Re: Advice and Oregon Update
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Advice and Oregon Update
- From: T* H* <t*@columbia.edu>
- Date: Fri, 01 May 1998 20:45:59 -0700
- References: <v01530500b146c0ae67ac@[199.4.80.65]>
Vickie Brock wrote:
>
> >So if I am reading this right, we end up with the vine completely buried
> >in the shallow ditch after the first few feet, and only leaves above the
> >soil? Except where the pumpkin is raising the vine three feet off the
> >ground, of course. So the vine does not rot under the soil?
> >
> >Did I get this right? it sounds so strange to the beginner to bury the
> >plant!
> >
> >John
> bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
>
> It is strange and mysterious........imagine a vegetable gaining 25 lbs a
> day at its peak......you can just throw a mound of dirt at each leaf the
> idea is to promote the roots at each leaf.........
>
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sorry, I confuse easily.... could you expand on "promoting the root "
I know this means encourage growth but what do you do that makes the
procedure other than "throwing or packing gently dirt at each leav as
you go along the vine??
Thanks
Teri NY southern tier
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