Re: Stopped Growing
The growth stopped either due to a natural abortion of the fruit, but most
likely due to the fruit not having been pollinated. Natural fretilization
is risky buisness
>From: "Jack Dage" <jack@zianet.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Stopped Growing
>Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:53:13 -0600
>
>I am a first time grower - planted seeds ordered from Dill - supposed to be
>300-500 pound variety - one of three seeds came up and vines doing good in
>spite of the heat (high 90's the past three weeks and over 100 the past two
>days) - had 3 females which were fertilized naturally - I culled one - the
>other 2 grew rapidly to the size of large grapefruit and then stopped
>growing - haven't grown at all in the past two weeks - does anyone know
>what would cause this - Thanks in advance - Jack Dage
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