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Montoursville, PA

This very morning she blew a dime sized hole at a segment dead center on the Dill Ring. We were at 550 and counting fifteen to twenty pounds a day....then she knew and slowed down to ten last week. No smell or gunk. We treated her and filled the hole with latex. Nine times out of ten this situation puts them down for the ten count.

Dad gum it anyhow............I finally had a good grow going. Oh well..........just wait until next year. :) I'll bet 'ya I will have time to haul in the poop this year.

8/22/2006 6:26:17 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Oh rats Dwanine....shame to hear it. Is it the only one you have or did you squeeze in 2 plants this year?

There are alot of fruit going down right now!!

8/22/2006 6:39:37 PM

San Diego

doc,

bummer! I feel for you, never a fun feeling and I have been there too unfortunately. Seems like lately it has been pumpkin carnage with a lot of growers. Jimmy

8/22/2006 6:46:50 PM

Santa Cruz, CA

Doc,
Sorry to hear about the Reiss. It was such a beautiful pumpkin too. Thanks again for all your help with the powdery mildew....Kristine and Riley

8/22/2006 7:28:43 PM

Massillon, Ohio

i'm so sorry to hear that doc!! i always enjoy rooting you on especially with the orange ones ;)

8/22/2006 9:17:58 PM

Sort of Sunny Sometimes, WA

Bummer Doc. These pumpkins, they know how to hurt us.

8/22/2006 9:26:27 PM

Montoursville, PA

I only grew one this year so "church is out".

8/22/2006 9:26:34 PM

Paradise Mountain, New York

Really sorry to hear about your loss Doc, You need to come back next year and grow a few more and hit the 1,000 pound mark......

8/22/2006 9:40:28 PM

Jericho Vermont

Sorry to hear Doc. Hope it will continue to grow for you so you can have a big ole carver for Halloween. John

8/22/2006 9:41:48 PM

Sophia WV

Sorry to hear Doc.Hope it grows more foor you!

8/22/2006 10:11:57 PM

upstate NY

Sorry Doc. You will come back next year with avengience.

8/22/2006 11:08:16 PM

Minnesota([email protected])

My condolences Doc. Do you have any pics of it to share? If not, can you describe the shape and color? How old was the pumpkin?
My only hope for a weighoff pumpkin is the 1233.5 Reiss. It's a long time til weighoffs, a lot can happen.

8/22/2006 11:29:17 PM

[email protected]

Sorry Dwaine....but you know the old saying....If you aint blowin' em, you aint growin' em!

8/23/2006 1:21:27 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Doc, Sorry to hear of the blow, Now Im really nervous for my 1233.5, they are very beautiful kins. If I can get mine to go I have selfed it if you want seeds. I really like this plant as you did too. Sorry .....Thanks for all your help

8/23/2006 9:15:37 AM

Montoursville, PA

The fruit followed it's genetics very closely....Lots of vigor, little or no plant woes, deep orange with real pumpkin shape. It blew on day 45 over 550 growing from up to thirty two pounds a day down to seventeen then down to eleven. These are sure signs that something may be wrong.
We were treating the Dill Ring daily with calcium sprays.

.....It is crossed with a dandy deep orange Al Berard male that was near a thousand pounds. Factoring the Berard growing conditions that has to be a dandy male.

.....If I can hold her for ten days even on slow grow the seed will be excellent. They should not be to bad now. Even if it ferments there are some who believe the fermentation strengthens the seed. Left in to long they may also sprout. Even in seed removal we walk the line between good and best.

.....Off goes the cover in an effort to see the maximum orange. I shall increase the horticultural oils to suck up all the orange that baby has.............and she has more orange than I have ever seen in an AG.

......If you be nice now I will share seed with all the 'ifs considered. November dern it not now. I still have the awsome odds to try and beat. :)

8/23/2006 10:26:50 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Ill be nice. Thanks for the help all year Doc! I got more to learn, and hail shields to construct for next year.

8/23/2006 2:18:21 PM

NEPA [email protected] KB3QKV

Sorry to hear that doc. Was really hoping for you. Thanks for all the help again this year. I may ask again now that it is post growing season for both of us.

8/23/2006 4:06:11 PM

ordinary,VA

DOC,
pulling for you hope she hangs on for a while.

8/23/2006 7:45:48 PM

Montoursville, PA

I swear on a stack of black books.....If she starts to rot which is most likely I will set her up and carve her in the patch. At that point I will be able to get a pix. From the git go it positioned herself in the patch where pictures are next to impossible with my photo equipment and skills.

8/24/2006 9:29:42 AM