RE: Champions Of Orange from a first time SOuth African grower.

Alan: you need to support the stem so it doesn't come crashing down to the ground or get snapped off by the wind, when i have a plant that tends to grow upwards i usually put a support under it like a springing willow stick and also cross two sticks above it in an "X" shape to keep the wind from snapping it, when the vine gets long and heavy enough just remove the springing stick from underneath and lower the vine to the ground.

good luck

Glenn

At 08:49 PM 11/22/2004 +0200, you wrote:
From a first time South African grower:

I just planted my first pumpkin which I believe is an Atlantic giant. I
planted it indoors, it took about 2 weeks to germinate and was then planted
when it had 3 strong leaves. The main stem grew straight, then curved
upward, now keeps on curving and has done about a 90 degree bend, with only
about 5 leaves on it (oh, it's summer here in the the Southern Hemisphere
whilst you guys freeze your butts off).
My concern is that the stem will break off. Is it normal to curve around
like this whilst growing?

Alan

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On Behalf
Of Glenn Peters
Sent: 22 November 2004 08:17 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: Champions Of Orange


Martin: while i do prefer my pumpkins to, well look like pumpkins, i am
growing them for the weight factor, if i had chose to grow for looks alone
then I'd chose a variety known for color and shape like a Burpee
Prize-winner or Big-Max or Big-Moon varieties, but to grow a true
competition biggie, then it has to be an Atlantic Giant, but if it comes
out to be a nice shape and of orange color then that's a bonus! my 1011.4
lber was a nice orange color and kin of long and not blobish  but had it
been a yellow or cream colored blob I'd have liked it just as much! and of
course I'm growing them for fun, i mean is there another reason?  can
people actually prosper from growing AG's?
Glenn

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/Diary/DiaryViewOne.asp?eid=28950

  At 10:11 PM 11/19/2004 +0000, you wrote:
>Glenn,
>
>For some growers there are other characteristics of importance besides the
>weight. I'd rather have a round and beautiful orange pumpkin than one of
>those "big heavy blobs that look like cowpies" that might be a few pounds
>heavier.
>This year I had a very orange and beautiful pumpkin off the 801.5 Stelts
>that weighed 495lbs. I loved it considerably more than my 658lbs German
>record pumpkin from 2002 that was one of those ugly, white wheel shaped
ones.
>I'm growing AGs for the fun of it and so I grow whatever gives me the
>greatest pleasure, the beautiful orange ones.
>
>Martin
>
>PS: Very nice fruits, Vince. I will make sure to send you some of my seeds
>in the next few weeks and I'd be happy to get a few of yours in exchange!
>
>
>
>"Glenn Peters" <gpeters@ll.mit.edu> schrieb:
> > Vince: this ain't no beauty contest!!
> >
> > nice looking pumpkins, 3 pounds shy of the 1000mark
> >
> > At 11:26 AM 11/19/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> > >My champions this year were orange... not so big but orange -
> > >And big enough to garner some respect even if they actually
> > >looked like pumpkins.
> > >
> > >I still think calling some of those big heavy blobs that look
> > >like cowpies pumpkins is a stretch... but that's what won many
> > >a weigh off this year.
> > >
> > >It's hard to argue with a large knarly, multicolored glob that
> > >weighs more than your truck so they take home most the prize
> > >money.
> > >
> > >The masses will revolt some day and say.... wait a minute -
> > >that ain't no stinkin' pumpkin.....
> > >
> > >So my Champions sit under a tree in my front yard and are the
> > >wonder of the neighborhood.  Most wonder what the hell they are
> > >doing there, and write me off as an eccentric.  What me worry -
> > >I still find them veiled in a certain magic even if I haven't
> > >figured out quite what to do with them...
> > >
> > >One of these days they will probably take over the planet and
> > >we will all become just fertilizer but until then you can catch
> > >one last glimpse of my crop at:
> > >
> > >http://zunino.net/champions.htm
> > >
> > >Email me privately at: anaid-tecuod@yahoo.com if you would like
> > >some seeds.
> > >
> > >vince
> > >Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today!
> > >http://my.yahoo.com
> > >
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