Re: Vine and pumpkin growth
- To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Vine and pumpkin growth
- From: "* D* <s*@pcug.org.au>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 23:10:46 +1100
Nick,
There is no intention to use them in the pumpkin boat race
Stewart ACT Aust
sdeans@pcug.org.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Nick <np@cableinet.co.uk>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Saturday, 3 January 1998 13:13
Subject: Re: Vine and pumpkin growth
>Radioactive AG's are banned under International Treaty.
>
>Stewart Deans wrote:
>>
>> Brian,
>> Someone on the mailing list said they intended to conduct this experiment
>> using a short life radioactive isotope. Perhaps we will get the results
next
>> season.
>> Stewart ACT Aust
>> sdeans@pcug.org.au
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brian Cook <bcook@interlog.com>
>> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>> Date: Tuesday, 30 December 1997 3:00
>> Subject: Re: Vine and pumpkin growth
>>
>> >Ok, keeping in mind that right now I am completly overcome by the flu
>> >and it is probably just the fever talking but,.............
>> >
>> >In order to demonstrate the way nutrients travel through the plant,
>> >could we not on a spare plant or two(just to be safe) allow the plant to
>> >reach sufficent size as to be growing vigourously then, after
>> >withholding water for a couple of days, water with a solution that has a
>> >large amount of vegetable or other non-toxic dye? With sufficent
>> >quantities of dye in the watering solution would it not be possible to
>> >watch the soultion migrate through the plant?
>> >
>> >This could be done with different colours, one for watering at the main
>> >root zone and another for foliar feeding etc. If enough of you think
>> >this might work I wil give it a try next summer and see if I can
>> >photograph the effects. If it shows up at all, it might be interesting
>> >to post the results in an animated GIF or something.
>> >
>> >I think this might work, I have seen it demonstrated on cut flowers
>> >before, but then again I could just be delierious from the flu!
>> >--
>> >Brian Cook b*@interlog.com
>> >Toronto/Port Perry Ontario Canada
>> >
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