Re: Pumpkin Newbie with Questions
hi mark! welcome, good luck, and be sure you understand you have taken firm
hold of the tar baby. my first ?- the plants you bought are "atlantic giant"
? lowell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lord Blackadder" <pumpkin_grower@yahoo.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 4:02 AM
Subject: Pumpkin Newbie with Questions
> Fellow Pumpkiners,
>
> Hello. I would just like to introduce myself (sorry
> about the e-mail address, a bit corny, but my e-mail
> and website server in Pine, CO is located in the
> middle of a forest fire). My name is Mark, obtw.
>
> I have been conned into growing some Atlantic Giant
> pumpkins for a friend so she can win a competition. So
> I have a few questions that hopefully some
> kind-hearted individuals would help me with. (I too am
> interested in winning, but I have always loved
> pumpkins (I was born in New England but I now living
> in Switzerland).
>
> Anywho, down to my questions:
>
> I transplanted two pumpkin plants about a month ago
> when they had 3 leaves on them... and they promptly
> got blown away in a wind storm, ripped off the stems
> at ground level. I have since purchased new plants
> (planted them three weeks ago) and have built a little
> "greenhouse" using green-greenhouse plastic (with tiny
> holes) and bent metal rods. The pumpkins are inside
> the greenhouse and are prospering, however they dont
> seem to be growing very quickly... There are new leaf
> buds etc, but they are still only about 1 foot long.
> Is this normal?
>
> Also, I have read almost all the info on the WWW
> regarding growing pumpkins, and have come away a bit
> confused, there seem to be differing opinions on
> almost everything. My biggest questions are:
>
> How much water and how often. Does water temp. mater?
>
> Fertilizer / mulch (what type, how much and when?)
>
> How big will these plants actually get?
>
> Thanks in andvance for any help you can give.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mark
> pumpkin_grower@yahoo.com
>
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