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Indiana

Drikus,
Keep that baby going! 356 OTT and still going!

Good luck!

Tom Beachy

1/24/2009 2:19:42 PM

Dorval,Quebec

Nice looking pumpkin!!

1/24/2009 4:24:40 PM

Topsfield, Ma.

Go Drikus! Great looking pumpkin! Thanks for sharing the pics! They're a great "fix" for us northerners!
Good luck,
Duff

1/24/2009 6:10:10 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Go go go... grow grow grow! I'm getting my fix too. Do'in good!

1/24/2009 7:58:49 PM

Ohio

Really nice shape on that 1242 Chambers!!(998 Pukos X x500Beauchemin)


Drikus, I see your worried about the ribs, I dont remember who told me about this, but if the ribs really start to over lap and touch, take a credit card or something similar and put it in between the ribs so they dont touch, each day as it grows pull the card out a smidge(so the card dont get stuck). This keeps the pumpkins ribs (skin) from growing into each other. Ive done this a couple times and its worked great.

1/25/2009 9:01:20 AM

Sydney, Australia

Good to see another southern hemisphere grower posting in the diary section! Keep it going and good luck! Ben

1/26/2009 4:29:38 AM

Sparta, NC

Keep it going Drikus

1/26/2009 8:00:30 AM

Sasolburg South Africa

Thanks all for the encouragement and tips. I do not have any nerves left. You all know what can go wrong. The lift the long way to the weigh off and not talking about a split too much rain etc. I had faith and the pumpkin is solid as a rock the rib's touch each other. To all my pumpkin friends in the north good luck with your pumpkin season on hands. Boily now that you planting again we can encourage each other while the northern growers just can watch. Good luck to all.

1/31/2009 7:57:58 AM