Re: Spokane Update
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- Subject: Re: Spokane Update
- From: R* B*
- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 19:55:10 -0600
Shaun,
Have you any experience growing brandy wine tomatoes? This is my first year
growing them, and the plants look beautiful. I have heard that they aren't
very productive, but that their taste is the best.
Roy
-----Original Message-----
From: Patrick Olaris <polaris@WOLFENET.com>
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com <pumpkins@mallorn.com>
Date: Friday, June 04, 1999 11:20 PM
Subject: Spokane Update
>You know, I really envy all you retired growers or ones that are married
>to your plants and have understanding second wives. I'm behind on the
>garden as usual, including the AGs and my update, but better late than
>never...
>
>I chose four seeds to germinate for my two spaces. I won one of the last
>seed auctions and had some others I wanted to try, so it was a tough choice
>but I finally settled on:
>
>974 Mettler 1998 (seed from heaviest pumpkin in my collection)
>909.5 Lloyd 1996 (second heaviest)
>819 Stephenson 1998 (third heaviest plus great looking pumpkin--I really
> want a nice big orange one!)
>734 Marcellus 1998 (Bob(?) sent me a few of these on the condition I grow
> one out and report back as a second year grower so I am keeping my
> promise...)
>
>I sanded the edges, stuck them in milk cartons full of potting soil, and
>put them on a heating pad ($10--all I can find is those damn Sunbeam ones
>with Hi-Med-Lo rather than a temperature setting, grrrrrr) and under a warm
>light.
>
>Three days later both the 974 Mettler and the 734 Marcellus were up. The
>others never germinated.
>
>Today I planted those two out--they are hardened off, each has one true
>leaf and is working on the second but the 974 Mettler is already pulling
>ahead. Later in the day I transplanted the first 15 of my 100+ heirloom
>tomatoes so you can see I have a busy season ahead but I'll keep you
posted.
>This year as last I am growing 100% organically. Last year this resulted
>in a 321 pound pumpkin from a 730(?) Eaton on my first try--and perhaps
>more interestingly absolutely no disease or pest problems other than
>a few tomato hornworms on the tomatoes and cabbage loopers on my broccoli.
>I don't know what to say to you guys and gals with all the pest problems
>except it isn't worth it for me to grow a monster if the fertilizers and
>pesticides are going to leach into my well water and I'm going to have
>to drink them. Good luck to everyone this season and may the mightiest
>pumpkin win!
>
>Shaun in Spokane
>
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