Re: Aussie Update

We had a good shower of rain on Saturday night about 20mm the best we have
had for months. The fruit have slowed down and I thought one had stopped but
they are still progressing. Both fruit are colouring up so I thought I may
have not kept them dark enough I initially used a 70% shade cloth with two
layers on top but have added a tarp to the top. The Bobier is dark orange
and the Zehr is a good bit lighter orange.
I also have been trimming off the new runners too near the top so I got in
and pruned them back harder on the weekend cut off a few kgs of vines, they
look a lot neater now.
I have been tracking progress which is amazingly similar - now around the
140 kg mark.
I don't believe the 200 kg story I have heard a few similar stories and they
usually turn out to be like the fish that got away.
Stewart ACT Aust
sdeans@pcug.org.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy Stayner <pumpkin@ajm.net.au>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Monday, 9 February 1998 10:27
Subject: Aussie Update


>Hi All
>
>I notice us Aussies have been a bit slow without our updates lately, we
>are all too busy concentrating on our pumpkins, but here is my update.
>It is 8 weeks to the competition, and progress is going well, in our
>patch.
>
>Our first Greer is a mass of leaves and vines.  I estimate the pumpkin
>on that to be about 100kgs (230 lbs approx), it is a very pale cream
>colour.  The other Greer's vine would be 10' long maximum (so much
>different to the other Greer, it was planted a month later, but I don't
>feel that is the only reason for its slow growth), it has a very small
>pumpkin on it, about 30kgs.
>
>We have a couple of other pumpkins about 100kgs also.  With 2 months to
>go, I feel our pumpkins are right on schedule.
>
>I have heard of a 200kg pumpkin in Northern NSW, where it is quite
>humid sometimes.  I hope it makes it, it will definately be a new record
>if it does.
>
>We had a wet weekend, we need sun, without humid conditions this week.
>Our summer has been a lot cooler than last year, and much more humid.
>
>How about a few more updates, and I think there are a few who belong or
>watch this group, who never contribute, we would love to hear from you
>too.
>
>Wendy Stayner
>
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