Re: Patch Update: Mimi The Magnificent

Sorry I meant Vince's website at   http://mimi.zunino.net   Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Chambers" <dec@stratuswave.net>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Patch Update: Mimi The Magnificent


> You got to check out Vice's website. Fantastic! Great for growers and
> everyone.  Don
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Russ Stokes" <rstokes@wi.rr.com>
> To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 8:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Patch Update: Mimi The Magnificent
> 
> 
> > Vince,
> >
> > Thanks for sharing the photo's of your patch.  You take the sport of
> growing
> > to new highs!
> >
> > Russ
> > Burlington, WI
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "vince" <anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com>
> > To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 3:56 PM
> > Subject: Patch Update: Mimi The Magnificent
> >
> >
> > > After the endless rains and an overcast windy start - then a
> > > week long heat wave, Mother Nature smiled on my patch and
> > > suckled the plants with perfect pumpkin growing weather.
> > > Gently coddled in the big Mom's arms, against her warm nursing
> > > breast, they responded by growing quickly into brash teenagers,
> > > all juiced up with hormones.
> > >
> > > We all know what that means.  The patch is now filled with a
> > > noisy menagerie of demanding infants all competing for more
> > > attention... The earliest crop I've ever had.
> > >
> > > In the Back Patch, there is Mimi the Magnificent (997 Zunino)
> > > and the Goofy Goliath (981 Zunino).  What can I say about
> > > Mimi... aggressive, obstinate, gorgeous and wow, wow, wow, wow.
> > >
> > > Best plant I've seen - dragon roots, large leaves, heat
> > > tolerant and did I say aggressive, 17 feet long and 16 feet
> > > wide on day 40.
> > >
> > > The Goofy Goliath (981 Zunino), seems a bit submissive next to
> > > Mimi.  He grew in his goofy bumbling way - a bit slower, but
> > > still is no slouch.  The first sidevine was a double that grew
> > > straight up 3 and a half feet.  He then started throwing
> > > females on the main every few leaf junctions starting at 9
> > > feet.  The first one was 31" circ. at 10 days and perfectly
> > > round - goofy but he likes to throw big....
> > >
> > > The Yin and Yang patch, I ceded to my kids this year.  Amanda
> > > has Artimus, a 670 Daigle, and Olivia is growing Pipi
> > > Longstockings, a 981 Zunino.
> > >
> > > The Daigle was disappointing from the start, small puny leaves,
> > > small sidevines that grew straight up - then split when they
> > > dropped and a slow grower. The first pollinated female on the
> > > main leaned over turned yellow and croaked...
> > >
> > > Then something magical happened, the pumpkin gods took pity on
> > > her, blessed her - and made her immortal I guess. The plant
> > > just literally blossomed overnight.  Everything that was wrong
> > > was made right.  A beautiful six lobe female that is the
> > > perfect embodiment of the greek goddess Artemus opened at 14.5
> > > feet on the main and already hunts with her nymphs in the
> > > forest of the canopy.  This is now one to watch for she knows
> > > more than just the secret of immortal life...
> > >
> > > And last there is Olivia's plant, Pipi Longstockings.  Pipi is
> > > no ordinary girl.  Pipi is cute - pigtails and all.  Large
> > > leaves, good grower and looong fruit. Pipi may surprise us all
> > > later on - you never know what she's gonna do.  Olivia doesn't
> > > give her near enough attention, but Pipi does pretty well all
> > > on her own....
> > >
> > > Check out Mimi and her friends at:  http://mimi.zunino.net
> > >
> > > That about sums it up, just wish the weather wasn't so nice in
> > > Napa too. There's gonna be some big pumpkins in California this
> > > year.... really, reeeelly big pumpkins...
> > >
> > > vince
> > > Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
> > > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > >
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