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Tuesday, October 07, 2014
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Reckhard
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Edmonton, 53.5N, 113.6W
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Season is wrapped up now. Personal best for me and goal of growing a 500 lb pumpkin achieved. Finished 5th at Smoky Lake with a weight of 601 lbs. Weights were light compared to previous years at the weigh off probably due to the challenging conditions this year. Only disappointment is that the pumpkin was taping over 700lbs but I put the light weight down to the plant being killed by frost in the first week of September. Pumpkin was probably losing weight since then.
What did I learn in 2014 (notes for me because otherwise I'll forget):
1) Early start is good - it's easy to handle extreme weather when the pumpkin is in the hoop house.
2) Need to automate temperature control in hoop house in spring - let the temps get too high on a couple occasions.
3) Need to improve overhead watering - patchy coverage with existing sprinklers.
4) Humic/kelp/sulfur added to watering in July/August - no PM this year
5) Go Orange next year - tired of people asking why my pumpkin is yellow.
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