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Re: Is it really true?

>I do not use a pump, I use a watering can. If there is no rain I fill the
>container most recently emptied with the hose. This leaves me with one drum
>that is always full (and warm). I do not use a hose because I like a long
>slow deep water without getting the leaves and stems wet. I use 25 to 50
>gallons with fertilizer every other day. This gives the soil a chance to
>dry out and allows the roots to grow very deep....my roots last year were
>over 24 inches long at the base of the plant and more than 12 inches deep
>along the vines. I only grew 2 plants last year because of space and there
>was a tree allowing only 8 hours of sunlight. My pumpkins weighed 508 lb.
>and 572 lb. My father in law could not believe I grew these two pumpkins
>where I did because of the low light levels....he also grows AG's. I
>fertilize with less water every other day even when it rains. "with lower
>amounts of fertilizer" I use about 1 KG of soluble fertilizer a week which
>works out to about 1 kg per 150 U.S gallons of water a week. I have never
>heard of anybody growing Atlantic Giants with anything other than warm
>water......P.S. never overhead water your pumpkin plants, unless you want
>to spray them with fungicide after every watering....I spray every week or
>after every rain fall.
>
>Troy.
>http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~troy.nayler/
>Home of the "World Wide Pumpkins" home page
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>> From: Barrucci, Donald <donald.barrucci@FMR.COM>
>> To: Troy Nayler <troy.nayler@odyssey.on.ca>
>> Subject: Re: A couple questions.
>> Date: Wednesday, January 22, 1997 2:37 PM
>>
>> Troy:
>>
>> Do you fill these up daily and let them warm (if there is no rain)?
>>
>> How do you pump the water into the garden?
>>
>> Don
>>  ----------
>> From: Troy Nayler
>> To: Orion910@aol.com; pumpkins@athenet.net
>> Subject: Re: A couple questions.
>> Date: Saturday, January 22, 1994 12:59PM

Troy or anyone please enlighten me on why other than a shock to the plant
has anyone found that this practice has helped.  I have seen 700-800 grown
with unwarmed water.  Would they  have weigh more if the water was warmed
we will never know. Did any of the champs do this/ Greer I don't believe
did and there 1006. I understand that we need to baby our plants but I
haven't heard any evidence that this practice makes a big difference.  The
reason I am currious is if it helps I'll do it.  But if it doesn't really
I'd rather not. Plus there are so many requirements  adding to the list, to
pop the hummer.  If you didn't know how fun it was to grow these babies you
might think that it would be  nuts, too much work.  what realy ticks you of
is these giants that pop with only minimum effort. Points back to genetics
rule!!!!!!!
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