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									Friday, October 04, 2024
								
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									BlossomDown
								
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									Welterweights, Wa
								
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									Extraction day for Bert.  The plant got damaged, most by frost.  I took one final weight using the crane scale.
  I dont know if anyone has done a whole season worth of weight measurements using a crane scale (inline scale?) before. 
   But it worked.  I'm glad I did it.  Lifting it with the ratchet (the lifting straps remained in place all season) wasnt much more difficult than doing the ott with a tape measure.
  Bert made a nice little push at the end.  Under 1 lb per day but it was definitely gaining between DAP 79 and 83.  The cantelouping/ old appearance began around DAY 60 but that didnt mean it was done growing.  It put on a relatively steady ~1 lb per day from day 60 to day 83.  An extra 10-15% weight gain by leaving it on the vine a few more weeks.
								
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