RE: eternal growth ?
- To: "'Pumpkin'"
- Subject: RE: eternal growth ?
- From: T* G* L*
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 12:59:32 -0800
The problem is that the older leaves start to die off. I don't know how
much though ??? So you would have a plant with a bunch long vines with
leaves on the ends and a big root system in the middle with no leaves.
There is a lot of talk that pumpkins close to the stump are bigger. There
are two reason why. 1) the ones closer to the stump are the first ones of
the year and have longer to grow. 2) they are close to the food source of
the main root system. If you were able to hold your plant over till next
year your closest pumpkin might be 40 ft from the stump. But your right-
you would have a mature root system and lots of leaves. The question is:
Is that better for growing large pumpkins? my guess is that it is not.
but in any case most of us don't have that chance anyway since where we are
it freezes. If you are going to build a 20x20 warm house - then you can just
use that to get a little bit of a jump normal season in your area.
I'm sure that the folks in Flordia might be able to give some more input on
this.
Gordon Tanner
Maple Valley, WA
Happy Thanksgiving to all !!!
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In the areas that don't freeze in the winter, has anyone tried to keep
their plants going over the winter? Has anyone just left the plants and
observed them? It seems like if you could carry them over, you would have
the advantage of producing in the spring when its cooler. Even if all you
could get thru the winter was a sheltered 20 x 20 ft sq around the main
root, this would be a big jump on the next year. Have fun, Roger
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