Re: Leaves

Glenn:
       What was that handicap you asked for, I believe I will give it to you, you
defintly have harder conditions than I. I really don't know how you manage at all,
you must love this sport a lot more than I do to even try. My hat's off to you Green
man.        Your squash buddy in Canada            Bill



At 09:18 AM 7/23/00 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 7/22/2000 7:13:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
>Heilmanjon@aol.com writes:
>
><< BTW, I had always pictured you as a gentleman farmer with a half-acre or
>so.
> As a small-yard urban guy, I am interested in what you and others define as
>a
> small patch. How big is your patch and how many plants do you normall try to
> stuff into it? >>
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>  Once again Mr.Heilman you are WAY of base.Although I am a gentleman,a half
>acre of GS's is still just a dream. I live in suburbian Nassau
>County...suburb of NYC.
> Very nice progressive educated area with all the ammenities (including
>taxes) .....except available land. Last year i grew on an acre----but had to
>drive 43 miles each way to get there. This year I'm back in my own little
>backyard patch...37 x 18 or so,depending on which side vines I can disguise
>as tomato plants.(you have to try this one next year: (Wow,Honey...look at
>that zucchinni plant !...and the yellow squash looks good too !)(although I
>prefer the zucchinni)
>   I have ...get this....THREE plants in my patch...one gets about 30 x
>18,the other gets to run a main only...around the back half of the border to
>the patch (pollinator plant) . The third was the plant that was to be culled
>when the main plant was chosen....but,I kept a side vine and grew it out the
>patch...made a left hand turn  down the area between my nieghbors house and
>mine and is currently entering the front yard. The only question is whether
>to go east on Beech St. or west...and how am I gonna cross the nieghbors
>driveways.....I think I'll go east-its towards the weighoff...............So
>thats it...urban grower looking to sharecrop,tennant farm,serf,etc...but
>stuck in a 18x36ish with 2-3 plants............G
>
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
Personal Best 862
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