RE: Just a little update.





At 15:12 6/19/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I hope to grow a pumpkin this year  that will be a few hundred lbs.  
>
>-Marty the Maximum Pumpkin Man
>
>Pumpkin man-
>I think alot of us are in your boat, in the " the newcomers" or "up an
>coming" class.  there are lots of reason why also:  new at growing, just
>getting serious about growing and just learning what it is all about to
>grow a big one, growing in a small garden,   growing at a new site, on
>and on....    so don't think that we are all heavy hitters.  I'd be
>happy with a 200 pounder this year !
>
>Gordon Tanner
>Maple Valley, WA
>
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HI, Everyone!  I'm glad to know that not everyone on this list has grown
pumpkins in the 700-1000 lb range. :-)  This is my first year growing THE
BIG ONE and I was almost afraid to post an update for fear my trials and
tribulations would seem "small potatoes, or is that potatos?  
Anyway, here is my up-date from Sugar Grove, Ohio (45 miles s.e. of Columbus)
one Atlantic Giant, fine until this morning 
Have two 444 plants up and coming, I got these from John Failor (thanks John!)
two 346 giant squash  (from John)doing fine
two 201 giant squash (from guess who?) also doing fine
two mixed AG/maxima squash (John) dead due the cuke bugs
Striped cuke beatles reared their ugly heads last Sunday.  The first few
days, I hand-picked them and thought things were o.k.  Wednesday after
work, I notice the little buggers had nearly wiped out the first set of
leaves on the plants so I sprayed with Sevin.  The AG had just been set out
last weekend: it's stem was nearly 7 inches long!  Anyway, I went out with
the girls last night so didn't check the garden.  When I checked it out
today, the AG's stem is nearly white, basically non-existant on top and I
can see into it!  Could this be from the Sevin combined with the heat we
had Friday (88')?  Also have noticed tons of ants (that would be alot
wouldn't it? :-)) on some of my cantalope leaves.  Upon further inspection,
found aphids underneath.  Now my problem is, tomorrow the temps here are
supposed to reach 90.  If I spray Sevin for my ant problem, will it burn my
cantalope leaves?  
I saw three spotted cuke beatles tonight, which I joyously squashed!
If anyone has exhibited their pumpkins at the Circleville Pumpkin Show, I
would like to know how to apply, if you had any problems, good time, bad
time, etc.
Any help is appreciated!
Lisa Shumaker

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