Re: Oh Christmas Tree Method
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- Subject: Re: Oh Christmas Tree Method
- From: "* D* <s*@pcug.org.au>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 20:27:39 +1100
Bret,
Using thie method you must end up with the pumpkins growing close to the
edge of the patch, or do you have an extra long patch?
Stewart ACT Aust
sdeans@pcug.org.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Orion910@aol.com <Orion910@aol.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Saturday, 24 January 1998 18:25
Subject: Oh Christmas Tree Method
>Unlike the rhythm method, I believe christmas treeing actually works. The
>plants stay nice and orderly, easy to prune, pinch, and weed. Easy access
for
>pollination and bug spraying. The plant doesn't get bogged down growing
that
>extra teritiary growth. It makes sense and I plan on using this method on
all
>of my plants. Only adjustment I will make is staring my plant in the
center
>of the site and letting the main and second main go in opposite directions,
>branching the secondarys 90 degrees from them. After seeing Jack and
Sherrie
>Larues patch, I was sold on the idea. Every leaf had room to work, and if
>needed every leaf could be accessed with no damage to the plant. And lets
>see, they had a 1016, 916, and 4 others over 800 pounds this year, Hmmm
must
>work a little, just ask Chris.
>
>Brett The Pumpkinguru
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