Direct Start Update 6/22/98 From New England
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- Subject: Direct Start Update 6/22/98 From New England
- From: G*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 21:47:18 EDT
George Brooks
N. Tewksbury, MA about 25 miles Northwest of Boston in the Merrimack River
Valley.
Planted 4/13/98 in prepared mounds, method used is the Direct Start Method
combined with the Compost Feeding Method listed on Dan’s Page with pictures.
See these Hyper links for information on the growing method.
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/earlpump.html">Direct Start
Method of Pumpkin Growing by George Brooks</A>
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/compart2.html">Compost
Feeding Your Pumpkin - by George Brooks</A>
<A HREF="http://www.athenet.net/~dang/OPP/brooks/mound/index.html">Compost
Feeding Your Pumpkin Pictures - by George Brooks</A>
After what the plants have gone through they should be dead by know, but
there're not! Since planting 20" of rain, 10 days in a row of rain, 4 Severe
Thunder Storms, (1 with Hail), and 4 days of high winds.
AG-480-97-GB a AG-553-92-GB child crossed with AG-717-91-MM, (Mike
MacDonald) and AG-798-95-PNZ, (Zehr).
Vine Length 16' 8" (Bright Yellow), Largest Leaf 20". Vine growing on an
average of 6" per day. First "viable" female flower forming @ 12' 4", will
bloom in a few days. All pervious flowers, (3), aborted before fully forming.
Leaves have a lot of that genetic yellow spots.
Greer 1006
Vine Length 21' 0" (Dark Green), Largest Leaf 23". Vine growing on an average
of 7.5" per day. First "viable" female flower forming @ 16' 6", will bloom
in a few days. All pervious flowers, (1), aborted before fully forming. A
perfect looking plant.
Both plants are growing fast even with lots of clouds and fog. High temps
have been mostly in the 80-83 range. Two of the best looking plants and
starts I've ever had in the last 20 yrs. But plants don't win weigh-offs.
George
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