Re: Orono-Millbrook Weather Corridor
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Orono-Millbrook Weather Corridor
- From: "* K* <w*@sprint.ca>
- Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1999 20:44:48 -0400
Randy get some Sevin from the CO-OP and spray the plants for
bugs..........get a soil test........e-mail me privately and I will give
you the address........Wayne
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> From: Hughes-Banderob <hughes.banderob@sympatico.ca>
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Orono-Millbrook Weather Corridor
> Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 2:07 PM
>
> Well Wayne, it looks like more clouds and rain ahead for the next few
> days. I know those of you suffering from drought will not appreciate my
> complaints of too much rain but what I'm really complaining about is too
> many clouds. Pumpkin growth has slowed considerably as Mr. Sun plays
> peek-a-boo all day. The 10 degree C nights probably are not helping
> matters any.
>
> So, while I have been waiting for sunnier days, I have come up with a
> few questions:
>
> 1. I'm finding more cucumber beetles now (mostly in the blossoms).
> Exactly what do they do that is detrimental to the plant? How worried
> should I be about their presence?
>
> 2. I'm thinking ahead to next year and plotting some plots. My
> neighbour has three horses and 24 chickens and has offered me fresh
> manure. I am also expecting a bonanza of maple leaves this fall. Here
> is my plan: rip up the grass where I want the garden to be and lay some
> manure on it now. Cover it with a tarp and in the fall, pull the tarp
> back, add leaves and replace tarp for the winter. In the Spring, I'll
> remove the tarp an roto-till the plot. How does this sound? Any
> suggestions?
>
> 3. My pumpkin stem are too short! They're only about six inches long
> which which keeps the pumpkin too close to the vine. Do some
> strains/seeds carry genetics that produce long stems? (No, I'm not
> suffering from stem envy)
>
> Randy Banderob
> Millbrook, Ontario
>
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