RE: Newbie: Hello!
- To: "'pumpkins@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Newbie: Hello!
- From: J* P*
- Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 14:44:51 -0500
Hello Mike:
I live in Kansas, trying to grow the big ones this year! Yes it is Hot
here!! Will do my best this year trying to keep the pumpkin Cool. Welcome to
the list...
TOTO-Land
Polly J.
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> From: mikem@i-d-t.com[SMTP:mikem@i-d-t.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 10:22 AM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Newbie: Hello!
>
> Greetings all,
>
> Mike Mott here, Champaign, IL. I just subscribed to the list about 2
> weeks
> ago, and am really appreciating the content, although all of the genetic
> stuff is way over my head at this point. I have 4 Dill's in the ground
> from
> a 788 pound parent, doing the glass-on-mound w/ compost-pits-on-the-side
> thing as mentioned on several of the great web sites. Daytime soil temp
> is
> warm to the touch down to 1 1/2" or so. At Nighttime the glass is covered
> with a blanket. Seeds went in on May 4.
> As you might have guessed, I have a bunch of newbie questions for you old
> pros ( or should I say "experienced" pros <g>):
>
> -bout how long will outdoor germination take? 8-10 days? 10-14 days?
>
> -I don't see any posts from Midwest growers. Is the climate just too hot
> here?
>
> -How do the genetics naming conventions work? I assume the number is the
> parent weight? Is the name the name of the grower?
>
> -Is dill's a quality supplier? The web led me to believe so.
>
> -I see all the posters are doing indoor germination and peat pots, etc.
> Frost danger is effectively past here in Central IL. Am I too early (have
> 3
> seeds in reserve for just such eventuality)?
>
> -My patch gets 80% full sun, but only has a 22' North South axis. I have
> to
> prune the South side back to avoid my neighbors yard, but I could let the
> North end grow into my yard. Any thoughts about how much damage limiting
> vine growth to 22' will do?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all responses! I have just been going for a
> month or so, but already am getting caught up in "the thrill of the hunt".
> (no bear pun intended)
>
> Gotta go now and clean under my fingernails.
>
> MM
>
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