Re: Patch Update: Mimi The Magnificent

hello don, i like the look of these misters this guy has, what kind are they and where do you get them. so how are your pumpkins doing? mine are so so. thanks bob christen
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Chambers" <dec@stratuswave.net>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: 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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