Re: Tip of the week

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• To: b*@island.net
• Subject: Re: Tip of the week
• From: D* M* <m*@eskimo.com>
• Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 11:48:35 -0700

Guess it pays to peek under the jungle of leaves once in a while -
yesterday I found a couple of volleyball sized pumpkins an several
softballs. Cut them off of course to give "The Big Guy" a better chance.

Bill Verchere, 
Ladysmith, BC Canada  
                  
   Visit my Giant Pumpkin and Extreme Skiing Page at
   http://www.island.net/~billv/


Sometimes Uncle Bill it is wise to keep a small pumpkin on the vine to
help prevent a pumpkin split.  Read  this:

Splitting or cracking:
Each year many large pumpkins crack or split while growing at a rapid
rate.  Some factors which may help
to avoid splitting include:


*Try to grow your pumpkin at an even moderate pace over the
entire season. 
*Avoid large doses of fertilizer and water at critical phases of
the pumpkin growth cycle. 
*High level of soil organic matter and an even concomitant
moisture level can help moderate and buffer against growth spurts and
stops. 

      
Multiple fruits on a risky cultivator, may act as shock absorbers,
spreading a surge in uptake over two or there pumpkins.  Minor cracks
can be managed by applying a fungicide and reducing water and fertilizer
to the plant.  Stem splits..... bla bla bla


Maybe I should not tell you this so your large pumpkin does split.

My Uncle has won the contest this year.  I am going to KILL MY LAWN TO
GAIN BACK THE FAMILY TITLE!

Duncan McAlpine, Federal Way, WA   m*@eskimo.com
Why buy plants when you can grow them yourself.....?
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/
http://www.eskimo.com/~mcalpin/pumkin.html

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