Re: Now what do I do with this thing?
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Now what do I do with this thing?
- From: J* F* <b*@bright.net>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 22:01:20 -0500
> Howdy, Pumpkineers, After a long absence, I'm back with a
>new e-mail address and quite a bit of growing news from here in beautiful
>Worcester, Ma. Back in seed hunting time, I traded seeds with John
>Failor , and a seed from his 444 has proven fruitful. (Thanks, John!, any
>history on that seed?) The Pumpkin is pretty big , I think, for my first
>try at these things. I used langevin's two estimation methods and got
>very different results. Dill's method gave me about 256lbs. The other
>guy's method estimated 462! Anyways, I plan on bringing it to topsfield
>just for kicks and giggles. So how, when and where at the fair do I
>go about entering my pumpkin.? Any of you Topsfield veterans out there
>care to give a first-timer some advice?
>
Glad to have you back! I'm happy to hear that the 444 seed has done well
for you. It was grown from a P&P seeds 800+ and was self pollinated. From
the plants I am growing the pumpkins have retained many of the
characteristics of the 444, mainly high blocky with big shoulders. What
does yours look like? Also, I am curious, what are the mesurements of your
pumpkin? Also remember the giant onion and tomato seeds you sent me? Well,
the tomatoes are giants! The biggest I have ever grown. The onions are
pretty big as well. Thanks again. Overall it sounds like you are having a
great first year at growing the big ones!
Later,
John
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