Re: (no subject)
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- Subject: Re: (no subject)
- From: T*
- Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 08:19:51 -0400
Pumpkin Guy,
Do you Fert in late aug after a heavy rain when the pumpkin is putting on 20
to 30 lbs a day? If not, why? If you answer becase that may cause it to
explode from to rapid of a growth spurt, then you are an experienced grower.
See my point?
Troy
-----Original Message-----
From: Pumkinguy@aol.com <Pumkinguy@aol.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, April 16, 1999 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: (no subject)
>In a message dated 4/16/99 11:39:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca writes:
>
><<
> Troy:
> How about giving us beginners a crash course in growing these
> things. I would be interested in hearing some of your tips and advice.
> Example; how do you slow them down, how do you force them ect.
>
> Bill Van
> At 10:55 AM 4/16/99 -0400, you wrote: >>
>Bill,
> My opinion is that you can't speed up the growth of a pumpkin (push it),
>(squeeze every inch out of it). The name of the game is to provide optimum
>conditions for growth. Some might like to believe they have their hand on
the
>throttle....I don't believe it. A plant is going to grow as it wishes
>providing the life support is there. If a plant has adequate water,
watering
>it more won't speed it up. If a plant has optimum nutrients, giving it
twice
>as much will not speed it up. If you totally deprive it of water, cut of
all
>the leaves or sever the root system you could slow it down.....lord only
>knows why someone would do that. The pumpkin growth is in the hands of the
>genetics , the climate and your ability to provide optimum soil conditions
>and nutrition. So don't worry about trying to keep your hand on the
throttle.
>Keep it on the hoe, the rototiller and the watering hose. Good luck!
> pumkinguy
>
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