RE: big leaves, long stems...

So here is my question...if you shade the new growth long enough to form big
leaves, then allow full sun, would you gather more energy for growth?
Hmmmm?

-Gus

-----Original Message-----
From: Cliff Warren [c*@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 10:27 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: big leaves, long stems...

>... But the major difference I noticed between the shaded
>part of the plant and non shaded part is the leaves that were shaded were
>much bigger. I had a leaf that was 32" across. and several that were 30"
>across
>on both plants. The part that didn't get shaded was only 20"-25" across.

Exactly matches my theory, leaves that get full sun all day don't "need" to
be
as big as leaves that are shaded, at least as far as the plant is concerned.

Thanks, Cliff

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