight for it.


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Okay, so my last post wasn't my last post, shoot me....

Since I won't have the heaviest pumpkin this year at the weighoff I am going for the "Best Dressed"

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This will be my Team-Pumpkin Challenge 150 sq ft patch for 2015. I have staked off the area inside the fence with rope. I have grown here before using the complete area which is probably only just over 200 sq ft

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My best this year.

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