Dill's Giant Atlantic pumpkin diary

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Cinderella's Ride

Whopper

 

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Cinderella's Ride

Whopper

Cinderella's Ride

Whopper

 

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Cinderella's Ride

Whopper

Planted the pumpkins in the garden this morning.
Cinderella's Ride

Whopper

Information says that pumpkins should have a soil pH in the 6.5 to 6.8 range. Mixed one cu. ft. of peat moss in with the "soil" in each hole. Added mychorrizae.

Will sprinkle some azomite and fertilizer and give a sprinkle of water.

Lining the tubs with the empty bags made it really easy to lift the plants out intact and slide right into the hole.

 

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Cinderella's Ride

There are at least 4 female buds.

 

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Whopper

 

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Cinderella's Ride
Female blossoms

Unfortunately there are no male blossoms on any of my pumpkins.

 

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As I was spreading 30% N fertilizer I noticed male blossoms on Cinderella's Ride. Unfortunately the female blossoms were already done. Fortunately there are both male and female blossoms developing and both sexes should be open at the same time.

I did use a couple of the male blossoms to attempt to fertilize female blossoms that were open on other varieties.

Cinderella's Ride

Whopper

At this time there are no blossoms on the Whoppers.

 

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The first male blossoms opened on the Whoppers. Used one in an attempt to fertilize a female Cinderella's Ride blossom.

 

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Happy 4th of July!!!​

 

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Female bud on Whopper