Re: Born on the 4th of July
- Subject: Re: Born on the 4th of July
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 09:22:08 PDT
Hi rick. I am definatley a small backyard grower. But I have hope since
Gary Burke grew his 1092 llb pumpkin in less than 500 sq ft. So far, I am
having a decent year. My space is 15 by maybe 7 and I let my vines go
accross the lawn, on top of other plants and on to the cement. I have no
other choice. But I believe we can grow some big ones. Maybe not world
records but we can get them big. Best of luck to you this year and keep me
posted on how Chris and John do. Personally I wouldn't have named them
after ppl who grew big fast and then died young, because if your pumpkin
does that you will be disapointed. ")
Greg from California
>From: Rick.Lee@M3iSystems.QC.CA (Rick Lee)
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkin list <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Subject: Born on the 4th of July
>Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 08:52:44 -0400
>
>I am a small patch grower (8feet by 15feet), and I was wondering about
>the progress from other growers that are doing the same in a small
>space.
>
>I water every day with fish emulsion, fertilize every 5 days (originally
>with 15-30-15, but now with 20-20-20), and I let the vines go onto my
>lawn. Since my garden is so small, I have really been able to push the
>envelope with fertilization and soil preparation. My only question, is
>will my small garden size limit my final fruit size? I only dug down
>about 2 feet, and I wonder if the main tap roots will feel restricted.
>
>I have a 20' main vine, with 2 fruit set on July 1 and July 4 (Canada
>Day and the 4th of July, for trivia buffs). I have called the first one
>John Candy (canadian), and the second one Chris Farley (American, I
>think). John Candy is calm and growing slowly (size of a baseball),
>Chris Farley is wild and is taking off (size of a softball).
>
>Any status updates from backyard growers would be appreciated.
>
>Rick
>Montreal, Canada
>
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