Re: first year grower
Hi Guys!
Instead of ties, David and I use those handy clamps instead of ties. They
work great.
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>From: George & Carolyn Heyne <gheyne@millcomm.com>
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Re: first year grower
>Date: Mon, Jul 9, 2007, 10:27 AM
>
> Becky,
>
> I pound six foot metal stakes into the ground and stretch and tie (using
> electrical ties) a 6x8 or 8x10 foot tarps between the stakes in a lean
> to fashion. This helps keep the sun and rain off the pumpkins and keeps
> the ground under the pumpkin dry. After each stake is set in the ground,
> I tie one corner of the tarp to it. That way, I can keep the tarp fairly
> tight when I build the lean to. The high end of the cover is on the
> blossom end side of the pumpkin. This allows you to crawl under the tarp
> and inspect the pumpkin. This is just one way of many to protect the
> pumpkins from sun and rain.
>
> George Heyne
> Rochester, MN
>
> Becky Black wrote:
>
>>What do we shade them with? When the plants were young we used storm
>>window tee pees to protect them from the wind, but the plants are huge
>>now...
>>
>>We planted 12, and never dreamed they would all make it, but they have.
>>
>>Honestly we haven't traced the vine for the green one. We know where
>>most of the others come from and have pulled the blooms so that we only
>>get the one pumpkin on each main vine, but the green came out of no
>>where a few weeks ago. We'll have to check to see if it has any pale
>>yellows on the same vine. We do have both yellow stem and green stems,
>>but the pumpkins are still light peach.
>>
>>Don't know about the genetic lines of the seeds we got...first
>>year...just happy to have lots of big pumpkins. I have attached a
>>couple pictures. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks for your time.
>>
>>Becky Black
>>Plattsburg, Missouri
>>
>>[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type multipart/appledouble]
>>
>>[demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type multipart/appledouble]
>>"Do not go where the path may lead,
>>go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." ~ Ralph Waldo
>>Emerson
>>Celebrate Life
>>
>>On Jul 9, 2007, at 12:45 PM, Stephen Jepsen wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Do not go where the path may lead,
>>>go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." ~ Ralph Waldo
>>>Emerson
>>>Celebrate Life
>>>
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