Re: The wave

Title: The wave
Hello, Brocks!
Just wanted to let you know - 3 or 4 years ago you sent me some seeds from your 606 and 689.  Having taken a couple of years off from gardening, this spring I planted one each of these seeds on April 25.  Both are going great guns!!  Unfortunately, something got to the garden before the 5 strand electric fence was energized and tore out the labels from most of all of the plants, so I'm not sure which is which (no, I didn't take notes on location, darn it!)  Therefore they will be open-pollinated, but these are the only ones growing.
Between July 3 and July 6, both vines grew almost 3 feet in length and they are currently at about !  There are soaker hoses running the length of the vines and they're fertilized about once a week.  We have been having horrible heat, high 80's to low 90's daytime night time lows of 65 to 70, and humidity between 70 and 95% (southeastern Ohio), but these babies just keep going!
As of last evening, there were 2 females on one and 3 on the other, with plenty of males on both, so there should be good pollination.  I have plans and the materials  for setting up shade cloths, should they be needed and we have pallets available, so they will be placed under the punkins as they grow.
I'm trimming off side vines as they develop, leaving one main down the length of the garden, but allowing one side vine from the stump, so each vine is "L"-shaped. The heavens did finally reward us last night with a much needed, slow 2" rain, so I'm sure all of the plants are smiling
----- Original Message -----
From: v*@mcn.org
To: p*@hort.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:08 PM
Subject: The wave

Whew from a cool June  to full furnace July. 108 in northern calif and climbing I think were going to 110.  Great time to move vines there as limp as a noodle. You can make great hair pin curves or the best “S” curves you ever made.

  Misters on full “on” fingers crossed on the new sets.  Only one thing to do hide and consume cold beverages..............growers have to remain cool.

Any other wavers out there still alive?......MB
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