Re: Down-Under
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Down-Under
- From: O* P*
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1998 09:03:24 CET
Stewart,
I red your email, you mention the following: <<I am curving the vine "S"
now so the females will be on the outer radius.>>
Why is that? Is there any particular reason to do that.
Thanks,
A Merry Chrismas and an Happy New Year,
Olivier Puffet (Belgium)
>From: "Stewart Deans" <sdeans@pcug.org.au>
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Down-Under
>Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1998 17:59:47 +1100
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>
>Angela,
>
>Not sure there is much of value I can add.
>
>I prepared a plot around 800 sq ft and am trying the Brooks compost
feeding
>method as detailed on Duncan's page. Started two plants with two
feeders and
>one just wacked in the ground at the other end.
>
>My favoured plant is the Andersen #815 but have a couple of Ryans #454
>(local).
>The Andersen main vine is now approaching the 4 m (13 ft) mark (growing
>about 3 ft per week) and two female (unpollinated) flowers are visible
near
>the end of the main vine. I am curving the vine "S" now so the females
will
>be on the outer radius.
>
>I have experienced some damage to leaves which I put down to insect
pest and
>have been more vigilant with insecticide since. Last year on the group
there
>was talk of motorised fogging machines so I traded in some unused
equipment
>and got a secondhand machine. It is a bit rough and held together with
duct
>tape but seems to do a good job.
>
>I have been training the vine in the Xmas tree style. Currently most
>secondaries are only about 4 ft long.
>We experienced about 3 days of 100 degree heat so I installed some
shade and
>sprayers to help cope with that although the temperatures have been
moderate
>since then.
>
>This year I got an article published in the local paper (me and my
pumpkin)
>and the jorno has been putting my tips in her column (so far weekly) so
I am
>hoping this will encourage local growers.
>
>Currently I am concerned that I should be adding N to the patch but
looking
>at the leaves (Andersen) they are dark green so I feel that the levels
must
>be high enough. I also lost one fruit last year to blossom-end rot so
intend
>adding Calicum Nitrate as fruit grows but don't want to overdo the
Nitrogen
>in the process.
>
>I have just bumped up the watering time on the computer but don't have
any
>feel for whether I am giving too little or too much. I feel I can't be
too
>far off as plant is growing well.
>
>Stewart
>Canberra Aust
>the nation's capital
>sdeans@pcug.org.au
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Clem4PCS@aol.com <Clem4PCS@aol.com>
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Date: Saturday, 19 December 1998 2:17
>Subject: Re: P.W.S.
>
>
>Are you folks down under or whereever making a diary to share with us
>newbies
>that will be planting for the first time this year? I'd love to hear
all
>about which seeds you are planting and how you are going about it.
step by
>step. please dont hold back. angela c.
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