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							| Saturday, July 29, 2023 |   | Little Ketchup | Grittyville, WA |  
     
						
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							| I decided maybe I should try the 188 leaf competition this year myself, but I was surprised to count 288 leaves on my 150 sq ft plant.  So the God of pumpkins has spoken, and 288 it ought to be, and I already like that number better because it will be more of a mid level competition, where weights could average in the 1200-1500 lb range, with some possibly near 2k? 
 I counted the leaves by throwing grit on them one by one, otherwise it would have been hopelessly difficult task for me.  I can wash the grit off tomorrow.
 
 This will be good for me, I was starting to wonder if I had run out of new things to try.  My attitude is one where I may as well throw in the towel if I dont have something slightly new to try next year.
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