Re: And then there was one-reply
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: And then there was one-reply
- From: C* <C*@aol.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 14:45:02 EST
Vickie:
Your last post was interesting. Particularly the part about waiting to cull
the fruit after they reach 200-300 lbs.....cut the vine by 1/3 's to prevent
surges to the pumpkins remaining.
Most of the culling I have read about occurs when the pumpkins are between the
basket-ball to small beach ball size. Shape, growth rate, position on the
vine, etc. are the deciding factors. I was surprized to learn that you wait
longer than that.
I would imagine the decision is a hard one, and one has to weigh whether or
not to cull early and risk a mistake, or cull later and make the plant share
it's nutrients with more than one large fruit. This is where personal
experience can make the difference between a huge pumpkin and a prizewinner.
I am such a woose when it comes to killing anything....plants, yeast bread
dough, etc. I will do my best to make the right choices when the time comes.
Seems so unnatural to cull healthy fruit.....but that's the name of the game
in this arena.
Barb
Orlando, FL
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