Re: helpful hints
Tanner, Gordon L wrote:
>
> Scott-
> I am answering to you and the group. I hope you don't mind. you
> probably do - but i am going to anway.
>
> Don't be shy about being new or not knowing everything.
> It take a while for the group to warm up some times. General questions
> are hard to responed to sometimes. A person might answer a different
> question than the one you thought you were asking. If you ask more
> specifec questions it might help. I think lot of people are shy about
> answering questions because they feel that they might give not the best
> answer or a wrong answer, mainly because they think that the group is
> just experenced growers. Which is not true. Also some people wont
> respond if they see that someone else has already answered the question.
> If you want more answers you need to ask more questions. A lot of it is
> just learning as you go. I hope you check out web site i passed along
> to you.
>
> Western Washington can be a great area to pumpkins, with some work.
> Generally it is cool and rainly here most all year long except in the
> summer. So in the spring people build shelters for their little plants
> to grow in. This way they get warmed up some and don't get flooded out
> by all the rain. This is my first year in the area, so it is a new
> experence for me.
>
> Long Island should be a good place to grow. It might be a hotter than
> ideal in the summer. But there are people growing pumpkins all over the
> country, and world -New Zealand, Canada, as well as all over the US ...
> lots of them in less than "the ideal".
>
> I have a small backyard garden only room enough for one plant. I have
> two plants now - They both get to grow until one establishes itself as
> bigger and better. The other i will trim back and use to pollenate the
> #1 plant. I got a late start too. One plant is about 2 ft long the
> other is about 6 inches. but that is OK. there is still time to grow.
> They can really grow fast when they get going. My target set dates are
> july 17-24th. I have heard stories of people not setting a fruit until
> early or mid August and still growing pumpkins 200 to 500 pounds. So
> you don't have to set in early july- the bigger your plant is before
> you set the more leaves and energy from those leaves going into your
> pumpkin. I though i read somewhere that 200 leaves is a good number to
> have before setting. When you set a pumpkin the plant shifts its energy
> to growing the pumpkin not growing vines and leaves. Plants grow to
> make mature fruit with seeds by the end of the season so as to keep the
> species going, not grow big friut. We work them to make big fruit.
>
> Gordon Tanner
> Maple Valley, WA
>
> > Gordon,
> > thanks for all the tips. Only yourself and one other person
> > actually
> > responded to my questions. I guess it's a hard group to get into.
> > what's the
> > weather like in WA? I read somewhere it's supposed to be perfect for
> > growing
> > giant pumpkins. Haven't heard much about conditions on long island, i
> > guess
> > i'll find out. I think i might have gotten off to a late start, but
> > hopefully
> > my main vine will be at least 10' long by the second week of july.
> > right now
> > it's only like 3', but a foot of that has come in the last 36hours, so
> > all i
> > can do is sit back and hope for the best.
> >
> > thanks again
> >
> > scott armstong
> > valley stream ny
> >
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Scott,
Did you get my info I passed along to you? I too replied to you, but
did not get a respoinse.. This group is probably the best group, just do
not give up if you do not get the answer right away. For example, I am
going to ask a question, and lets see how many responses I get.
My question is this, I have tow plants, one is bearing yellow pea sized
female blossoms, and the other is bearing light green female blossoms. I
find it hard to believe that my Andersen 815(which is the plant that has
the light green female blossoms), is actually a squash plant, but am
very nervous, especially on the heels of its stunnign start. Some tell
me pumpkins can be grown from light green female blossoms.. The thing
that has me concerned about this is, the Holland 897 right next to it
has yellow (pea sized) blossoms, and these are the same size, but no
where near yellow. This one is probably directed towards Chris Andersen
the most, seeings how he would have the most knowledge about the female
blossom of the 815's past.
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