Re: Brock's 702 & 561, Shapiro's 506 & Failor's 444

>Update from southwest Wisconsin.
>Thanks for the seed, people !  Any extra I had I gave to the school for
>a local big pumpkin contest.
>
>Brock's 702 : two mounds,
>        mound 1 (2 yr. old Riley's) - one plant, ~13' long, 22" leaves, no
>flowers out, but the buds are there. Side vines started, longest ~ 2'.
>        mound 2 (mine) - two plants ~11' & 10' long, small secondaries, buds.
>The 10'er has a vine that is fat, with intermittent folds, noticed today
>a split in side of vine exposing the inside, vines big enough to set a
>50 cent piece inside.  Should it be pulled ?
>                        -or-
>The 11'er looks good, 22" leaves, but stem split when young, was buried
>and seems fine. Vine healthy but not as big around as its companion.
>Should it be pulled ?
>                        -or-
>Leave both in same hill ?
>
>Brock's 561 (12 year old Brooke's): one hill w/ one plant, 10' long,
>secondaries starting, leaves ~16".  I tried old corn silage here as my
>compost, my guess is that it was a little to sharp and set the plant
>back a ways (slowest starter)
>
>Shapiro's 506 (wife's plant) : ~ 15' long, secondaries ranging from
>2'-4', super positioning, spreading out well, 22" leaves, flower buds,
>so far the "choice" plant
>
>Failor's 444 (6 year old Callie's) : the fastest starter, big early
>leaves on two plants in the hill.  Both had split stems which were
>buried and are looking healthy, but have fallen behind at ~9' long.
>Callie's not sure she wants to pull either one as they are growing in
>opposite directions, what kind of concensus is there out there for two
>plants in one hill ?
>
>Any suggestions appreciated, I consider myself in the Rookie class.
>
>Cucumber beetles dead, mildew gone, time for the plants to grow !
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John,

When did you start these plants?? Seems like you have some good growth with
mains that far along real nice!!.........My wife is helping with a couple
of plants and hers are the choice ones too....... she frets half as much as
i do and does little to them and yet they look good......as far as splits
in the vine they are not the "perfect situation" if your going for major
competition.......But you have to decide what your goals are! If your
looking for a bunch of Mega halloween monsters or if your going for
competion........its really is hard to tell what pumpkins are going to do
from the size of the plants or there leaf size........Most  competive
growers do one per hill so that the one plant gets it all.... but there
isn't much data on the two per hill........until zoo doo shows us that two
is the happiest way to go..............I have grown some 650 in the same
hill ....good luck.......... brock


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