Re: Growing THE big one
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Growing THE big one
- From: "* P* M* <t*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 01 Aug 1999 08:56:10 PDT
I have a question. How do this little greenhouses keep things warmer?
If it is cold outside wouldn't it be cold inside?
>From: GBPUMPKIN@aol.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Growing THE big one
>Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 07:48:39 EDT
>
>In a message dated 8/1/99 2:17:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>clarion500@earthlink.net writes:
>
><< Subj: Growing THE big one
> Date: 8/1/99 2:17:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time
> From: clarion500@earthlink.net (clarion)
> Sender: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
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> Everyone who writes in to this site seems to have tips and advice to
>others
>on how to grow the biggest pumpkin. I wonder how many good troubleshooters
>can help with this question. I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The
>state
>record was set in Wheatridge Colorado {elevation 4500} of 746 by Joe
>Scherber. Area growers here have a best of 352. With an elevation of 6700,
>is
>it possible that we just are too high up to match a 700 pound plant? I have
>been an Atlantic grower since 1990, and my bests are 325 and 322. I have
>sandy soil {yes...have added compost and cow manure each season] , Low
>humidity 90% of the time, Cloudy afternoons during the summer 80% of the
>time, seldom any nights above 60 degrees, frost in mid May and mid
>September,
>TONS of hail each season, Heat of 85-95 from July through August almost
>daily. These are the main things I battle each season. Who can lift my
>spirits and help me out towards getting to somewhere near a 746? I really
>would appreciate any of your comments!
>
>
>"Clarion"
> >>
>
>You will need to start early to have as many months as possible to grow a
>big
>one.
>
>Try these links for ideas.
>
> Direct Start Method of Pumpkin Growing by George Brooks
>(http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/earlpump.html)
> Compost Feeding Your Pumpkin - by George Brooks
>( http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/compart2.html)
> Compost Feeding Your Pumpkin Pictures - by George Brooks
>(http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/mound/index.html)
>
>Hail:
>I saw an article about how a grower survived in a high occurrence hail area
>in the Red River Valley of Texas. They erected a hail screen over the
>garden, looked like a berry growing cage, if you have ever seen one of
>those.
> The top was covered with 1/2 square hardware cloth, (square hole wire
>fencing). Rather extreme but it stopped large hail and deflected or slowed
>down much of the smaller hail. It needs good support in the middle to hold
>the weight of the hail.
>
>Some people in Canada grow under those pipe hoop plastic covered
>greenhouses
>to get an early start.
>
>Hope that gives you some ideas.
>
>George
>
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