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Sunday, July 26, 2026
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Day 40 F: 2587 DeBacco dmg (x M: 2154 Sperry)
OTT = 337"
Est. Weight = 831 pounds
Avg. over last 10 days = 33.25 lb./day
It is a bit surprising to see a gain in overall estimated pounds per day from day 30 measurements, but to say the peak growth is just a little over 33 pound per day is also a bit of a disappointment. The lineage has some high percent heavy in the background, so hopefully this carries the rough.
What is very evident is the orange color which is already showing through even though it is only day 40. On the stem side (which really can not be seen in the picture) there are signs of "Calai starburst" developing. I am not sure if this is an official term, but for those who have been growing for more than a couple of years may remember the 846 and 869.5 Calai. These were some of the top orange producing seeds back in the day. I was fortunate to grow the 869.5 Calai (from the year 2000) and it certainly lived up to the hype as it was a great shape and bright orange colored pumpkin. Hard to believe that this pumpkin tapes very close to that pumpkins final weight and it is only day 40, this shows how far the growing practices have come.
The blossom end is basically out of sight as it has curled under so the hope is it will be good for the life of the pumpkin. It certainly provides a nice consistent orange color over the entire blossom end which is an interesting look.
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