Re: Pumpkin on/off switch
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Pumpkin on/off switch
- From: P*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 00:44:12 EDT
In a message dated 98-08-28 22:46:11 EDT, you write:
<< Subj: Re: Pumpkin on/off switch
Date: 98-08-28 22:46:11 EDT
From: rocky.r@cyber-quest.com (rocky.r)
Sender: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
Reply-to: pumpkins@mallorn.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Gregory Sliwka wrote:
>
> Can anyone tell me just what determines when a pumpkin stops growing? Is
> it day length, age of the pumpkin, age of the plant, hormone levels, all
> of the above, something else? Is there anything that can be done to
> sustain late season growth? Also, in Langevin's book "Pumpkins 2" the
> feeding schedule suggests using only seaweed during the last 3 weeks of
> the season. Why discontinue the high potassium formula since it
> contributes to fruit growth?
> Thanks.
>
> Greg "Titanic Atlantic" Sliwka
> --------------------- >>
Greg,
This time of year, the inevitable starts to occur. Pumpkins do reach
maturity and there is not a whole lot that can be done to stop it. Genetics
play a role, keeping any type of stress off the plant plays a role, the number
of degree days during the growing season. Pumpkins grow rapidly until they are
100 or 120 inches in circumference, then if they are not white ones, they
slowly start to orange up. On the very largest of pumpkins, the growth rate
tapers off at a slower rate. Some talk of pushing, prodding, packing on the
last few pounds...........I don't know about that. Just keep doing the things
that got you there and the pumpkin will take its natural course, turn orange ,
maybe get some netting, get rugged, etc. I think the pumpkin has a mind of its
own and is coasting in to home, despite what we think we are squeezing out of
it.
Wayne
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