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

Vickie Brock wrote:
> 
> >Brock & Zoo,
> >
> >These were sprouted in ice cream pails April 24th.  Transplanted May
> >1st.
> >
> >Thanks for responding. I'll probably keep two plants in the same hill
> >and see how it goes compared to the ones in a hill by themselves.  Time
> >will tell.
> >
> >Good Luck
> >
> >Cornhusk
> nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
> 
> Nice growth!....remember to feed low levels of fert.....twice as often say
> every 5 days........for the doubles in the  hills.......and going in
> opposite directiond....... prune any back growth that heads into the others
> zone....great luck! brock
> 
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Mike,
	Do you mean 1/2 strength when you refer to "low levels" in this
application rate? I too have 2 pumpkin plants in the same hill, and have
been doing full strength (15-30-15) every 14 days.. The two are the ones
included in this Pennsylvania Urban Growers update.. 

1. Andersen 815 - This plant is out there folks.. The "Dark Horse" as it
has become known as on this list is an amazing plant. A posting today
refered to vines so big you could - put a 50 cent piece inside and lose
it - that is this plant.. I buried the vine up to 8 feet so far, the
whole vine, and have plenty of male flowers. My first female is there,
although it is no bigger than a teardrop right now. I got real nervous
listening to ZOODOO's postings on no female flowers, and so I have been
checking everyday for that first one.. 

2. Holland 897 - The 815's siamese twin, not because of its attributes,
but because it is connected to it in the same hill. I am an urban grower
(person growing Giants under 600 sq ft) and believe that two pumpkins
can co exist and still grow em big, as long as the soil is kept up to
the plants needs, and you bury vines, and just plain "take good care of
em"!! I had a terrible stem split when this was young, but it has healed
nicely, and is now at the 10 ft stage, lots of males, and also a
teardrop sized female. Not as strong looking as the 815 due to its lack
of size in the vine department, but the leaves are just as big,
measuring onan average of 20 inches per, but having 2 of them measuring
24 inches across..
	As far as weather, here in Northeastern Pa, we too have experienced
cold, rainy days and evenings, which is not the most beneficial
forecasts for pumpkin growing.. Alot of the non list people growing
giants here were hit with a low level frost, damaging alot of htem, and
setting others back a few weeks.. People, you got to cover those
pumpkins whenthe weather channel says soo!!! I am now in the midst of a
vacation that includes 10 trips to the patch a day.. *OBSESSION* 
	I will leave you with this one little note passedalong to me by some
ofthe local growers who are not doing quite as well as I am considering
the conditions.. They tell me, "Remember this Rocky, you cant weigh in
your plant on October 3rd.. SO all the nice plant in the world wont do
you much good, if the pumpkin doesnt get to that date"... Sounds like
sabotage to me in the works by the locals.. One of which is growing an
Alice seed from MR Noffke.. Most on the list know of the terrible ordeal
that Alice endured last year.. so we are watching over that plant due to
its abusive background..  
-- 
Lyle "Rocky" Rockwell

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