Re: Too fast??
- Subject: Re: Too fast??
- From: b*
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 15:12:27 -0800
>
>I always theorized that splits were caused by imbalances, rather than just
>"growing too fast". Something is out of balance. The inner wall is growing
>out of balance with the outer wall. It also could be caused by too much water
>taken up into the fruit too fast, but this also could be because of some sort
>of imbalance.
>Of course other things like sun, fast rise in heat, (which would cause water
>to expand fast in the pumpkin) could cause it too. But this might happen at a
>weak spot which developed early, which might have been caused by, yes, an
>imbalance!
>Water and fertilizer have to be balanced with the outside temperature. There
>should be some formula worked out.
>Also, someone should compile data from all of these pumpkins that split the
>same way, and determine what things are similar in all the situations. This
>would help clue everyone in on the causes.
>
>
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Steve,
Your right on imbalances but how can one be so psychic and impeccable to
react appropriately ..............I guess we can only try............I
tried to do that compile information from pumpkins that didn't make it to
weigh-offs.......I went after this task back assward. There are more
pumpkins that don't make it than ones that are the top ten in the
world........its those top 10 we need the stats from they are the winners
and the survivors........and have the most we can learn from.............MB
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