Re: My first 100+ pound
- Subject: Re: My first 100+ pound
- From: E* B* <e*@trineday.net>
- Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:15:01 -0700
The vine started to split in early August as the fruit got big. So, in an experimental mood, I taped it fairly tightly and put supports under the vine a foot or so from the sides of the pumpkin.
It seemed to work well, and I didn't see any obvious problem from constricting the diameter of the vine, so I think I'd do it again if I had to.
But I'll be especially careful to gradually raise & support the vine as needed to avoid future splits.
On Oct 31, 2011, at 12:14 PM, David Moore wrote:
> What is the duct tape on the vine for?
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Ed Bishop <ed@trineday.net> wrote:
>
>> Howdy folks,
>>
>> I've been reading this list for about a year, and I finally have something
>> to
>> post about.
>> This is my second year trying to grow giant pumpkins. My biggest so far
>> (depicted here) was a volunteer from a 6-inch pumpkin left in my dirt
>> recycling pile from last year (none of my carefully greenhouse-started
>> transplants did anywhere near as well).
>>
>> I suspect that the average grower on hortnet is not involved in the
>> competitions, fairs, etc., but still have some entertaining fruit to show.
>> I'd
>> be interested to see how some of this year's "amateur" giant pumpkin
>> growers
>> fared.
>>
>> Here's my 101 pound volunteer growing:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-NLo5Y5Zjs
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fAWBJT91eg
>>
>> Here it is carved (Oct. 30, 2011):
>>
>> https://plus.google.com/photos/114282739323181401072/albums/56696923170619747
>> 69?hl=en
>>
>> In case anyone has been wondering (as I've been) about the edibility of
>> Dill's
>> Atlantic Giant, we made a big pot of squash soup from the carved-out
>> pieces of
>> the 100 lb. pumpkin, and it was really very good, but wouldn't rate amongst
>> the sweetest squash available.
>>
>> By the way, this entire plot near Walterville, Oregon was just a waste
>> field
>> of grass, with densely-packed river rock just below the surface as of May
>> 2010, but the sunrise-to-sunset full solar exposure makes the extra hard
>> work
>> worth it (and the river rock substrate and rock wall raised beds makes it
>> impervious to the hordes of voles and gophers in the surrounding fields.
>>
>> Getting ready for another cold & wet La Niqa winter,
>>
>> Ed Bishop
>> McKenzie River valley, Oregon
>>
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