Re: Water Logged
That is completely normal, this is the sign of a vigorous growing leave.
Dave
Sterling, MA
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Matt Wickless" <matt@wickless.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:13 PM
Subject: Water Logged
> I'm growing a Lembke 808, and I trimmed a leaf and its stem from a vine
> today because it was too close to an emerging pumpkin, and when I cut it
> off, I noticed that the remaining vine below was completely filled with
> water. Although a first time grower, this seemed quite odd to me. The
> plant hadn't received water in two days in 95F heat. (That particular
> location is 50 miles from where I'm at, so I can't get there every day.)
> Does this happen from too much water at one time? Is this a bad thing?
>
> Many Thanks!
>
> Matt Wickless
> matt@wickless.com <m*@wickless.com>
> Omaha, NE
> (Any other Nebraska growers out there?)
>
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