Re: orange vines ?
- Subject: Re: orange vines ?
- From: T* P* M*
- Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 08:48:28 PDT
I grew some weltys also. They are gorgeous plants with huge leaves. I just
had the problem of he main vine snapping. It grew up and then broke. Watch
out though. Nic had many problems with his pumpkins when they got to 600 or
so. They all rotted, cracked. Maybe that was just his bad luck. I hope it
will not be yours
>From: Bob and Alice Attaway <attaboy@mail.atl.bellsouth.net>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: orange vines ?
>Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 22:37:25 -0400
>
>Doc;
>I am growing the welty 638 and 739, they are both doing great so far.
>Bob Attaway
>
>"Harold Eddleman Ph.D." wrote:
>
> > pumpkins@mallorn.com wrote:
> > >
> > > HI ,
> > > Has anyone else had there main vines turn orange ?
> >
> > Lots of my Welty vines are a beautiful yellow same color as fruit on
> > female flowers. Are your vines really Orange? If so that might be a new
> > genetic allele??
> > I have lost all my crosses due to hot weather and thirsty vines--no
> > water. At sunset I made a cross between red Vif and Swalley 250 (AG) and
> > both flowers were better quality than usuall. It is 85 F at night here
> > but 95-98 in afternoon. After 20 minutes in from of a fan the antherium
> > and opened 80 to 90% so pollen was easy to rub onto the female.
> > --
> > Harold Eddleman Ph.D. Microbiologist. i*@disknet.com
> > Location: Palmyra IN USA; 36 kilometers west of Louisville, Kentucky
> >
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