Re: Question and Sayre PA update...
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From: "Lyle Rockwell" <rocky.r@cyber-quest.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 7:22 AM
Subject: Re: Question and Sayre PA update...
> I have a leaf growing over my biggest fruit, and this is what I do. I
> take a few rubber bands, link one or two together, and CAREFULLY bunch
> the leaf up so I can slip the rubber band over the bunched up leaf so it
> is on the stalk of the leaf by the fruit, I then take the other end of
> the connected rubber bands, slip it over a leaf on the other side of the
> vine, so when I slip it over that leaf, it will pull it away from the
> fruit, very little stress, and it saves the leaf by the fruit, atleast
> for a while..
>
> Eventually, it will have to come off...
>
> Sayre PA update...
> Bobier 723 - Set 10 fruit, now shutting down all male and females on the
> plant, still some plant growth needed, so only terminating some side
> vines right now that have reached the edge of the patch. Of the ten
> fruit, my 7/7 set of a 5 lober (now reffered to as "Hailey") is at 27
> inches, which is on day 12.. coming along nicely..
>
> Eaton 780 - This plant pollinated every 723 Bobier fruit I set, as that
> is the cross I sought when I started this year. Vice versa with the
> fruit on the 780 in crossing with the 723. I only have 3 fruit so far,
> as I lost my first decent one on the main ths week, and the plant hasn't
> thrown too many females for me to work with.. I have 2 on the main, and
> one on a secondary.
>
> ROckwell 771 in patch 2 - Set my first two fruit today, possibly threw
> me a squash! It is a Checkon 815 descendant, so I think it is the "start
> green, turn yellow later" routine. Only difference is the fact these
> aren't dark green stripped like the fruit you get to start from with the
> 815. Time will tell..
>
> Basically, it is nice to be back in the game.. after getting the hail
> storm at such a young age of the plant.. I hadn't switched from 15-30-30
> yet, as I needed more plant, but this week I am moving to the 20-20-20
> to promote the fruit growth a bit more, and less green..
>
> --
> Rocky Rockwell
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>
> If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one
> enjoys
> it?
>
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