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Central Illinois

Happy 4th am waiting on the grill to heat up brats burgers and dogs....

Bad day to ass for advice but I need to do something soon

Please look at my 2 diary entries
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=241304
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=241305

I need to cull one of these on my foaming 451 Weibel, I forgot to say in the diary the larger pumpkin is a self and the smaller one is crossed with a 1189 Stevens/Hopkins which I like better ,but it doesn't matter much, I would like to go with whatever has the best chance for size this season (not the seeds)

7/4/2015 3:47:51 PM

East Jordan, MI

The second pumpkin has a better shape and better position, and at a better distance in my opinion. That first one is going to be hard to keep off of the main.

Do you have a measurement on the first one at 12 DAP? compare them that way, not comparing them as they are because the older one will always be bigger.

Culling is always a hard choice! Go with your gut!

Good Luck!

7/4/2015 5:56:13 PM

Central Illinois

That's what I asked, by the time it gets some size to it,it would be rubbing

I am gun shy, I removed the first bigger one last year and ended up with nothing

7/4/2015 7:21:19 PM

Central Illinois

And No I dont know the 12 day size of the first one

7/4/2015 7:23:41 PM

Central Illinois

I've cut 1/3 way through the stem of the larger pumpkin

7/4/2015 10:13:37 PM

Muddy Waters

cut the 1st one off & dont look back

7/5/2015 6:50:40 AM

Albuquerque NM

cut it, I just did the same thing, and the second one caught up quickly.

7/5/2015 10:21:49 AM

Central Illinois

Its been culled, also removed the stump and first 2 secondaries the stump foamed for about 6 days with 3 applications of peroxide

7/6/2015 8:01:24 AM