Re: sugar water?
I think its coming maybe from Howard Dill. I bought some of his seeds from a
local store, you know the ones that grow to 200 pounds. On the back side of
the packet it gives hints and even says some people feed them milk and goes
into detail how to slit into the stem and use a wick.
andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Smithhisler, Paul" <Paul.Smithhisler@dnr.state.oh.us>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 1:48 PM
Subject: 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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