you can't grow pumpkins in a tree

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• Subject: you can't grow pumpkins in a tree
• From: B* T* <t*@mindspring.com>
• Date: Sun, 7 Sep 1997 14:58:38 -0400 (EDT)

All of the pumpkins on my Greer 1006 have split very early, so when a side
vine grew out of the patch and started up a small tree I let it go.  After
all, what's the worst thing that could happen....grow a pumpkin!  Well,
sure enough it set a pumpkin about 4 feet up.  As it grew in size, it began
to pull the vine down and it became a curiosity.  I began to think I should
release the vine but what the heck, if it wants to grow in a tree who am I
to stop it.  About once a week I would go look to see how it was
doing....getting closer to the ground each week.  This week it is VERY
different.  It looks like an exploded water balloon and below is a mass of
jello like goo.  I cut it off. The stem was still fine but the top half of
the pumpkin was a paper thin shell with nothing inside.  I guess your not
supposed to grow pumpkins in a tree.

Bart
Wallingford, CT

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