Re: root wars
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: root wars
- From: b*@pacific.net (Vickie Brock)
- Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 13:06:18 -0300
>Folks - Because my patch is about 1,000 sq ft I will only be growing out
>one plant. However, I was planning on keeping several others *very* small
>(~ 25 sq ft each) as pollenation stock. Does anyone know if the roots of
>the small plants will continue to grow and interfere with the main one? I
>know what the patch will look like above ground, but I don't want to
>sabotage the growing conditions sub-surface.
>
>Intuition says a plant will only develop as much root structure as it needs
>or can use, but I've never dug up a heavily pruned plant.
>
> Dan Shapiro
>
>
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Dan,
I am not sure i follow your pollenation plan but after you pollinate say
July 1-10th won't you clear these plants out?
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