Re: stem splits
Hi, Kev!
Yeah, I've been shopping for just the right card for your pumpkin.
The split stem is on the 805 Pukos, but it looks like my 1354 Checkon also
has splits, so I'm guessing that my 725 K Morgan does too. The Morgan
germinated 4/20, went into the ground 4/26, got pollinated on 6/13, and
measured 52 inches around this morning. She's 5 inches bigger than the fruit
on the Pukos which is just 2 days younger.
The Checkon caught the creeping crud the week I planted it, and every cuke
beetle in Sonoma County makes a pilgrimage to her. I planted it 5/6, and
everything that could go wrong is ongoing. Early last week the main vine
broke off - critters in the patch I believe. David wants me to grow her out,
so ...
Ray called tonight. His son Skip, in Lakewood or Bellflower or somewhere,
was using a card table to shade his pumpkin, but the fruit no longer fits
beneath the table. Way to go, Skip, maybe it runs in the fambly.
Anyway, thanks for the good advice! More soon,
Kathie
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>From: Pumpkinpirate1@aol.com
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Re: stem splits
>Date: Tue, Jul 5, 2005, 2:13 PM
>
> Kathie
> I had that happen several times the most memorable was my 845 Bobier. the
> one i chose to go with was growing the fastest in fact three times faster
then
> the others it had five or six longitude cracks but they were not deep the
> pumpkin didn't even hit the ground till it was almost 20 inches in
> circumference and I simply chalked the cracks up to the stem stretching as
> quickly as it
> could. that stem ended up being one of my largest even though the pumpkin
> died a 633 lbs in August. i made a mistake in 2001 my first real growing year
> when I saw those same type of splits on my 791 Glasier and not knowing what
> was happening I cut back on the water and the pumpkin naturally slowed its
> growth and ended up at 594 lbs which was OK for me for my first year but the
703*
> and 758 that sat right beside it reminded me i had made a mistake. Now if
> the cracks go directly into the stem deeply now that may be another thing in
> that case you may want to pollinate a few more pumpkins and hope for the
best...
> as it goes for me I am working from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM five days a week
> and in climbing school (pole lineman) every Saturday. all my plants but four
> got a virus and I pulled them except for two 962 Sherwood*, 703 Smith* and a
> 1180 Daletas but all are very small leafed and are not promising kinda tired
> sick little plants. so looks like i am out of the running this year ... well
> at least i have Nikki and Zane to fill my spare time. Zane is doing great he
> is about 32 inches tall and 23 lbs of the Happiest little boy I have ever
> dreamed of. he absolutely is the only Pumpkin in my life. Kinda funny Zane
will
> be 4 inches short of three feet tall on his birthday July 10th I think he
will
> be well over my height at 6'3 heck he still has 18 years to make up 43
> inches..... look at me doing the ott and estimated growth on my son.....
> can't get
> this pumpkin thing out of my head... HE HE ... Take care all.....
>
> Kevin Smith ....... Pumpkin Pirate
>
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