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Re: employment

Hello Lubadub-the ring you speak of is not a pretty sight to behold
especially when it is in your best pumpkin.I don't agree with the name
people give these lines since I believe it is a bit of an insult to the man
who started the hobby that is enjoyed by so many of us.

So I call them sag rings and hope the name will catch on.

When the top of a pumpkin(lying on its side)has insufficient wall thickness
to support its weight the wall will sag which causes an obvious line at
right angles across the ribs.They don't usually stop the fruit from growing
but it does mean it will probably weigh light vs the the Stellpflug tables.

Inside the fruit there will be an inverted "V" crack and the wall may be
only 1" thick at the top of the "V" vs 4-6 inches normally.I have seen over
900 pounders with sag rings so it is not always a serious matter.

Hope this SAG RING tale answers your query.-----------Take Care---Al Eaton


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At 19:38 10/10/97 -0400, you wrote:
>I have been hesitant to relay on what I actually do for a living but I guess
>since everyone else is spilling their beans that it might as well be known
>that I am a cardiologist and have been in practice for over 25 years now. I
>also run a group practice which now has over 45 physicians employed. Doctors
>are not always easy to deal with. (You already knew that?) Sometimes I don't
>get into my patch until pretty late at night and so I have quartz lights out
>there that have turned my garden into what could pass for a night ball game.
>I have been gardening for awhile but didn't get into pumpkins until about 6
>years ago. The group here has been very helpful and I believe the interchange
>has moved all of us light years ahead in our pumpkin growing ability. I have
>been very appreciative of the expert growers who have been willing to take
>the time to answer questions they have already probably answered a million
>times. As much time as I have spent on this I would still like someone to
>tell me exactly what a Dill ring is?
>
>Marv in Altoona
>
>
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