Plugged In & Planted
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- Subject: Plugged In & Planted
- From: G*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 19:09:22 EDT
From North Tewksbury, MA approximately 25 miles Northwest of Boston in the
Merrimack River Valley.
Planted a few minutes ago!
Mound #1
Eight AG-602-98-GB Seeds:
Parentage: Mother AG-480-97-GB Farther AG-1006-96-BG
Grandparents Mother/AG-553-92-GB Farthers/AG-717-91-MM/AG-798-95-PNZ & Self
Great Grandparent Mother/AG-780.5-91-RW Farthers/AG-742-91-KF &
AG-617.6-91-GB & Self
RW = Ray Waterman, PNZ = Paul & Nancy Zehr, MM = Mike MacDonald, KF = Karen
Fisher BG = Bill Greer, GB=George Brooks
Mound #2
One AG-935-97-GL Seed: (No intro needed here)
Seven AG-560-98-GB Seeds:
This is the seed from the "Living Dead" (1006 x 1006) and will be the back up
for the 935.
Fall Preparation: Tilled in 50 lbs. Dog Food, Murate Of Potash & Horse Manure
Spring Preparation: Tilled in Lime, Bradfield Plus & Cat Chow.
Mound Preparation: Turned in Cat Food, Bradfield Plus, watered in Nitron.
Planted: Using the Direct Start Method & Compost Feeding Method.
For Info on planting method see the following links:
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/earlpump.html">Direct Start
Method of Pumpkin Growing by George Brooks
</A>
(http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/earlpump.html)
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/compart2.html">Compost
Feeding Your Pumpkin - by George Brooks
</A>
( http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/compart2.html)
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/mound/index.html">Compost
Feeding Your Pumpkin Pictures - by George Brooks
</A>
(http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/mound/index.html)
Plugged in the mounds early this morning so they would be nice and warm. Had
my granddaughter Sarah pick out the 7 & 8 seeds for luck. We are in the
middle of a drought, hope it breaks soon but not with the monsoons of last
year. Time to put the furniture quilts on the Pumpkins.
Bye
George Brooks
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