Re: Qualifications ?
Roger & Paul:
I APOLOGISE for jumping on this so quick !
When I first read the post on Spray-N-Grow and y2k,
it hid me as a high pressure sales pitch and I'am sorry I
jumped.
Being relatively new to growing these, I assume there
are others on this list that take whatever is posted as advice;
and use it. If the product is not going to increase the size of
your pumpkin, then you have wasted a whole year.
If the product is endorsed by someone like Gerry & Larry;
then its fair to say it works.
Paul; I have never used or heard of the product before, but
if it would increase my 99 weights of 862 & 751 then I would definitely
buy it at any cost. I have over the last 30 years taken information
from people that I believed knew what they were talking about only
to later find out that I wasted my money & time. I am sure there are others
on this list that has done the same thing.
Again Best of luck growing 2000
End of subject.
Yours truly;
Bill Van
At 07:20 PM 11/27/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>Bill, I am aware of Gerry and Larry's effort all year long and have been
>following it on the list. They are gracious champs that will do our sport
>good and I wish them the best in the years ahead. My recomending Spray &
>Grow is in an effort to inhance what they are doing. The growers have been
>saying that they feel repeated growth on the same area is wearing out the
>soil. Alot of the minerals in Spray & Grow are not in other supplements or
>fertilizers. None of the others are formulated specifically for increased
>fruit and flower size by increasing the efficency of all the processes
>going on in the plant all the time. This product also helps with blossom
>end split with increased calcium absorption thru the leaves as well as
>roots. I did not realize that I had to clear any info thru you and it
>would be unfair to Spray and Grow to measure it by pumpkin size. Last year
>I had a 260 lb along with over 90 days of 110º with 90º+ nights. This year
>I had a 186 lber from Welty seed that was polinated 8/15 dispite me getting
>a little heavy on the fertilizer. If you are think to humble me with how
>small my pumpkins are your barking up the wrong tree. I not growing for
>anything except personal best, which right now stands at 275 lbs. What I
>am growing for is developing a strain that could be used to get you guys
>past the 1500lb barrier. Also to keep you advised with input on ways to
>improve plant functions. In the 24 years I've been growing it turns out I
>have the cleanest strain available because of cross breeding in the sport.
>Mine has been self or sibed for 15 generations. The pumpkin size on my
>strain was below 100lbs due to pollination in Sept. which was due to me
>breaking the growing points at just the wrong time. On my strain the Spray
>and Grow gave me 2in main stems and 24 x 24in leaves. Can't forget I also
>had 22in tendrils. I also had my first Dill ring on the 186 lb. I am also
>a plant person as well as college trained in plant sciences. If you want
>to know how to kill pumpkins I'm also licensed to apply restricted
>chemicals. I'm not trying to take anything away from Gerry and Larry.
>What I am trying to do is overcome what I feel are the genetic limits of
>the material we are working with by increasing the chromosome number. Bill
>are you sure you don't want me to contribute? With any luck on my part
>Gerry and Larry will be growing my strain in a few years. Roger Swalley
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