RE: blossom removal question (UNCLASSIFIED)

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Speaking of cucumber beetles... they are holding conventions on my
plants, and my plants don't even have any blossoms yet!  Never had this
many before.  Has anybody used any "natural" sprays to control them?
I'm sick of picking them off and not sure I should row cover the whole
plants.  (I found a place to sell my pumpkins - an organic produce/meat
store - so I'm keeping it as "natural" as possible, plus, I eat my
pumpkins.)

Leigh in PA


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Stephen Jepsen
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:27 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: RE: blossom removal question

"YES". Not only does making flowers take energy, said flowers attract
cucumber beetles.

Stephen Jepsen
CT GS&PGA Director Emeritus
GPC Executive Committee
Tel (914) 260-7176
Fax (206) 203-2397


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Peter knop
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 9:36 AM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: blossom removal question

I have found no where info on blossom removal as vine grows but before
select one for pumpkin.  I have been removing blossoms as soon as I see
the buds - why have energy going into them when it could go into vine
growing?
Obviously
(I think) after one picks one's pumpkin, all blossoms removed thereafter
as soon as bud is seen, yes?

--- On Thu, 6/25/09, Diana Sigel <duchessofgladstone@yahoo.com> wrote:


From: Diana Sigel <duchessofgladstone@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: pumpkins DIGEST V1 #44
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 9:05 AM


I, too, thought my first giant-pumpkin season was over.  When high
winds, 1 1/2" hail, and 4" of rain it us, my vines were horrible.  The
first female blossom had appeared just that morning.  Now, they all look
great.  Well, MOST of them look great.  I can no longer distinguish
which parts of the vines are the mains, secondaries, or tertiaries, but
they are growing like crazy!  I have new male blossoms this morning, but
no female blossoms yet.  Of the nine original plants, one didn't look
great from the git-go.  One plant is almost assuredly dead from the
drubbing it took, but the other seven look like they'll thrive and be
able to produce pumpkins.  The two seeds I planted 10 days ago now have
small first and second true leaves.  Soooo...even as a novice, I can
definitely say, "Don't give up!"

cheers,
duchess of gladstone

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