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Re: Joel's video

Joe,
     Thanks for the note. I too have watched Joels video's in past years
and learned from them as well as fellow growers. However I didn't see last
years tape. When he came to our patch I wasn't real proud of   the
progress. What did he actually put in the tape related to our patch? (just
curious) I may have to call Joel and order one for myself. Some of the
patches my husband and I have visited are so well groomed. Our gardening
techniques are just old fashioned compared to the heavy hitters. But we can
still get in the big range I believe, without warmed irrigation ect... We
just try to keep the bad bugs and weeds away . Provide water, fertilizer,
wind protection and shade to the fruit. Oh I forgot to mention pruning and
vine covering. Man oh man... We have alot of work to do don't we. It's fun
and rewarding all the same. Hope to hear from you again. 
How are your plants doing? 
     We have a Stellphlug 737 squash seed in the patch. It's the best of
the bunch. This is the first squash for us. Hope we get a big shinny green
one like the ones we saw at weighoff a couple years ago in Clackamas,
Oregon.  Not too many in the northwest region are into growing them. 

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> From: Jpukos@aol.com
> To: mcramer@olywa.net
> Subject: Joel's video
> Date: Friday, June 06, 1997 8:25 PM
> 
> Shellie:
> When you mentioned Jack LaRue being a friend and living close to your
home, I
> finally realized that you are one of the stars of Joel Holland's most
recent
> video. Those videos are the greatest! It is so much fun and so
educational to
> be able to visit gardens like yours and Jack's and Joel's. 
> I just started growing pumpkins a couple of years ago and have learned a
> great deal from pumpkin mailing list, Joel's videos and some local
growers.
> Len Stellpflug lives about 10 miles from my home and he has been nice
enough
> to answer many of my questions. I'm hoping everything I've learned will
come
> together one of these years and I can grow a big one. I'm kind of
shooting
> for 700+ pounds too, but anything over my personal best of 452.5 would
make
> me happy.
> Great Luck to you and all the western growers!
> Joe Pukos
> Leicester, New York
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