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toona Marv 1997:

I'm not so sure about the Andersen 1998 thing (that wild and crazy Moraga guy
may not be ready to pass the torch just yet), but I refuse to make fun of
your seeds, they sound good to me.

Your proposed gardening technique caught my eye as I had similar intentions
last year. Start out with lots of plants and thin out the weak ones as you
go. I knew I had great seed to begin with and later all of the plants looked
extremely healthy as they were getting established. I could not decide which
to keep, so I decided to let them all grow. Unfortunately, things got a
little too crowded as the season went on and I realized I had made a mistake,
but it was too late. The 4 plants completely took over my 2700 square foot
garden and wanted more.

I think you will be okay as long as you have the will to yank plants that at
the time may look great and you know still have potential. It's a hard thing
to do.

Joe Pukos
Leicester, NY (155 miles north Altoona)




In a message dated 97-11-16 14:42:08 EST, you write:

<< 
 Hey guys. Listen Up. Anderson 1998 here again.
 
 Since most of us in the US are having cold weather and some lots of snow, I
 thought it might be worthwhile to talk a little bit about seed again. I am,
 as most of you, thinking about which seeds I will be going with for next
 year. Everyone is pretty much aware of the fact that seed with a family
 history of huge pumpkins somewhere along the line is a must. Also we all
know
 that the seeds are a genetic mish-mosh. Also that if a seed comes from a
 large pumpkin of last year that there is no guarantee that seed will produce
 big in 1998. Maybe seeds skip a year etc etc.
 
 Here is what I intend to do. All things considered, I will pick those seeds,
 for whatever reason, that I think will make me the Chris Anderson of 1998. I
 have a patch that is about 40 feet by 50 feet. This means that I will have
 2000 square feet available for the two plants that I intend to grow there. I
 will take the seeds I have chosen as being the most blessed and start them
 using the bubbling technique etc and will start at least 8 plants. At the
 corners of my rectangular garden I will plant two plants in each corner.
They
 will have the usual protection from weather etc. As they grow I will without
 mercy remove the one plant from each corner that is not progressing as well
 as the other. This will give me four plants in all, one in each corner. They
 will be grown using the Xmas Tree pruning technique. Later I will remove,
 without mercy, the less attractive of the final four. I will, in the end,
 have the two best plants no matter what their origin. I wish I had more
space
 but I don't.
 
 This will be much like the national basketball tournament. Only the strong
 will survive. Many of us have limited growing space. A reduction system as
 mentioned above might be helpful to all. Now is the time to plan. It is
 painful to remove one of the babies from the patch but reality is very real.
 The goal is a huge healthy pumpkin.
 
 Any comments? Any constructive or destructive criticism. I can take anything
 but someone telling me my seeds (1006/1061 and 1061/1006) are no good.
 
 Marv in Altoona PA
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