Re: Need Help
Some would go for broke, and just let it go until weigh off time,
gambling on not only the state record, but that so cherished goal of
1000 pounds. But, if you insist truely happy with where it is at now,
and dont want to get much larger, you need to cut down on its energy
source, the leaves themselves. Taking every other secondary off right at
the main vine out will take its production down a bit, and keep it
alive, while not shutting down for good. Keep up with the fungicides to
prevent any damage, and captan any places you cut off secondaries.
Basically, you are cutting the plant size in half, while keeping the
fruit on the plant.
> Gary Grunow wrote:
>
> I have a nice pumpkin that I would like to stop growing or slow down
> to next to no growth but I need it to hold up till weighoff. What do
> I do? The reason why I want to stop it is because it seems to have a
> weak spot where a small dill ring is starting. The pumpkin has a 173"
> cir. with a side to side of 83.5 and a front to back of 102 for a
> total of 358.5OTT. It is est at 893LBs and is still putting on 15LBs.
> a day. The WI state record is 829LBs. It is cantaloping around the
> whole bottom one-third of the pumpkin. If I had another nice pumpkin
> as a backup I would let it go but the next biggest is only 302 OTT and
> is on the same plant. What can I do?
>
> Gary Grunow
--
Rocky Rockwell
http://www.PGPGA.com
http://home.cyber-quest.com/rocky.r
"Winning isn't everything, but WANTING to ... is."
The late great Catfish Hunter
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pumpkin-growing FAQ: http://www.hort.net/lists/pumpkins/search.cgi
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PUMPKINS
