Re: Hills
I've never used a tunnel before, i wonder if that would do more harm than
good covered all the time even with the ends open due to heat stress. I sow
seeds about the same time as you and treat the young plants in a similar
way, although i think my early stage outdoor protection need improving quite
a bit.
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Alun Jones <Alun_Jones@excite.co.uk>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: 30 December 2000 05:54
Subject: Re: Hills
>Yo Chris,
> I always start indoors and plant out into the hotbed with as big a
>cloche as I can when the seedling is a week old.I get enough extra growing
>time this way.I started my seed for 743lber I grew on 1st May and never
>before the last week of April.The plants grow to 40-50ft long and 30ft wide
>by the end of the season and the biggest tunnel I am allowed to have is
only
>20x10ft.
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> ALUN
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