Re: seedlings now
Gus,
I agree with you that a plant which might not be overly aggressive with it's
initial growth may still pop a big fruit. Back in 2000, the 723 Bobier plant
I had in my patch was a very slow grower. Earlier that year, I had some
backup plants, but had given them out to some other growers. With out a
doubt, if I had another plant, I would have yanked the 723 and tried
something else. Luckily, without any backups available, I kept the slow
growing 723 in my patch and it produced my 1096.8 that year. Unless a plant
is a total dud or mutated in some way, I always give those not so aggressive
plants every chance to succeed in my patch.
Joe Pukos
Leicester, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smithhisler, Paul" <Paul.Smithhisler@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 11:25 AM
Subject: RE: seedlings now
> I have seen people have good experiences with lagging plants. It seems
that
> many people plant two or three plants per mound, then slaughter the slower
> growing ones. I am against this methodology; since I believe that many
slow
> growing plants can have huge fruit growth potential.
>
> My personal opinion in this case Kathie, is to plant it outside, with
shade
> protection and frost protection, and see how it does. If it ends up
biting
> the bullet, plant a new one closer to the normal planting time. I have
> heard of people setting fruit at about the same time on two plants they
> started several weeks apart, so I am not sure how much an early start
> actually gains you.
>
> -Gus
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