CT. update
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: CT. update
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 11:23:03 EDT
Pumpkin Addicts,
Got up today and found 2 FEMALE flowers open! What makes
this unusual is that neither plant has had a male open up yet. Interesting to
note both plants had the 946.5 Geerts as the female in their genetics, 715
Veri and 1056.5 Stellpflug). Also, and luckily, found first male flowers open
on my Reynolds 597 and 937 Mombert plants. Crossed 715 x 937 and 1056.5 x
597. These seeds were started 4-24 and 4-27-99. The hot weather has
everything way ahead of schedule. Hope the early start doesn't get me in the
end. The guy with the late start here in New England might be in the best
position to win Topsfield this year.
On my 844 Mombert flat vine plant I operated on it. Main Flat vine about 6
feet and had not corrected itself as did my 1056.5. I took a sharp steak
knife, went back from the tip of the vine about 3-4 inches (where the double
vine measured about 1 inch across) and inserted knife in the middle. I then
cut the vine all the way to the tip successfully making a snake tongue out of
it. It is impossible to start from the end in. It was surprising how well it
worked cutting the vine in two. The tip even had two pumpkins started the
size of BB's, now both on separate vines. I will watch both vines and may
terminate one if it lags behind the other. I would recommend anyone with a
flat vine to do this, it was very easy. I also cut off a secondary vine on my
650 est. plant. It was about 4 feet long. I planted it and covered all leaf
junctions. Most of the big leaves have died, but I see new growth at the leaf
junctions and the secondary vines are starting to grow. A true clone?
Alan R.
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