Re: Segments

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• Subject: Re: Segments
• From: D* G* <d*@athenet.net>
• Date: Sun, 20 Jul 1997 14:21:38 -0500

>Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 18:40:17 -0400 (EDT)
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>From: john j vico <jjv8@cornell.edu>
>Subject: Re: Segments
>Cc: dang@athenet.net
>Status: U
>
>At 09:34 PM 7/16/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>I have a four segment-generated pumpkin growing at a good rate. On the
>>same vine is a five segment-generated pumpkin on the same vine growing
>>at a lesser rate. My question is this: has anybody ever grown a
>>substantial pumpkin from a four segment flower or should I stick with
>>five segment fruit exclusively?
>>
>>Mike
>>
>Mike,
>
>I had a similar problem up to a few days ago. The four segment flower was on
>the main vine and the five close by on a secondary. I was planning on
>eventually culling the four segment because everything I've read says the
>biggest pumpkins come from five segment flowers.
>
>Well the problem took care of itself because the five segment pumpkin caught
>up and surpassed the four even though it was much younger. Did you notice I
>used past tense above.... the four segment is now in the compost heap. Wait
>a little longer if you can. I bet one of tose babies will declare itself soon.
>
>Ciao, John
>

Dan Gardner, Internet Pumpkin Enthusiast
Appleton, Wisconsin USA
http://www.athenet.net/~dang/pumpkins.html

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