Re: Non-round pumpkins, but Footballs

Footballs are fine at this time, if you want weight in the end. Length is good, 
very good.

AGs come in all sizes, from high wheels (tractor tires) to low-slung blobs. 
Perhaps the best overall shape is to have a looonngg pumpkin that also carries a 
lot of weight in each end (stem and blossom). The heaviest part of the fruit is 
usually the stem end. You want this to be as big as possible. 


There is nothing you can do about the overall shape, except perhaps to grow on a 
layer of sand so that the fruit is free to move as it grows. I don't think that 
using sand will do much for the weight, but it sometimes makes the fruit more 
presentable. -Cliff





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From: Robert Steckroth <robertsteckroth@gmail.com>
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Thu, July 29, 2010 7:11:09 AM
Subject: Non-round pumpkins, but Footballs

In this first year of growing, many mistakes are being made. However it is
successful
enough to be exciting. I was wondering how detrimental to the end size it is
when
a pumpkin starts out with a very football shape? I was forced to keep them
because of
time frame issues. Also does anyone take any measures to keep the plant from
doing this. Almost all of my fruit are footballs. Haha, that makes me laugh
when I say it.

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