RE: Support Group
- Subject: RE: Support Group
- From: &* H* <s*@insmgt.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:44:27 -0400
Sorry I jinxed you guys! I'm having issues here as well. I was fretting over
my largest fruit today with my 7-year-old daughter Allie. She said "Sorry
about your pumpkin Daddy." "At least we had a good time growing it." Leave
it to a child to put it all back in order. My kids and I have had a ball
growing this year. I can shovel snow this winter with a smile knowing that.
I hope one of you ladies or gentlemen get a lunker this year!
Steve Haberman
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
dbhaskaran@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 2:42 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Support Group
Russ,
Sorry about the split...this has also been my worst week as an AG in many
years...I lost by 1596 Wallace, 1161 Rodonis and my 1068 Wallace to rib
splits
all within 5 days! That was over 3000 lbs of pumpkins! (Plus the other 3
that
have BES on me earlier! Blossom End Split)
Of the 10 I started with..down to 4...so this is a crazy sport...hopefully,
I'll have one left for a weighoff. LOL.
Wishing everyone better luck.
David Bhaskaran
Rochester, MN.
-----Original Message-----
From: Russ Stokes <rstokes@wi.rr.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Sun, Aug 22, 2010 11:03 am
Subject: Re: Support Group
Yesterday I was checking my pumpkins and with one of my largest I found a
split at the blossom end. I prodded a little and found out that the pumpkin
is
starting to go soft. I did some OTT measurements and showed that it is a
little of 800 lbs. So yes, a big disappointment. The only good news is that
I
have one more left that might be bigger than this one. Today, I get to spend
hacking up the split pumpkin and hauling if off before it becomes smelly. I
will say that growing these things require a lot of skill and being able to
take one to the gut when you least expect it.
Russ Stokes
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