RE: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #8

Has anyone heard of "Pink Pumpkins"?  My wife would like to know.  I thought I saw a mention of them last year wile searchin the internernet, but have not been able to find them again. 

Thanks 

Tad 
Subject: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #8



pumpkins DIGEST        Saturday, June 19 2004        Volume 01 : Number 008



In this issue:

        Re: I thought it was June
        Re: Weird
        Re: Weird
        RE: Weird
        RE: Weird

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Date: 18 Jun 2004 08:21 GMT
From: "Martin Reiss" <320097912067-0002@t-online.de>
Subject: Re: I thought it was June

Hi Don,

I know how you feel. We got 5 frost nights very late in May this year. I was able to save most of my plants but other growers in Germany had far less luck... Just two days ago temps went down to 2.90C again...... not too far away from freezing. Hope you will get no damage!

Best wishes,

Martin Reiss 
Germany


"Don Crews" <bigandorange@shaw.ca> schrieb:
>       Environment Canada's Official Canadian Weather Warnings
> 
> Lloydminster-Wainwright-Vermilion-Provost
> 3:18 PM MDT Thursday 17 June 2004
> 
> Frost warning for
> Lloydminster-Wainwright-Vermilion-Provost issued
> Frost is likely over many areas of central Alberta late tonight.
> 
> 
> A large high pressure area over the western prairies will bring 
> clearing
> skies and light winds overnight to central Alberta. With these 
> conditions temperatures in an already cool airmass will likely drop to 
> near or below the freezing point towards sunrise.
> 
> 
> 
> Thats nice isn't it.  I think this is the fourth frost warning this 
> June
> and they have been right every time. Good luck to all the growers around 
> here, last pumpkin standing wins!
> 
> 
> Don Crews in frosty Lloydminster
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:12:36 EDT
From: WSMPEACE@aol.com
Subject: Re: Weird

Novice grower in Ky. found note about lack of male flowers interesting. 
Thanks for the pollinating lesson Toby! I have 3 plants growing, all approx. 12 ft 
vines. My plants seem to have a lack of female flowers. The few that I have 
seen, with pea size fruit under the very small unopened flower have withered up. 
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 23:46:08 -0500
From: "Rich Canter" <chaselounge@msn.com>
Subject: Re: Weird

Toby,
Next time you see "David" and "England" can you send a copy of your lesson to "Rich" in "Texas"? I thoroughly enjoyed the info. I didnt know you could save the flowers until you needed them.

Thanks for the mistake. Keep 'em coming.
Rich
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:25:36 -0700
From: "Toby" <mr-sprout@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: Weird

Wsmpeace,

How old are your vines? It could be that the vines aren't old enough to keep a female yet, although 12 feet seems like its good enough.  I have read somewhere that nitrogen rich soil encourages male flowers and discourages females.  For this reason many folks stop feeding nitrogen to their plants about two weeks before the target pollination week, the first 7 days of July for most.  From then on they want to feed the fruit, not the leaves, so nitrogen feedings are properly diminished.

In my case, I just got my plants in the ground last week.  I just sold my house, so the garden went with it.  I have 1-2 foot vines that have not vined yet... they are growing straight out of the ground like trees. I'll be pollinating my fruit late and harvesting late this year.  I'm giving them plenty of nitrogen, but they still seem to be in transplant shock.

Anybody else have an idea what might be going on with Wsmpeace's females?  (females often confuse me.  :-D)

Toby

mr-sprout@sbcglobal.net


- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of WSMPEACE@aol.com
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 7:13 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Weird

Novice grower in Ky. found note about lack of male flowers interesting. 
Thanks for the pollinating lesson Toby! I have 3 plants growing, all approx. 12 ft 
vines. My plants seem to have a lack of female flowers. The few that I have 
seen, with pea size fruit under the very small unopened flower have withered up. 
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 22:35:26 -0700
From: "Toby" <mr-sprout@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: Weird

You know Rich, I would expect them to have a refrigerator lifespan something comparable to lettuce.  I haven't personally been in a situation where I needed to save males yet, so you could say I have a lot of book knowledge on the topic, but little first hand.  I believe the method is useful to a point, but how long can flowers last in the fridge?

I have read that some people freeze them so they last longer, but I don't know anything about the freeze/thaw technique, yet.

Toby

mr-sprout@sbcglobal.net


- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Rich Canter
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:46 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Weird

Toby,
Next time you see "David" and "England" can you send a copy of your lesson to "Rich" in "Texas"? I thoroughly enjoyed the info. I didnt know you could save the flowers until you needed them.

Thanks for the mistake. Keep 'em coming.
Rich
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