RE: INFO

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Generic questions I will answer them as best I can…

 

1. Depends on the type of soil and climate.  One could write a dissertation on this topic.  Generally, you want to have a consistent program.  Some 500+ fruit have been grown with no watering whatsoever.
2. Generally, most growers allow the plant to grow to fill their space, it is not dependent on the placement of the fruit.  I would try to pollinate everything until you get a 40-50 lb pumpkin that you know is good and solid before picking off females.
3. Depends on the bugs.  Generally, I kill all bugs except bees.  You will get bugs in the flowers since you don’t spray inside the flowers.  If you have a good insecticide program, they should die before doing any damage to your leaves.
4. Again, grow the plant to fill the space.  If your pumpkin slows down, nipping off a few ends of growth may kick it in again.  Most of the serious growers only grow secondary vines (vines directly off the main vine), no tertiaries (vines off the secondary vines).

 

The rest of you can feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

 

-Gus

 

-----Original Message-----
From: kenny gevock [mailto:dzywiak@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 12:01 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: INFO

 

1.  Should you water every day?

2.  How far past the pumpkin should you let the vine grow or just let it keep going and pick off the pumpkins?.

3.  Should I try to kill the little 3/16 inch bugs that are all around just the flowers or will they start to eat the leaves?

4.  Should you let all the vines from the main vine grow and pick off the new little pumpkins or are they taking more out and not helping the pumpkin I am growing and should you just nip off the end so they wont grow and just leave what is there alone?

Thanks for any help.


Mr. Bojangles/Kenny G./Dzywiak

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