Re: Pale Giant Pumpkin
- Subject: Re: Pale Giant Pumpkin
- From: &* A* T* <h*@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:23:33 -0400
As for color- I think I tricked me- I thought I planted a giant
pumpkin- she seems to be turning into a cantaloupe- whats that about?
Bridgette
On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 2:52 PM, dec <dec@stratuswave.net> wrote:
> Good advice Rick....Thanks Don
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick I." <rdi@rochester.rr.com>
> To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Pale Giant Pumpkin
>
>
>>> From: "Steve Minor" <minok@surfglobal.net>
>>>>
>>>> I have a giant pumpkin about 4 feet(and getting bigger) across which I
>>>> am
>>>> hoping will make it to a local Vermont weigh-off in October. I have
>>>> kept it
>>>> well shaded, and it is almost white. Do I worry about the color, or do
>>>> I just
>>>> grow it big? This my first big giant.
>>
>> The giants can be any shade at maturity, from white to peachy orange to
>> deep orange or green; it's the genetics. Yours will likely be a pale peachy
>> color when mature, rather than deep orange, that's all, you're not doing
>> anything wrong. Some darken up a lot when mature, some not so much and stay
>> pale. For shade, I make a lean-to on the south side of the plant. I use
>> those 4-5' long oak tree stakes as poles- the are sold to keep saplings
>> straight. You can get them at a large hardware store. I take 4 stakes and
>> a staple gun and tack a blue or green plastic tarp to it. Sometimes on top
>> of that I'll staple an old white sheet to reflect more of the sunlight. I
>> put 2 short poles towards the south, and 2 taller poles near the north, and
>> make it wide enough to accomodate the large fruit as it will grow, and wrap
>> the tarp around the sides of the lean-to to provide shade even as the sun
>> swings around in the sky- it covers 3 sides of the fruit. I keep the low
>> end of the lean-to off the ground about 6-8" to allow for airflow. Sounds
>> like you've got a real nice fruit going, good luck!
>>
>> -Rick I.
>> http://home.rochester.rr.com/srinz/rickspkins.html
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