RE: Question
Congrats Kathie...now all you have to do is keep it alive for 2 1/2 months
for the weigh-off!
As for the leaf, I don't mess with them, especially if I have few of them to
begin with. I have a fruit on the Maston 570 with a leaf right on top of
it. I don't think it hinders the pumpkin at all. The biggest thing it
hinders is measuring the fruit and seeing the stem to watch for problems.
Just keep a close eye on the stem and you should be OK. I hope you get a
big one to the weigh-offs!
Other than the Maston, the oldest fruit I have is 8 days old. I have yet to
pollinate a fruit on two plants. Good thing I am in this for the fun of it
and not too worried about the big prizes. I will still push the fruit I
have, but I can't afford any more stress.
-Gus
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathie Morgan [f*@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:16 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Question
Hi Guys!
My big fruit on the Stucker, 67" circumference on 7-18, has a leaf very
close to it, its stem sort of wrapped around the fruit. I hate to
deliberately remove a leaf, since I seem to have few enough of them, but
on the other hand I don't want to hinder the pumpkin's development in
any way. What should I do?
Hooray! I already have a new personal best, and it's only mid-July. I
just knew my second year - this year - would be better than the first.
Thank you again to Kevin Smith, Greg Stucker, and all my personal and
impersonal advisors.
My 804 Glasier looks like it's gonna grow green. Can anyone tell me
definitely? It's a robust plant, with a zucchini-green main vine and
green ribs on all the fruit.
That's all, Folks!
Kathie
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing FAQ: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/search.cgi
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing FAQ: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/search.cgi
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
