Re: How it HURTS
- Subject: Re: How it HURTS
- From: S*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 13:12:21 EDT
In a message dated 7/14/99 8:17:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Mastrpumkn@aol.com writes:
> List,
> I found my big one blown today. Final measurements 106.5-67-67=240.5.
> Est. weight by Cir.=302lbs at over the top=296.5lbs. Will weigh later
today.
>
> Culled a 135lb pumpkin from this plant two days ago. Won't do that again
in
> one shot. What did I learn? I think other pumpkins should be culled over a
> few days. Cut the stem a little each day, maybe over a 3 day period. This
> will slowly shift the "juice" to your other pumpkins, hopefully saving you
a
>
> blossom end blow out like mine. This pumpkin was pol. on 6-10 and was from
> my
> 480 est. ( 935 Lloyd x 600 Jones) plant.
>
> Alan R.
Sorry about your loss. Sheesh, I guess we all have to be prepared for stuff
like that. I have to keep reminding myself that. Picture the whole patch
getting plowed under or destroyed in some way in a bad hail storm or
something and then you realize that you are still lucky, I guess! Also better
to blow now than if it got to be 800+ pounds. That would really be
depressing. Well anyway, you might have run into something here....how many
of the blow outs have happened after heavy culling? Interesting!
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