Re: oof.

Hello Connie,

I'm so sorry to hear about the disaster.  I was also about to get my trees 
trimmed, getting prices etc.  There are 2 trees , at the garden that shade 
my AG's.  OH MAN!

I felt nausiated just reading what happened!  Don't give up!  Think hard and 
ask questions!!  Hope a nice large female grows at the 3.5 foot point where 
all the seaweed and SUN etc. are waiting to give it a super blast!

Good Luck!
Tony P.


>From: rado1000@hotmail.com
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: oof.
>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 12:39:47 PDT
>
>Hi folks,
>
>Well, my season was going ok.  A little bit of a late start, but coming
>along nicely nonetheless.  The biggest problem was that crazy tree that was
>too close to the patch.  So I hired the tree people, scheduled them for
>Friday, told them I HAD to be there while they worked, scheduled leave from
>my job, and was gathering stuff to cover all the pumpkins... picnic tables,
>benches, boards, straw bales... everything imaginable to build bunkers
>around and over them while the tree came down.
>
>Yesterday was going nicely, too... right up until I got home and found that
>the tree people found an open spot in their schedule and took the tree,
>without calling me first.   My Wallace 567.4, which was growing slowly but
>was very sturdy, had it's main vine completely smashed.  About 4 ½ feet out
>from the base, there's a 15-inch section of vine that was in ribbons.  The
>growing tip was limp on the ground.
>
>I don't need to explain to you all the wave of nausea that came next.
>
>First aid:  daconil, liquid seaweed everywhere, bury the vine with compost 
>&
>some alfalfa pellets.  This morning, more seaweed, plus Rootone all around
>the area.  Amazingly, this morning the bit of the growing tip that wasn't
>buried looked a little bit perky, though I will be astounded if it 
>survives.
>  I suspect my best hope now is for some strong secondaries to come out 
>from
>that 4+ feet of main.
>
>At least the patient is getting more sun now.
>
>The Marcellus only took one small bump.  I'm sure it will be fine.  The 
>Rado
>was untouched.
>
>We go from here.  Would appreciate any good thoughts you could send out.
>Hey PumpkinWitch, wherever you are, your powers are needed, girl!
>
>I feel like I've got a big rock in my stomach.
>
>Beth
>
>
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