Re: Here is my estimated weight
Ken Or Charlotte:
In my experience, two leaves you one, maybe smaller, but you still
have one for weigfhoff. Unless you are willing to go Bust or Nothing then the
two pre plant is the way to go. Just my opinion. Bill
At 09:12 PM 9/19/00 , you wrote:
>All this talk about stem-splitting etc. makes me fear for the failure of my
>first pumpkin before it even sprouts. I'll be able to deal with whatever
>happens, but my 6 year-old, who will be in on the project in a big way,
>will be mighty disappointed if his squash explodes or something. maybe I'd
>better try growing 2 plants (argh!!! no room!!!). Is it wise to grow 2
>fruits on one plant, or is that a sure route to smallish pumpkins?
>
>Ken & Charlotte Mitchell wrote:
>
>> Bob
>> You can gain as much as 41 # a day as did the 991 Hunt, which bless her
>> heart is now laid to rest after a courageous battle to stem split.
>> Sibbed it and kept the seed. Very accurate box scales weighs her thick
>> shoulders and rear at 801. What a lose, but shook the 500# monkey off
>> the back. Good luck to those still in the race.
>> Ken
>> TURKEYMAN
>>
>> On Mon, 18 Sep 2000 22:19:27 -0700 Robert Troy <rptroy@earthlink.net>
>> writes:
>> >Under the right conditions, A.G.'s can put on 20 pounds a day and most
>> >of them
>> >do. The trick is to keep them putting on a good 10 to 20 pounds a day
>> >consistently without splitting or just plain stopping. If ya figure
>> >out how to
>> >do that, let me know.
>> >
>> >
>> >LKNIKKI1@aol.com wrote:
>> >
>> >> Bob,
>> >> Well I finally got out and measured the biggest of my two
>> >pumpkins. It had
>> >> a circumference of 97 inches, over the top stem to blossom of 66 and
>> >side to
>> >> side over the top of 68. That makes 231 total, so according to
>> >Howard Dills
>> >> method I have a 438 and to look at it probably every LB of that. I
>> >am really
>> >> happy. just to think what would had happened if the stem had not
>> >cracked in
>> >> half on the 13th day. It has only grown maybe 60 lbs. since but is
>> >> functioning on about a quarter of a stem, I am just lucky I guess to
>> >get that
>> >> weight at all. I am so happy!!!!!!!
>> >> Next year I am going to double the ground space in my garden to
>> >40 ft by
>> >> 40 ft and only grow two plants, I am looking foreword to next year.
>> >> oh yeah my other pumpkin is only a couple of pounds short of the big
>> >one.
>> >> Next year I will germinate a few of my own and cross the one that
>> >remains
>> >> with the best seed that I can purchase, or beg for!
>> >> The reason I am keeping my seed is the speed of the initial growth
>> >of the
>> >> fruit. Is that normal for an Atlantic giant?????
>> >> Well got to get back to my watering duties,
>> >> good bye all
>> >> Kevin Smith (FISH)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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Thanks,
Bill Van Iderstine
Personal Best 862
P.E.I. Record Holder @ 862 lbs.
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