Re: upside down pumpkin
Dan Shapiro wrote:
>
> Weird things seem to be attracted to my garden. It turns out my largest
> pumpkin is growing absolutely upside down, with the stem down and the
> blossom end poking straight up.
>
> I expect this creature requires some special care. Does anyone know how I
> can avoid stem stress in this case? Maybe mound the soil up under the
> shoulders of the gourd (here, the area surrounding the stem) so it can't
> press down on the stem?
>
> Dan Shapiro
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dan
i've seen a few this way but have had none personally. the ones i've
seen the growers dig a little ditch the whole way under the pumpkin to
allow room for the vine to sink under the shoulders. they must have done
this when it was young. how big is it now? if it's to big your mounding
the dirt idea might work just as well. I wonder about the stem though.
would there be enough clearence for it? what seed is it from. the ones
i've seen usually weigh light. I hope this won't be the case for you.
lots of luck.
the carlsons Dan and Beth
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