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West Chazy,N.Y.

I am having trouble keeping my 1233.5 Reiss pumpkin growing, It has slowed down to 3 lbs today @ day 36.
Just wondering how everyone else's pumpkin is doing?

8/20/2006 2:24:04 PM

Rockland

i have a 809 yound that is only gaining 1 pound per day.

8/20/2006 3:28:59 PM

Buren Ameland,West Frisian Islands, Netherlands

I have seen a few nice growing Reiss pumpkins, Jos for example, has been growing wel, also nice shape and coulor.
Others have kind of skin bubble, but grow well (Sweden).
Owen Olsen had a peanut shape and growing not that big so far.
So resuls differ a lot, it seems.
I hope to grow a nice Reiss offspring next year...
Hoping it will grow well. :-)

8/20/2006 3:39:01 PM

Montoursville, PA

My 1233.5 Reiss was growing and average of 23lbs a day three weeks ago for several weeks. Then the weather turned cooler and it dropped of to 13 lbs. a day. Just went over 500 lbs. on day 45. Without recovery to a twenty pounds a day average the fruit will not make a thousand pounds. It is not likely that it will do that in the last week of August through September 20th. By that time my grow is finished. I think the fun is about over. We shall see.
........It has great shape and color.

8/20/2006 7:34:42 PM

Colorado

Mine is at day 55, and still growing 3-5 pounds a day. A lot slower than a few weeks ago though. Still the best looking pumpkin that I have ever grown!

8/21/2006 12:18:31 AM

Santa Cruz, CA

Our 1233.5 Reiss is still growing well and averaging about 16 to 20lbs a day. It's now 45 days old, a beautiful shape and color and the second biggest pumpkin in our patch at 277" OTT.

8/21/2006 12:31:59 AM

Austria

Biggest one in the patch here. 300". Orange and beautiful just like the one Jos had. His blossom end split sure makes me a bit afraid this could happen here too.

theo: the peanut shaped one is not off the 1233 but off the 670 Daigle

8/21/2006 3:58:44 AM

Minnesota([email protected])

Mine's at about day 49 and was doing about 9.5 lbs./day from days 40-45. Considering the plant and my patch's historical growth rates, it's doing decent. It's likely a little under 450 lbs. currently. Slow and steady has been it's growth rate, from pollination.

8/21/2006 1:01:15 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Mine is just ramping up, at 22 days old it est is about 110lbs. Nice round yellow/orange and already ribbing. Its picking up steam at about 10-12 per day, however I am late due to the hail taking off the 1st 6 feet of leaves and secondarys. But Im liking it as it is growing and picking up steam....we need more 90 degree days.....

8/21/2006 1:13:21 PM