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Saturday, July 06, 2024 BlossomDown Gourd Zone, WA

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Just tracking progress here. They've been slow but I think that will change as soon as I start the new fertilizer regimen. Very warm days cool nights this week.

Some minor details I will note: the Brown has had some minor leaf disease, like anthracnose or something, I'm removing any disease as I find it, also removing dead flowers, trying to keep the plant in pristine condition as long as possible.

There have been some bug bites on the vines and one secondary got a bit of sun scald, it was heading towards crowding some other vines so I just removed it rather than deal with it.

The Brown also wilted slightly today while the Sherwood did not. A bit unfair to judge yet because the Sherwood is closer to the sprinkler and the Brown gets more a.m. sunshine.

Last, the females have been reasonably sparse on the secondaries, somewhat abundant on the tertiaries, and of course none on the mains. There is a female that may open this evening so I will probably pollinate it. If nothing else I will fry it up like a zucchini when its grenade sized.

There's no other blossoms to get excited about yet. But a late July pollination should be ok, generally good/temperate fall weather here.
 



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