RE: Leaf Flagging
Can someone tell me what is meant by pupmkin plant names such as Kennedy
779.5 ? Im new and would appreciate it.
Tim
>From: "dhouser" <dhouser@attbi.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@hort.net
>To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
>Subject: RE: Leaf Flagging
>Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:57:18 -0700
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>I have to agree that the genetics must have something to do with this as
>I have 4 plants I planted the same day (Hunt 991, Emmons 1144, Pugh
>874and the Kennedy 779.5) and all but the Kennedy are handling the heat
>as far a leaf burn. They are all on the same watering program and in the
>same soil PH. I have to think it is a problem with the plant and not the
>environment. I am afraid I will lose this plant is things don't change.
>It is on of my biggest plants, I am considering putting up shade but
>don't know if the expense added to what I have already spent and am
>going to spend in the future will make it worth wile especially if the
>plant dies anyway
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>Dennis
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
>Of Jgirg1@aol.com
>Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 6:47 PM
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: re:Leaf Flagging
>
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>Bernie:
>Some plants can take the heat others can't.The 723 seems to me can't
>take the stress if it's over 85.Today when i arrived home i discovered i
>lost 3 or so leafs to heat stress,The smaller leafs looked VERY
>droopy,even after i called my son and asked him to give each plant a
>shower for five minutes at one hour intervals.They still burned a few
>leafs.If i knew it was going to be this hot i would have rigged up a
>shade structure for the vine tips.Hope this helped.John
>
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