Re: Cross-pollination, pumpkins & peppers



"Brian Hopkins" wrote:

>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?
>

You are so entertaining, seriously, (that was a compliment)!
"Brian", you sure seem to know an aweful lot about me for someone so new to 
the list! You must be smart.
Hey guys, let me answer his questions, O.K.? This is not arguing at all, I 
am just answering his questions, so don't get all mad. This is information 
here! That's all. He asked, I'll answer. It doesn't matter if he was serious 
about it or not, he DID ask.... so I'll be nice and answer politely.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh "Brian", my friend, I hardly would call milkweed a "noxious 
weed". It is more of a native flower. See, asclepias tuberosa is cultivated 
and used as a bedding and border plant. It is a beautiful plant with 
clusters of small bright orange flowers. And it is the ONLY species that 
Monarch butterflies use to lay their eggs on. I grow them in our own yard 
along with other butterfly attracting plants and host plants for them.
And YES, I am going to plant a lot of "weeds" near my pumpkin plants this 
year! Yep, I am going to plant tansy, and dill, and radish, and sweet 
alyssum, and maybe even buckwheat, and all sorts of other good stuff. See, 
these "weeds" will attract a lot of beneficial insects, which will keep all 
of the insects which attack pumpkins that I had problems with in check, 
including aphids, cuke beetles, and tons of others. I will instead have tons 
of lady bugs, lacewings, parasitic wasps, hoverflies, you name it. I think 
it will be much more effective than having to use stronger and stronger 
chemicals, which at least the cuke beetles I have are already immune to, 
(because of the people in the area who used chemicals heavily before for 
years).

>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
>

I know a lot about gardening, botany, biology and the like. If I think I 
might be able to throw in an opinion, I will, like anyone else. I also know 
a lot about computers, and can even trace anyone who pretends to be someone 
else and find out who they really are....go figure.
(I mean, I am just saying!)....don't underestimate people's knowledge based 
on predjudices you seem to have.
I said I didn't know for sure about the hotness getting altered via crossed 
seeds, I just said that I knew the only part affected directly would be the 
seeds. So it could be. I just never did any tests to rank Scovilles (if you 
don't know, ask someone else please or look it up) for any that were grown 
together. I was just expressing my personal experiences.
And what is the obsession with my picture? That both frightens, and confuses 
me. Hmm.... well, trust me, you aren't that much of my enemy to make me send 
you my picture. I couldn't be that cruel to anyone! Count yourself lucky!
Well, anyway, I hope that answered your questions, Glenn. I am here to help!
Oh dang, I mean "Brian"! I woudn't want to give away your real identity, 
Glenn. But PLEASE don't insult me with your shoddy "fake email" 
impersonations. You can do better than that. I know you can! At least you 
could have cloaked your IP routing by bouncing off an anon serv, or 
something a little more creative like that, to give me at least a LITTLE 
challenge.
But I admit, it was fun playing along. (Well,sort of).
Hope you grow a big one this year, regardless. See, I am still a nice guy!


-Steve





________________________________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing FAQ: http://www.mallorn.com/lists/pumpkins/search.cgi
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index