Re: Update from Pennsylvania .........


  So what happened when you over fertilized and how much do you think is 
overdoing it for a week?

>From: Lyle Rockwell <rocky.r@cyber-quest.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Update from Pennsylvania .........
>Date: Sun, 25 Jul 1999 23:04:53 -0400
>
>I culled down to the one and only last year on August 10th, when the second 
>one
>was at 255 pounds.. That was a very tough decision.. Your numbers are 
>super,
>after 18 days on my Andersen 815 last season, I was at the 136 mark, so u 
>are
>ahead of me a bit! But I will confess this, On July 21st (my 18 day mark 
>last
>season), she was 136" OTT, but one week later on July 28th, Dark Horse had
>measurements of 84 - 53 - 58 - 195..........  100 pounds in 7 days... of 
>course,
>August was even better than that!! Good Luck. you will have so much fun 
>this
>year with it, I just can give you piece of advice.. dont overfertilize!!
>Especially mid to late August.. You will want to push it, but if you do,, u 
>may
>end up like me! Mowin the lawn on October 2nd ( last year, not this 
>year)...
>
>Glenn Needham wrote:
>
> > Rocky - I am not near those kind of numbers either but I do think I have 
>a
> > few going good considering the drought we had been having also.
> > This had been one of the driest spring -early summers that a lot of the 
>old
> > farmers can remember. About 3 light rainfalls of .25 inches or less 
>since
> > the snow melted. But then in the last 2 weeks have been getting nice 
>supply
> > of rain. Got 1.6 inches Friday night Sat. morning then another .6 last 
>night
> > and had rained every third day for a week before that. So know I need 
>the
> > rubber boots on around the plants now!!
> > It's like we are getting the April showers that were non existent in 
>April
> > now.
> >
> > Anways my report from Arnprior, nothing spectacular but some solid pound
> > gainers.
> >
> > June 30 Baird 659 at 174 ott this morning.
> > July 7 Kennedy 625 at 136.25 this morning.
> >
> > And yes Wayne the 625 after a slow start is really coming on lately, 
>more
> > than doubled in weight in the last 2 nights - went from 29 to 61 lbs in 
>the
> > last 2 days.
> >
> > And Rocky - A Darkhorse twin - A July 7 Anderson 815 (green as grass) at 
>145
> > ott this morning.
> > So far this squash is the biggest per day of age one I got, there is 2 
>of
> > them both 5 seg blooms both pollinated the same morning, both side by 
>side
> > on secondaries - were identical in size every day up till the last few 
>and
> > now the one with a couple scars on it is growing quite a bit faster than 
>the
> > cosmetically perfect one! Oh well - guess it does not matter what they 
>look
> > like right?
> > Rocky at what point did you cull down to only one last year? You did 
>cull
> > down to one right?
> >
> > Glenn
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lyle Rockwell <rocky.r@cyber-quest.com>
> > To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> > Date: Sunday, July 25, 1999 1:38 PM
> > Subject: Update from Pennsylvania .........
> >
> > >Pumpkineers,
> > >    WHile I do not have the numbers Gary Burke and Wayne Kennedy have, 
>I
> > >am nearing the 200 inch mark for OTT. In our area, we have been hurt 
>bad
> > >by severe hot weather and no rain, so bad in fact, we have a declared
> > >drought emergency for 55 counties in the great state of Pennsylvania. 
>In
> > >an effort to go along with the local and state officials, I have
> > >purchased two rain barrels to attempt to catch the next rainfall, and
> > >save on the city water. As for now, check out the update page, which is
> > >now located on top of my frames based main page. I did borrow the AG
> > >border from one of the lovely Atlantic Giant pages I have visited , but
> > >can not recall whose page it was. I have also started a links page, so
> > >please if you want your link added to my page, email me personally, and
> > >I would love to add your page.
> > >
> > >--
> > >***Rocky Rockwell***
> > >
> > >http://home.cyber-quest.com/rocky.r
> > >
> > >"Woodchuck - The Other White Meat"
> > >
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