Sunday, July 13, 2008

The Pumpkin Named DillBoy

This one is hopefully Colorado's next state champion (pollinated July 10th)...


This one is not...


I culled one of the four pumpkins that were growing on the plant today. This one was the slowest growing and on a side vine so it was easy to remove. I'll leave the other two on the vine until I know the one pictured above is doing okay. It is best to remove all of the pumpkins from your plant except for the chosen pumpkin at 10-15 days after pollination. That way all of the energy is put into that one pumpkin. This is one of the many "secrets" to getting a 1000 pound pumpkin.

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