Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #5
Toby
Last year, I transplanted volunteer pumpkin seedlings successfully. The root
system on young plants seems to be no larger than the plant itself. So take
a shovel full of soil with the plant and you should have no problem.
Greg Naylor
Australia
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From: "Tad Miller" <tmiller@gschq.com>
To: <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:56 AM
Subject: RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #5
> Toby
>
> Thanks for your help. We do not have any problems with the seeds
sprouting. In fact, we were packing for family camp on Friday and noticed
about 20 pumpkin plants sprouting in the field. We have not planted
anything yet, so these are from a pumpkin that we left in the field from
last year. Have no idea what type they are, either jack-o-lanturn or Prize
winner.
>
> What is the best way to transplant them. How far out would the root
system be if the only have the dicots and the first true leaf?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tad
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pumpkins DIGEST [p*@hort.net]
> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 1:02 AM
> To: pumpkins-digest@hort.net
> Subject: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #5
>
>
>
> pumpkins DIGEST Sunday, May 30 2004 Volume 01 : Number
005
>
>
>
> In this issue:
>
> RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #
> Re: Watering Question
> Re: Watering Question
> Re: Divination by Dicot
> Re: Planning ahead
> can I use newspaper?
> Re: can I use newspaper?
> Hello again list
> Re: Hello again list
> Real Bo Bo
> Re: can I use newspaper?
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> Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 23:10:10 -0700
> From: "Toby" <mr-sprout@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #
>
> Hi Tad,
> Sonund like you're gonna have a fun summer with the scouts. I have a
friend who keeps bees on the Isle of Wight. I forwarded your message to him
and this was his reply...
>
>
> *Hi Toby,
> *I have read your friends plea for help & it is a tricky question. I have
*fruit trees in the garden & do you think my bees will hang around our house
*to give me good pollination? NO!!!!!!!!!!!! The little devils prefer to
>
> *visit the fields about 1 mile away where they tend to grow oilseed rape.
> *They love the stuff.
> *I don't know if you get hover flies over there. They are pretty good
> *pollinators. They would be attracted to most types of flowering herbs &
if
> *they had nice bright pumpkin flowers to attract them, would probably do
>
> *some good work. Trouble is, finding the herbs that will flower at the
same
> *time as the pumpkins. I have seen my bees working pumpkins for the pollen
> *but not for nectar. Bumble bees (the big black & yellow round bees) are a
> *good pollinator but not so good as hoverflies.
>
>
> Tad, I hope this is helpful to you. It might be a good idea to have a
Pollination Day for the scouts... Or find out what attracts hoverflies and
bumblebees...
>
> You could also try this question out on bigpumpkins.com. There're a few
more biggie experts on that site, and several who grow commercially, facing
the same problem you have posed.
>
> Toby
>
> mr-sprout@sbcglobal.net
>
>
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Mike and Vickie Brock
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 7:32 AM
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #
>
> Tad,
>
> Bees help pollinate. You may have had pollination problems from heat or
to much moisture on the flowers MB
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> on 5/25/04 9:26 AM, Tad Miller at tmiller@gschq.com wrote:
>
> > We are a Cub Scout Pack planting a Pumpkin patch as a Fall fundraiser.
> Last
> > year we had a problem with polination, with the scale of the patch (
> > 200
> > plants) I do not want to polinate by hand.
> >
> > What is the best flowers to attract the correct type of Bees to
> polinate
> > pumpkin plants.
> > My neighbor is a Bee Keeper, but all he knows are the hunny bees. He
> did
> > tell me that the Pumpkin flowers do not produce nector, so the hunny
> bees are
> > not the best.
> >
> > Can anyone shed some light on this.
> >
> > As for the Sunflowers, we did not have bird problems, but Ants.
> >
> > Thanks
> > tad
> Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 20:49:17 EDT
> From: NormanMeier@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Watering Question
>
> 22 ammo
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 10:01:44 EDT
> From: TotoLandFarm@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Watering Question
>
> Hope my dog never gets to your patch!
>
>
> Tks.
>
> Polly
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 16:45:06 EDT
> From: Pumpkinpirate1@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Divination by Dicot
>
> Kathie
> My best Pumpkins 758 and 719 had the largest but totally wrinkled dicots
I
> have ever seen. I have had great luck with them. Good luck !!
>
> Kevin Smith
> Squash Buckler !! Just hiding in my Pirate Ship !!!!! HE HE HE
> HE..................
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 17:11:07 EDT
> From: Pumpkinpirate1@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Planning ahead
>
> Kathie
> I direct seeded several of my plants last year BUT, this will answer your
> question on why we don't direct start them very often.
>
> 1. We control everything about these plants and if you only have one or
> two seeds we can't risk loosing one to a Bird, Squirrel or mother nature
in the
> way of the ground being too cool. I lost a few due to that in years past.
>
> 2. here is the most important for Bob Troy and Myself.. in small gardens
we
> have to know where the main vine will go because we can't risk having to
turn
> the main vine in our small patches. I had to turn my DIRECT STARTED 845
> Bobier last year and the main vine went same direction as the small hole
so I was
> stuck. it was planted 2 feet from a wall and as I turned it slowly it
pinched
> and almost died.. It was a silver bullet and pulled out somewhat but I
won't do
> that again.
>
> Hope that helps a little ... Take care and I wish all of you the best
> season you have ever had !!!
>
> Kevin Smith
> Pumpkin Pirate !!! planting seeds and washing it in with a Bottle of
RUM
> !!!
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 14:30:50 -0700
> From: "G. Ogilvie" <lowend@prcn.org>
> Subject: can I use newspaper?
>
> I've dug my pit, filled it with compost and covered it up with dirt. And
planted my pumpkin on a hill of compost and dirt.
>
> My question is...
> Can I cover the hill and surrounding area with newspaper before I cover
the whole area with straw? I have always had a chickweed problem in my patch
and I am determined to have my patch as weed free as I can get it. Straw has
never been enough.
>
> Glen Ogilvie
> e-mail: lowend@prcn.org
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 17:52:21 EDT
> From: Pumpkinpirate1@aol.com
> Subject: Re: can I use newspaper?
>
> Glen
> I tried that for my tomatoes six years ago and Yes it worked but it had
> Inherent problems. One was it was hard to get the sheets to stay down I
used bent
> pieces of coat hanger and sticks. The other thing is once it got wet it
Bonded
> with the soil and then the weed seeds just germinated right through it! I
> have tried many types of weed blocks and have used TONS of straw all has
its up
> and down sides best thing I have found is that I am doing this year I have
my
> Hula hoe/Scuffle hoe and every three days I go out there and scuffle all
the
> young weeds. yeah i know it is hard and takes an extensive matrix of
walking
> boards but I have 2000 sqft at home and about 5000+ sqft that I share at
the
> satellite patch if you can keep up with it, it really works well !!
> Hope you get it under control!
>
> Kevin Smith! Personal best 57 days and counting EST weight 3 1/4 lbs
!!
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 18:08:16 EDT
> From: Pumpkinpirate1@aol.com
> Subject: Hello again list
>
> Hello again List
> Well, most of you will remember me. I am back after my computer being down
> for a few months I have it working somewhat while I am transferring to
DSL.
> wanted to say HI and let you know I was still growing. this is what I have
going I
> have the 600.5 Gregory, 1016 Daletas, 695 Handy and my mystery green seed
at
> home. at the satellite patch I have the 1026 Holland, two 968 Stellpflug,
658
> Emmons, 600 Reynolds, 654 Troy, 505 Smith, Four 73 Smiths,962 Sherwood,
345
> Gregory and a 350 Smith. three weeks ago many of the great southern CA
growers
> joined me for a green house pitching party and we put up a 45 foot x 32
feet
> green house over my back patch. we used Remay and it is REALLY neat in
there.
> the 600 Gregory and 1016 Daletas are very large but the 695 Handy is
something
> special .... the mystery green seed is just that !! there are so many of
you CA
> growers that want Bobs record I won't tell ANYONE what it is till it hits
the
> scales HE HE HE got to keep some secrets..
> My wife is a little over 7 months pregnant and is due in July she is
> coming along well, I am VERY Excited!
> Well, just wanted to say Hi and let all of you know I was still alive
and
> Kickn !! Got to go watch the Lakers !!! Take care and I TRULY wish all of
you
> the best season you have ever had !! Take care and grow em Big !!!
>
> Kevin Smith
> Pumpkin Pirate !!! PB Squash 703* PB pumpkin 758 PB Baby ... coming soon
!!!
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 20:39:30 -0300 (Atlantic Daylight Time)
> From: "Bill VanIderstine" <harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: Hello again list
>
> Need help, any of you guy's have a 695 Daletas go flat vine, & what was
the results or the cure ??
>
>
> - -------Original Message-------
>
> From: pumpkins@hort.net
> Date: 05/29/04 19:14:15
> To: pumpkins@hort.net
> Subject: Hello again list
>
> Hello again List
> Well, most of you will remember me. I am back after my computer being down
for a few months I have it working somewhat while I am transferring to DSL.
wanted to say HI and let you know I was still growing. this is what I have
going I have the 600.5 Gregory, 1016 Daletas, 695 Handy and my mystery green
seed at home. at the satellite patch I have the 1026 Holland, two 968
Stellpflug, 658 Emmons, 600 Reynolds, 654 Troy, 505 Smith, Four 73
Smiths,962 Sherwood, 345 Gregory and a 350 Smith. three weeks ago many of
the great southern CA growers joined me for a green house pitching party and
we put up a 45 foot x 32 feet green house over my back patch. we used Remay
and it is REALLY neat in there
>
> the 600 Gregory and 1016 Daletas are very large but the 695 Handy is
something special .... the mystery green seed is just that !! there are so
many of you CA growers that want Bobs record I won't tell ANYONE what it is
till it hits the scales HE HE HE got to keep some secrets..
> My wife is a little over 7 months pregnant and is due in July she is
coming along well, I am VERY Excited!
> Well, just wanted to say Hi and let all of you know I was still alive
and Kickn !! Got to go watch the Lakers !!! Take care and I TRULY wish all
of you the best season you have ever had !! Take care and grow em Big !!!
>
> Kevin Smith
> Pumpkin Pirate !!! PB Squash 703* PB pumpkin 758 PB Baby ... coming soon
!!!
>
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> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 20:45:44 -0300 (Atlantic Daylight Time)
> From: "Bill VanIderstine" <harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Real Bo Bo
>
> That flat vine question was for a 695 Handy Not the 695 Daletas . Sorry
Steve.
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> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 20:50:23 EDT
> From: NormanMeier@aol.com
> Subject: Re: can I use newspaper?
>
> use only the black and white papers, not the coloredcause of the
chemicals.
> normanmeier@aol.com
> End of pumpkins DIGEST V1 #5
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