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Friday, October 04, 2024
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BlossomDown
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Gourd Zone, 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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