Re: Newbie with a question
Hi Karen and Janet,
What is wilting ?? Is it the leaves hanging down
because of the heat ?
Janet, did the envelope I send you, arrive yet ??
Anyway, thanks again for the seeds and the card !!
Greetings,
Wim Van Loock
Antwerp - Belgium
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Van: <Triceratops8@cs.com>
Aan: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Verzonden: woensdag 10 januari 2001 3:31
Onderwerp: Re: Newbie with a question
> Karen,
> I have to say that I was very surprised to see myself mentioned by
name
> on this list
> since I am mostly a reader, not a contributor. (Thank you Kathie for the
> kind words).
> I do live in Fresno, where the summer time temps reach 110 plus. I have
grown
> many
> Hybrid Prizewinners and Big Maxes. I have also grown Early Sugar and
> Jack-O-Lantern.
> All of these have been store bought seeds and done what I wanted. Last
year
> was my
> first attempt at AG's, I bought the seeds from a catalog and did not find
> this site until I was almost through growing it, sometime in September.
It
> was a sharp learning curve for me.
> To address your concern about heat, I haven't grown a pumpkin of any
sort
> that didn't wilt during the day. I have tried varying the time of day I
> water and the amount, and I have also tried shading the plant during
midday
> sun, and nothing helps. I always seem to have pumpkins in October so I
don't
> know how much better I would do if I discovered a way to keep them from
> wilting.
> Not to commit heresy, but if you would like, the catalog I got my
seeds
> from last year is Gurney's. Their web site is mySeasons.com. The 800
number
> is 1-800-824-6400. This year I am priveledged to attempt growing seeds
from
> Mr. Chris Wilbers, who
> very kindly shared with me. We'll see how I do.
> Good Luck
> Janet Miyamoto
> Fresno, California
>
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