Re: Experiment Results
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Experiment Results
- From: W* V* I*
- Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 11:19:49 -0400 (EDT)
Bob:
I don't need the plant as I already have 734 98 planted, but if you
want to experiment with it. Send it & I will find a place to plant it. It
would be interesting.
Bill Van
At 09:32 AM 5/24/99 -0400, you wrote:
>On Friday I dug up a plant at 3 leaf stage roots were about 5" long. Took
>about a handful of dirt with them and put in a plastic bag. Added water to
>bag and with elastics tied bag up around the stem. Doubled bag up again
>with elastics. Placed in a box. Covered box and put in a closet. No
>sunlight for 2.7 days. Today I replanted the very healthy but just a little
>lime green plant. Hard to tell the difference between this one and the
>other two growing beside it. Will post transplant results next week.
>
>So the results, so far, are that we could mail plants within country bounds
>to help new growers. If need be. Weight would be less than a pound. Plan
>for shipment would be in half a pizza box with root bag tied to the box
>with leaves folded in.
>
>Does anyone need a plant??? I'll mail you one. Now regular mail will take
>longer but who cares? It's cheaper and it would be interesting to see if it
>could survive the longer brutal trip.
>
>We try everything here in Spencerville.
>Bob Marcellus.
>
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