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Re: Culling

I think that if they are both growing so well, and so equally, that the
plant has more than enough energy for both. SO.... leave 'em! Let them both
grow. If one is going to be a great deal larger than the other you'll soon
enough notice -- you won't even have to measure! That's what happened on my
plants - they sorted themselves out. Two pumpkins (one on each plant) so
absolutely out-stripped all the others than measurement was completely
unecessary, they just grew so much bigger than all the others it was
obvious. Keep in mind that there is still some controversy about the
necessity for rigid culling, and also that the plant may surprise you --
one fruit that was growing better and faster than others may slow down or
even stop later in the season, only to be passed by another, slower-growing
one. So just leave them both for now, you don't really have to decide which
to keep and which to cull until a month or so from now.

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> From: Greg Zujus <GregZ@RIconneCT.com>
> To: pumpkins <Pumpkins@athenet.net>
> Subject: Re: Culling
> Date: Thursday, July 31, 1997 5:09 AM
> 
> The skin color appears to be the same for both. If you do the math, the
> larger one is gaining 7.7 inches (ovt) daily while the smaller is gaining
> 6.6 inches daily. I dont think the larger one has an ideal shape, but
what
> do I know i'm a first time grower.
> 
> ----------
> > From: Duncan McAlpine <mcalpin@eskimo.com>
> > To: Greg Zujus <GregZ@Riconnect.com>
> > Cc: pumpkins@athenet.net
> > Subject: Re: Culling
> > Date: Wednesday, July 30, 1997 11:33 PM
> > 
> > Greg Zujus wrote:
> > > 
> > > I am down to two pumpkins on my main vine and could really use some
> help
> > > deciding which one ( if either) should go. The first one is about 4.5
> feet
> > > from the plant base, it has been 14 days since pollination and the
> current
> > > OVT measurement is 99". The second is about 2' from the first, 9 days
> since
> > > pollination and the current OVT total is 60". I would appreciate any
> > > advice.
> > 
> > How is the skin color? Does one of them have a dull shine and the other
> > has clear shine?  I would stay with the clear shine.
> > -- 
> > Duncan Delete
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