RE: Stewart's update
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Stewart's update
- From: T* B*
- Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 09:29:17 -0800
Stewart,
I live N. California. Hot dry climate, it does not rain at all for the
entire pumpkin season. What I do is water every day in the heat of the day
with a light sprinkler. Typically about a half hour. It cools the plant and
I no longer have the problems you mention.
I grow in a smaller plot (space for one plant) and have gotten about 1000lbs
of pumpkin (typically three) off of one plant. My largest single pumpkin
ever was a 507 lb. So I am not one of the heavy hitters who know more and
may not agree with this watering strategy.
Good luck!
tom
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan and Beth Carlson [SMTP:carlson@sanasys.com]
Sent: Friday, February 12, 1999 8:16 AM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Stewart's update
Stewart
This "turning up " of the vine. Does it try to turn up more the
more you try to hold it down? Like it just keeps getting worse and worse .
I've had the same problem as have a few others that I've talked to and our
local weigh-off. After a while does the vine then snap off as in main
vine and or side vines? We came to the conclusion that it was a
comdination of a couple things for US. First was the high fertility of the
soil along with A LACK OF MOISTURE. The lack of moisture was the major
factor for me. We went 29 days with out rain in 1997 and the vine ends we're
snapping off right and left. leaves we're litterally burning right off. We
were trying to water but just wasn't enough. started watering heavily every
3 to 4 days and the symptoms went away. Damage was already done to the plant
but it still produced a nice 500# with only 35 leaves left on the plant.
Hope this helps
The Carlsons Dan and Beth
Stewart Deans wrote:
Hello folks,
I was busy entertaining some Americans visitors to our
workplace so was not
able to measure Ross's pumpkin until yesterday. I can now
report it is 130
Kg. He still has a lead on me but I figure it is only about
5 days and it
aint over till the fat lady sings.
Nimitz is still progressing well, if it continues for
another week at this
rate I expect it will be bigger than last years.
The ends of the vines have for some time been turning up at
the ends and
almost stopped growing. I have tried to keep them growing by
bending them
down flat and covering with soil as they have not reached
the end of the
plot.
Has anyone experienced this?
Is it because the goodness is going into the fruit so the
vine stops
or could it be a lack of nutrient?
The R1 fruit (George) on the Ryan vine has stopped growing
now and the vines
now seem to have responded by growing again and producing
more fruit.
Stewart
Canberra Aust
the nation's capital
sdeans@pcug.org.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart Deans <sdeans@pcug.org.au>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Thursday, 11 February 1999 0:28
Subject: Re: Tony's update
Nimitz now at 100Kg.
Ross came over yesterday and asked me to measure his pumpkin
which he says
is now big.
I havn't been able to do that yet but will see if I can
tomorrow and will
report in.
Stewart
Canberra Aust
the nation's capital
sdeans@pcug.org.au
-----Original Message-----
From: tony hickman <tonys@arcom.com.au>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Wednesday, 10 February 1999 23:22
Subject: Tony's update
No good news here.......
My 2 hopefulls have stopped growing at 62 inches and I have
no idea why.
One has turned orange but the other is still yellow.
I have another that I have ignored and now it is swelling
fast.
Maybe I'm not out of the race yet....hear that John...
Maybe Wendy is right with her no touch method.
John Sargy is doing well....And I wish him luck.
Last year I failed and this one isn't to promising. I know
how other
growers feel when everything goes wrong.
It is like waiting for Chritmas but then someone cancels it.
You get all hyped up....and then .....nothing......
It is something you go through by yourself.....an inner pain
that sets you
back.
And next season you try not to get your hopes up to high.
An emotional roller coaster.....yea...that's pumpkin growing
for ya.
Any way the gourds are doing well and the corn is amazing.
Tony Hickman
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