Re: Dolly saved ????
- To:
- Subject: Re: Dolly saved ????
- From: c* s*
- Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 21:11:21 -0800
john, hi. i wouldn,t worry about cutting main vine off after the pumpkin.
i,ve been doing it for years and even by keeping track of growth rates i
have never seen the pumpkin eveen slow down it,s growth by doing it. it
seems as though the plant can supply far more than the fruit can use. just
my opinion . good luck craig
-----Original Message-----
From: John Sargeant <John.sargeant@STDC.govt.nz>
To: 'OzList' <oz_giant_pumpkins@onelist.com>; 'Pumpkin Mailing List'
<pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 8:01 PM
Subject: Dolly saved ????
>
>There were largeish fractures along Dolly''s stem from the pumpkin to
>the main vine. In Dolly's growth spurt in the recent rain the main vine
>from Dolly to the terminal has been pushed back significantly by the
>side of Dolly more than the spring support could manage. This has put a
>lot of pressure on the stem, pulling it away from the pumpkin causing
>the cracking. I have, for better or worse (hopefully the former) cut off
>the main vine from Dolly onwards. This means that I have lost a lot of
>foliage but there is now no pressure on Doll's stem at all. I have
>painted the cracks with bacterial sealant pruning paste.
>
>
>Please somebody - tell me I have done the right thing!!!!
>
>http://www.hawera.net.nz/index1.html
>Have a 'Parky'day
>John S.
>
>
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
