Re: Stewart's update
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- Subject: Re: Stewart's update
- From: M* P* L*
- Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 15:51:30 +1100
Just a quick update from Central Tilba.
A disaster for my friend Greg. After all the rain of the last week or so one
of his pumpkins went rotten and the other had stopped growing and was also
starting to rot so he cut them both. One weighed 90 Kg and the other 162Kg.
Bad luck.
I have one coming along at around 60Kg that i hope will continue growing for
a month or so.
-----Original Message-----
From: Stewart Deans <sdeans@pcug.org.au>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 9:35 PM
Subject: Stewart's update
>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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