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Zurich, Ontario Canada

This past week was cool and night temps down to 36 degrees.I taped my kin and it didn't grow this week.Does that mean she's done?? Weathers supposed to warm up this week and I have lots of green leaves still. Should I keep watering??? Weigh off is 2 weeks away!!

9/18/2011 4:50:05 PM

Southeast

Never give up until the end. Contests have been one or lost by 0ne pound.

9/18/2011 5:54:04 PM

West Chazy,N.Y.

Don't give up untill it's on the scales or it's mush!

9/18/2011 7:09:12 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

Keep taking care of it and unless it caves in or goes mushball, take it. It could still win.

9/18/2011 8:54:30 PM

Tinykinville

they dont need to gain ott to be growin. just ask mister don owes me beer young lol

9/18/2011 11:19:20 PM

Joliet, IL

A lot of times they will be growing in the upper corners bulging out in the end which are not reflected in ott sometimes. Also humps and lumps get humpier and lumpier. Look for recent sapping at cantaloping skin. And it ain't gonna hurt nothing to keep treating it as if it is still growing until the end. I am not sure if a plant starving of moisture can pull moisture back out of a fruit to keep the plant alive, but I would keep an adequate supply of water inside the plant to induce some slow pop up tert growth to hopefully fool the plant into producing growth hormones to keep some of that slow bulging going until the end.

9/19/2011 11:03:39 AM

43.841677 , -79.086692

I have not had measurable growth for the month of September but from the first till the 16th she has gained 78lbs as per my inline scale. Keep feeding it.

9/19/2011 2:06:30 PM

Breslau, Ontario, Canada

Infact,
I know a few people including myself, that water very heavily a day or two before harvesting in an attempt to hopefully get as much water weight into the pumpkin before cutting it off.
Like David said...every pound counts!

9/19/2011 4:05:25 PM

Zurich, Ontario Canada

I guess i,ll keep feedin her . Thanks!!!!

9/19/2011 4:43:23 PM