Progress

G'day group,
Just for a change from Mailing list issues I thought I would report progress.
Pumpkin vines are doing well main vines about 1.5 m and several secondary vines about 1 m long.
The main vine is growing about 10-15 cm per day.
I have a small hill that the plant is growing on and it has therefore to drop a bit to get to the ground this has caused a split on one plant in the main vine at the bend. It does not seem to be affecting progress although it may have sped up the production of secondary vines.
We have had some cool nights with temperatures reported to be down to 1 C at night. I think my block is a bit more protected and doesn't see these cool temperatures. Officially 2C is considered a frost but I havn't seen any sign of frost.
I didn't get any response to my question on the reported Jack and Sherry LaRue growing technique. Hopefully when they join the group we will get some magic advice considering their successes.
Are there any experts on Kiwi fruit (Chinese Gooseberries). I have a 2 year old female that flowered for the first time this year. The male is about 5-6 meters away and I brought her some flowers just in case.
It did not seem to work as the flower stems just drop off. Does that mean there was no pollination or is there another problem?
Stewart ACT
sdeans@pcug.org.au
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index