Re: Late Start
Could somebody please explain vine burying and why you would do it?
Thanks,
Mike K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "A. Dopp" <adopp@ptd.net>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: Late Start
> Oh my, you just wait and see! these things are amazing! Once your vines
> start to run, put a little stick in the ground next to the end of the
vine,
> watch where the vine is the next day. Their growth is incredible. After
the
> pumpkins start growing, it really gets exciting, they can grow 25lbs a day
> or more! Good luck with them and I hope you become as facinated with
> Atlantic Giants as I am. Read all you can about them, especially,
> pollinating,vine burying, pest and disease control and fruit position and
> protection. Never be afraid to ask questions. I got a computer before my
3rd
> season last year and with the help of all my new friends,grew a 788.6lber
> and 3 more between 550and 650lbs.
> Amy Dopp
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jon Ewing <j28e2000@yahoo.com>
> To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 5:52 AM
> Subject: Late Start
>
>
> > Thanks. This is my first year growing the atlantic
> > giant. I bought 7 seeds (671 dill) from Howard Dill
> > ENterprise. Two of them came up so I had no
> > difficulty deciding which two to use! I think the
> > seeds were ok though because I dug up on the failed
> > hill and found that one was growing but i had
> > accidentally planted it too deep. (I knew it was only
> > supposed to be an inch.)
> >
> > Last year I grew jack o lanterns and my step-dad
> > jokingly asked if i was going to try to grow huge
> > pumpkins like on that old miracle gro commercial. So
> > one time when I was on the internet I did a search on
> > "giant pumpkins" and found out about the atlantic
> > giant pumpkin and how much time some people spend on
> > it.
> >
> > Those jack o lanterns started out slow too but once
> > they started I think the vines grew 20 feet in about a
> > two week span. I was wondering if I could expect the
> > same sort of spurt from these plants.
> >
> >
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