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

I was using 10 gallons of 20-20-20 every 4-5 days, which I think with the cooler
weather that set in, it worked together and sunk the squash . Remember the
colder nights will slow down your fruit, and if you keep up the same fertilizing
program, it is like trying to get 20 people in a phone booth... Some maybe can
do it, but I think I am going to tryand stick to getting 10 people in my phone
booth instead of 20 this year and make a weigh off.

The Pumpkin Master wrote:

>   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.
> > > >
> > > >--
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