Re: Late start
Thanks. I noticed the Maryland pumpkin record is only
around 300 lbs. (279 I think) Am I the only person
in Maryland who will ever try to grow these? YOu
figure someone would have got at least 500 lbs if they
were growing atlantic giants.
That 279 was a big max i think.
--- 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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