Re: Cross-pollination, pumpkins & peppers

Those people at the garden centre must really look forward to your visits:)
If I understand correctly you are not only against spraying for bugs but you 
actually cultivate noxious weeds as well? Go ahead plant a few milkweed 
around the farm and before you know it you will have half the countryside 
producing fluffy floating seeds. Just wondering  - do you cultivate your 
weeds and pumpkins in seperate patches or together? That could be why you 
have not broken the 300 pound barrier. Could that be why the farmer plowed 
up your pumpkins that time because you were providing the haven for noxious 
weeds and he did not want you seeding his whole farm down with them?

And also - if you do not know what you are talking about do not talk about 
it. Peppers can pick up hotness from the plant beside them especially the 
peppers that are eaten whole (seeds and all).

And also - when are you going to post your picture?

Brian



>From: "Great Pumpkin" <greatpumpkin99@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Cross-pollination, pumpkins & peppers
>Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 15:06:51 EDT
>
>
>>Aside from AGs, I'm planning to plant a variety of peppers this year.  A
>>gardner at the nursery told me to plant the sweet peppers away from the
>>hot peppers or even my bell peppers would end tasting spicy.
>>
>>I know that when an AG crosses with a gourd, the resulting pumpkin will
>>be orange but that seeds from it will produce some green fruit.
>>
>>So, is it possible, in the pepper world that cross-pollination between
>>different types would cause a change in the make-up of the immediate
>>fruit?
>>
>>Or, is there some scientific gardening phenomenon other than cross
>>pollination that could cause such a change to occur?
>>
>>Any input or discussion would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Randy Banderob
>>Millbrook, Ontario
>>
>
>I don't know how this could be. The only crops where the current "fruit" is
>affected are where the actual seeds are the desired part, like in corn.
>Since pollination would immediately affect the seeds, but not the fruit. I
>grow all types of peppers together in the same bed, from jalapeņos to green
>bell peppers, and they all produce respective to their variety.
>You would not believe the advice I get when we go to a gardening center. I
>swear I cannot hold back sometimes. I have learned one thing, most people
>who work at gardening centers are stupid. O.K., that is a bit harsh, but it
>gets on my nerves! Hardly any of them really know anything about gardening.
>Anytmme I ask something like "Do you have any asclepias"? I get blank
>stares, then something like "No, those are toxic, you don't want to be
>messing with those!", or "Uh, is that like a daisy?". Then I explain that 
>it
>is milkweed, and then they say "Oh no, we don't have WEEDS, only flowers".
>Then I explain "No, see it is a butterfly flower". Then they say "Oh we 
>have
>a lot of flowers that will attract butterflies". And I explain that I am
>looking for a specific host plant for Monarchs, not just any flower". 
>Again,
>I get blank stares. NEVER MIND! Dang! And half the time they say they don't
>have something, I go look and find it myself. They just say "no" as an easy
>way out. In truth they don't have a clue what you are talking about but
>don't want to admit it. It is like that everywhere. It drives me crazy. I
>actually yell at the TV sometimes when this stupid "garden expert" comes on
>and tells people a bunch of boloney, too. Oh I want to call in sometime and
>have a good time with him! Anyway, a good idea is not to take anyone's
>advice on anything, since everyone has their own crazy ideas, always go get
>a ton of books from the library and read up on stuff yourself. It really
>does help.
>
>-Steve
>
>
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