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Friday, June 14, 2024
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Day 10 for the (F: 2287 Sadiq x M: 2365 Wolf ’21 (from Ron Wallace)) (only a picture no measurements)
*Setting pumpkins up early is important and this one was on track to curl the blossom end under so I have been working on adjusting it. However, despite knowing that at this age the pumpkin shell is about has hard as a hot ball of butter, I had a case of Trace Adkins pinky and nicked the side of the pumpkin. From the pumpkin stand-point it is not bad, but just an example of grower error and really the only error I feel I have made this season. (…So far😉
Interesting Article that says the best pollinations occurred between 6am and 8am
BREEDING BIOLOGY AND EFFECT OF POLLINATORS ON THE FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUS L.), CUCURBITACEAE
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ekeke-Chimezie/publication/331374613_BREEDING_BIOLOGY_AND_EFFECT_OF_POLLINATORS_ON_THE_FRUIT_CHARACTERISTICS_OF_CUCUMBER_CUCUMIS_SATIVUS_L_CUCURBITACEAE/links/5c766c1e92851c69504412b2/BREEDING-BIOLOGY-AND-EFFECT-OF-POLLINATORS-ON-THE-FRUIT-CHARACTERISTICS-OF-CUCUMBER-CUCUMIS-SATIVUS-L-CUCURBITACEAE.pdf
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