RE: sugar water?

Sometimes, when I tell people I grow giant pumpkins, they ask me about
feeding the vine/pumpkin milk or sugar water.  Often, they ask about using a
hypodermic needle to do so.  I wonder if some of this stuff is coming from
the same source.  Maybe there is something to it?
 
-Gus

-----Original Message-----
From: Nance L Drill [n*@3dtech.net]
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 1:14 PM
To: Pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: sugar water?


Okay, I have had this question for some time now.  Since I have a connection
to people who know what they are doing, I thought it may be a good time to
ask.  We have a children's book, 'The Biggest Pumpkin Ever,' by Steven
Kroll.  In it there are two mice who find a pumpkin.  They water and
fertilize it everyday.  Then they dig a small hole beside the pumpkin vine.
In the hole they place a bowl full of sugar water.  They cut into the vine a
few inches from the pumpkin and put one end of a candle wick.  Then the
other end of the candle wick into the sugar water.  In  fact there is one on
each side of the pumpkin.  NOW, I know this is just a children's story, but
I have always wondered if there is any truth to it?     Your thoughts?
Thanks, Nance

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