Re: thanks and ribbed pumpkin
- Subject: Re: thanks and ribbed pumpkin
- From: L* R*
- Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 07:28:36 -0400
Andy, send me a pic, and Ill post it for ya...
andy wolf wrote:
> 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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