RE: first year grower

Shading the pumpkins is a good idea. 

How many plants does he have going? 

Is that green one is on the same plant as the pale yellows? 


There have been certain genetic lines (900 Lyons comes to mind) that would
produce green (squash) or orange (pumpkin) on the same plant but it isn't a
common trait.

Stephen Jepsen
CT GS&PGA President
 
Grow 'Em BIG
 
 

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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Becky Black
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 11:45 AM
To: owner-pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: first year grower

Hello,

I subscribed to your list when my son became interested in giant 
pumpkins as a 4-H project.  He is growing Atlantic Giants and has 
several nice sized pumpkins already. (we are in Missouri)  He started 
them inside and transplanted them later in hopes he'd have one for the 
State fair in August.  (we'll see)  We had one of the pumpkins come on 
Green, with a watermelon type stripe.  All the others are light peach 
in color.  Most are larger than a beach ball.  What is the green one?  
Should we pick it off?  It's about the size of a basketball.

Also, do we need to shade the pumpkins, I didn't know if they "burned"?

Love reading your tips!
Thanks!!!

Have a Great Day!

Becky Black
Plattsburg, Missouri






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