Re: The Doucet Theory on Pumpkin's with SplitPersonalities
Diana and list.
While the topic is very interesting I believe that their is NO air inside a
pumpkin.
Just because there is a space does not mean there is air in it when it is a
sealed "growing" fruit.
In my experience air is the enemy to the seed cavity and that the seed
cavity is indeed a void until a fatal crack or split occurs allowing air and
airborne bacteria inside promoting rot.
Glenn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diana Doucet" <diana_doucet@yahoo.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 8:48 PM
Subject: Re: The Doucet Theory on Pumpkin's with SplitPersonalities
> Steve,
>
> No, the pumpkin cavity is sealed from the stem.
>
> The stem is hollow as is the vine. However, cut the
> stem from the pumpkin close to the shell and it turns
> solid at that point. If it did not, when you cut a
> pumpkin from the vine you would have a hole into the
> cavity and it would rot very quickly.
>
> diana
>
> --- asset-management <asset-management@email.msn.com>
> wrote:
> > I have found the stem on my plants to be hollow from
> > the trunk of the plant all the way out to the
> > pumpkin fruit. I would think this allows the
> > pumpkin fruit to gets it's air through the stem all
> > the way to the trunk, kinda of like a shock
> > absorber. I always assumed that the pumpkin
> > received it's air from this hollow stem not through
> > the skin of the pumpkin it's self. Your theory is
> > intriguing though and may have merit.
> >
> > Steve
> > Beverly Hills, CA
> >
>
>
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