Colchicine

I have read that some growers treat their seeds with colchicine before
planting. I am a newbie and was thinking about giving that a try. I can
only find colchicine in tablet form though. Does anyone use this and if
so, how do you treat the seeds with it?

Many Thanks,

Matt Wickless

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pumpkins DIGEST       Wednesday, April 30 2003       Volume 01 : Number
067



In this issue:

        IPGA Spring Meeting - Reminder
        Pumpkin Nook News
        Oxygenation of soil.
        RE: Oxygenation of soil.
        Fw: pumpkin problem
        Re: Oxygenation of soil.
        Pete Pots
        Re: Pete Pots
        Rabbit deterrent
        RE: pumpkin problem
        Re: Oxygenation of soil.
        Re: pumpkin problem
        Re: watering and fertilizing?

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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 07:05:55 EDT
From: Brad2julie@aol.com
Subject: IPGA Spring Meeting - Reminder

        The Indiana Pumpkin Growers will hold their 2nd annual spring
meeting this year on May 4th at 1:00p.m. CST at Gatewood Vegetable Farm
in Noblesville, IN.  We will have live plants to give away to everyone
who attends.  We will be discussing everything from seed starting to
fungicides to insecticides to plant maintenance.  We hope to have plants
large enough to demonstrate pruning techniques at the time of the
seminar.  Anyone with further questions can contact me via email at
Brad2julie@aol.com

Hope to see you their,

Brad Walters
IPGA Site Coordinator
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 07:18:39 EDT
From: Ezpumpkin@aol.com
Subject: Pumpkin Nook News

If you didn't receive a copy last night of  the "Seed Starting Boot
Camp" edition of Pumpkin Nook News, you either..........

1. Changed your email and didn't notify us

or

2. You're a "Newbie" who doesn't know about the timely tips and growing
information we provide.

To sign up to our free ezine, click here =>   <A
HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/subscribe/PumpkinNookNews";>Subscribe to
Pumpkin Nook News</A>


Let's get those seds started!

Best of luck to all,

Bob Matthews

 <A HREF="http://pumpkinnook.com/";>Pumpkin Nook</A>  and  <A
HREF="http://gardenersnet.com/";>The Gardener's Net</A>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:13:52 -0600
From: "Harold Jorgensen" <hwoodmn@ida.net>
Subject: Oxygenation of soil.

I have a friend who works for a gas distributing company, ( oxygen, gas
nitrogen etc.) We were talking about getting oxygen to the roots of new
plants in the patch and we came up with an idea of putting 2 or 3 probes
into the hill about 12 to 18 inches below the surface of the soil and
regulating the oxygen so as to let a little out at certain intervals
during the week or the day to see if this enhanced the growth of a
plant. As we got into this we were thinking about gas nitrogen and doing
the same. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Do you think this
could enhance the growth of the plants? when you think about oxygen in
the air you are talking about 21% and if the soil is aerated temporarily
you are only getting 21% oxygen to the roots, So what we are thinking is
to put 100% pure oxygen into the soil periodically and maybe doing the
same with nitrogen. Yes normally this may be cost prohibiting but he is
willing to supply the gasses, tanks and regulators for free. Anyone have
any thought or input about this idea?

Harold
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:37:12 -0500
From: "Pumpkinguys" <pumpkinguys@customcall.com>
Subject: RE: Oxygenation of soil.

Oxygen would likely help the microbial activity in the soil.  It is one
of the reason why compost should be turned periodically to allow aerobic
bateria to thrive.

Nitrogen in the form available from a gas company is an inert gas, that
is, it won't react with anything.  It may actually do the opposite of
oxygenating the soil because you will be displacing oxygen with
nitrogen.

The useful form of nitrogen in agriculture is usually ammonia gas or
liquid (which is what farmers use on corn crops) or granular nitrogen
compounds in fertilizers.  These forms of nitrogen are ions that happen
to have nitrogen in them.  Nitrogen gas is the molecule N(2), which is
inert.

Frank P.
Madison, WI

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
Of Harold Jorgensen
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:14 AM
To: List
Subject: Oxygenation of soil.


I have a friend who works for a gas distributing company, ( oxygen, gas
nitrogen etc.) We were talking about getting oxygen to the roots of new
plants in the patch and we came up with an idea of putting 2 or 3 probes
into the hill about 12 to 18 inches below the surface of the soil and
regulating the oxygen so as to let a little out at certain intervals
during the week or the day to see if this enhanced the growth of a
plant. As we got into this we were thinking about gas nitrogen and doing
the same. Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Do you think this
could enhance the growth of the plants? when you think about oxygen in
the air you are talking about 21% and if the soil is aerated temporarily
you are only getting 21% oxygen to the roots, So what we are thinking is
to put 100% pure oxygen into the soil periodically and maybe doing the
same with nitrogen. Yes normally this may be cost prohibiting but he is
willing to supply the gasses, tanks and regulators for free. Anyone have
any thought or input about this idea?

Harold
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 20:48:31 +0100
From: "GardeningExpress" <info@gardeningexpress.co.uk>
Subject: Fw: pumpkin problem

Can we help this guy...


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Tod Muilenburg
To: Chris@gardeningexpress.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2:05 PM
Subject: pumpkin problem


Hi,
My pumpkin plant has been in the ground for 4 days now and the leaves
are turning white like they have been bleached, not anything on the leaf
itself. It started withe the bottom leaves and is working its way up. I
am a first time grower so I am suspecting something is up with my soil.
My compost is pretty recently introduced, would that do it? Thanks, Tod
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 20:55:34 +0100
From: "GardeningExpress" <info@gardeningexpress.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Oxygenation of soil.

go for it...!


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold Jorgensen" <hwoodmn@ida.net>
To: "List" <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 4:13 PM
Subject: Oxygenation of soil.


> I have a friend who works for a gas distributing company, ( oxygen, 
> gas nitrogen etc.) We were talking about getting oxygen to the roots 
> of new plants in the
patch
> and we came up with an idea of putting 2 or 3 probes into the hill 
> about
12 to
> 18 inches below the surface of the soil and regulating the oxygen so 
> as
to
let
> a little out at certain intervals during the week or the day to see if
this
> enhanced the growth of a plant. As we got into this we were thinking
about
gas
> nitrogen and doing the same.
> Does anyone else have any thoughts on this? Do you think this could
enhance
> the growth of the plants?
> when you think about oxygen in the air you are talking about 21% and 
> if
the
> soil is aerated temporarily you are only getting 21% oxygen to the
roots,
> So what we are thinking is to put 100% pure oxygen into the soil
periodically
> and maybe doing the same with nitrogen.
> Yes normally this may be cost prohibiting but he is willing to supply
the
> gasses, tanks and regulators for free.
> Anyone have any thought or input about this idea?
>
> Harold
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:11:53 EDT
From: RParsonsNP@aol.com
Subject: Pete Pots

List:

Does anyone know where I might find pete pots that are larger than 3"?
The only ones I can find are the 3" jiffy-pots.  I'd like to use larger
ones that will give my seedlings more root space.  Thanks.

Rick
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 14:31:45 -0600
From: "Cliff Warren" <cliffrwarren@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Pete Pots

Rick,

It's just a search. Around town, try more specialized nurseries, I've
found that the Wal-Mart's etc. just don't have the selection. Even at
that, I had to look for awhile before finding them. But they do exist.

If you're searching on the internet, you might want to
use "peat pots" instead of "pete pots"... ;-) The latter
won't work on a search engine.

Regards, Cliff





>From: RParsonsNP@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Pete Pots
>Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 16:11:53 EDT
>
>List:
>
>Does anyone know where I might find pete pots that are larger than 3"?
The
>only ones
>I can find are the 3" jiffy-pots.  I'd like to use larger ones that 
>will give my seedlings
>more root space.  Thanks.
>
>Rick
>
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 17:19:08 -0400
From: steven minor <minok@surfglobal.net>
Subject: Rabbit deterrent

If you have a problem with rabbits eating your plants and vegetables,
place sticks around the plants, then dip garden twine in pine-sol and
wrap it around the sticks a few times. The smell will keep the rabbits
from using your garden as a buffet....

Anyone willing to try this handy tip I got off the internet?
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:18:21 -0400
From: "Mark K" <korney19@adelphia.net>
Subject: RE: pumpkin problem

Are you sure it's not sunburn? Did you gradually harden them off before
putting them in the ground?

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of GardeningExpress
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 3:49 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Fw: pumpkin problem


Can we help this guy...


- ----- Original Message -----
From: Tod Muilenburg
To: Chris@gardeningexpress.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2:05 PM
Subject: pumpkin problem


Hi,
My pumpkin plant has been in the ground for 4 days now and the leaves
are turning white like they have been bleached, not anything on the leaf
itself. It started withe the bottom leaves and is working its way up. I
am a first time grower so I am suspecting something is up with my soil.
My compost is pretty recently introduced, would that do it? Thanks, Tod

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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:14:35 EDT
From: MDUDLEY680@aol.com
Subject: Re: Oxygenation of soil.

Does anyone have an email address for Jim Gatewood?
Thanks
Pete
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:06:45 -0700
From: "Mike Stephenson" <beacon@dsl-only.net>
Subject: Re: pumpkin problem

Too cold a temperature can cause your problem. Older (weaker) leaves go
first. Regardless of the cause don't give up on the plant too soon..
AG's are a strange bunch. Sometimes the smallest thing will be their
end, yet they often survive extraordinary trauma (like going
"stumpless").


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark K" <korney19@adelphia.net>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 6:18 PM
Subject: RE: pumpkin problem


> Are you sure it's not sunburn? Did you gradually harden them off 
> before putting them in the ground?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf Of GardeningExpress
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 3:49 PM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Fw: pumpkin problem
>
>
> Can we help this guy...
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tod Muilenburg
> To: Chris@gardeningexpress.co.uk
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 2:05 PM
> Subject: pumpkin problem
>
>
> Hi,
> My pumpkin plant has been in the ground for 4 days now and the leaves 
> are turning white like they have been bleached, not anything on the 
> leaf itself. It started withe the bottom leaves and is working its way

> up. I am a first time grower so I am suspecting something is up with 
> my soil. My compost is pretty recently introduced, would that do it? 
> Thanks, Tod
>
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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 22:22:47 -0600
From: Kurt Frederick <kwff@planet.eon.net>
Subject: Re: watering and fertilizing?

Steve,
What you are proposing is similiar to what I have done in the past.  I'm
referring to the irrigation system.  I have a plastic barrel with a
gravity feed system.  It feeds some flexible "weeping" hose that I lay
along each of the main vines as they grow.  It's a good way to mix and
apply fertilizer also, as you suggest.  I'm certainly not an expert on
this, but it worked well for me.  I also believe that it is advantageous
to water from the ground and not directly on the leaves in some cases,
especially during cooler, damper, cloudy weather.  This might lessen the
chances of mildew on the leaves. Some of the real experts might want to
comment on this.  It might also depend on your location.  If I remember,
some growers in the hotter regions mist their plants to cool them off.
This is not a problem where I am since usually it's cooler than what one
would desire and mildew can become a problem.

My 2 cents.
Kurt Frederick
Edmonton Alberta, Canada
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
At 11:01 AM 4/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello all
>
>
>
>How do you water and or fertilize your pumpkins?  Do you use overhead 
>sprinklers or do you set up some type of irrigation system.  Since Im 
>limited on space I thought I could set up a 55 gal plastic barrel with 
>a spigot and run a irrigation line to each plant and run some drip 
>emitters around the base of each plant I could add emitters as the 
>season grows on this way I thought I could mix fertilizer in the 
>barrel. Any suggestions??
>
>Steve
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