Re: Spring has sprung in SE MN - Report #1 from the Bhaskaran Patch...
- Subject: Re: Spring has sprung in SE MN - Report #1 from the Bhaskaran Patch...
- From: "GardeningExpress" i*@gardeningexpress.co.uk
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:46:40 +0100
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be sure to keep us posted through the season!
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From: <DBHASKARAN@aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 4:44 AM
Subject: Spring has sprung in SE MN - Report #1 from the Bhaskaran Patch...
> Wishing everyone a fun and fruitful 2003 growing season! We have had 2-70
> degree days in a row with 2 more to go! Woohoo!!!
> The family and I dug 2(of 5) 8 circle pits (2 feet deep) (2 plants per
pit -
> Xmas Tree) and filled them with compost, cow manure, peat, iron, bone
meal,
> alumn sulfate, and some 10-10-10....not much. I put in the 36 ft of
heating
> cables(per pit) and created the George Brook's soil green house. (We had a
> high of 28 a week ago!! :-)
> Thanks to all who gave my son and I great seed! Someone(I won't name)
even
> gave my son a 1337 Houghton, so he could beat me! ;-) It is always tough
to
> choose which ones to grow, but here are the 10 for 2003....
>
> Plot #1:
> 430 Bhaskaran 02 (1230 Daletas(f) x 760 Patrick(m)) should be a great
> orange!
> 703 N. Bhaskaran 02 (568 N. Bhaskaran x self) My son's and yes he beat me
in
> 2002!
> NOTE: THIS PLOTS SEEDS HAVE BEEN STARTED!!!
>
> Plot #2:
> 760 Patrick 99(801.5 Stelts x self) - Best seed ever for that "red"
orange
> look!!!
> 1230 Daletas 01( 705 Stelts x 846 Calai) - I grew this last year and
liked
> it.
>
> Plot #3:
> 1105 Stucker 02 (846 Calai x 801.5 Stelts) - Seed is a tad damaged, but I
am
> hoping it grows...cause this is an AWESOME cross!
> 501.5 Beachy (Tom's secret seed) - It will produce a great orange
pumpkin!
>
> Plot #4:
> 1092 Daigle 02 - (810 Dill x 658 Emmons) - the 810 produces a great color
and
> shape...but not sure what the 658 cross will produce.
> 947 Patrick - (801.5 Stelts x self) - Another "red" orange pumpkin! Super
> Seed!!!
>
> Plot #5:
> 1337 Houghton 02 - (845 Bobier x 712 Kuhn) This is my sons and as he
wants
> to grow 2 pumpkins this year....but it will most likely not be a nice
> orange...but he doesn't care, just as long as he beats my pretty pumpkins
> :-).
> 654 Troy (940 Mombert x open) This looks like a nice orange pumpkin...it
> rivals the 656 Bhaskaran 00 for the best looking ever...LoL :-).
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>
> Once again have a great year!
> David Bhaskaran
> Rochester, MN
> Growing Giant Pumpkins since 1970!
> 723 Largest ever grown and a "red" orange pumpkin!
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