Re: Late start
Small correction about my first posts for anyone who
is interested: It is 697 dill not 671.
I will post about the progress.
--- Beth Rado <rado1000@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Jon,
>
> Where in Maryland are you? I'm in Springfield,
> Virginia.
>
> Well, yes, the beginning of May is a good guideline.
> Some years we are
> luckier with the weather than others. Often when
> the plants are small -
> like your 3-true-leaves one, they seem to just sit.
> In fact, they are
> developing good root systems to support the big
> above-ground growth spurts
> that you will see a bit later.
>
> That early stage is one of my favorites - you've
> prepared the soil, chosen
> your seeds, and gotten them to germinate. Now there
> is not too much for you
> to do, except relax and enjoy. When the explosive
> growth starts, so too
> will the amount of time they need from you to bury
> vines, prune, and defend
> against bugs. My plants are somewhat ahead of yours
> and I feel the
> beginning of the descent into
> every-available-minute-in-the-patch craziness.
>
> Will you have fruit set in 20 days? Quite possibly
> it won't be that soon
> for you, but so what? Lots of really huge pumpkins
> have been germinated
> well into July. If memory serves, I think Tony
> Ciliberto's 983 was
> germinated quite late - something like July 22??
> And a couple of years back
> Marv Hicks germinated one VERY late - August 10th or
> 16th or something, and
> still got a 397. (Help me here, Marv - do I have the
> numbers right?) You've
> still got lots of time.
>
> Hang on. You'll be fine.
> Beth
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Jon Ewing <j28e2000@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Late start
>
> Planted May 7th and have had 3 true leaves for the
> past 3 to 5 days. Will I get a vine with fruit set
> within 20 days?
> I can't believe how much rain and cool weather we
> have
> had in MD. I thought the beginning of May we give
> the
> plants plenty of time.
>
>
>
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