pumpkins DIGEST V1 #197
pumpkins DIGEST Wednesday, September 10 2003 Volume 01 : Number 197
In this issue:
Tiller
Re: Tiller
North Carolina
Re: Tiller
Re: Tiller
Re: Tiller
Re: Tiller
Largest pumpkin split.......
Re: Largest pumpkin split.......
Santa Cruz County Fair Big Pumpkin Contest Results
Re: Largest pumpkin split.......
Re: Tiller
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 12:45:54 -0500
From: "J. Matt Wickless" <matt@wickless.com>
Subject: Tiller
I'm preparing for prepping the pumpkin patch for next year. I
hand-worked the soil this year, but am planning on purchasing a tiller
for next year. What is the minimum tilling depth you all would recommend
for the patch? Will 5" do, or do I need an 8" tiller?
Many Thanks!
Matt Wickless
matt@wickless.com
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:42:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: vince <anaid_tecuod@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Tiller
Around the stump and along the main vine I like to till down 2
feet. In these area's I use double dig techniques. 8" is
adequate around the rest of the plant.
vince
- --- "J. Matt Wickless" <matt@wickless.com> wrote:
> I'm preparing for prepping the pumpkin patch for next year. I
> hand-worked the soil this year, but am planning on purchasing
> a tiller
> for next year. What is the minimum tilling depth you all
> would recommend
> for the patch? Will 5" do, or do I need an 8" tiller?
>
> Many Thanks!
>
> Matt Wickless
> matt@wickless.com
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 15:15:24 -0400
From: "Bob Attaway" <attaboy@bellsouth.net>
Subject: North Carolina
Talked with Keith Peden this morning, he lives in Franklin NC and is not on
the
internet. He harvested an 828 pound pumpkin on Sept 2. He is giving the info
to
AGGC.
Congratulations Keith:
Bob Attaway
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Date: 09 Sep 2003 21:11 GMT
From: GPR-hip@t-online.de (=?ISO-8859-1?b?Ik1hcnRpbiBSZWnfIg==?=)
Subject: Re: Tiller
Hi Matt,
I would highly recommend a 8" tiller. In my opinion 5" is not deep enough.
What tillers do other growers use? Also how many HPs (kWs) does your tiller have?
Waiting for your thoughts...
Best wishes,
Martin Reiss
Germany
"J. Matt Wickless" <matt@wickless.com> schrieb:
> I'm preparing for prepping the pumpkin patch for next year. I
> hand-worked the soil this year, but am planning on purchasing a tiller
> for next year. What is the minimum tilling depth you all would recommend
> for the patch? Will 5" do, or do I need an 8" tiller?
>
> Many Thanks!
>
> Matt Wickless
> matt@wickless.com
>
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 18:10:25 EDT
From: BMas1001@aol.com
Subject: Re: Tiller
Hi Matt;
Just a thought about tillers........weather it's 5 or 8 or whatever,
when you repeatedly mechanically till in the same area the soil beneath that
depth becomes compacted. You may want to from time to time or at least once
during the season run your spade fork straight down into the tilled area and
just rock it back and forth to loosen it up a bit. Good luck, growing big is
nice and rewarding..............having fun is the key.
Tony C.
Fairport, NY
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:24:13 -0400
From: "D. Wronski" <mwronski81@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Tiller
Matt,
If you can get down as deep as 12 inches that would be better, 5 inches is
just not enough.
Dave
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Matt Wickless" <matt@wickless.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: Tiller
> I'm preparing for prepping the pumpkin patch for next year. I
> hand-worked the soil this year, but am planning on purchasing a tiller
> for next year. What is the minimum tilling depth you all would recommend
> for the patch? Will 5" do, or do I need an 8" tiller?
>
> Many Thanks!
>
> Matt Wickless
> matt@wickless.com
>
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Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 21:51:15 -0300
From: Bill VanIderstine <harrow.fur@pei.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Tiller
Matt : My tiller goes 22", check AGGC site later & see Bill VanSchuppen's
results for 2003, I tilled his & burnt clutch
out of my small tractor on first pass on my own garden & had to hire guy
next door with regular tiller to do my
patch. Results are showing up as we speak, Bill's doing great , Best in 13
years to date, yes deeper tilling works
regardless weather its done by hand or machine. Just my option. Bill Van
At 11:42 AM 9/9/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Around the stump and along the main vine I like to till down 2
>feet. In these area's I use double dig techniques. 8" is
>adequate around the rest of the plant.
>
>vince
>
>
>--- "J. Matt Wickless" <matt@wickless.com> wrote:
> > I'm preparing for prepping the pumpkin patch for next year. I
> > hand-worked the soil this year, but am planning on purchasing
> > a tiller
> > for next year. What is the minimum tilling depth you all
> > would recommend
> > for the patch? Will 5" do, or do I need an 8" tiller?
> >
> > Many Thanks!
> >
> > Matt Wickless
> > matt@wickless.com
>
>
>
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 21:00:17 -0400
From: "Judy & Joe Hannemann" <knottyc@attbi.com>
Subject: Largest pumpkin split.......
This evening Bruce and Mary Whittier of Henniker, NH had certified scales
(Northeast Scales Co.) brought to their patch to weigh what could have been
the newest world record. Unfortunately, it developed a split that
disqualified it from any official weigh-offs. This monster weighed in at a
mere 1458 lbs.! I am very proud to have been on the lifting team and there
to witness this HUGE accomplishment. Congratulations to Bruce and Mary on a
job well done. Let the world know that the Northeast is still a force to be
reckoned with!
Good luck all with your weigh-offs.
Joe H.
p.s. Anyone that would like to see pictures, check out www.NHGPGA.org in a
day or so.
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 21:37:32 -0700
From: "Kennedys" <waynekennedy@sprint.ca>
Subject: Re: Largest pumpkin split.......
Very good..........
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From: "Judy & Joe Hannemann" <knottyc@attbi.com>
To: <pumpkins@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:00 PM
Subject: Largest pumpkin split.......
> This evening Bruce and Mary Whittier of Henniker, NH had certified scales
> (Northeast Scales Co.) brought to their patch to weigh what could have
been
> the newest world record. Unfortunately, it developed a split that
> disqualified it from any official weigh-offs. This monster weighed in at
a
> mere 1458 lbs.! I am very proud to have been on the lifting team and
there
> to witness this HUGE accomplishment. Congratulations to Bruce and Mary on
a
> job well done. Let the world know that the Northeast is still a force to
be
> reckoned with!
> Good luck all with your weigh-offs.
> Joe H.
>
> p.s. Anyone that would like to see pictures, check out www.NHGPGA.org in
a
> day or so.
>
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 23:02:45 EDT
From: JohnsonJYJ@aol.com
Subject: Santa Cruz County Fair Big Pumpkin Contest Results
The top 3 in the JR divison 1st Hunter Gaither 233 lbs
2nd Aromas 4H 216
3rd Zeb Ghemn 180
SR divison 1st Jeff Johnson 548 lbs 735 PukosX717 Mitchell 285 ott
2nd JoeAbeller 283
3rd Barbra Lyons 261
Jeff from Castroville
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Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 00:19:42 EDT
From: DBHASKARAN@aol.com
Subject: Re: Largest pumpkin split.......
Congrats to Bruce and Mary! I have gotten seed from them in the past.
Anyone know the genetics?
David Bhaskaran
Rochester, MN
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 23:33:31 -0500
From: "Steve Green" <MastaGardener@aol.com>
Subject: Re: Tiller
Bill
Where can you get a tiller that goes down 22"? That would be ideal to
break up all my clay, but so far I have only seen up to 10" in my area.
Thanks in advance!
Steve G.
Chesterfield, MO
Bill VanIderstine wrote:
> Matt : My tiller goes 22", check AGGC site later & see Bill VanSchuppen's
> results for 2003, I tilled his & burnt clutch
> out of my small tractor on first pass on my own garden & had to hire guy
> next door with regular tiller to do my
> patch. Results are showing up as we speak, Bill's doing great , Best
> in 13
> years to date, yes deeper tilling works
> regardless weather its done by hand or machine. Just my option. Bill Van
>
>
> At 11:42 AM 9/9/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >Around the stump and along the main vine I like to till down 2
> >feet. In these area's I use double dig techniques. 8" is
> >adequate around the rest of the plant.
> >
> >vince
> >
> >
> >--- "J. Matt Wickless" <matt@wickless.com> wrote:
> > > I'm preparing for prepping the pumpkin patch for next year. I
> > > hand-worked the soil this year, but am planning on purchasing
> > > a tiller
> > > for next year. What is the minimum tilling depth you all
> > > would recommend
> > > for the patch? Will 5" do, or do I need an 8" tiller?
> > >
> > > Many Thanks!
> > >
> > > Matt Wickless
> > > matt@wickless.com
> >
> >
> >
> >__________________________________
> >Do you Yahoo!?
> >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
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> >
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>
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