Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #610

Do you know why all the leaves fell off your vines? Just wondering if a
tissue test might be good to see if there was some kind of bacterial
problem.

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Diana Sigel
<duchessofgladstone@yahoo.com>wrote:

> I have a great advantage over you guys who are spending sleepless nights.
>  I
> started 16 plants this year.  One died early.  Of the remaining 15 plants,
> only five set on pumpkins that grew.  Of those, one rotted at about 85
> pounds.  One quit growing, then started rotting at about 50 pounds.  Of the
> three survivors, one is starting to soften at about 150 pounds, and the
> other
> two are still growing slowly (1-3 pounds per day) at the 160-pound stage.
>  All
> the leaves fell off all my vines, then when the rain came about a month
> ago,
> all sorts of new plant growth came out of nowhere.   Last year was my first
> time growing AGs.  I had a personal best of 459, and had about two dozen
> nice
> jackolanterns over 250 pounds on my 7 plants.     So, I have nothing to
> worry
> about.  Next year.  <sigh>  There are many blossoms, I was hoping for large
> jackolanterns again, but I don't think it's in the cards.  I kept telling
> people, "Anyone can grow a 400 to
>  500 pound pumpkin with one of these seeds!"  Wrong again.  SOMEBODY GROW A
> LUNKER!
>
> cheers,
> duchess of gladstone
>
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