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Colorado

I have a pumpkin that is 7 days old but only the size of a baseball, so I am sure it aborted.

funny thing is that it is still real shiny. is this normal? All my other aborts were dull.

7/10/2008 2:06:30 PM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

Hmmmmmmmmmm thats a good question. any one have this happen before?

7/10/2008 2:47:46 PM

Colorado Springs, Co ([email protected])

pete, look at my diary, mine was that color from day and it it had aborted or didnt take, one of the two. I cut it off at day 11 finally and trying for another. Its the 1075 scherber. I actually had 2 of them did the exact same thing. I have one left on the main that is on its 3rd day since pollination. I am hoping it took or as far as any on the main, it's lights out for that plant.

7/10/2008 4:31:16 PM

Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia

Pete have a look at this. It has hardly grown in five days. I fear it will abort soon although it looks healthy.

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=88601

7/10/2008 5:25:55 PM

Western NY

worst case scenario - i had a plant a long time ago that decided to wait until the fruit were in the 70-90 pound range to abort them.

i can usually tell for sure about day 5 or 6

7/10/2008 8:39:12 PM

San Jose [email protected]

i had one grow last year to about softball size, then stopped for a few days, then literally blew up, im sure there is a pic in my diary from last year

7/10/2008 10:51:44 PM

Ohio

My pumpkin on my 1402 aborted on me Pete, at day 15, still shiny but when felt today it was soft. I have lost them older then 15 days also. Bad thing is I culled everything off my 1402 5 days ago and now I have none. It stinks, but thats the chance I took so I could start getting everything going to that one pumpkin early on. Im going to be pulling that plant tomorrow.

7/11/2008 12:13:41 AM

Colorado

darn brooks- thats tough! I pollinated a new one this morning a few feet further out on the same plant... Hopefully this one will take!

7/11/2008 9:19:33 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Yo Pete, your patches look really nice!! Good Luck

7/11/2008 2:47:39 PM