RE: Female flowers never opens
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- Subject: RE: Female flowers never opens
- From: M* P*
- Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:18:57 -0500
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Barb,
I am of the belief that overhead watering is key to the success of this
species. After all, rain comes from the sky as does the poop from birds
that deficate on our veggies--which promotes growth.
Mark Poolos
Director of Recruiting
www.ForeFrontStaffing.com
847-390-0909
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From: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com [o*@mallorn.com]On
Behalf Of COMPUTRESE@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 12:36 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Female flowers never opens
Bob:
Sounds to me like water is getting into the female blooms some how, causing
the young fruit to spoil before the flower opens.
Are you overhead watering? If so, try watering at the soil level, being
careful not to allow water to stand on your patch.
You can protect the female blooms from water by covering them with an
inverted box covered with foil during torrential rains or overhead watering.
Barb Kincaid
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