Re: Big Pumpkin/Small Pot
Mr. Usen,
Maybe your on to something. Wouldn't it be interesting to see who could grow
the biggest pumpkin in a set container size. This would allow more people get
involved with pumpkin growing. The technical side would be a real challenge
and would require a lot expertise. Think about the challenges involved with
growing a giant pumpkin from say a garden whiskey barrel. Watering, feeding
and pruning would demand a lot of attention. But if someone were to grow a
500 lb pumpkin under these restraints, wouldn't that take a lot of work and
technique. Think of all the possibilities and classifications you could
have.
Russ
Burlington, WI
----- Original Message -----
From: ben usen
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 7:24 AM
Subject: Re: Big Pumpkin/Small Pot
Thank you. Glad to here it is possible to produce a fruit for a potted
giant.. We shall see.
I have a spot of land already with plants growing, this was just a left
over plant that I did not have room for. The pot plant is actually a seed
form a my first pumpkin that was over 500#... I was so proud I kept the
seeds.
:)
Ben
kathie morgan <fishrap@earthlink.net> wrote:
Hi, Ben!
I did it in 2000. I had never heard of giant pumpkins but the seeds were on
sale (5 percent off). I was so proud of the resulting 17-pounder that I
showed my neighbor, and he invited me to meet his father-in-law - Mr Ray
Barenchi - who had a 977-pounder in his backyard.
The rest is history.
May you find yourself a mentor and a patch of real dirt somewhere, and
we'll
look for your name atop the charts one of these days.
Best wishes!
Kathie in Santa Rosa,
where the weighoff now pays $1000 to the winner. Y'all come on over.
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>From: ben usen
>To: pumpkins@hort.net
>Subject: Big Pumpkin/Small Pot
>Date: Tue, Jun 5, 2007, 10:02 AM
>
> Just curious.....
> Has anyone grown a giant pumpkin plant in a pot?
> I was able to find good homes for all of my extra plants....but one. So I
> put it in the biggest pot I had, and set it out on the porch in pretty
much
> full sun. The plant is doing well at this point.
> Just wondering if it will run, and can it possibly support a small
pumpkin?
> I know, it probably depends on the pot size, so it is hard to get a truly
> accurate answer...
> but.. has anyone grown a plant in a pot and gotten a pumpkin?
> It's a cool plant to have on the porch, so I going to press on either
way.
> Happy pumpkin to all.
> Ben
>
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