Re: More Tragedy in the Patch
George,
I have a theory that may apply to your splitting
headache. It's called the Doucet Theory on Pumpkins
with Split Personalities.
I will post it tomorrow to the list as soon as I
finish writing it up.
diana
--- George Heyne <gheyne@millcomm.com> wrote:
> More tragedy in the patch today as I found my 783
> Baird with a blossom
> end split. Not sure why this split occurred. I had
> not fertilized with
> the fish/seaweed for a week -- average growth was an
> estimated 7.5
> pounds a day without any spurts over the last four
> days -- a second
> pumpkin on the plant weighs over 200 pounds and was
> kept to help ward
> off splits. We received a rain of about .7 of an
> inch on Tuesday and
> had over an inch on Saturday. The 783 Heyne had an
> OTT of 279.5.
>
> Earlier in the month I lost my 693 Heyne with a
> blossom end split and I
> estimated that it would be in the 700 to 800 pound
> range. Both pumpkins
> had an inner blossom end. Do not know if I caused
> these splits or not.
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> George Heyne
> Rochester, Mn.
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