Re: Update from Pennsylvania .........
- Subject: Re: Update from Pennsylvania .........
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 10:06:35 PDT
same here, I am taking it easy and letting my baby grow slow
>From: Lyle Rockwell <rocky.r@cyber-quest.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Update from Pennsylvania .........
>Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 21:58:50 -0400
>
>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.
> > > > >
> > > > >--
> > > > >***Rocky Rockwell***
> > > > >
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> > > > >
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> > > > >
> > > > >
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