Re: 4-Segment or 5-Segment?
Vince - Thanks very much for your advice!
Rick
In a message dated 7/30/03 6:16:07 PM, anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com writes:
<< The first pumpkin pollinated on a vine usually will grow faster
and hog grow juice from pumpkins further out on the same vine.
However, since your two fruit are on different secondaries, I
don't think this is much of a factor this early in the game.
I would let them both go at least 10 days and then start
comparing the day ten growth rate of one verses the day ten
growth rate of the other.
Also consider fruit shape and position. I had two fruit set on
the same secondary of my 1230 Daletas four days apart. The
first was a perfect shape and growing faster than the second
but I culled it because the second had much better position on
the vine to grow large - within five days the second caught up
to the first fruit's size and is now growing at a faster rate.
vince
--- RParsonsNP@aol.com wrote:
> List:
>
> Unfortunately, I have only been able to pollinate on
> secondary vines this
> year.
> Currently I have a pumpkin pollinated on two different
> secondary vines, both
> of
> which are growing off the SAME primary vine. The first,
> pollinated 8 days
> ago had
> a 4-segment flower. The second, pollinated 4 days ago was a
> 5-segment.
>
> Normally I would keep the 5 and cull the 4, however the
> 5-segment is growing
> slower (It is smaller than the 4 was after its first 4 days
> from
> pollination. I have
> a couple questions:
>
> Is the slower growth of the 5-segment occurring because most
> of the plant's
> energy
> is going to the first one (closer to the stump)? If I cull
> the 4-segment,
> would the 5
> get a boost of growth because there are no other pumkins
> preceding it?
>
> Thanks in advance for your advice.
>
> Rick
> Ocean, NJ
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