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I just checked my 555 Janicek, I call two scales, and there are 8 pumpkins growing on it, 4 on the main, 4 on the side vines, I have a feeling I will probably get more. Whats a common amount you can expect to get, up until now I think I have had only 3 or so. Now for something really dumb,,I cleaned out my fish tank today, the poop of the fish sinks to the bottom, so I filled up my plastice milk jugs and thru it on my plants. I was thinking, would'nt that be some of the best fertilizer there is, fish poop? Do they sell it yet? I wonder if they just mix that in with the fish emulsion.

7/9/2008 5:40:55 PM

Farmville, Virginia (mfowler@hsc.edu)

Richard, your main will usually make a female every 2 to 3 feet. Most all side vines will put out females if you let them grow. There is no way to determine how many females a plant will set. To many variables to figure in.

7/9/2008 6:03:49 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

Focus on the main, set a few out as far as you can, maybe 10+'. I would cull everything on secondaries except maybe one a ways out off the main for a back up. Once you get a keeper basket ball sized or bigger, you have to make a choice. If your in it to go big, everything else gets culled except that one. One punk a plant. Fish poop sounds fine, just be careful on burning the plant by putting on foliar, leave them alone now while they are making babies. They are many more here with much more experience then me, listen to them too!

7/9/2008 9:24:20 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

And where did you get that plant? What the heck is a 555? Start culling Richard!

7/9/2008 9:25:25 PM

Minnesota

555 Janicek came from 888 (I forgot who, maybe shannon?)and that came from 1370 Rose.

7/9/2008 9:37:50 PM

Minnesota

Bob Janicek in Cottage Grove, Mn, it won the Howard Dill award last year at Stillwater. Ah Ha, I did'nt even recognize that was you.

7/9/2008 9:42:56 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

Some guy called Shannon in Jim Falls, Wi gets all the credit if that thing throws another Dill (GBHS), but Char may get mad at me again. Shannon! Where the heck are ya?

7/9/2008 10:04:59 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

And by the way, I've learned everything I know from:

1) The guy in Jim Falls WI.
2) Here.
3) Trial and error.
4) Who's that Foss guy again lol?

Thank all!

B

7/9/2008 10:09:17 PM

Wi

Heck Richard. Set 20 fruit on that plant. We need lots of pumpkins at Stillwater this year. Heck I hope Bob sets 6-8 per plant and grows them out. I'm too lazy to set a bunch on one plant so I'm taking the easy route and just going one per plant.

Unfortuntely I wasn't paying close attention (lazy again) and had to set most of mine 18' or so from the crown....silly me.

7/10/2008 9:40:04 AM

Cottage Grove, MN

I'm still hoping to get something set, way behind this year and then you guys go and move the date up! Jeez. Looks like a good weekend for pollinating, may we miss the hail today.

7/10/2008 10:28:35 AM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Hey Richard, I just checked your diary and am left wondering how you went from 3 pumpkins on one plant on July 7th all the way to 8 pumpkins in only 2 days.....that must be some super plant.

7/10/2008 12:10:40 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

Chris, was that 18' set before or after the floods? You planted in Feb, correct? Lol! Watch the weather today...

7/10/2008 12:52:13 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

818 Engel come on get the numbers straight already...Amauters :) Again The prettiest pumpkin is going to come from one of my seeds...on my plant this year though.

7/10/2008 2:01:36 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

The only number I know is the 555. How the heck are ya stranger? Richard, the goal is to grow as many small pumpkins you can on one plant, otherwise it gets risky and stressful. Shannon, keep the bugs off it this year!

7/10/2008 4:22:34 PM

Wi

Bob, we don't get rain here...maybe a tenth at a time. Same today so far. Hope you held together!

You can see a picture of my 18' set in my diary. It ain't gonna be going to Stillwater...should have known better than to open my yapper!

I would argue that the prettiest pumpkin is coming from my patch this year, but I won't cause it would split on me an hour later...so I'm not saying it...I didn't say it!

7/10/2008 4:28:32 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

Funny how cocky we get so early, what a bunch. I'm bringing mine via the boat this year, then it's all regatta from there. Just need to convince Joe and the Stillwater Council, wish me luck. Didn't Brig want to float one? I'm in. We got nice rain and missed the 3" hail by about 20 miles, watching tomorrow now. It's bachelor weekend here now, me and the twins, mom just headed north with the girlfriends. Oh my!

7/10/2008 7:19:25 PM

Cottage Grove, MN

Apologies for getting this thread totally OT! Chris, diary, ouch! Sorry man! I assume you have others, if not just sandbag from here on in. I still need to get something set, so don't feel too bad. Maybe this weekend I'll decide who stays and who goes and get rid of some cabbage. By the way, see the mole post in Pests, I'm getting the 22 out and a 12 pack and staying in the patch. I know, I know, those two don't go together, the 12'er is for after the 22.

7/10/2008 7:26:24 PM

Wi

lol

7/11/2008 9:07:32 AM

Colorado Springs.Co

I never sweated putting the two together bjx2 but only when up at my camping spot in the Rockies with no one around and my target being downhill.

7/12/2008 7:41:17 PM