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Sunday, July 30, 2017
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Iowegian
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Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com
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Rabbits hit one of our watermelons. just as it started growing fast. We will put chicken wire around them and Jacob will try to give them some poison at 1200 feet per second. Can't fine for or coyote urine to repel the rabbits anywhere in Anamosa or Cedar Rapids, will have to order some online.
Found a vine borer in a 1710 secondary, also some small centipedes in vine blowouts. It looks like the pumpkin on another secondary quit growing, leaves looking bad. We will have to cut that off and hope we can save the main. That pumpkin is looking great.
Cut off the secondary pumpkin on the 288, took the whole vine off back tot he stump. Scraped off any suspicious looking material and will paint on full strength Daconil.
To make matters worse, my hip on my "good" leg is going bad. Had it x-rayed, said they saw degenerative changes, AKA arthritis. I have to get back to the doctor, probably get an MRI and stronger pain meds. I'm needing crutches to get around now. At least Jacob is good, knowledgeable help. I don't like to have him doing the spraying, but it looks like that will be our only chance to salvage the season.
On a good note, the 1047,5 plant is looking great, we got fabric and sand under the pumpkin, and Jacob will get chicken wire around it.
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