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            Subject:  Why is everyones plants bigger than mine?
			
  
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            | Dandytown | 
            
               Nottingham, UK 
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               It just aint fair lol! 
		
				
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               5/9/2012 10:42:57 AM 
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            | Richard | 
            
               Minnesota 
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               My plants are phenomenal, best looking plants you will ever see, I just can't get them to grow a giant pumpkin! 
		
				
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               5/9/2012 11:13:03 AM 
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            | Ned | 
            
               Honesdale, Pennsylvania 
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               The "bigger plant-envy syndrome" happens every year.. hang in there.  Its really not the size of the plant but the magic in it.  You can grow a big pumpkin on a small plant. 
		
				
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               5/9/2012 11:28:05 AM 
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            | Dandytown | 
            
               Nottingham, UK 
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               True, I remember seing a 700 lber on a 105sq ft plant or somewhere near that.  All said, I'm happy with mine, just trying to keep up with the Jones' ;) 
		
				
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               5/9/2012 12:34:22 PM 
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            | Engel's Great Pumpkins and Carvings | 
            
               Menomonie, WI ([email protected]) 
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               Pumpkin Envy will get you every time... 
		
				
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               5/9/2012 1:44:39 PM 
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            | Shotgun Kid (Don) | 
            
               Bristow Oklahoma 
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               I have the best plants ever. Even doing a dairy this year hope I dont mess this up again! 
		
				
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               5/9/2012 9:07:59 PM 
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            | abbynormal | 
            
               Johnston, R.I. 
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               Just relax they all seem to catch up in about a month or so.. 
		
				
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               5/10/2012 5:11:16 AM 
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            | pburdon (Team Lunatic) | 
            
               Goodwood, Ontario, Canada 
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               I keep reminding myself that pumpkin growing is a marathon and not a sprint race.  All of my energies this spring have been devoted to developing plants that have a great root system as opposed to large leaves and and a fast growing main vine. 
		
				
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               5/10/2012 7:27:38 AM 
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            | pap | 
            
               Rhode Island 
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               its a long long way from may to october.many things can happen.a lot of potential world and club champion pumpkins are no longer around come weigh-off day.
  
		
				
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               5/10/2012 7:49:24 AM 
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            | EP | 
            
               Ashland, KY 
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               Geez...I have Pumpkin Envy too!  My plants are merely "OK", but I know the problem: Started too soon without a hoophouse.  I now see exactly the problem, based on the clear data posted in diaries: Keep plant's soil temp and air temp warm from the very start!  Sure we can fertilize no matter how teh seedlings are housed, but weeks of cool temps?  Bad news!  I anticipate my plants will be OK, but to see that Dale has a female already?  WoW!   
		
				
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               5/10/2012 12:38:29 PM 
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