Re: Direct Start Update 6/22/98 From New England
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- Subject: Re: Direct Start Update 6/22/98 From New England
- From: b*@pacific.net (Vickie Brock)
- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 19:17:40 -0300
>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.
>
>
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mmmmm
George great update sounds like you have something going on that is
good............................but we know too well not to get too excited
.......ah screw it .... things look kick butt..........sure its premature
.....butt all indications look to a new personal best!! Go go go good
luck!!................. brock
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