Direct Start Update 7/23/98 From New England
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- Subject: Direct Start Update 7/23/98 From New England
- From: G*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 20:39:43 EDT
George Brooks
N. Tewksbury, MA about 25 miles Northwest of Boston in the Merrimack River
Valley.
Planted 4/13/98 in prepared mounds, method used is the Direct Start Method
combined with the Compost Feeding Method listed on Dan’s Page with pictures.
See these Hyper links for information on the growing method.
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/earlpump.html">Direct Start
Method of Pumpkin Growing by George Brooks</A>
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/compart2.html">Compost
Feeding Your Pumpkin - by George Brooks</A>
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/mound/index.html">Compost
Feeding Your Pumpkin Pictures - by George Brooks</A>
After a disastrous weather month in June, July has been almost perfect. Warm
to moderately hot, much more sunshine but not much rain.
AG-480-97-GB a AG-553-92-GB child crossed with AG-717-91-MM, (Mike
MacDonald) and AG-798-95-PNZ, (Zehr).
Set 6/23 @12' 4" 106.5 c Growing Blossom End Up, Cartwheel Shape. Growth
rate 3- 3.5" per day..Have set a back up that is 39.5 c right now and not
rolling over.
Greer 1006
Set 6/24 @16' 6" By far the most promising, 105 c Growing at 3.5 - 4" per day,
still very yellow tender skin. Looks like it’s mother. Has had Dill Rings
since a very early stage, seems to be handling them well though. I noticed
it’s mother had them too. Did it’s sister 977 have them?
Because both plants are doing very well I believe some of my intensive soil
preparation has helped. Hopefully this year I get out of my dry spell but,
you don’t know for sure until your on those scales.
George
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