Re: The Season That Never Was
- Subject: Re: The Season That Never Was
- From: "Donald E. Chambers" d*@stratuswave.net
- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:52:45 -0500
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/> (Web Archive)
Vince,
I spent the first three years fighting groundhogs, fungus, heat and small
pumpkins. Last year I grew one over 500#. I'd like to thank you for helping
me the last three years and you've always put up a good website for us to
enjoy. Hope things turn around for you but there's always next year. Thank
You, Don WV
----- Original Message -----
From: "vince" <anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 12:19 PM
Subject: The Season That Never Was
> Are there big ones out there?? I'm sure there is but I can't
> find any in my Yin and YanK patch. I was supposed to take this
> year off - and it looks like I did.
>
> My 1230 Daletas (Baby Beluga) went double on the main vine...
> so I cut it off. The plant is slow growing and cantankerous.
> There is a little pup way out on a secondary - I doubt this one
> will ever find the deep water she needs to get big.
>
> My 831 Zunino (Butterball) has no potential prospects on the
> main vine either since I yanked the prime fruit because of a
> bad bottom. I decided since I can't grow anything competitive
> on this huge plant that I'd grow lots of small pretty ones. I
> now have at least a dozen set around the plant. Maybe they'll
> let me weigh them all and combine the weights....
>
> This is the Bay Area report - I shoulda did tomatoes...
>
> vince
>
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