Re: thanks and ribbed pumpkin
- Subject: Re: thanks and ribbed pumpkin
- From: K* &* C* M*
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 21:05:35 -0700
Andy
I like pumpkins like that. A wheel always is thick and weighs heavier,
regaurdless if it is ugly
Turkeyman
On Sun, 18 Jul 1999 16:31:06 -0400 "andy wolf" <farm@eznet.net> writes:
> My 906.5 is showing early ribbing, also. The worst part is that
>it's a
>really ugly-shaped fruit. It is extremely tall and short from blossom
>to
>stem. It's also a little lopsided. If you just look at it from the
>stem
>end it looks just fine, but it is really odd looking. If i can, I'll
>get a
>picture of it on the web. For those of you that have grown pumpkins
>that
>began too tall, will it fill out eventually? It is supposed to be my
>best
>one. The measurments are: cir.=55" s-s=47" f-b=43" The
>pumpkin was
>pollinated 6/25.
>
>Andy Wolf
>Western NY
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: JDM <joelm@shoutmail.com>
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
>Date: Saturday, July 17, 1999 10:12 PM
>Subject: thanks and ribbed pumpkin
>
>
>>Dear Pumpkin Group,
>> First, thank-you for the wonderful advice and the warm welcome.
>Now
>about the ribbed pumpkin, I do believe it is a genuine Dill Atlantic
>Giant.
>I received the seeds from a neighbor, he writes growers and
>associations for
>seeds and then distributes them to growers in the quad lake area (or
>to
>whomever shows up at the Pilot House for Saturday Breakfast). He gave
>me
>four packets with one seed in each, on the packets it reads; Johnson
>361,
>LaRue 425, Dill 600, Lloyd 906.5. The pumpkin developing the ribs is
>from
>the Lloyd. I set another two pumpkins on this plant and one at 5 days
>is
>also showing heavy ribbing but the one at 10 days is smooth. I'm
>taking my
>family on vacation and leaving today, as soon as the kids are to tired
>to
>argue, but I would be happy to send pictures of these pumpkins to
>anyone of
>you experts to decide if they are a problem. I'll have my laptop with
>me so
>e-mail me your address and I'll mail them to you (if you want a
>postcard
>I'll include one also).
>>Good Growing to all!
>>JD
>>On Lake Truman Res. MO
>>
>>
>>P.S. Wish my sanity luck-many hours driving with a 4 yr. old and 6
>yr. old
>which both have a favorite phrase that starts "I'm telling..."
>>
>>
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