Re: 743.2 & 410 Castellucci
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: 743.2 & 410 Castellucci
- From: G*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 20:13:10 EDT
In a message dated 8/25/98 7:52:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
lshumaker@greenapple.com writes:
<< Subj: Re: 743.2 & 410 Castellucci
Date: 8/25/98 7:52:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: lshumaker@greenapple.com (Lisa Shumaker)
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>
> Is anyone out there growing the 743.2 or the 410
> Castellucci's? I have one 743.2 and two 410's growing
> right now and the 410's have set one pumpkin on
> each and the 743.2 has three. Both the 410's have
> beautiful round fruit, nice and yellow and I have been
> able to set one of them upright on it's bottom end.
> They are gaining 5 to 7 pounds a day and look very
> good. However, the 743.2 pumpkins are very long
> and strange looking with the blossom end sticking
> out about 1-1/2 to 2 inches where the bloom was.
> Is this normal for this plant? It's the same on all of
> the pumpkins on that one plant.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Scott in Alabama
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Hi, Scott!
I have no idea about your questions, as I have never grown these, however, my
question for you (or anyone) is this: if you have the pumpkin up on end, how
much strain will this put on the vine as the pumpkin grows, especially growing
as well as yours seem to be? Will this pull the vine up too fast, possibly
breaking it? It would be nice to be able to do this, as I thought about this
earlier in the season, but I was afraid of breaking the vine. Any ideas?
Lisa Shumaker
>>
I grew a 641 in 93 Blossom End down, just have to keep that vine loose.
George
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