RE: Odd shaped pumpkin
- Subject: RE: Odd shaped pumpkin
- From: M* C*
- Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 08:41:57 -0700
If you put styrofoam between the stem and shoulders you just take away what
room it
does have to grow. This is where training the vine in a lazy "S" shape
comes into play.
You try to set the fruit on the outside of the curves so the vine is angled
somewhat away
from it. I had one last year that had a similar shape and eventually the
upper end of it
widened out. It was ugly, but it weighed heavy. It started out shaped like
a giant lump
roma tomato. Good Luck.
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Pumpkin Master [SMTP:thepumpkinmaster@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 7:19 PM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Odd shaped pumpkin
>
> I did buy the book and the pumpkin is at a right angle to the vine.
> Only
> problem is that the shoulders are growing way out and I don't have a
> extremely large stem. but i will try moving the vine away daily. also
> what
> do you all think about putting a peice of styrofoam between the vine and
> shoulders, this way they never touch and the pumpkins growth pushes the
> vine
> away naturally?
>
>
> >From: Heilmanjon@aol.com
> >Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> >Subject: Re: Odd shaped pumpkin
> >Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 20:38:41 EDT
> >
> >Dude! You have got to buy the book on growing pumpkins.
> >Yes, the shoulder touching the vine is going to rip the thing apart in
> >about
> >three weeks. Slowly, a half inch per day, in the evening, move the vine
> >away
> >from the pumpkin until the pumpkins is at right angles to the vine. If
> >necessary, move the pumpkin, not the vine, but better to move the vine.
> >Prop
> >it its new position each evening with a stick or rock, or it will creep
> >back
> >overnight.
> >Good luck.
> >
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